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I. The interface

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3. Toolbox

2. Options Bar

1. Menu Bar

Workspace

(Dark Gray Area)5. The image you are modifying!

4. Floating Palettes

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This window pops up. There we can modify, among other things, the image’s size, resolution, color mode, and the background.

• Use the New command from the File menu. Create an Image

Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México Multimedia BS2001

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Open an Image• To open an image, click on Open from the File menu.

Then a window appears where we choose the format and the image.

Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México Multimedia BS2001

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Change an image’s size

• Use the Image size command from the Image menu.

A high definition image is at least 300 ppi

Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México Multimedia BS2001

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Change canvas size

• The canvas is the square where your image appears. To modify it, we go to Canvas size in the Image menu.

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Examples of these modifications:

The canvas’ size was modified

Image’s size was modifiedOriginal Image

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• To save a file, we go to File Save As.

In this window, we choose the image’s format: PSD (Photoshop) or any other available format.

Save an Image

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Floating Palettes1. Toolbox: Main tools for editing images

2. Navigator: You can zoom in and out of the image interactively.

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3. Info: It shows information about the cursor’s position and the pixel’s value.

4. Color: You can choose the front and background color of your image.

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5. Swatches: It allows you to store palettes of personalized colors and modify them.

6. Styles: You can group layer effects as personalized styles.

Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México Multimedia BS2001

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7. History: Shows the history of all our actions.

8. Actions: You can record and modify macros.

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9. Layers: Used for the management of layers.

10. Channels: Allows you to manage and aisle different color modes.