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61) CONTROLLING THE HISTOGRAM: By default the Histogram palette displays the Histogram for the entire image. To display the Histogram for only one layer, use the pop0up menu to change to Expanded View, than change the Source from Entire image to Selected layer.
62) MASK THE MASKS: Can you mask a Layer Mask? You can if it’s in a layer set. If you have several layers with Layer Masks and you want to hide portions of all those layers with another layer mask, put the layers into a layer set, and then add a Layer Mask to the set.
63) INSTANT BACKGROUND 1: Want an instant background for a project when nothing inspires you? Take an image – just about any will do – and apply a Motion blur at the maximum setting of 999 (or some other high number). You’ ll blur all the detail but will often end up with some pretty interesting looks. Experiment with duplicating the blurred image by pressing MAC: Command-J (PC: Control-J), running the motion blur filter in a different direction and/or different amount, and then play with the blending mode of the duplicated layer.
64) INSTANT BACKGROUND 2: To create an instant background with a feeling of depth, first apply the Render>Clouds filter then use Blur>Radial Blur with an Amount of 100 and Zoom as the Blur Method. Then use the Distort>Pinch filter using 100 as the amount. You can press MAC: Command-F (PC: Control-F) to run the Pinch filter several times to make the effect more pronounced. (If you didn’t use colors when you applied the Clouds filter, use the Hue/Saturation command to add color to the effect).
65) CHANGE THE ORDER OF BRUSHES: If you don’t like the order in which the Brushes, Gradients, or Swatches appear in their respective palettes, use the Preset Manager to change their displays. Just choose the Preset Type in the Preset manager, and then simply drag items to change the order. To move several items at once hold down Shift to select several items before you drag them.
66) CMYK SAFE COLORS: Unfortunately, there is not checkbox in the Color Picker for "Only CMYK Colors" as there is for "Only Web Colors." To ensure that you’re picking colors in the Color Picker that are safe to use in CMYK, press MAC: Command-Shift-Y (PC: Control-Shift-Y) to display the Gamut Warning. Now all colors that are not appropriate to use in CMYK will have a gray overlay. Stick with the colors where no gray appears and you’ll be all set. (NOTE: Once you’ve turned on Gamut Warning it will stay on in the Color Picker until you use the same shortcut to turn it off).
67) JUMP TO A FILE IN THE FILE BROWSER: Once you’ve navigated to a folder in the File Browser, you can jump to a specific image by pressing the first letter (or the first two or three letters) of the file you want to select. This also means that you cannot switch tools by using their letter shortcuts when the File Browser is active.
68) CHANGE THE CURVES GRID: By default the dialog in Curves displays a 25% grid. To create a finer grid, MAC: Option-click (PC: Alt-click) once on the grid and it will then display a 10% grid.
69) BRING THE BACKGROUND IN: When you use the Extract command to separate a person from their background, don’t drag the extracted person onto a different document. Instead, drag the "new" background into the document with the person. That way you can still use the History brush to fix any minor problems with the edges of the extracted person. (Think about it – if you drag the person over to a new document, the person is not in the History palette and cannot be adjusted).
70) PARAGRAPH TEXT BOXES OF A SPECIFIC SIZE: If you click and drag with the Type tool you’ll create a text box that will cause your text to automatically wrap to the next line. To create a text box of a specific size, hold down MAC: Option (PC: Alt) and click once with the Type tool and a dialog will prompt you to enter the exact size of the Paragraph text box.
71) BIGGER FILTER PREVIEW: You can create a bigger preview window for any filter in the Filter Gallery. Just click on the arrow button (insert filter preview) to expand the preview. Click the button again to collapse the preview window and see the filter list.
72) CHANGE OPACITY WITH AIRBRUSH TURNED ON: If you have the Airbrush capabilities turned on in the Options Bar, the standard shortcut will no longer work to change the Opacity (normally you can press 1 for 10, 3 for 30, etc.). Once you’ve turned the Airbrush option on, that number shortcut will change the Flow rather than the Opacity. To change the Opacity with the Airbrush option on, use MAC: Shift (PC: Alt) and the number, for example, press MAC: Shift-4 ({PC: Alt-4) to change the Opacity to 40%.
73) DEFAULT SETTING FOR GLOBAL LIGHT: If you find yourself always changing Global Light in Layer Styles to some setting other than the default, change the default. Here’s how: with no document open, go to the Layer menu and choose Layer Style>Global Light. Change the settings and you’ve just created your own default for Global Light.
