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It can be frustrating working with text in Photoshop - especially when you want to create a new text layer that overlaps an existing text layer. With the type tool selected, Photoshop will edit an existing text layer, rather than create a new one.
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Sometimes you will want to make a marquee selection, and move it whilst still drawing it (you still with me!). So rather than draw it and then move it, this technique allows you to draw it AND move it AND THEN still keep resizing your selection.
Being able to control layer order in Photoshop is fundamental to working quicker. Rather than keep on taking a trip over to the layers palette, now you can keep you eyes on your image composition!
There’s a very good extra use for the ruler tool in Photoshop - apart from the obvious of-course!
We all love our keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop, but there are a number of shortcuts specifically designed to help you move around your image quickly.
I don’t really use the polygon lasso tool very often, preferring to use paths to make selections from because they are more precise. However, it does have it’s uses - so check out this tip to take complete control over this Photoshop tool!
Sometimes you want to change your ruler increments in Photoshop from, say Millimeters to centimeters or even pixels. Many people will find themselves going to Preferences>Rulers and Units to change this figure - but that sounds like a-lot of unnecessary clicks to me!
Wow, this has gotta be one of the most powerful shortcuts in Photoshop, it does two clever things (almost 3!) in one keyboard shortcut!
As Photoshop documents get more and more layers in them you should make sure you keep your document organised by using layer sets which keeps your layers in nice little folders. There is a couple of new shortcuts in Photoshop CS3 that allows you to organise your layers super fast!
There are many times when you want to be keeping an eye on your image as things are adjusted, rather than looking from dialogue box setting field to image to setting to image yadda yadda yadda and back again-we are talking rsi on your eyes…not healthy for any budding Photoshop Ninja!