Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio
The User Interface
Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio
Panels
Always accessed
in the Window
menu
Dock stores open
panels at edges of
the interface
Float panels by
dragging away
from the dock
Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio
Tools panel
Double-click title bar to
toggle 1- and 2-column
format
Access nested tools by
clicking and holding
down the mouse button
Use keyboard shortcuts
to call a specific tool
Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio
Options bar
Context sensitive
Different options depending on active tool
Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio
Saving Custom Workspaces
Automatically store
panel locations
Can also store
custom keyboard
shortcuts, menus
Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio
Document Views
View menu
Application bar
Zoom tool
–Press Option/Alt to zoom out
Hand tool
–Click to drag document within the
window
Rotate View tool - requires OpenGL
graphics; non-destructive
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Opening Files
Shift to open multiple
contiguous files
Command/Control to
open multiple non-
contiguous files
Document tab
–File name
–View percentage
–Color model
–Bit depth
–Unsaved changes
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Screen Modes
Screen Mode button
(Tools panel)
Press F to cycle
through modes
Full Screen Mode w/ Menu
Standard Screen Mode
Full Screen Mode
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Closing Files
Click the Close button on a document
tab to close that file
Close the application frame:
–Mac: closes all open files, doesn’t quit
application
–Windows: closes all open files, quits the
application