2.
Opening Files into Photoshop (from Adobe Bridge)
Click
C O on the Mac,
or use the
Launch Bridge
icon
From
Adobe Bridge
double click the thumbnail(s) you want to work on,
Click the boomerang-shaped icon to return to
Photoshop
You can also view and select files from the
Mini Bridge
, which opens as a floating panel.
Click the
Mini Bridge
icon in the
Application Bar
. You can drag and drop in the Mini Bridge
panel, so you could drop a new photo onto another one as a new layer!
The components of the Photoshop window are:
Tools Panel
Tools to select, draw, paint, edit, and view images. Other tools allow you
to choose foreground and background colors, create quick masks, and
rotate, move, and zoom the image.
Document tabs
Display the name of the file you are working on, the current
magnification, and the document’s color mode. Here you can
switch to other open files.
Options bar
Displays the choice of options and settings for the current tool. These
options will vary according to the tool in use.
Application bar
Launch
Adobe Bridge
and
Mini Bridge
from here; show guides, grids,
and rulers; select an image magnification. Hand, Zoom, and Rotate tools,
as well as menus to arrange documents and change screen modes, are
found here.
Panel dock
Contains the Panel groups that display options and commands used to
modify images. Panels can be docked or floating.
Workplace
Switcher
Contains options for displaying panels related to specific operations, such as design,
painting, or photography. The default view is
Essentials
.
From
Design
you can see panels that were saved.
In
Painting
you can select size and style of brush strokes
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