Photoshop® CS2 Killer Tips

Photoshop® CS2 Killer Tips

Released September 2005
Publisher(s): New Riders
ISBN: 9780321330635

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Book description

Scott Kelby and Felix Nelson (the creative team behind Photoshop User magazine) take their best-selling Photoshop Killer Tips books to a whole new level with their update for Photoshop CS2.

Okay, why a book of nothing but tips? Because that's where all the really slick, really useful, and really fun stuff is. It's true! If we're looking through a book and we see the word "Tip" we're all immediately drawn to it, because we know we're about to learn something great.  Maybe it's an undocumented keyboard shortcut, a hidden inside secret, or just a faster, better way to do something we do every day. The only problem with the tips in these books is that there are never enough of 'em.  That is, until now.

That's because this book is packed cover-to-cover, wall-to-wall with nothing but those cool Photoshop CS2 sidebar tips. Every tip is designed to make you work faster, smarter, and have more fun using Photoshop CS2. There are no detailed descriptions of CMYK separation set-ups, or long boring discussions on color management theory. It's just tips--short, sweet, and to the point.

But we've done the "tip" idea one better, because every tip has a full-color graphic to make the tips even more accessible, even more fun, and even easier to use. Most importantly, to get in this book they've got to be "Killer Tips." The kind of tip that makes you smile, nod, and then call all your friends and "tune them up" with your new  status as Photoshop guru.

If you've wondered how the pros get twice the work done in half the time, it's because they know all the tips, and all the tricks. Now with this book, so will you.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
