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

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One file with multiple
layers remains on the
screen.
^ Double-click the bottom
Background layer.
The New Layer dialog box
appears.
& Click OK to change the
name to Layer 0.
* Shift+click the top two
layers in the Layers panel
to select them.
( Shift+click and drag on the
image, dragging to the
right until the outline of
the two top images snaps
to the edge of the
underlying image.
Note: You can no longer see the
two top image layers on the screen.
) Shift+click the two middle layers
in the Layers panel to select them
both.
q Shift+click and drag on the
image, dragging down until the
two middle images snap to the
bottom edge of the visible image.
w Press Ô+minus sign (Ctrl+minus
sign) to zoom out.
e Click Image.
r Click Reveal All.
The window displays all four
images in a quadrant.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
TIPS
More Options!
To add space around the images, click the Crop tool
( ) and select Original Ratio from the drop-down
menu. Click and drag to expand the canvas with a
reverse crop as in task #32. Then click each layer and
use the arrow keys to move the layers individually the
same number of steps. Click the New Layer button
( ) and drag the new blank layer below the four
photo layers. Click Edit ➪ Fill and select a color from
the Color Picker to fill the layer with color before
flattening the image.
Did You Know?
On a Mac, the Application frame groups all the
workspace elements into one window. You can move
or resize the Application frame or any of its elements,
and all the parts correspond, avoiding any overlapping
panels and tools.
Did You Know?
When the two images meet as you click and drag one
image to the edge of another (in steps 19 and 21) the
black arrow of the Move tool changes to a white arrow.
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