Adobe 13101332 - Photoshop - Mac Manuale utente

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Adobe Photoshop Help UsingHelp

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Using Help

About online Help

Adobe Systems, Inc. provides complete documentation in the Adobe PDF Help system.

The Help system includes information on all the tools, commands, and features for both

Windows and Mac OS.The PDF format is designed for easy navigation online, and support

for third-party screen readers compatible with Windows.The Help can also be printed as a

desktop reference.

Navigating in Help

The Help will open in an Acrobat window with the bookmark pane open. If the bookmark

pane is not open choose Window > Bookmarks.You can also navigate using the

navigation bar, the index, or search the document.

At the top and bottom of each page is a navigation bar. Click Using Help to return to this

introduction. Clicking Contents, or Index will take you to that section.

The Next Page and the Previous Page arrows let you move through the pages

sequentially. Click Back to return to the last page you viewed.You can also use the

navigation arrows in the Acrobat toolbar.

Using bookmarks, the table of contents, the index, and Find

The contents of Help are shown as bookmarks in the bookmark pane.To view subtopics,

click the plus sign next to a bookmark. Each bookmark is a hyperlink to the associated

section of the Help document.

To go to the information, click its bookmark. As the information is displayed in the

document pane, its bookmark is highlighted.

You can turn highlighting on or off by selecting the Highlight Current Bookmark option

from the bookmark pane menu.

To ﬁnd a topic using the table of contents:

Click Contents in the navigation bar at the top or bottom of any page.

Click a topic on the Contents page to move to the ﬁrst page of that topic.

In the bookmark pane, expand the topic to see its subtopics.

To ﬁnd a topic using the index:

Click Index in the navigation bar at the top or bottom of any page.

Click the appropriate letter at the top of the page.

You can also expand the Index bookmark, and click the letter in the bookmark pane.

Locate your entry, and click the page number link to view the information.

To view multiple entries, click Back to return to the same place in the index.

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To ﬁnd a topic using the Find command:

Choose Edit > Find.

Enter a word or a phrase in the text box, and click OK.

Acrobat will search the document, starting from the current page, and display the ﬁrst

occurrence of the word or phrase you are searching for.

To ﬁnd the next occurrence, choose Edit > Find Again.

Printing the Help ﬁle

Although the Help has been optimized for on-screen viewing, you can print pages you

select, or the entire ﬁle.

To print, choose Print from the File menu, or click the printer icon in the Acrobat toolbar.

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Adobe Photoshop Help Contents

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Contents

Introduction 4

An Overview of Adobe Photoshop 10

What’s New in Photoshop 7.0 16

Looking at the Work Area 20

Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady 61

Working with Color 86

Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop) 102

Making Color and Tonal Adjustments 129

Selecting 157

Transforming and Retouching 177

Drawing 200

Painting 222

Using Channels and Masks 266

Using Layers 284

Applying Filters for Special Effects 321

Using Type 342

Designing Web Pages 368

Creating Rollovers and Animations (ImageReady) 396

Preparing Graphics for the Web 415

Saving and Exporting Images 446

Printing (Photoshop) 470

Automating Tasks 484

Macintosh Shortcuts 505

Windows Shortcuts 510

Legal Notices 515

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Adobe Photoshop Help Introduction

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Introduction

Welcome

Welcome to Adobe

Photoshop

7.0, the professional image-editing standard.With its

integrated Web tool application, Adobe ImageReady

, Photoshop delivers a compre-

hensive environment for professional designers and graphics producers to create sophisti-

cated images for print, the Web, wireless devices, and other media. Moreover, Photoshop

provides a consistent work environment with other Adobe applications including Adobe

Illustrator

, Adobe InDesign

, Adobe GoLive

, Adobe LiveMotion

™

, Adobe After Effects

, and

Adobe Premiere

Registration

Adobe is conﬁdent you will ﬁnd that its software greatly increases your productivity.

So that Adobe can continue to provide you with the highest quality software, offer

technical support, and inform you about new Photoshop software developments, please

When you ﬁrst start Photoshop or ImageReady, you’re prompted to register online.You

can choose to submit the form directly or fax a printed copy.You can also register by ﬁlling

out and returning the registration card included with your software package.

Installing Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady

You must install Photoshop and ImageReady from the Adobe Photoshop CD onto your

hard drive; you cannot run the program from the CD.

Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For more detailed information, see the

HowToInstall

ﬁle on the CD.The single installer installs both Photoshop and ImageReady.

Getting started

Adobe provides a variety of options for you to learn Photoshop, including printed guides,

online Help, and tool tips. Using the Adobe Online feature, you can easily access a host of

continually updated Web resources for learning Photoshop, from tips and tutorials to tech

support information. Getting up to speed depends on your experience with previous

versions of Photoshop and ImageReady.

If you are new to Photoshop:

•

See “An Overview of Adobe Photoshop”on page 10 to get an introduction to the

software.

•

Explore the Toolbox Overviews in online Help to get familiar with the basic tools and

their functions. See “Using online Help”on page 6.

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•

Use the tool tips feature to help identify tools, buttons,and palette controls as you work

in Photoshop and ImageReady. See “Using tool tips”on page 6.

•

Go to the Adobe.com Web site and work through some of the Photoshop tutorials for

hands-on lessons. See “Using Web resources”on page 7.

If you are an experienced Photoshop user:

•

See “What’s New in Photoshop 7.0”on page 16.

•

Scan through “Using the File Browser (Photoshop)”on page 78 to learn how to view,

sort, and organize images without opening the ﬁles.

•

See “Working with brushes” on page 228 to explore the powerful new paint engine.

•

See “About optimization”on page 415 and “Using the Rollovers palette”on page 398 to

see new Web features such as transparency and simpliﬁed authoring.

If you want to focus on Web features:

•

See “Create compelling Web designs” on page 12 for an introduction to the powerful

Web tools.

•

See “Creating and viewing slices”on page 368 to explore layer-based, user-deﬁned, and

automatic slices.

•

See “About optimization”on page 415 to learn how to ﬁne-tune your Web designs by

applying transparency, dithered transparency, or weighted optimization.

•

See “Using the Rollovers palette”on page 398 to see how easy it is to manage slices,

rollovers, image maps, and animations.

•

See “Creating and editing animations”on page 404 to learn how to create instant GIF

animations from layered Photoshop and Illustrator ﬁles.

If you want to concentrate on photo editing and retouching:

•

See “Edit images with ease”on page 11 for an introduction to the Photoshop image-

editing features.

•

See “Using the File Browser (Photoshop)”on page 78 to ﬁnd out how to quickly inspect

ﬁles before opening them in Photoshop.

•

See “Using the healing brush tool (Photoshop)”on page 189 to learn how to remove

ﬂaws effortlessly while preserving tonality and texture.

•

See “Making color adjustments”on page 132 to learn how to ﬁne-tune the color and

tonality in your photographs.

•

See “Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop)”on page 464 to ﬁnd out how to

quickly create contact sheets and customized photo pages.

If you want to focus on productivity features:

•

See “Automate repetitive tasks”on page 13 for an overview of the Photoshop and

ImageReady productivity tools.

•

See “Using the File Browser (Photoshop)”on page 78 to learn how to locate and

organize images easily, and how to manage ﬁles and folders.

•

See “About data-driven graphics”on page 501 to learn how to produce variable designs

such as Web banners or catalog pages automatically.

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•

See “Using the Rollovers palette”on page 398 to see how easy it is to get instant access

to all document states.

•

See “Managing ﬁles with WebDAV (Photoshop)” on page 82 to learn about the asset

management features in Photoshop.

Using the printed documentation

In addition to the printed documents included with the application, you will ﬁnd many

PDF documents on the Photoshop CD; Adobe Acrobat

Reader

software, included on the

Photoshop CD, lets you view PDF ﬁles.

Two printed documents are included with Photoshop 7.0:

Adobe Photoshop 7.0 User Guide

Contains essential information on using Photoshop

and ImageReady commands and features. Complete information on all topics is available

in online Help.The printed guide and help also indicate when a topic, procedure, or

command pertains speciﬁcally to Photoshop or ImageReady, e.g.,“Choose View > Actual

Pixels (Photoshop) or View > Actual Size (ImageReady).”

Adobe Photoshop Quick Reference Card

Contains basic information about the Adobe

Photoshop and ImageReady tools and palettes, and shortcuts for using them. Shortcuts

are also included in the online Help.