74) A BETTER PATCH TOOL?: Use "standard" selection techniques to select with the Patch tool: Shift to add to the area, MAC: Option (PC: Alt) to remove from the area. If you’re stating a new Patch selection, holding down the Option key (PC: Alt) and using single clicks turns the Patch tool into the Polygon Patch tool. You can also switch to a selection tool, add more feathering and then return to the Patch tool to complete the operation.
75) REFRESH THE FILE BROWSER: Don’t be fooled by the fact that F5 is the shortcut to show the Brushes palette. When the File Browser is active, F5 becomes the shortcut to refresh the browser.
76) TRANSFORMING TYPE: Although it is possible to apply some Free Transform commands to type, you cannot use either the Distort or Perspective commands. You could Rasterize the type, but you risk losing quality if you make the type larger. Instead, convert the text to a shape by using Layer>Type>Covert to Shape. All transformation commands will be available, and there will be no loss of quality.
77) LIMIT THE EFFECTS OF AN ADJUSTMENT LAYER: If you want an Adjustment layer to only affect certain layers, put those layers into a set and put the Adjustment layer in that set, at the top. Change the Blending mode from Pass Through to Normal and the Adjustment layer will only be applied to the layers within the set.
78) SCALE LAYER STYLES: If you’ve applied a Layer Style to a layer and then scale down the contents of the layer, the style probably needs to be scaled too. Rather than returning to the original settings and re-adjusting them, just MAC: Control-click (PC: Right-click) in the Layers palette on the work Effects and from the menu of choices, choose Scale Effects. Use the slider to scale all effects on the layer to a more appropriate size.
79) SCROLL MULTIPLE IMAGES: Open several images and from the Window menu, choose Arrange>Tile. They’ll be arranged so they are all visible, tiled against each other. If you want to scroll the view of all images at the same time, hold down the Shift key and the Spacebar. As you scroll the view of the active images, the other images will also scroll.
80) HEAL TO A BLANK LAYER: Take advantage of the ability of the Healing Brush to "use all layers." Add a blank layer above your image and in the Options Bar, check the Use All Layers box. Then use the Healing Brush as usual, but now the pixels appear on the new layer. Then you can use the layer’s opacity and/or blending modes to alter the affects of the Healing Brush.
62) MASK THE MASKS: Can you mask a Layer Mask? You can if it’s in a layer set. If you have several layers with Layer Masks and you want to hide portions of all those layers with another layer mask, put the layers into a layer set, and then add a Layer Mask to the set.
63) INSTANT BACKGROUND 1: Want an instant background for a project when nothing inspires you? Take an image – just about any will do – and apply a Motion blur at the maximum setting of 999 (or some other high number). You’ ll blur all the detail but will often end up with some pretty interesting looks. Experiment with duplicating the blurred image by pressing MAC: Command-J (PC: Control-J), running the motion blur filter in a different direction and/or different amount, and then play with the blending mode of the duplicated layer.
64) INSTANT BACKGROUND 2: To create an instant background with a feeling of depth, first apply the Render>Clouds filter then use Blur>Radial Blur with an Amount of 100 and Zoom as the Blur Method. Then use the Distort>Pinch filter using 100 as the amount. You can press MAC: Command-F (PC: Control-F) to run the Pinch filter several times to make the effect more pronounced. (If you didn’t use colors when you applied the Clouds filter, use the Hue/Saturation command to add color to the effect).
65) CHANGE THE ORDER OF BRUSHES: If you don’t like the order in which the Brushes, Gradients, or Swatches appear in their respective palettes, use the Preset Manager to change their displays. Just choose the Preset Type in the Preset manager, and then simply drag items to change the order. To move several items at once hold down Shift to select several items before you drag them.
66) CMYK SAFE COLORS: Unfortunately, there is not checkbox in the Color Picker for "Only CMYK Colors" as there is for "Only Web Colors." To ensure that you’re picking colors in the Color Picker that are safe to use in CMYK, press MAC: Command-Shift-Y (PC: Control-Shift-Y) to display the Gamut Warning. Now all colors that are not appropriate to use in CMYK will have a gray overlay. Stick with the colors where no gray appears and you’ll be all set. (NOTE: Once you’ve turned on Gamut Warning it will stay on in the Color Picker until you use the same shortcut to turn it off).
