Photoshop notes:
1. Palettes : there are a number of different pallets, or popup boxes with tools that we use, on them. To open these palettes, we click on : Windows, (at the top menu bar) and scroll to the palette that we want and select it by clicking on it. If it is already open, it will have "hide" instead of "show" whatever the item is. When we click on it, the palette opens for us to use. One palette is:
Show tools, or hide tools We want to open tools palette, so select the tools palette by clicking on it. Another palette is: Show layers, or hide layers We want to open the layers palette, so select the layers palette by clicking on it.
2. Tools - we're going to start with a few at a time

3. Unlike some other programs, we can use the keyboard to pull up our tools - OR - we can click on the tool on the toolbar to select it.
· a. MOVE tool KEYBOARD: the letter V selects the move tool so that you can move the image on the page
· b. HAND tool KEYBOARD: H selects the hand tool so that you can move the page around to see different parts of the page
· c. Magnifying glass Z pulls up the magnifying glass which lets you zoom in and out on the page, Click on the page to zoom in or hold down the Alt key while clicking with the magnifying glass to zoom out Another way to zoom in and out: think of plus and minus signs. The plus means add to, or make bigger, and the minus means take away from, or make smaller. The control key is used with these keys. Hold down the Control key, then tap the + sign to zoom in. Hold down the control key and tap the - sign to zoom out. ·
Text Tool KEYBOARD: T pulls up the Text tool that lets you type text

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