    1. Dedication
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  4. INTRODUCTION
    1. Why we wrote this book
    2. Is this book for you?
    3. Okay, how do I get started?
    4. Is this book for Macintosh, Windows, or both?
    5. How to use this book
    6. What not to do
  5. Speed Ballin': adobe bridge tips
    1. UNDOCUMENTED BRIDGE SLIDE SHOW TIP
    2. SCROLLING THROUGH THE VIEWS
    3. OPEN ANY FOLDER WITH A SIMPLE DRAG-AND-DROP
    4. RATING MULTIPLE PHOTOS AT ONCE
    5. CREATING NEW FOLDERS THE FAST WAY
    6. SEPARATING YOUR “BEST OF THE BEST”
    7. RATING YOUR IMAGES IN FULL SCREEN MODE
    8. A SNEAK PEEK AT YOUR PHOTO'S DATA
    9. UNCLUTTERING YOUR VIEW
    10. RENAMING YOUR LABEL COLORS
    11. KEEPING BRIDGE ALWAYS ON TOP
    12. RESETTING BRIDGE'S PREFERENCES
    13. DELETING FOLDERS FROM BRIDGE
    14. SEEING MORE THAN ONE FOLDER OF IMAGES AT A TIME
    15. VIEWING THE PAGES OF PDFS FROM WITHIN BRIDGE
    16. SEEING YOUR PDF PAGES BIGGER
    17. HOW TO GET MORE THAN THREE PANES
    18. HOW TO KNOW IF A PHOTO IS OPEN IN PHOTOSHOP
    19. OPENING AN IMAGE AND HIDING YOUR BRIDGE WINDOW
    20. I WANNA GO BACK
    21. FASTER COLOR LABELING SHORTCUT
    22. GETTING BACK TO YOUR BRIDGE WINDOW AFTER SEARCHING
    23. COLLECTIONS ARE LIVE, BABY!
    24. DUPLICATE ANY PHOTO FAST!
    25. DELETING UNWANTED PHOTOS FAST
    26. EMAILING FROM BRIDGE
    27. EJECTING DISCS FROM WITHIN BRIDGE
    28. RENAME ANY PHOTO FAST
    29. SWITCHING BETWEEN OPEN BRIDGE WINDOWS
    30. JUMP TO THE LARGEST THUMBNAIL SIZE IN ONE CLICK
    31. HOW TO KEEP FROM LOSING YOUR BRIDGE CHANGES
    32. BATCH RENAMING EARNS A SHORTCUT
    33. JUMPING BETWEEN BRIDGE AND PHOTOSHOP
    34. ONE-BUTTON REFRESH FOR BRIDGE
    35. CHANGING METADATA FONT SIZES
    36. NESTING YOUR BRIDGE PANES
    37. MAKING THE PREVIEW PALETTE BIGGER
    38. SAVING BRIDGE WORKSPACES
  6. Born to Run: essential tips you've got to know
    1. FIND ALL THE NEW CS2 STUFF FAST!
    2. THE MOST LONG-AWAITED SHORTCUT MAKES ITS DEBUT
    3. CURSOR TOO SMALL? MAKE IT BIGGER
    4. SIDE-BY-SIDE PHOTO REVIEW
    5. WANT SOME HINTS FOR THE TOOL YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING
    6. DON'T USE IT? HIDE IT!
    7. A TIP FOR PEOPLE WHO TRAIN NEW PHOTOSHOP USERS
    8. LOST YOUR CURSOR? FIND IT FAST!
    9. THE HIDDEN MEASUREMENT POP-UP MENU
    10. GETTING A FRESH HISTOGRAM IN ONE CLICK
    11. USING THE LASSO TOOL? KEEP IT STRAIGHT
    12. CAN'T REMEMBER SELECTION SHORTCUTS? LOOK AT THE CURSOR
    13. HOW TO TAME THE SELECT SIMILAR COMMAND
    14. QUICK TRICK TO REAPPLY THAT FILTER
    15. SCRUBBY SLIDER SHIFT-CLICK TRICK
    16. ESCAPE FROM THE CROP TOOL (OR DIE!)
    17. GETTING THE STARTUP WINDOW BACK
    18. GETTING YOUR WARNINGS BACK (RESETTING ALL DIALOGS)
    19. THE SMALLER TOOLBOX TRICK
    20. BRUSHES PALETTE: THAT'S NOT A HEADER, IT'S A BUTTON
    21. DANGEROUS INTERSECTION?
    22. NUDGING 10 PIXELS AT A TIME
    23. MAKE THAT OPTIONS BAR FLOAT—FLOAT???
    24. WHERE'S THE 3D TRANSFORM FILTER?
    25. SUPERSIZE IT
    26. STEAL COLOR FROM ANYWHERE
    27. ASK PHOTOSHOP TO REMEMBER MORE
    28. SHRINK THOSE PALETTES DOWN TO SIZE
    29. CREATING THE ÜBER PALETTE
    30. FIX THOSE TOOL SETTINGS FAST
    31. BRING ORDER BACK TO YOUR WORLD
    32. THE UNDOCUMENTED FILL SHORTCUT
    33. DESELECTED AND FORGOT TO SAVE? DON'T SWEAT IT
