Adobe Photoshop CS5 Complete Training "Lesson 02 Menus"
Application bar:
The application bar provides access to the Bridge, navigation functions, and window viewing controls. Under Windows, the application bar is located to the right of the menu bar.You can customize the layout and functionality of the Photoshop workspace by using the workspace switcher.The default workspace is called Essentials ,
There are presets designed for more specialized work called Design, Painting, Photography, 3D, and Motion. You can modify these presets and save them, reset a preset that you've customized, or even create your own custom presets. The Essentials, Design, and Painting presets are always visible on the Application bar. To access the other presets, click on the button at the top right to display the menu.
Menu bar:
Click a name in the menu bar to display a list of commands. Click a command in order to choose it. A command followed by three dots (such as New…) displays a window of options called a dialog box. Otherwise, the command works right away.
File
The File menu contains options to create new images, load existing images, save images, acquire images from scanners, print images, automate functions, set colour settings and exit the program.
Edit
The Edit menu contains options to copy, cut, and paste entire images or parts of images, fill areas of an image, create strokes or outlines around image elements, transform or modify images and set preferences.
Image
The Image menu contains options to modify colour depth or mode, manipulate or adjust colour and other image properties, modify image size, canvas size and orientation, examine colour information and extract areas of an image from backgrounds.
Layer
This menu contains options to modify and manipulate layers. (Layers are covered in depth later.) To summarize, a Photoshop image can contain a number of separate levels, or layers, that contain image information.
Select
The Select menu contains options to create, modify and manipulate Photoshop's selections. Selections are areas of an image that you choose to isolate from the rest of the image. For example, you might want to isolate a person's eyes to change the colour without affecting the rest of the image.
Filter
Filters, or special effects, are contained in this menu. Applying a filter to an image will modify the image based on the filter's predefined instructions. Examples of some filter effects: blurring, sharpening, distorting, and applying brush strokes or textures to an image.
Analysis
This menu provides options for measuring, counting objects, and placing markers in your image document.
3D (Photoshop Extended version only)
This menu contains tools for creating and manipulating 3D objects but won't be covered in this course.
View
The View menu contains options to change your view of an image; e.g., zooming in and out or displaying how the image might look when printed or viewed on another computer. This menu also houses the ability to show/hide rulers and guides, which will aid in editing your images.
Window
Window contains options to show/hide the Toolbox and panels, as well as options to organize images within Photoshop's workspace.
Help
Online help, information about plug-ins and information about the version of Photoshop you're using are located in this menu. Use Help Topics for reference or to find out how to accomplish objectives you might be having problems with.
Options bar:
The settings here modify the behavior of the active tool. The options bar is context sensitive, so you see a different set of options each time you switch to a different tool. If the options bar somehow disappears,you can restore it by pressing the Enter or Return key.
Cursor:
The cursor (sometimes called the pointer) is your mouse’s on-screen representative. It moves as your mouse moves and changes to reflect the active tool or operation.Keep an eye on it and you’ll have a better sense of where you are and what you’re doing.
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