Working Smart in Adobe Photoshop CS2 : Time-Saving Techniques and Shortcuts to Boost Your Photoshop Productivity

, by Chavez, Conrad

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ISBN: 9780321335395 | 0321335392
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/2007

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Savvy guide shows readers how to tap Photoshop's productivity features to save time and create better results!

Introduction

PART I: Making Photoshop Your Own

Optimizing Your Computer for Photoshop

(28)

The Processor

(3)

RAM

(8)

How Photoshop Uses Memory

(1)

Do You Need More RAM?

(1)

Where All That RAM Goes

(2)

Allocating RAM to Photoshop

(4)

Advanced RAM Tweaks

(2)

Bigger Tiles Plug-in

(1)

Cache Levels

(1)

Using More than 2GB of RAM

(1)

Using More Than 4GB of RAM in Mac OS X

(1)

Using More Than 4GB of RAM in Windows XP

(1)

Hard Disks

(7)

Hard Disks as Scratch Disks

(3)

Hard Disk Speed

(1)

Determining Space for Storing and Backing Up Files

(3)

Monitors and Video Cards

(1)

Other Ways to Optimize Your Computer

(2)

Digital Camera Transfers

(1)

That Pointing Device in Your Hand

(1)

Get Rid of Excess Traffic

(1)

Activation: Using Photoshop on Multiple Computers

(2)

From Beginner to Expert

(1)

Optimizing Your Workspace

(20)

Arranging Palettes

(3)

Saving Your Palette Arrangements

(1)

Optimizing for Small Monitors

(3)

Optimizing for Multiple Monitors

(3)

Editing Keyboard Shortcuts

(2)

Editing Menus

(1)

Saving Your Workspaces

(2)

Moving Workspaces to Other Machines

(1)

Resetting the Default Workspace

(1)

Arranging Document Windows

(4)

Arranging Windows Instantly

(1)

Examining Documents Side by Side

(2)

Comparing Views of the Same Document

(1)

Optimizing Yourself

(18)

Shortcuts for Zooming and Scrolling

(1)

Navigator Palette

(1)

Get the Most from Keyboard Shortcuts

(6)

Shortcuts for Entering Numbers and Text

(5)

Wandering Through the Fields

(1)

Adjusting Values with the Keyboard

(1)

Scrubbing to Adjust Values

(1)

Putting It All Together

(1)

Using Context Menus

(2)

It's All in Your Mind

(1)

Getting Ahead with Presets and Saved Settings

(28)

Creating and Using Your Own Tool Presets

(2)

Kinds of Presets

(12)

Viewing All Tool Presets at Once

(1)

Viewing and Managing All Presets at Once

(2)

Using Adobe PDF Presets

(8)

About the Built-In Adobe PDF Presets

(1)

Creating Custom Adobe PDF Presets

(2)

Options in the Edit PDF Presets Dialog Box

(4)

Loading and Saving Settings

(2)

Creating How-To Tutorials and Tips

(8)

What's the Idea Behind How to Topics?

(1)

Using a How-To Topic

(2)

Making Your Own How-To Topic

(4)

Distributing How-To Topic

102

(1)

Part II: Saving Time While You Work

Working with Adobe Bridge

103

(26)

How Can Adobe Bridge Help?

104

(1)

Making Bridge Equal to Your Tasks

105

(10)

Touring the Bridge Work Area

106

(1)

Optimizing a Bridge Window

107

(3)

Saving Your Own Bridge Workspace

110

(2)

Seeing Bigger File Previews

112

(1)

Using Multiple Bridge Windows

112

(3)

Annotating Files in Bulk

115

(4)

Batch Processing and Automating with Bridge

119

(6)

Renaming Many Files at Once

120

(3)

Sending Batch Jobs to Photoshop

123

(2)

Walking Through a Batch Process

125

(4)

Opening the Right Files Quickly

129

(6)

Finding Files Fast

130

(2)

Saving Searches as Collections

132

(1)

Tuning Your Selections

132

(2)

Opening Multiple Files

134

(1)

Positioning Precisely

135

(12)

Tweaking Units of Measure

136

(1)

The Grid and Guides

136

(4)

Setting Up the Grid

138

(1)

Setting Up Guides

139

(1)

Smart Guides and Snapping to Layer Edges

139

(1)

Aligning and Distributing Layers

140

(2)

Positioning Example: a Web Page

142

(5)

Setting Up a Grid

142

(2)

Adding a Header and Footer

144

(1)