    34. SUPER-FAST INCHES TO PIXELS
    35. BOSS AROUND YOUR COLOR SWATCHES
    36. ZOOMED IN? DON'T USE THE SCROLL BARS
    37. LET PHOTOSHOP DO THE MATH WHEN COPYING/PASTING
    38. INSTANT SELECTION FROM ANY PATH
    39. SAVE CLICKS WHEN YOU CLOSE
    40. BEEN BINGEING ON RAM? MAYBE IT'S TIME TO PURGE!
    41. REACHING THE FREE TRANSFORM HANDLES
    42. TRANSFORMING AND COPYING AT THE SAME TIME
  7. Life in the Fast Lane: production tips
    1. MISS THE OLD DEFAULT ACTIONS?
    2. REARRANGING YOUR BRUSHES
    3. FIND THE CENTER OF ANY DOCUMENT
    4. NO MORE JAGGY LASSO TOOL SELECTIONS
    5. OPEN UP SOME SCREEN REAL ESTATE
    6. LET PHOTOSHOP DO THE WORK IN CURVES
    7. WANT A FINER GRID? YOU GOT IT!
    8. YOU DON'T NEED THE BRUSHES PALETTE TO CHANGE BRUSH SIZE
    9. ROTATE TO ANY ANGLE THE FAST WAY
    10. GET RID OF UNWANTED BRUSHES
    11. BRUSHES RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT 'EM
    12. NAVIGATING THE BRUSH PICKER LIKE A PRO
    13. GET MORE CONTROL OVER YOUR PAINT STROKES
    14. SPEED TIP TO ROTATE THROUGH OPEN IMAGES
    15. INSTANTLY FIND THE CENTER OF ANY OBJECT
    16. MAKING YOUR GUIDE FLIP
    17. CREATING TEMPORARY BRUSHES
    18. REUSING YOUR LAST CURVE SETTING
    19. BRINGING BACK THOSE CROPPED-AWAY AREAS
    20. FIX THOSE STRAY PIXELS FAST!
    21. GETTING MORE CONTROL OVER THE MAGIC WAND
    22. MAKING THE COLOR PALETTE WORK TWICE AS HARD
    23. USE YOUR LAST SETTINGS AND SAVE TIME
    24. HIT THOSE CHANNELS FAST
    25. HOW TO GET AN UNDO AFTER YOU'VE CLOSED THE DOCUMENT
    26. USING THE PEN? STAY AWAY FROM THE TOOLBOX
    27. PUT YOUR GRADIENT PICKER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
    28. DON'T CLICK IN THAT FIELD!
    29. OUT OF MEMORY? TRY THIS FIRST
    30. HOW TO “UNERASE”
    31. LET PHOTOSHOP STRAIGHTEN YOUR CROOKED SCANS
    32. COPY ONE LAYER, OR COPY 'EM ALL
    33. STUCK IN A FIELD? HERE'S HOW TO ESCAPE
    34. DON'T CANCEL; RESET AND SAVE TIME
    35. SEE EVERY TWEAK WITH BIGGER FILTER GALLERY PREVIEWS
    36. SHOWING ONE EFFECT IN THE FILTER GALLERY
    37. USE THE MOVE TOOL ANYTIME
    38. FILTER GALLERY ZOOM QUICK TIP
  8. Greased Lightnin': way cool tips
    1. FIND THINGS FAST BY COLOR-CODING THEM
    2. USING CAMERA RAW IMAGES AS SMART OBJECTS
    3. GETTING MORE CONTROL OVER VANISHING POINT
    4. TURNING YOUR VANISHING POINT GRID
    5. HIDDEN ZOOM FEATURE IN VANISHING POINT
    6. THINK YOU MIGHT CHANGE SIZES? MAKE IT A SMART OBJECT!
    7. MAKING A SMART OBJECT DUMB—WELL, KINDA
    8. SWITCHING FROM WARP TO FREE TRANSFORM (AND BACK AGAIN)
    9. INSTANT THUMBNAIL SIZE CONTROL
    10. WHAT'S SMARTER THAN USING GUIDES?
    11. GETTING BACK TO THE FILTER GALLERY DEFAULTS
    12. HAVING HISTORY TRACK YOUR LAYER VISIBILITY
    13. THE TRICK TO TRICKY EXTRACTIONS
    14. ZOOMING ALL YOUR TILED IMAGES AT ONCE
    15. HOW TO DUPLICATE A COLOR STOP
    16. REMOVING EDGE FRINGE WHEN COLLAGING
    17. CRACKING THE EASTER EGG MYSTERY
    18. UNDO ON A SLIDER!
    19. RESIZING PATHS THE EASY WAY
    20. THE GAUSSIAN BLUR KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
    21. THE ADVANTAGE OF PHOTO FILTER ADJUSTMENT LAYERS
    22. MAKE A PHOTOSHOP CLIENT PRESENTATION
    23. MOVING YOUR IMAGE IN FULL SCREEN MODE
    24. PHOTO-RETOUCHING SAFETY TIP
    25. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: SLIDE SHOWS USING PHOTOSHOP
