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Showing and hiding those distracting vector paths and masks

The paths that define vector shapes and vector layer masks in Photoshop like to reveal themselves to help you out when editing layers, but they can be quite distracting when you are working on layered compositions, making it hard to concentrate on your artwork.



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Don’t forget your viewing shortcuts in the Navigator palette

Here’s a little gem for those who want to move around a large document using the Navigator palette.



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Creating a black layer mask instead of a white one the quicky way

It can be a little frustrating sometimes when you create layer masks that by default they apply as a white filled layer mask, meaning that the layer is not effected by it. Annoyed by having to keep selecting all and filling with black… you’ll like this one then!



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Straightening up and matching angles in images

This often missed gem in Photoshop allows you to match up angles or straighten up images really quickly.



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Hidden reset shortcut in dialogue boxes

I’m not sure if this one really qualifies as an Easter Egg, it’s more of a little known feature. wouldn’t it be easier once you have played around with settings like levels, hue and saturation and filter settings to have a ‘reset back to original settings’ button – well now you can!




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