Photoshop How-To: Tame the Beast

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Photoshop How-To: Tame the Beast

Photoshop has so many different work areas and tools that it can confuse digital photographers. Here's how to set up your workflow so you're efficient, not intimidated.

Written by Eddie Tapp on June 14, 2006

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Categories: Camera Equipment, Graphics, Graphics Image Editing, Photo Image Editing, Photography Equipment, How-Tos

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Excerpted from Photoshop Workflow Setups: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography, published by O'Reilly Media

Photoshop practically seethes with menus, palettes, and tools. If you get confused by how they work -- much less how they should work for your needs -- this article is just what you need. After you set up the general workspace so it's efficient, using Photoshop will be a more pleasing experience.

Photoshop opens a second window of your active image when you select Window > Arrange > New Window. It's perfect when you want to do detail work and see the entire image at the same time.

This article is taken from a book that isn't due to be on shelves until July. We hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

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