Credits.

Dedication.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part 1: Tools.

A
Annotations: Attach a Note.

B
Background Color: Specify a Background Color.

Blur Tool: Reduce Depth of Field.

Burn Tool: Darken an Area of a Photograph.

C
Clone Stamp: Replace Unwanted Element.

Color Replacement Tool: Manually Change the Color of an Area.

Crop Tool: Eliminate Unwanted Edges.

Color Palette: Choose a Color.

Color Picker: Choose an HSB Color.

Color Sampler Tool: Determine a Color Value.

D
Dodge Tool: Lighten an Area of a Photograph.

E
Eraser: Omit Unwanted Areas.

Eraser, Background: Pick and Choose the Colors to Erase.

Eraser, Magic: Select and Erase a Range of Color.

The Eyedropper Tool: Select a Color from the Image.

F
Foreground Color: Fill an Area with Foreground Color.

G
Gradient: Apply a Smooth Multicolored Blend.

Grid: Display and Customize a Grid.

Guides: Make and Position Guidelines.

Guides, Smart: Automatically Make Guides as You Place Elements.

H
Hand Tool: Navigate Quickly.

Healing Brush: Retouch a Scratch.

Healing Brush, Spot: Automatically Repair Blemishes.

Histogram Palette: View Brightness Values.

History Brush: Restore an Area to a Former State.

K
Keyboard Shortcuts: Customize Your Keyboard.

M
Measure Tool: Determine the Distance Between Pixels.

Move Tool: Move, Size, Rotate, and Distort the Contents of a Selection or Layer.

N
Notes Tool: Write an Annotation.

O
Options Bar: Set Tool Specifications.

P
Paint Bucket: Fill an Area with a Color.

Patch: Repair a Scratch.

Path Editing Tools: Add and Convert Anchor Points.

Path/Direct Selection Tools.

Pattern Stamp: Paint with a Pattern.

Pen Tool: Draw Combination Paths.

Pen Tool: Draw Straight and Curved Paths.

Pen Tool, Freeform: Draw a Freehand Path.

Pen Tool, Freeform: Magnetic Freeform Pen Option.

Pencil Tool: Draw an Aliased Line.

R
Red Eye Tool: Eliminate Red Eye on a Portrait.

Rulers: Set Ruler Units, Establish a Point of Origin.

S
Selection, Elliptical Marquee: Make an Elliptical Selection.

Shape Selection Buttons: Add, Subtract, Intersect, and Make New Selections.

Selection, Lasso: Make a Free-Form Selection.

Selection, Lasso, Magnetic: Make an Automatic Selection.

Selection Lasso, Polygonal: Make Straight Edge Selections.

Selections, Rectangular Marquee: Select a Rectangular Area.

Selection, Magic Wand Tool: Select an Area of Similar Color.

Selection: Single Column/Row Marquee: Select a Single Column or Row of Pixels.

Sharpen: Bring an Area Into Focus.

Shape Tool, Custom: Draw a Custom Shape.

Shape Tool, Ellipse: Create an Elliptical Shape and Apply a Style to It.

Shape, Line: Draw a Vector Line.

Shape, Polygon: Draw an Equal-Sided Polygon or Star.

Slice/Slice Select Tool: Prepare an Image for the Web.

Smudge Tool: Produce Charcoal and Pastel Effects.

Status Bar: Find Image Information.

Swatch Palette: Create and Save a Custom Color.

T
Type Tool Horizontal/Vertical: Create Editable Type on a Layer.

Type, Warp: Bend, Twist, and Shape Type.

Type, Character/Paragraph Palette: Set Type Specifications.

Z
Zoom Tool: Take a Close Look at the Image.

Part 2: Techniques.

A
Adobe Bridge: Open and Preview and Open Files.

Adobe Bridge: Find an Image.

Actions: Record an Action.

Actions: Apply an Action to an Image.

Adjustments: Auto Color, Auto Levels, Auto Contrast.

Adjustments: Brightness/Contrast.

