Adobe Photoshop CS5 Quick Start Guide
About Photoshop
How to download pictures into Photoshop
Parts of the screen—what they do
How to manage display options
Using the panels
Getting help
Printing images
Photoshop is an image-editing program. It is used to create and/or enhance digital images that may be
used in print, online, and in video. It is designed primarily for
Raster
graphics (pixels), although
Vector
components can be included. Raster graphics have increasingly rough edges as they are enlarged, while
Vector graphics maintain smooth edges. (Note: Vector graphics are especially used by
Adobe
Illustrator
.)
Downloading Photos
To transfer photos from your camera or memory card, use
Adobe Photo Downloade
r in
Adobe Bridge
.
This automates the process of saving and renaming files, creating subfolders based on photo dates,
converting files to another format, and saving copies.
** You can also import illustrations from
Adobe Illustrator
into
Photoshop
1.
To download photos:
Connect your camera or a card with images to the computer
Open
Photoshop
From the Photoshop window find and click on the icon for
Adobe Bridge
.
Arrow shows where
Bridge and Mini
Bridge icons are
found
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