1. Getting Acquainted with Photoshop

• The Photoshop Environment
• Palettes and the Palette Well
• Creating Custom Workspaces
• Opening Images
• Using the File Browser
• Image Magnification
• Viewing Document Information
• Moving the Image
• Undoing Mistakes and The History Palette
• Displaying Drawing Guides
• Making Measurements
• Adding Annotations
• Setting Preferences

2. Basic Image Manipulation

• Bitmap Images
• Vector Images
• Image Size and Resolution Settings
• Scanning Images
• Creating New Images

3. Color Basics

• Color Modes and Models
• Color Mode Conversion
• Previewing Color Differences Between Operating Systems
• Color Management
• Foreground and Background Colors
• Using the Color Picker
• Selecting Colors with the Color Palette
• Selecting Colors with the Eyedropper Tool
• Selecting Colors with the Swatches Palette

4. Painting Tools

• Painting Tools
• The Brush Tool
• Blending Modes
• The Pencil Tool
• The Eraser Tool
• The Magic Eraser Tool
• The Background Eraser Tool
• Using the Art History Brush
• Using the History Brush

5. Brush Settings

• Using the Brushes Palette
• Creating Custom Brush Tips by Selection
• Creating Custom Brush Tips in the Brushes Palette
• Setting Shape Dynamics
• Setting Brush Scattering
• Setting Brush Texture
• Setting Dual Brushes
• Setting Color Dynamics
• Setting Other Dynamics
• Miscellaneous Brush Settings
• Clearing Brush Settings
• Saving a Customized Brush
• Saving a Customized Brush Library

6. Making Selections

• Selection Basics
• Making Pixel Selections
• The Marquee Tools
• The Lasso Tools
• The Magic Wand Tool
• Selecting by Color Range
• Adjusting Pixel Selections
• The Extract Command
• Copying and Pasting Pixel Selections
• Saving and Loading Selections

7. Filling and Stroking

• Applying Fills
• Using the Paint Bucket Tool
• Using the Gradient Tool
• Using the Gradient Editor
• Using Patterns
• Using the Pattern Maker
• Stroking

8. Layers

• Using Layers and Layer Sets
• Creating Layers and Layer Sets
• Stacking and Linking Layers
• Moving Layer Content with the Move Tool
• Locking Layers
• Common Layer Management Tasks
• Merging and Flattening Layers

9. Advanced Layers

• Layer Styles
• Adjustment Layers and Fill Layers
• Masking Layers
• Creating Clipping Groups
• Creating Knockouts

10. Text

• Text Basics
• Entering Text
• Selecting Text
• Editing the Bounding Box
• Creating a Type Selection
• Applying Effects to Type Layers
• Using the Character Palette
• Checking for Spelling Errors
• Using the Paragraph Palette

11. Drawing

• Raster vs. Vector
• Shape Layers and Shape Options
• Using the Shape Tools
• Using the Pen Tools
• Using the Anchor Point Tools
• Using the Paths Palette
• Working with Paths

12. Using Channels and Masking

• Using the Channels Palette
• Using Channels
• Spot Colors
• Blending Channels and Layers
• Masks
• Using Alpha Channels

13. Manipulating Images

• Changing the Canvas Size
• Rotating and Flipping Images
• Cropping Images
• The Free Transform Command
• The Smudge Tool
• Blurring and Sharpening Images
• Using the Dodge Tool and the Burn Tool
• The Sponge Tool
• Filters and The Filter Gallery
• The Liquify Command
• The Clone Stamp Tool
• The Pattern Stamp Tool
• The Healing Brush Tool
• The Patch Tool
• The Color Replacement Tool

14. Getting to Know the Work Area

• Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
• Using the tools
• Using the tool options bar and other palettes
• Undoing actions in Photoshop
• Customizing the workspace
• Jumping to Adobe ImageReady
• Using Photoshop Help
• Using Adobe online Services
• Toolbox overview

15. Using Adobe Bridge

• Viewing and editing files in Adobe Bridge
• Embedding information for easy identification
• Searching with Adobe bridge
• Using favorites and Collections
• Automating routine tasks
• Acquiring stock photography

16. Basic Photo Corrections

• Strategy of retouching
• Resolution and image size
• Getting started
• Straightening and cropping an image
• Making automatic adjustments
• Manually adjusting the tonal range
• Removing a color cast
• Replacing colors in an image
• Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool
• Applying the Unsharp Mask filter
• Comparing automatic and manual results
• Saving the image for four-color printing

17. Retouching and Repairing

• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
• Using the Healing Brush and Patch tools
• Retouching on a separate layer

18. Working with Selections

• About selecting and selection tools
• Selecting with the Magic Wand tool
• Using the Magic Wand with other selection tools
• Working with oval and circular selections
• Selecting with the lasso tools
• Rotating a selection
• Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool
• Cropping an image and erasing within a selection

19. Layer Basics

• About Layers
• Using the Layers Palette
• Rearranging layers
• Applying a layer style
• Flatting and saving files
• Photoshop for kids

20. Masks and Channels

• Working with masks and channels
• Creating a quick mask
• Editing a quick mask
• Saving a selection as a mask
• Editing a mask
• Loading a mask as a selection and applying an adjustment
• Extracting an image
• Applying a filter effect to a masked selection
• Creating a gradient mask
• Applying effects using a gradient mask

21. Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

• About Camera raw
• Processing camera raw
• Processing camera files
• Correcting digital photographs
• Editing images with a vanishing-point perspective
• Correcting image distortion
• Creating a PDF portfolio

22. Typographic Design

• Creating a clipping mask from type
• Creating a design element from type
• Using interactive formatting controls
• Warping point type
• Designing a paragraph of type
• Warping a layer
• Review questions and answers
• Dancing with Type

23. Vector Drawing Techniques

• About bitmap images and vector graphics
• About paths and the pen tool
• Using paths with artwork
• Creating scalable objects for the background
• Working with defined custom shapes
• Importing a Smart Object

24. Advanced Layer Techniques

• Creating paths to clip a layer
• Creating layer sets
• Creating an adjustment layer
• Creating a knockout gradient layer
• Importing a layer from another file
• Applying layer styles
• Duplicating and clipping a layer
• Liquifying a layer
• Creating a border layer
• Flattening a layered image

25. Vector Compositing

• Automating a multistep mask
• Setting up a four-image montage
• Hand-coloring selections on a layer
• Changing the color balance
• Applying filters

26. Creating Links Within an Image

• Slicing and image in Photoshop
• Jumping to ImageReady
• Creating image maps in ImageReady
• Saving linked images in an HTML file

27. Creating Rollover Web Visuals

• About rollovers
• Creating rollover states
• Creating remote rollovers
• Saving the page as HTML

28. Animating GIF Images for the Web

• Creating animations in Adobe ImageReady
• Animating by hiding and showing layers
• Animating with layer opacity and position
• Using vector masks to create animations

29. Producing and Printing Consistent Color

• Reproducing colors
• Specifying color-management settings
• Proofing an image
• Identifying out-of-gamut colors
• Adjusting an image and printing a Proof
• Saving the image as a separation
• Printing