    26. PHOTOSHOP'S HIDDEN STEP AND REPEAT
    27. PAUSING FOR A BRUSH PREVIEW
    28. THE UNDOCUMENTED AIRBRUSH TOGGLE TRICK
    29. SWAPPING CROP FIELDS
    30. LET THOSE WINDOWS BREATHE!
    31. THE MULTIPLE UNDO SHORTCUT
    32. WANT ARROWHEADS? PHOTOSHOP CAN ADD THEM FOR YOU!
    33. DRAGGING-AND-DROPPING WHERE YOU WANT
    34. FEATHER A SELECTION WITHOUT THE GUESSING GAME
    35. TOP-SECRET PHOTOSHOP SPLASH SCREEN
    36. FALL IN LOVE WITH A TEMPORARY BRUSH, OR NOT
    37. UNDO A SAVE? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ISN'T IT?
    38. CHANGE BRUSH SOFTNESS ON THE FLY
    39. HOW TO CORRECT ONE PROBLEM COLOR
    40. BUILDING A BETTER BACKGROUND ERASER TOOL
    41. CUSTOM BRUSHES: START WITH A CLEAN SLATE
    42. TIMING IS EVERYTHING!
  9. Fast & Furious: camera raw tips
    1. BLACK-AND-WHITE CONVERSIONS IN CAMERA RAW
    2. DON'T CLICK THE WHITE BALANCE TOOL ON SOMETHING WHITE
    3. UPDATING THE HISTOGRAM AS YOU CROP
    4. SLIDE AWAY THE ABERRATIONS
    5. SEEING YOUR RAW IMAGE WITHOUT THE AUTO CORRECTION
    6. TOGGLING THE PREVIEW ON/OFF
    7. TURNING OFF AUTO CORRECTION FOR GOOD
    8. HOW TO UNDO THE WHITE BALANCE TOOL
    9. GETTING MORE READOUTS PER EYEDROPPER
    10. SHORTCUTS FOR HIGHLIGHT AND SHADOW WARNINGS
    11. CANCELLING A CROP IN CAMERA RAW
    12. REMOVING A STRAIGHTEN IN CAMERA RAW
    13. HOW TO SEE THE SHARPENING NOW, BUT NOT APPLY IT
    14. ADDING POINTS TO CAMERA RAW'S CURVE
    15. SHORTCUT FOR ROTATING IMAGES IN CAMERA RAW
    16. CROPPING MULTIPLE RAW IMAGES AT ONCE
    17. LAST-MINUTE RENAMING IN RAW
    18. BIGGER PREVIEWS IN CAMERA RAW
    19. USE YOUR FAVORITE NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS IN CAMERA RAW
    20. MAKE IT ALWAYS FIT IN CAMERA RAW
    21. HOW ABOUT A JPEG WITH THE RAW FILE? OH, A TIFF TOOL
    22. DON'T CHANGE YOUR CAMERA'S COLOR SPACE FOR RAW
    23. MAKING YOUR PHOTO BIGGER? DO IT IN RAW!
    24. HIDING YOUR METADATA FROM OTHERS
    25. HOW TO GET BACK WHERE YOU STARTED IN CAMERA RAW
    26. BYPASS CAMERA RAW'S ANNOYING SAVE AS DIALOG
    27. SORTING IMAGES IN CAMERA RAW
    28. HAVING BRIDGE ALWAYS PROCESS YOUR RAW IMAGES
    29. HOW TO TELL CAMERA RAW WHICH PHOTO TO USE FOR EDITS
    30. LIKE THE EDITS YOU MADE TO ONE PHOTO? APPLY THEM TO OTHERS
    31. REMOVING YOUR EDITS TO A RAW IMAGE IN BRIDGE
    32. CROPPING MULTIPLE IMAGES AT ONCE
  10. Speedy Gonzalez: layer tips
    1. FINALLY, A SHORTCUT FOR CREATING A FLATTENED LAYER
    2. CHANGING OPACITY WHILE YOU'RE TRANSFORMING
    3. MOVING LAYER EFFECTS FROM ONE LAYER TO ANOTHER
    4. FASTER FLATTENING
    5. UNLINKING ALL YOUR LINKED LAYERS WITH A SINGLE CLICK
    6. TEMPORARILY UNLINKING A LAYER
    7. LOADING A LAYER SELECTION HAS CHANGED
    8. VISUAL CUES FOR A LAYER'S EDGE
    9. DON'T WANT A GAP BETWEEN ITEMS? SNAP TO 'EM
    10. MOVING AND COPYING LAYER MASKS
    11. INVERTING A MASK AS YOU MOVE IT
    12. WANT TO “DRAG SELECT” LAYERS? YOU NEED TO TURN THIS ON
    13. LAYER GROUP SUPER-SPEED TIP
    14. ALMOST A BUILT-IN FLATTENING SHORTCUT
