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The Improved And Enhanced Color Panel Photoshop CC 2014
Tired of always needing to open the Color Picker to change colors in Photoshop? With the Creative Cloud 2014 updates, you dont have to! Learn all about the newly-enhanced Color panel and its great new features that make choosing colors easier than ever!Focus Area Selections Photoshop CC 2014
Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) has been updated with exciting new features for 2014! In this first tutorial, learn how Focus Area lets us make selections based on the in-focus areas of an image!Photoshop Screen Modes And Interface Tricks
With so many tools, panels and options, Photoshops interface can crowd and clutter your screen. In this Basics tutorial, learn how to maximize your work area by taking advantage of Screen Modes and other interface tricks!Essential Layers Panel Preferences
Learn some simple tips for customizing your Layers panel in Photoshop to keep it free of unwanted clutter and create a cleaner, more efficient workspace.Photoshop Image Navigation Tips, Tricks And Shortcuts
In the previous tutorial, we learned the basics of zooming, panning and navigating around images in Photoshop. This follow-up tutorial offers a complete collection of all the essential tips, tricks and shortcuts you need to navigate your images like the pros!Working With Tabbed And Floating Documents In Photoshop
Photoshop CS6 lets us view our open images as either tabbed documents or floating windows. In this tutorial, learn how each display style works, how to switch between them, and how to set them up using Photoshops Preferences!Saving And Switching Workspaces In Photoshop CS6
Workspaces in Photoshop let us easily switch between different panel layouts for different tasks. In this tutorial, learn all about the built-in workspaces that ship with Photoshop, and how to save your own panel layouts as custom workspaces!Managing Panels In Photoshop CS6
Much of what we do in Photoshop involves the use of panels, and with so many panels to work with in Photoshop CS6, things can seem a bit overwhelming. In this tutorial, we learn how to manage and arrange the panels to optimize your work space and keep it all organized!Photoshop Clipping Masks Essentials
Learn the basics and essentials of how clipping masks work in Photoshop and how you can use them in your designs to easily hide unwanted parts of a layer or fit images into shapes!Photoshop CS6 New Features Background Save and Auto Save
Written by Steve Patterson. Photoshop CS6 brings with it two great new features designed to improve your workflow and minimize annoying interruptions.The first of these new features, Background Save, lets Photoshop save your file quietly in the background so you can continue working on the image even as its being saved. The second and more Read moreThe Color Range Command Photoshop Selections
When it comes to making color-based selections in an image, most Photoshop users turn to the Magic Wand Tool because its easy and its right there in the Tools panel. But if you dig a bit deeper, youll find the Color Range command, and in this tutorial, youll learn why its time to wave that Magic Wand goodbye!
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