Using online Help

Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady include complete documentation in an HTML-based

help system.The help system includes all of the information in the

Adobe Photoshop 7.0

User Guide

plus information on additional features, keyboard shortcuts, and full-color

illustrations.

Online Help provides three ways of locating information.The Contents and Index tabs let

you ﬁnd general information, and the Search tab lets you look up speciﬁc words or

phrases.

To properly view online Help topics, you need Netscape Communicator 4.0 (or later) or

Microsoft

Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later).You must also have JavaScript active.

To start online Help:

Do one of the following:

•

Choose Help > Photoshop Help (Photoshop) or Help > ImageReady Help (ImageReady).

•

Press F1 (Windows).

Using tool tips

The tool tips feature lets you display the name of tools, or buttons and controls in palettes.

To identify a tool or control:

Position the pointer over a tool or control and pause.A tool tip appears showing the name

and keyboard shortcut (if any) for the item.

If tool tips don’t appear, the preference for displaying them may be turned off.

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To display tool tips:

Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Photoshop >

Preferences > General (Mac OS X).

Select Show Tool Tips, and click OK.

Note:

Tool tips are not available in most dialog boxes.

Using Web resources

If you have an Internet connection, you can use the Adobe Online feature to access

additional resources for learning Photoshop and ImageReady located on the Adobe.com

Web site. From the Adobe.com home page, select Products.Then choose Photoshop and

go to Training & Events.

These resources are continually updated and include the following:

Tutorials and Techniques

Provide step-by-step instructions on using Photoshop or help

on performing advanced techniques.These tutorials can help you go beyond the

reference information contained in the user guide and show you how to use Photoshop

with other applications.

How Tos and Backgrounders

Provide access to procedures for performing tasks in

Photoshop and to detailed reference information on a variety of topics.This information

provides help on everything from common processes to the complex inter-application

tasks necessary to prepare graphics for the Web.

Troubleshooting

Provides access to solutions to problems you may encounter using

Photoshop.You should check out troubleshooting information available through Adobe

Online and the Adobe Web site before you call customer support.

To access the Adobe home page for your region:

Open the Adobe U.S. home page at www.adobe.com.

From the Adobe Worldwide menu, choose your geographical region.Adobe’s home

page is customized for 20 different geographical regions.

About Adobe Online

Adobe Online provides access to the latest tutorials, quicktips, and other Web content for

Photoshop and other Adobe products. Using Adobe Online, you can also download and

view the current version of the Photoshop Top Issues document containing the latest

Photoshop technical support solutions. Bookmarks are also included to take you quickly

to noteworthy Adobe- and Photoshop-related sites.

Using Adobe Online

Adobe Online is constantly changing, so you should refresh before you use it. Refreshing

through Adobe Online updates bookmarks and buttons so you can quickly access the

most current content available.You can use preferences to automatically refresh Adobe

Online.

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When you set up an Internet connection to Adobe Online, Adobe can either notify you

whenever new information is available through the Updates feature or automatically

download that information to your hard disk. If you choose not to use the automatic

download feature, you can still view and download new ﬁles whenever they are available

using the Updates command in the Help menu.

To use Adobe Online:

In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Help > Adobe Online, or click the icon at the top

of the toolbox.

Adobe Online icon

Note:

You must have an Internet connection to access Adobe Online. Adobe Online will

launch your browser using your default Internet conﬁguration.

If prompted, do any of the following:

•

Click Updates to access updated ﬁles.

•

Click Preferences to set up your operating system to enable automatic updates.

Note:

You can set Adobe Online preferences by choosing Edit > Preferences > Adobe

Online (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Photoshop > Preferences > Adobe Online (Mac OS X).

•

Click Go Online to access the Adobe Web site.

•

Click Cancel (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Close (Mac OS X) to return to Photoshop or

ImageReady.

Accessing Adobe Online through the Help menu

The Help menu includes options to view and download information from the Adobe Web

site.

To view updated articles or documents:

Click Help and choose the topic you want to view.

To view and download information from the Adobe Web site using the Help menu:

In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Edit > Preferences > Adobe Online (Windows and

Mac OS 9) or Photoshop > Preferences > Adobe Online (Mac OS X).

Choose an item from the Check for Updates pop-up menu to determine how often

Photoshop launches an automatic update.

Choose Help > Updates.