Adding a Navigation Bar

144

(3)

Smarter Selections

147

(6)

Marquee and Lasso Tools

148

(1)

Modifying Selections

148

(1)

Selecting Based on Tone or Color

149

(2)

Selecting by Drawing a Path

151

(1)

Combining Selections

152

(1)

Working Efficiently with Layers

153

(10)

Creating Bitmap Layers

154

(1)

Selecting Layers

154

(1)

Adjustment Layers

155

(1)

Layer Groups

156

(1)

Shape Layers

157

(1)

Smart Objects

158

(2)

Layer Comps

160

(3)

Correcting Many Images Quickly

163

(6)

Transferring Adjustment Layers

164

(1)

Transferring Camera Raw Adjustments

165

(4)

Creating Camera Raw Presets

166

(1)

Synchronizing Camera Raw Settings

167

(2)

Accelerating Appearances with Layer Styles

169

(8)

When to Use Layer Styles

170

(2)

Adding a Layer Style to a Layer

172

(1)

Using the Layer Style Dialog Box

172

(2)

Applying a Layer Style to Other Layers

174

(1)

Scaling a Layer Style

175

(2)

Adding Transparency to Layers and Documents

177

(18)

Seeing Transparency

178

(1)

Choosing the Right Transparency Method

179

(1)

Setting Opacity

180

(2)

Making Masks

182

(4)

Using Blending Modes for Transparency Effects

186

(2)

Making Transparent Backgrounds for Other Programs

188

(7)

Guidelines for Maintaining Transparency in Other Programs

189

(1)

Creating a Transparent Background for Print

189

(3)

Creating a Transparent Background for the Web

192

(2)

Creating a Transparent Background for Video Editing

194

(1)

Rewriting History

195

(10)

Undoing and Redoing

196

(1)

Using the History Palette Productively

197

(5)

Going Back in Time

198

(1)

Using Snapshots to Preserve History States

199

(2)

Setting History Palette Options

201

(1)

Keeping a History Log

202

(3)

Saving Documents Productively

205

(10)

Saving a Master Document for Flexibility

206

(3)

Saving for Specific Media

209

(2)

Using the Save as a Copy Feature

211

(1)

Playing Nice with Other Programs

212

(3)

Printing Right the First Time

215

(8)

Previewing Print Size

216

(3)

Previewing Print Colors by Soft-Proofing

219

(4)

PART III: Processing Images Automatically

Saving Time with Actions

223

(14)

Loading Actions

224

(1)

Running Actions

225

(1)

Planning an Action

226

(1)

Creating Actions

227

(5)

What You Can and Can't Record

229

(1)

Testing Actions

230

(2)

Editing Actions

232

(2)

Enhancing Your Actions

234

(1)

Links About Actions

235

(2)

Batch Processing and Droplets

237

(12)

Using the Image Processor

238

(1)

Using the Batch Dialog Box

239

(4)

Batch Processing Examples

243

(4)

Producing JPEG Files from Camera Raw Files

243

(2)

Producing JPEG Files from Other Formats

245

(2)

Using Droplets for Instant Batch Processing

247

(2)

Automating with Scripts

249

(10)

Scripting Languages You Can Use

250

(1)

Running Scripts

251

(1)

How Scripting Works

252

(1)

Scripting Resources

253

(2)

Scripting Documentation

253

(1)

Loading Scripts

254

(1)

Scripting Utilities

254

(1)

Web Sites About Scripting

255

(1)

Example: Creating, and Installing a Simple Script

255

(4)

Generating Data-Driven Graphics

259

(8)

Creating the Template

260

(1)

Defining Variables for Layers

260

(3)

Creating a Data Set

263

(2)

Generating the Final Documents

265

(2)

PART IV: Making Photoshop a Great Team Player

Using Photoshop with the Adobe Creative Suite

267

(10)

Adobe InDesign

268

(4)

Jumping Back to Photoshop

268

(1)

Controlling Photoshop Layer Visibility

269

(1)

Creating a Contact Sheet in InDesign

270

(2)

Using an InDesign Layout in Photoshop

272

(1)

Adobe Illustrator

272

(1)

Adobe Acrobat and PDF

273

(2)

Adobe GoLive

275

(1)

Adobe Bridge

276

(1)

Jumping Directly to Other Programs

277

(4)

Jumping Between Photoshop and ImageReady

278

(1)

Jumping to Other Graphics Programs

278

(3)

Index

281

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