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

0 Double-click the Hand
tool to fit the image to
your screen.
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The image is centered
in a wide white border.
! With the Background
layer selected, repeat
steps 4 and 5 to open
the Canvas Size dialog
box again.
Note: Relative remains
selected.
@ Click the top center
arrow of the Anchor
grid so the center
anchor circle appears
on top.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
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# Click in the Height field and type
2 to add 2 inches to the bottom
of the white border.
$ Click OK.
The photo is offset in the white
border.
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% Double-click the Hand tool to
center the image on the screen.
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B
^ Ô+click (Ctrl+click) the photo
thumbnail in the Layers panel to
select the photo.
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& Click the New Layer button to
add a new empty layer.
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B The new layer is automatically
selected.
* Click Edit.
( Click Stroke.
TIPS
Change It!
Set the canvas color to black in
the Canvas Size dialog box for a
dramatic effect. Use white for the
inside border stroke color and
gray for the outside border stroke
color, and type the text using
white or gray.
Try This!
For a realistic look, type a print number or the words artist’s proof on the
left side under the border using black for the color and a script-styled font.
You can then make the stylized letters appear to be written in pencil by
lowering the opacity of the type layer. Using the Type tool ( ), click the
center title under the image, and click the Horizontal Scale button ( ) in
the Character panel to widen the overall spacing, or the Tracking button
( ) to extend the space between all the letters. (See the continuation of
this task to add text.)
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