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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.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