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The Interface

• — Touring the interface
• — Tabbed documents
• — Tools
• — Arranging panels
• — Keyboard shortcuts
• — Saving a workspace
• — Screen modes

Photoshop Basics

• — Setting preferences
• — Zooming and panning
• — Resizing and image resolution
• — Adding to the canvas
• — Rotating the canvas
• — Choosing color
• — Sizing a brush
• — Undoing and the History panel
• — Saving and file formats

Selections

• — Making selections
• — Modifying selections
• — Combining selections
• — Using the Quick Selection tool
• — Refining selection edges
• — Using Quick Mask mode
• — Selecting with Color Range
• — Saving selections

Layers

• — Understanding layers
• — Creating layers
• — Working in the Layers panel
• — Locking layers
• — Working with multiple layers
• — Merging and flattening layers
• — Adding a shape layer
• — Basic layer masking
• — Using layer blend modes and opacity

Photo Manipulation

• — Cropping
• — Straightening
• — Transforming
• — Working with Smart Objects
• — Using Content— Aware Scaling

Photo Adjustments

• — Using adjustment layers and the Adjustment panel
• — Limiting adjustments with layer masks
• — Using masks in the new Masks panel
• — Adjusting with Levels
• — Adjusting with Exposure
• — Adjusting with Shadow/Highlight
• — Adjusting with Hue/Saturation
• — Adjusting with Vibrance
• — Removing a color cast
• — Using the Black & White adjustment layer
• — Using the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools
• — Adding and Reducing noise
• — Sharpening

Retouching

• — Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
• — Using the Healing Brush tool
• — Using the Patch tool
• — Using the Clone Stamp tool
• — Enhancing eyes
• — Fixing wrinkles
• — Softening skin

Adobe Camera Raw

• — The Camera Raw Advantage
• — Touring the Camera Raw interface
• — Working in the Basic panel
• — Working in the HSL panels
• — Other Camera Raw panels
• — Using the Adjustment Brush tool
• — Working with multiple files

Painting

• — Using the Brushes panel
• — Filling with color
• — Replacing color
• — Using gradients

Text

• — Working with point type
• — Working with paragraph type
• — Warping text

Special Effects

• — Adding a layer style
• — Customizing a layer style
• — Copying a layer style
• — Creating a new style
• — Using Smart Objects and Smart Filters

Combining Images

• — Creating Photomerge panoramas
• — Combining group photos
• — Auto align and auto blend

Automation

• — Creating an action
• — Batch processing with an action
• — Using the Image Processor

Output

• — Printing
• — Making a contact sheet from Bridge
• — Creating a web gallery from Bridge
• — Preparing photos for the web