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CS2 support – in due time!

Please note that I will not be supporting Photoshop CS2 just yet as none of the studios I work in have got it in for me to use!



Applying text changes in full screen mode

When you are working in full screen mode (with no palettes visible) you have a problem when editing text – as you cant hit tab to reveal your ‘apply tick’ in the main palette across the top of the screen!



Lots of Variable transparency layer mask techniques

When composing layers and blending them together in Photoshop, you sometimes need to vary opacity in certain areas. Obviously – a layer mask is ideal for this. There is a number of techniques you can use on layer masks to make cutouts easier and quicker.



Using the Fill slider

On first appearance the Fill slider in the Layers palette seems to do much the same as the opacity slider and is often ignored. However, it actually serves a much more important and flexible function than simply opacity, we have something to control this already!



Image resolution and DPI explained

Image resolution is a very important area to fully understand when using Photoshop, as it dictates the printed output dimensions and quality of your image.




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