Adjustments: Color Balance: Eliminate a Color-Cast.

Adjustments: Channel Mixer: Make a Perfect Monochrome.

Adjustments: Curves: Adjust the Contrast of a Photo.

Adjustments, Curves, Anchor Points: Adjusting a Narrow Range of Color.

Adjustments, Equalize: Apply an Automatic Contrast Adjustment.

Adjustments, Exposure: Correct an Over-Exposed Image.

Adjustments, Gradient Map: Apply Colors Based on a Gradient.

Adjustments, Hue Saturation: Recolor an Image.

Adjustments, Hue Saturation: Colorize a Grayscale Image.

Adjustments, Invert: Make a Negative.

Adjustments, Levels: Correct the Contrast of a Photograph.

Adjustments, Levels: Determine White and Black Points.

Adjustments, Match Color: Match Color from One Image to Another.

Adjustments, Photo Filter: Warm or Cool an Image.

Adjustments: Posterize: Create a Serigraph Effect.

Adjustments, Replace Color: Replace Color in an Image.

Adjustments, Shadow Highlight: Correct a Backlit Image.

Adjustments: Selective Color Balance CMYK.

Adjustments, Threshold: Create Line-Art from a Photograph.

Adjustments, Variations: Use Variations to Predict Adjustment Results.

Align: Align Layer Content.

Apply Image: Superimpose Two Images.

Arrange: Reposition Layers in the Stack.

Automations, Batch: Apply an Action to Multiple Images.

Automations: Crop and Straighten: Create Multiple Documents from Scanned Images.

Automations, Contact Sheet: Make a Grid of Thumbnail Images.

Automations, Droplet: Run an Action from Your Desktop.

Automate, Fit Image: Automatically Resize an Image.

Automations: Photomerge: Create a Panorama.

Automations: PDF Presentation: Make a Slide Show or a Multipage Document.

Automations: Picture Package: Create a Single Page with Multiple Copies of an Image.

Automations, Web Photo Gallery: Publish Images to the Web.

Automations: Merge to HDR.

Automations: Conditional Mode Change.

B
Bit Depth: Convert an Image from 16 Bits to 8 Bits.

Blending, Options: Exclude Colors from a Layer.

Blending Modes: Affect Color Relationships Between Stacked Layers.

Brushes: Define and Apply a Custom Brush.

C
Calculations: Combine Channels to Create a New File.

Camera Raw: Open and Adjust a Camera Raw File.

Channels, Alpha: Save and Load an Alpha Channel.

Channels, Color: Make a Difficult Selection Using Color Channels.

Channels, Spot Color: Add a Spot of Color to Your Image.

Color Mode: Bitmap: Convert a Grayscale to a Halftone.

Color Mode, CMYK: Convert an RGB Image to CMYK.

Color Mode: Duotone: Convert a Grayscale Image to Duotone.

Color Mode: Grayscale: Convert a Color Image to Black and White.

Color Mode, Index: Reduce the Number of Colors in an Image for the Web.

Color Mode, Lab: Isolate Luminosity Information.

Color Mode, Multichannel: Separate Duotones .

Color Settings: Choose a Profile.

D
Desaturate: Remove Color from an Image.

Duplicate: Make a Copy of an Image.

E
Edit In: Jump to ImageReady.

F
Fade: Fade an Effect.

File Info: Attach Data to an Image.

Fill: Apply Color to an Area.

Filter, Blur: Blur Parts of an Image.

Filter, Distort: Pinch an Image.

Filter, Extract: Knock Out an Image.

Filter, Gallery: Apply Artistic Effects.

Filter, Liquify: Sculpt with Pixels.

Filter, Noise, Add Noise: Add Grain to an Image.

Filter, Noise, Despeckle, Median, Dust & Scratches: Repair Damaged Photographs.

Filter, Noise, Reduce Noise: Remove Noise from Your Digital Photographs.

Filter, Other, Custom: Create Your Own Filter.

