Photoshop Tips

Ask Photoshop for RAM: At the bottom of your document window is an info bar that displays the
document size. Click on the little pull down and choose "Efficiency." If you reading is 100% then
Photoshop is running ia all RAM. If it reads less than 100%, you might want to get some more RAM.

Setting a photo into type: First choose some BIG black type and put it on its own layer. Now place the
image on a layer above the type layer and press Command-Ctrl G. The image now appears in the
shape of your type.

To resize the window as you zoom in Photoshop: For WINDOWS - press Ctrl-Alt then + or - key.
For MAC - press Space-Command-Opt then the + or - key.

Navigate with open dialog box: You can still navigate through your image with a dialog box open.
If you go to the "View" menu, you will notice that a lot of you options are still available.

Layer duplication: Instead of dragging the layer to the New Layer Icon, just press Command-J
to duplicate the layer.

Brush softness: Use Shift-[ or Shift-] to change the brush softness without changing the brush size.

When you shrink an image: using the transform or image size dialogs, run the Unsharp Mask
Filter under Filters> Sharpen to get rid of some of the blur.

Import from digital camera: it is most likely a 72dpi JPEG image. Your image may be as wide
as 36 inches, so to change this, go to the Image Size dialog, select Constrain Proportions, and change
the Resolution to 300dpi.

Happy pixel pushing, Good Luck!!