    15. JUMP TO ANY LAYER JUST BY CLICKING IN YOUR IMAGE
    16. TURNING YOUR LAYERS INTO SEPARATE DOCUMENTS
    17. OPENING LAYERED FILES WITHOUT ALL THE LAYERS
    18. MISSING YOUR BACKGROUND LAYER? HERE'S THE FIX
    19. AVOIDING THE LAYER MENU
    20. LOCK ALL THOSE LAYERS IN JUST ONE CLICK
    21. TOGGLE THROUGH THE BLEND MODES
    22. HIDE YOUR OTHER LAYERS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
    23. WHY DRAGGING-AND-DROPPING STYLES ROCKS!
    24. APPLYING LAYER STYLES TO YOUR BACKGROUND LAYER
    25. TURN YOUR LAYER COMPS INTO THEIR OWN DOCS
    26. MORE CONTROL OVER BLENDS: ADVANCED BLENDING
    27. INSTANT OPACITY CHANGE
    28. COPY A LAYER IN THE SAME LOCATION IN ANOTHER DOCUMENT
    29. MOVING MULTIPLE LAYERS FROM DOCUMENT TO DOCUMENT
    30. CENTERING DRAGGED LAYERS THE EASY WAY
    31. EASIER DROP SHADOW ANGLE ADJUSTMENTS
    32. LAYER NAVIGATION SHORTCUT
    33. SEPARATION ANXIETY: PUT A LAYER STYLE ON A SEPARATE LAYER
    34. LAYER EFFECTS REMOVAL SPEED TIP
    35. SHAPES WITHOUT THE SHAPE LAYER
    36. COLOR-CODING MADE EASY
    37. SPEED UP PHOTOSHOP BY MERGING LAYERS
    38. CAN'T WE ALL JUST HAVE THE SAME STYLE?
    39. LAYERS PALETTE NAVIGATION SPEED TIPS
    40. VIEW YOUR LAYER MASK AS A RUBYLITH
    41. SELECTING JUST ONE OBJECT ON A LAYER
    42. UN-FILLING FOR FUN AND PROFIT
    43. SECRET OPACITY SEE-THROUGH-PART-OF-A-LAYER TIP
  11. Burn Rubber: smokin' type tips
    1. BIGGER FONT PREVIEWS
    2. DON'T LIKE THE FONT PREVIEWS? TURN 'EM OFF
    3. CLICKING WITH THE TYPE TOOL TRICK
    4. GETTING TYPE IN A PERFECT CIRCLE
    5. I NEED MY DUMB QUOTES AGAIN
    6. RESETTING YOUR TYPE
    7. ONE-CLICK ACCESS TO THE COPYRIGHT SYMBOL, AND MORE
    8. HIGHLIGHTING YOUR TEXT SUPER FAST!
    9. RENDERING TEXT IN JUST ONE CLICK
    10. MADE TO FIT
    11. TEXT-PATH-MAKING MANIAC
    12. PICTURE THIS: PUTTING A PHOTO INSIDE TYPE
    13. FONTS, FONTS, AND MORE FONTS
    14. MAKE YOUR TEXT JUMP INTO ACTION
    15. DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE
    16. MOVE YOUR TYPE, WITHOUT SWITCHING TOOLS
    17. SEEING YOUR TYPE CHANGE COLOR
    18. EDITING TEXT WITHOUT HIGHLIGHTING IT
    19. RASTERIZE TIMES 2, 4, 6...
    20. HONEY, I NEED SOME SPACE: VISUALLY ADJUST KERNing
    21. TELL PHOTOSHOP WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH TYPE
    22. BRING THOSE TYPE LAYERS TOGETHER
    23. THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF TYPE
    24. MADE TO FIT: PART TWO
    25. MAKING THE SPELL CHECKER OBEY YOUR COMMANDS
    26. EDITING TYPE ON A PATH
    27. EXACT SIZING FOR YOUR TEXT COLUMNS
    28. REMOVING THOSE TYPOGRAPHICALLY INCORRECT SPACES
    29. DON'T HAVE ITALIC OR BOLD? DON'T SWEAT IT
    30. TWEAK ALL YOUR TYPE WITH ONE FELL SWOOP!
  12. Speed Two: image correction and prepress tips
    1. HOW ACCURATE DO YOU NEED TO BE WHEN REMOVING RED EYE?
    2. GETTING BETTER SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT RESULTS
    3. DITCH THE ANNOYING LENS CORRECTION GRID
    4. DETERMINING THE MOTION ANGLE IN SMART SHARPEN
    5. GETTING MORE ACCURATE COLOR USING REPLACE COLOR