67) JUMP TO A FILE IN THE FILE BROWSER: Once you’ve navigated to a folder in the File Browser, you can jump to a specific image by pressing the first letter (or the first two or three letters) of the file you want to select. This also means that you cannot switch tools by using their letter shortcuts when the File Browser is active.
68) CHANGE THE CURVES GRID: By default the dialog in Curves displays a 25% grid. To create a finer grid, MAC: Option-click (PC: Alt-click) once on the grid and it will then display a 10% grid.
69) BRING THE BACKGROUND IN: When you use the Extract command to separate a person from their background, don’t drag the extracted person onto a different document. Instead, drag the "new" background into the document with the person. That way you can still use the History brush to fix any minor problems with the edges of the extracted person. (Think about it – if you drag the person over to a new document, the person is not in the History palette and cannot be adjusted).
70) PARAGRAPH TEXT BOXES OF A SPECIFIC SIZE: If you click and drag with the Type tool you’ll create a text box that will cause your text to automatically wrap to the next line. To create a text box of a specific size, hold down MAC: Option (PC: Alt) and click once with the Type tool and a dialog will prompt you to enter the exact size of the Paragraph text box.
71) BIGGER FILTER PREVIEW: You can create a bigger preview window for any filter in the Filter Gallery. Just click on the arrow button (insert filter preview) to expand the preview. Click the button again to collapse the preview window and see the filter list.
72) CHANGE OPACITY WITH AIRBRUSH TURNED ON: If you have the Airbrush capabilities turned on in the Options Bar, the standard shortcut will no longer work to change the Opacity (normally you can press 1 for 10, 3 for 30, etc.). Once you’ve turned the Airbrush option on, that number shortcut will change the Flow rather than the Opacity. To change the Opacity with the Airbrush option on, use MAC: Shift (PC: Alt) and the number, for example, press MAC: Shift-4 ({PC: Alt-4) to change the Opacity to 40%.
73) DEFAULT SETTING FOR GLOBAL LIGHT: If you find yourself always changing Global Light in Layer Styles to some setting other than the default, change the default. Here’s how: with no document open, go to the Layer menu and choose Layer Style>Global Light. Change the settings and you’ve just created your own default for Global Light.
74) A BETTER PATCH TOOL?: Use "standard" selection techniques to select with the Patch tool: Shift to add to the area, MAC: Option (PC: Alt) to remove from the area. If you’re stating a new Patch selection, holding down the Option key (PC: Alt) and using single clicks turns the Patch tool into the Polygon Patch tool. You can also switch to a selection tool, add more feathering and then return to the Patch tool to complete the operation.
75) REFRESH THE FILE BROWSER: Don’t be fooled by the fact that F5 is the shortcut to show the Brushes palette. When the File Browser is active, F5 becomes the shortcut to refresh the browser.
76) TRANSFORMING TYPE: Although it is possible to apply some Free Transform commands to type, you cannot use either the Distort or Perspective commands. You could Rasterize the type, but you risk losing quality if you make the type larger. Instead, convert the text to a shape by using Layer>Type>Covert to Shape. All transformation commands will be available, and there will be no loss of quality.
77) LIMIT THE EFFECTS OF AN ADJUSTMENT LAYER: If you want an Adjustment layer to only affect certain layers, put those layers into a set and put the Adjustment layer in that set, at the top. Change the Blending mode from Pass Through to Normal and the Adjustment layer will only be applied to the layers within the set.
78) SCALE LAYER STYLES: If you’ve applied a Layer Style to a layer and then scale down the contents of the layer, the style probably needs to be scaled too. Rather than returning to the original settings and re-adjusting them, just MAC: Control-click (PC: Right-click) in the Layers palette on the work Effects and from the menu of choices, choose Scale Effects. Use the slider to scale all effects on the layer to a more appropriate size.
79) SCROLL MULTIPLE IMAGES: Open several images and from the Window menu, choose Arrange>Tile. They’ll be arranged so they are all visible, tiled against each other. If you want to scroll the view of all images at the same time, hold down the Shift key and the Spacebar. As you scroll the view of the active images, the other images will also scroll.
80) HEAL TO A BLANK LAYER: Take advantage of the ability of the Healing Brush to "use all layers." Add a blank layer above your image and in the Options Bar, check the Use All Layers box. Then use the Healing Brush as usual, but now the pixels appear on the new layer. Then you can use the layer’s opacity and/or blending modes to alter the affects of the Healing Brush.
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