Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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Make Photoshop
Work for You
Photoshop can be used for different types
of projects from graphic design to digital
photography, from basic photo editing to fine
art painting. With each new version, Photoshop
becomes more powerful and includes more
tools. The key to using Photoshop is learning
where the tools are located, how they can be
customized, and how to set up Photoshop’s
interface to suit you.
With so many tools and panels, your screen
can become cluttered. 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 for you makes the program more useful
and fun.
Photoshop CS6 adds new options for customizing
the interface. You can now select the color of the
background for viewing your projects. You can
simplify your screen and keep only the tools
you need available. You can make your own
gradients, set up your own shortcuts, and load
and save your own brushes. You can set up your
workspace with only the panels and the tools you
want for one project. You can also set up multiple
workspaces, each with different tools for different
projects, and then switch between workspaces.
By learning to customize the interface, setting
your monitor to reflect more accurate colors,
and exploring the range of tools in Photoshop,
you not only gain familiarity with the application,
you also become more productive as you work
through different projects.