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Photoshop Notes

• Save as IMMEDIATELY - rename your image, make sure it is saved as .jpg at the highest quality, and afterwards you should save often
• Nestle - tools that are stacked on each other, to access them you must left click and hold
• Shortcuts - 

1. cmd + = zoom in
2. cmd -  = zoom out
3. cmd o = open
4. cmd c = copy
5. cmd v = paste
6. cmd z = undo 
7. cmd + alt + z = step backward
8. cmd s = save
9. cmd p = print
10. cmd l = levels

• To rotate - >Image>Image Rotation CW and CCW, 180 = 1/2 rotation
• Adjusting Levels - >Image>Adjustments>Levels
• Adjusting Contrast - >Image>Adjustments>Levels, Change the middle marker of the RGB to change the contrast
• Cropping - cropping tool
• To make a photo black and white - >Image>Mode>Grayscale
• Setting Resolution - Inside the cropping tool
• Resolution guidelines - 

1. Yearbook - 300
2. Newspaper - 150
3. Web - 72

First Photoshop Practice

Yearbook

Newspaper

Web