Filter, Other: Offset, Move a Layer or a Background.

Filter, High Pass, Minimum, Maximum: Create Traps, Enhance Color.

Filter, Pattern Maker: Create a Random Pattern.

Filter, Pixelate: Create Impressionist Effects.

Filter, Render, Clouds: Create Sky Patterns.

Filter, Render, Fibers: Make Fibrous Textures.

Filter, Render, Lens Flare and Lighting Effects: Create Dramatic Lighting.

Filter, Sharpen, Smart Sharpen: Reduce Blur.

Filter, Sharpen, Unsharp Mask: Sharpen for Print.

Filter, Stylize: Use Edges to Create Graphic Effects.

Filter, Texture: Apply Texture.

Filter, Vanishing Point: Create Perspective.

G
Gradient Editor: Make a Custom Gradient.

H
History Log: Save a Written History Record.

History Palette: Create a History State, Save a Snapshot, Save a State as a Document.

I
Image Size: Change the Size and Resolution of an Image.

Import: Scan an Image Directly Into Photoshop.

ImageReady: Launch ImageReady, Create an Image Map and a Rollover.

Info: Determine The Numerical Value of Pixels.

L
Layers, Adjustment: Attach a Color Correction to a Layer.

Layers, Clipping Mask: Paint a Surface Onto a Layer.

Layers, Fill Layers: Apply a Gradient and Pattern.

Layers, Groups: Organize Layers Into Folders.

Layers, Link: Transform Multiple Layers.

Layers, Locks: Protect Layer Content.

Layer Mask: Conceal and Reveal Layer Content.

Layer Merge/Flatten: Combine Layer Content.

Layers, Palette: Change the Stacking Order.

Layers: Opacity, Make Areas Transparent or Opaque.

Layers, Styles: Jazz Up Your Layer Content.

M
Matting: Eliminate an Unwanted Edge.

Memory: Assign Memory to Photoshop.

N
Navigator: Find Your Way.

New: Create a New Document.

O
Open: Open a Document.

P
Palettes: Show, Move Cluster, Collapse, Dock Palettes.

Paste, Paste Into: Paste Content Into a Selection.

Path, Clipping Path: Create a Knockout.

Path Palette: Create a Work Path.

Path: Stroke/Fill: Paint a Border and a Colored Shape.

Pattern: Create a Pattern.

Preferences: Restore Factory Defaults.

Preset Manager: Save Tools and Palettes.

Print with Preview: Print Your Document.

Purge: Clear Memory.

Q
Quick Mask: Make a Selection with the Paint Tools.

R
Rasterize: Change Vector Objects to Bitmap Objects.

Resample: Increase Or Decrease the Size of an Image.

Retouching Techniques: Retouch an Old Photograph.

S
Save: Save Your Files.

Scratch Disk: Change Your Virtual Memory Disk.

Select, Anti-alias, Create a Transition Zone.

Select, Color Range: Select by Color.

Select, Feather: Make a Seamless Composite.

Select, Modify: Alter a Selection.

Smart Objects: Define a Smart Object.

Stroke: Create a Colored Border.

T
Transform: Flip, Resize, Rotate, or Distort an Image.

Trim: Eliminate Border Pixels.

Type Mask Tool, Horizontal/Vertical: Create a Character-Shaped Marquee with a Pasted Image.

Type, Find and Replace: Locate and Change Text.

Type, Paragraph: Generate Type in a Box.

Type, Path: Generate Type on a Curved Path.

Type, Point: Generate Type from a Point.

Type, Check Spelling: Assure Proper Spelling.

V
Vector Masks: Use a Path to Knockout an Area.

Video: Prepare an Image for a Digital Video.

W
Warp: Bend And Twist an Image.

Web, Animation: Create a GIF Using Layers.

Web, Animation: Create a Tween Animation.

Web, Animation: Save an Animation as a GIF.

Web, Save for: Save Non-Animation Web Files.

Workspace: Restore Palettes, Save Workspaces.

Index.