Adobe Photoshop CS3 A-Z: Tools and features illustrated ready reference by Ruben santamaria

Adobe Photoshop CS3 A-Z: Tools and features illustrated ready reference

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Menu: Bridge: Tools > Photoshop Shortcut: – See also: Automate Version: CS2, CS3

Many of the options that are available under the File > Automate menu in Photoshop can also be selected from the Tools > Photoshop heading in Bridge. Though when these features are selected they open the Photoshop workspace in order to complete their tasks, having them situated in Bridge means that you can multi-select the ﬁles to enhance directly from the browser workspace. The Tools menu is also the place where extra features that are based on scripts and written by third party providers are displayed.

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Background color Menu: – Shortcut: – Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3

See also: Foreground color, Eyedropper tool

Photoshop bases many of its drawing, painting and ﬁlter effects on two colors – the foreground and background colors. The currently selected foreground and background colors are shown at the bottom of the toolbox as two colored swatches. The topmost swatch (1) represents the foreground color, the one beneath (2) the hue for the background. The default for these colors is black and white but it is possible to customize the selections at any time. Click the swatch and then select a new color from the Color Picker window (5). To switch foreground and background colors click the double-headed curved arrow at the top right (3) and to restore the default (black and white) click the mini swatches bottom left (4).

Photoshop CS3 A–Z