Difference between revisions of "Adobe Photoshop Tips"

Latest revision as of 17:08, 3 December 2024

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.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

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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

Learn Adobe Apps

All Products — Adobe

Links to other external sites:

How to Get Started with Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop tutorials: 100 editing tips

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Adobe Lightroom Tips

Adobe Illustrator Tips

Adobe InDesign Tips

Adobe Bridge Tips

Canva Tips

Procreate app Tips

Blender Tips

Computers — Windows

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

For Additional Help

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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

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-'''Adobe Photoshop''' is a commercial raster graphics and photo editing software package for Windows and macOS (but not Linux).
+Adobe Photoshop is a commercial raster graphics and photo editing software package.
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-Adobe Photoshop is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite.
+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 software, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.
+'''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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-[[File:Ps.png|alt=Adobe Photoshop desktop icon|150x150px|thumb|'''Adobe Photoshop desktop icon''']]
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 ==Tips==
 ===View Menu Shortcuts:===
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-Links to adobe.com:
+'''Links to adobe.com:'''
 ===[https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html Default keyboard shortcuts]===
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 ===[https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-actions.html Create actions in Adobe Photoshop]===
-===Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed===
+==External Training==
-PPM announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+'''Links to adobe.com:'''
+:'''[https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/tutorials.html Photoshop Get Started course]'''
+:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Adobe Photoshop Product Home Page]'''
+:'''[https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/3d-ar.html Adobe Substance 3D]''' — additional software for 3D and AR
+:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/generative-fill.html Adobe Firefly]''' — Generative Fill in the Photoshop desktop app
-Links to adobe.com:
+:'''[https://creativecloud.adobe.com/learn/ Learn Adobe Apps]'''
-:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/generative-fill.html Adobe Firefly]''' — Generative Fill in the Photoshop desktop app
-:[https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/tutorials.html '''Photoshop Get Started course''']
-:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Adobe Photoshop Product Home Page]'''
 :'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog.html All Products — Adobe]'''
-Links to other external sites:
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
-:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feO0OE3pn8U How to Get Started with Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud]'''
+:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feO0OE3pn8U How to Get Started with Adobe Photoshop]'''
 :'''[https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/features/photoshop-tips Photoshop tutorials: 100 editing tips]'''
-:'''[[wikipedia:Adobe_Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]]''' — on Wikipedia
 ==Related Pages==
-Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
 :'''[[Adobe Lightroom Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Adobe Illustrator Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Adobe InDesign Tips]]'''
-:'''[[Adobe Dreamweaver Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Adobe Bridge Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Canva Tips]]'''
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 :'''[[Blender Tips]]'''
-:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-==Curated Links==
+==Hand-Curated Links==
-Links to member-recommended external sites:
+'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
 :'''[https://firefly.adobe.com Adobe Firefly]''' — A.I. image generation
-:'''[[commons:Category:Adobe_Photoshop_icons|Adobe Photoshop icons]]''' — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
-:[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/fb/4b/44fb4b5ad5e197abbbbdce7c7ee32dc3.jpg '''Photoshop Icon Evolution''']
 :[https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources-images/adobe-photoshop-25-years/history-of-photoshop-toolbox.jpg '''History of Photoshop Toolbox''']
-:[https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Publishing-Revolution-Adobe-Story/dp/0321115643 '''Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story''']
+:'''[https://www.avery.com/templates Avery Templates]''' — design and print using Photoshop
-:[https://adobe.fandom.com/wiki/Adobe_Wiki '''Adobe Fandom Wiki''']
-:'''[https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-photoshop/ Photoshop Alternatives]'''
+:[https://www.gimp.org/ '''GIMP'''] — High Quality Photo Manipulation
 :'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4-VTiBK4ng Ctrl+Paint]''' — Learn digital painting, for free
 :[https://unsplash.com/explore '''Browse thousands of free images on Unsplash''']
+==Alternatives==
+:'''[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/ AFFINITY Photo]''' — alternative to Adobe Photoshop
+:'''[https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-photoshop/ The Best Photoshop Alternatives]''' — alternativeto.net
 ==For Additional Help==
 :Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:[[How To Slack#Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''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&nbsp;community.
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