Chapter 1. Customize Photoshop for Your Projects

Photoshop is the core application for many different types of projects from graphic design to digital photography. You can perform many different types of tasks with Photoshop, and you can use multiple methods to complete each project.

Photoshop includes so many tools and panels that your screen can become cluttered, not leaving you sufficient room to work on an image. You may prefer to see only some panels and not others. You may also prefer certain tool settings to others. Customizing Photoshop's menus and tools to work your way makes you more productive, the program more useful, and everything you do with Photoshop much more fun.

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