Select a View Option:

•

Select New Updates to view only the ﬁles that are new since the last time you viewed

downloadable ﬁles or were notiﬁed of them.

•

Select All Updates to view all the ﬁles on Adobe’s Web site that are currently available.

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To see a description of a ﬁle, click on a ﬁlename and view its description in the Item

Description section.

To see the location where a ﬁle will be installed if downloaded, select a ﬁle and view its

location in the Download Location section.To change the location, click Choose.

To download a ﬁle, click the check box and then click Download.

To close the Adobe Product Updates dialog box, click Close.

Other learning resources

Other Adobe learning resources are available but are not included with your application.

Adobe Press

Offers a library of books that provide in-depth training in Adobe software,

including the acclaimed Classroom in a Book series developed by experts at Adobe.

For information on purchasing Adobe Press titles, visit the Adobe Web site at

www.adobe.com, or contact your local book distributor.

The Adobe Certiﬁcation program

Offers users, instructors, and training centers the

opportunity to demonstrate their product proﬁciency and promote their software skills as

Adobe Certiﬁed Experts or Adobe Certiﬁed Training Providers. Certiﬁcation is available

worldwide.Visit the Partnering with Adobe Web site at www.partners.adobe.com to learn

how you can become certiﬁed.

Customer support

When you register your product,you may be entitled to technical support.Terms may vary

depending on the country of residence. For more information, refer to the technical

support card provided with the Photoshop documentation.

Customer support on Adobe Online

Adobe Online provides access to the Photoshop Knowledgebase, where you can ﬁnd

answers to technical questions.

Additional customer support resources

Adobe Systems provides several forms of automated technical support:

•

See the ReadMe and ReadMe First! ﬁles installed with the program for information that

became available after this guide went to press.

•

Explore the extensive customer support information on Adobe’s World Wide Web site

(www.adobe.com).To access the Adobe Web site from Photoshop, choose Help >

Adobe Online or click the icon at the top of the toolbox. See “Using Web resources”on

page 7.

•

Read the Top Issues PDF that is available from the Help menu.

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Adobe Photoshop Help An Overview of Adobe Photoshop

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An Overview of Adobe

Photoshop

Explore state-of-the-art tools

With its comprehensive set of retouching, painting, drawing, and Web tools, Photoshop

helps you complete any image-editing task efﬁciently. And with features like the History

palette and editable layer effects, you can experiment freely without sacriﬁcing efﬁciency.

Work more efﬁciently

From ﬁle management to workspace controls to editing multiple steps at one time—

Photoshop gives you the tools you need to keep the work on track and bring it in on

deadline.

File Browser

Quickly inspect images before opening them in Photoshop.The easy-to-

view File Browser displays thumbnails and metadata such as date modiﬁed, dimensions,

and EXIF information from your digital camera.You can also use the File Browser to sort

ﬁles and manage folders. See “Using the File Browser (Photoshop)”on page 78.

Layers

With layers, you can work on one element without disturbing others.To rearrange

elements, simply shift the order in the Layers palette.You can lock layers to prevent

accidental changes, hide them to get a clear view of the element you’re working on, and

link layers to move them as a group.The Layers palette also makes it easy to apply instant,

editable effects including blending modes,adjustment layers, and layer effects. See “Using

the Layers palette” on page 284.

Options bar

The tool options bar gives you instant access to different settings for the tool

you’re using.You can also customize any tool and save the customized version to use

again. See “Using the tool options bar” on page 26 and “Using tool presets (Photoshop)”

on page 27.

History palette

Undo or redo multiple steps with the History palette. Or store a

snapshot—a temporary copy of the image—in the palette, and continue experimenting.

If you don’t like the results, simply return to the snapshot.You can also create multiple

snapshots, capturing different effects, to compare them easily. See “Using the History

palette”on page 39 and “Making a snapshot of an image (Photoshop)”on page 40.

Customizable workspace Personalize your Photoshop desktop by arranging a layout of

palettes and saving the arrangement as a workspace. Or create task-speciﬁc workspaces—

one to provide easy access to painting tools, for example, and another for photo

retouching. See “Customizing your workspace”on page 29.

Context-sensitive menus Get instant access to commands relevant to the active tool,

palette, or selection by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac OS). See “Using

context menus”on page 33.

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