    6. CORRECTING HIGHLIGHTS? WATCH OUT FOR OPEN SHADOWS!
    7. HOW TO HEAL ON A BLANK LAYER
    8. BETTER HEALING WITH A CUSTOM BRUSH
    9. CREATING A CUSTOM SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT DEFAULT
    10. GETTING BACK SHADOW/HIGHLIGHT'S FACTORY DEFAULTS
    11. HEALING WITH PRESSURE
    12. CONTROL THE OPACITY OF YOUR HEALING PROCESS
    13. SAY GOOD-BYE TO GRADIENT BANDING
    14. SHARPENING YOUR IMAGES LIKE A PRO
    15. FIVE TIPS FOR GETTING RID OF MOIRÉ PATTERNS
    16. SCAN LINE ART AT THE RESOLUTION YOU NEED
    17. USING THE HIGH PASS FILTER FOR SHARPENING
    18. SPOT COLOR GRADIENT FILM SAVER
    19. CORRECT IN CMYK OR RGB?
    20. STRAIGHTENING SCANS IN 10 SECONDS (OR LESS)
    21. SCANNERS AREN'T JUST FOR FLAT OBJECTS
    22. ARE YOUR COLORS PRESS READY?
    23. NEVER SWAP COLORS AGAIN WHEN CLEANING LINE ART
    24. LET PHOTOSHOP DO YOUR RESOLUTION MATH
    25. GOING TO PRESS? MAKE SURE YOUR MONITOR IS IN THE “RIGHT SPACE”
    26. WANT BETTER GRADIENTS ON PRESS? HERE'S THE TIP
    27. GETTING BEFORE AND AFTER PREVIEWS
    28. CLONING FROM IMAGE TO IMAGE
    29. GET MORE REALISTIC DROP SHADOWS ON PRESS
    30. MAKING SURE YOUR WHITES ARE REALLY WHITE
    31. TRY NOT TO CORRECT MORE THAN ONCE
    32. MORE CURVE POINT QUICK TIPS
    33. HAVE PHOTOSHOP HELP FIND YOUR HIGHLIGHTS/SHADOWS
    34. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY RESOLUTION
    35. ARE YOU REALLY SEEING YOUR SHARPENING?
    36. ADJUSTING CURVE POINTS WITH PRECISION
    37. APPLY UNSHARP MASK TO CMYK IMAGES
    38. RGB FLESH TONES: GETTING THE “RED” OUT
    39. ONCE YOU'RE IN CMYK MODE, STAY THERE
    40. THE SIMPLE TIP TO BETTER COLOR SEPARATIONS
    41. HOW TO SHARPEN FLESH TONES IN CMYK
    42. HOW TO READ FOUR AREAS AT ONCE
  13. Speed Kills: advanced tips
    1. ACTION INSURANCE POLICY
    2. DOING ANIMATIONS? DON'T JUMP TO IMAGEREADY
    3. THE NEW WAY TO CREATE A CLIPPING GROUP
    4. KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR EVERY MOVE
    5. EMBED YOUR MESSAGE INTO YOUR PHOTOS
    6. MANAGING THE METADATA OVERLOAD
    7. PHOTOSHOP'S OWN SLIDE SHOW
    8. THE HISTOGRAM PALETTE'S VISUAL CUES
    9. SEEING YOUR FULL-COLOR IMAGE WHILE EDITING A CHANNEL
    10. HOW TO COMBINE TWO PATHS INTO ONE
    11. POWER UP YOUR LAYER STYLES
    12. FREEFORM/PEN TOOL QUICK SWITCH
    13. VISUAL CONTROL OVER YOUR SELECTIONS USING QUICK MASK
    14. HAVE PHOTOSHOP SELECT THE SHADOWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
    15. TROUBLESHOOTING ACTIONS? SLOW DOWN!
    16. ACCESSING GRAYED-OUT FILTERS IN CMYK
    17. ASSIGNING METADATA TO MULTIPLE FILES
    18. MORE CONTROL OVER FILTERS
    19. APPLYING MULTIPLE FILTERS? NOT ON MY LAYER!
    20. NEW SNAPSHOT, THE MISTAKE INSURANCE POLICY
    21. SAVING YOUR ACTIONS AS PRINTABLE TEXT FILES
    22. 3D PRINT EFFECTS (AND WHERE TO GET THOSE GOOFY GLASSES)
    23. CREATING REUSABLE DIAGONAL GUIDES
    24. THE SECRETS OF SEARCHING IN BRIDGE
    25. DRAG-AND-DROP CURVES FOR QUICK CORRECTION
    26. ACTIONS POWER TIP: ADD AN ACTION TO YOUR ACTION
