Photoshop 7.0: Getting Started

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Description:	Students will be able to accurately select areas within Photoshop images for editing and compositing images. Students will also learn to add type and apply effects such as glows and bevels to type and other image areas. In addition, the class will learn to prepare images for use in print materials, as well as to prepare images for use on the Web.
Prerequisites:	Introduction to Windows 95/98/NT or equivalent skills
Length:	One day

The Photoshop Environment
• Raster and Vector Graphics
• Photoshop Environment Elements
• Navigating in Photoshop

Sizing Images
• Image Size and Resolution
• Cropping

Selecting Image Areas
• The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
• The Lasso Tools
• Saving Selections
• The Magic Wand Tool
• The Magnetic Lasso Tool
• Modifying Selections

Layers
• Floating vs. Fixed Selections
• Undoing Previous Steps
• Copying Selections
• Creating Layers
• Transforming Layers
• Copying Layers Between Images
• Saving Images in Photoshop Format
• Arranging Layers

Blending and Compositing
• Defringing
• Opacity and Blending Modes
• Feathering Edges

Image Modes
• Mode Characteristics
• Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
• Color Modes

Color and Painting
• Selecting Colors
• Painting Tools
• The Clone Stamp Tool

Text, Layer Effects, & Filters
• Type Layers
• Layer Effects
• Filters
• Merging and Flattening Layers

Adjusting Images
• Brightness/Contrast
• Levels Adjustment Layers
• Toning Tools
• Hue/Saturation

Saving Completed Images
• Saving for Use in Print Applications
• Saving for the Web