Adobe Photoshop Tips
Adobe Photoshop is a commercial raster graphics and photo editing software package.
Photoshop is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud. It is available for Windows and macOS, but not Linux.
Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our (Windows) Design Workstations 2 and 3.
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Tips
View Menu Shortcuts:
Shortcut PC Zoom In Ctrl++ Zoom Out Ctrl+- Fit Artboard in Window Ctrl+0 Actual Size Ctrl+1 Rulers Ctrl+R
Links to adobe.com:
Default keyboard shortcuts
WebP files explained
Create actions in Adobe Photoshop
External Training
Links to adobe.com:
- Photoshop Get Started course
- Adobe Photoshop Product Home Page
- Adobe Substance 3D — additional software for 3D and AR
- Adobe Firefly — Generative Fill in the Photoshop desktop app
Links to other external sites:
Hand-Curated Links
Links to member-recommended external sites:
- Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation
- History of Photoshop Toolbox
- Avery Templates — design and print using Photoshop
- GIMP — High Quality Photo Manipulation
- Ctrl+Paint — Learn digital painting, for free
- Browse thousands of free images on Unsplash
Alternatives
- AFFINITY Photo — alternative to Adobe Photoshop
- The Best Photoshop Alternatives — alternativeto.net
Additional Help
Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
- Adobe Lightroom Tips
- Adobe Illustrator Tips
- Adobe InDesign Tips
- Adobe Bridge Tips
- Canva Tips
- Blender Tips
- Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
- List of all PPM Slack channels
- Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.
Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.
Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.