    27. PREPRESS CLEANUPS—IN A SNAP
    28. NO MORE CREATING TYPE IN CHANNELS
    29. BLEND MODE POWER TIP
    30. LET PHOTOSHOP TELL YOU THE HIGHLIGHT AND SHADOW
    31. USING THE LASSO—DON'T STOP TO NAVIGATE
    32. LOAD ANY SAVED SELECTION WITHOUT THE CHANNELS PALETTE
    33. PLOT MULTIPLE CURVE POINTS IN JUST ONE CLICK
    34. TOUGH SELECTION TIP
    35. MAKING THE COLOR PICKER SHOW CMYK
    36. MOVING MULTIPLE CURVE POINTS AT ONCE
    37. ADD TO YOUR SELECTIONS THROUGH THE CHANNELS PALETTE
    38. EMBEDDING PATHS INTO ACTIONS
    39. MEASURE TWICE, LOOK ONCE
    40. STROKING HALF A PATH—HALF A PATH????
    41. LOCKING A PDF PRESENTATION
    42. SPEEDING UP BATCH ACTIONS
    43. PUTTING YOUR LENS FLARE ON THE SPOT
  14. Fast Company: troubleshooting tips
    1. THE REAPPEARING/DISAPPEARING BRUSH TIP
    2. GET PRINT RESOLUTION FROM YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGES
    3. HOW TO USE RGB FILTERS ON GRAYSCALE IMAGES
    4. STOP THE CROP SNAPPING
    5. LET'S DO THE TEXT WARP AGAIN
    6. UNLOCKING THE BACKGROUND LAYER
    7. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH RAM? ASK PHOTOSHOP
    8. GETTING BETTER EPS PREVIEWS
    9. GET BACK YOUR BACKGROUND LAYER
    10. EXPANDING RECTANGULAR SELECTIONS
    11. FIXING THE “ROUNDED CORNERS” SELECTION PROBLEM
    12. MAKING GLOBAL LIGHT WORK FOR YOU
    13. FIND THE HIDDEN MAGNETIC PEN TOOL OPTIONS
    14. LET PHOTOSHOP REBUILD YOUR PREFS
    15. STOP THE “CLICK-AND-JUMP-TO-THAT-LAYER” BLUES
    16. FASTER APPLICATION SWITCHING
    17. WILL MORE RAM MAKE PHOTOSHOP RUN FASTER?
    18. DON'T USE CROP TO FIX BARREL DISTORTION
    19. GETTING SMALLER PHOTOSHOP FILES
  15. Speed Freak: killer web tips
    1. ADDING MUSIC TO YOUR FLASH WEB GALLERY
    2. LOSE THOSE ANNOYING NUMBERS IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER
    3. NEED TO SHRINK THE FILE SIZE? USE TRANSPARENCY
    4. CROP IT EVEN CLOSER
    5. LET PHOTOSHOP MAKE THE FILE SIZE CALL
    6. ZOOM OUT FOR SHARPER WEB IMAGES
    7. IMAGEREADY FEATURE COMES TO PHOTOSHOP
    8. TWO EASY WAYS TO CREATE TRANSPARENCY
    9. IMAGEREADY WINDOW SPEED TIP
    10. IF IT'S WEB SAFE, DON'T USE IT
    11. CHANGE ONE PREFERENCE, SAVE A BUNDLE
    12. GET THE REAL 100% VIEW
    13. STYLE WARNING FOR WEB DESIGNERS
    14. SPEND MORE TIME ANIMATING, LESS TIME CLICKING
    15. GETTING TO THE HEXADECIMAL CODE
    16. GET SUPER-CLEAN TYPE FOR THE WEB
    17. GOT A FOLDER FULL OF IMAGES FOR THE WEB? BATCH 'EM!
    18. EXERCISING YOUR INFLUENCE ON GIFS
    19. READ THE WEB COLOR ONSCREEN
    20. IMAGEREADY'S SUPERCHARGED EYEDROPPER
    21. IMAGEREADY'S AUTO TILE MAKER
    22. MAKE SURE YOU SEE IT THE SAME WAY THEY SEE IT
    23. DON'T LOAD THAT BOGUS SLICE!
    24. USE LAYER-BASED SLICES
    25. BLUR THAT JPEG AND SHRINK IT DOWN
  16. COLOPHON
  17. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Product information

  • Title: Photoshop® CS2 Killer Tips
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: September 2005
  • Publisher(s): New Riders
  • ISBN: 9780321330635