Photoshop CC Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks

1 Take Control of Photoshop #1 Set the Color Scheme for Your Photoshop Workspace 4 #2 Select the Color Settings for Editing 6 #3 Customize the Preferences for the Way You Work 8 #4 Create a Custom Workspace 10 #5 Add a Keyboard Shortcut to Open an Image as a Smart Object 12 #6 Change Your Window Views 14 #7 Create a Custom Action for Repetitive Tasks 16 #8 Reset Color Swatches with Photographic Filter Colors 18 #9 Make Photoshop Remember Your Enhancement Steps 20 #10 Profile Your Monitor for Accurate Color 22 #11 Increase the Power of Photoshop with a Pen Tablet 24 2 Manage Photos with Adobe Bridge and Mini Bridge #12 Set the Color Theme for Your Bridge Workspaces 28 #13 Change Your Workspace View 30 #14 Import Photos and Videos from a Camera or Camera Card 32 #15 Apply Keywords to Find Photos Later 34 #16 Review and Rate Images 38 #17 Select Images Using Mini Bridge 40 #18 Open Images in Photoshop Using Mini Bridge 42 3 Process Photos in Camera Raw #19 Set Preferences in Camera Raw 46 #20 Auto-Correct with One Click 47 #21 Adjust Overall White Balance Three Ways 48 #22 Recover Highlight and Shadow Information Using Camera Raw 52 #23 Correct Lens Aberrations Automatically or Manually 56 #24 Retouch Portraits Nondestructively 60 #25 Visually Adjust the Tone Curve with the Targeted Adjustment Tool 62 #26 Improve a Sky with the Graduated Filter 64 #27 Brush on Local Adjustments 66 #28 Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos 68 #29 Quiet a Noisy Photo 70 #30 Export Images to Photoshop 72 4 Fix Common Problems #31 Remove Spots and Skin Blemishes Two Ways 76 #32 Retouch Wrinkles with the Healing Brush and Patch Tools 80 #33 Slim a Portrait by Removing the Weight the Camera Adds 82 #34 Remove Reflections in Eyeglasses 84 #35 Lighten a Subject in Deep Shadow 86 #36 Make a Perfect Group Shot 88 #37 Remove Unwanted Objects in Photos 90 #38 Reposition the Subject without Leaving a Hole 92 #39 Brighten the Eyes Using Curves and Layers 94 #40 Enhance a Boring Sky by Adding Clouds 98 #41 Remove Camera Shake with a Filter 100 5 Adjust Photos with Layers, Selections, and Masks #42 Make a Selection with the Quick Selection Tool 104 #43 Improve the Edges of a Selection with Refine Edge 106 #44 Adjust Part of an Image with an Automatic Layer Mask 108 #45 Select Areas of Similar Color with the Magic Wand Tool 110 #46 Select Only Skin Tones and Adjust 112 #47 Mask Hair with a Selection and Refine Edge 116 #48 Add Layers as Smart Objects for Flexibility 120 #49 Select a Complex Background with the Color Range Command 122 #50 Add a Texture Using Blending Modes 124 #51 Compose and Adjust Images Using a Layer Mask 126 #52 Adjust Exposure Locally with a Dodge and Burn Layer 130 #53 Apply a Drop Shadow to Multiple Type Layers 132 6 Modify Photos with Transform, Straighten, Crop, and Resize #54 Extend the Background without Distorting the Subject 136 #55 Add a Tattoo Painlessly with Free Transform 138 #56 Level a Tilted Horizon Two Ways 142 #57 Preserve Details when Resizing 144 #58 Crop without Cropping the Original 146 #59 Correct Wide-Angle Distortion Using the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter 148 #60 Dieting with Liquify 150 #61 Tilt a Portrait with Puppet Warp 152 #62 Create a Virtual Billboard with Transforms 154 7 Create Stunning Black-and-White Photos #63 Convert a Color Photo to Black and White with a Black-and-White Adjustment Layer 158 #64 Add a Spot of Color to a Black-and-White Photo with a Layer Mask 160 #65 Simulate an Infrared Look 162 #66 Use Sepia Toning for a Classic Look 164 #67 Apply Custom Split Toning with a Gradient Map 166 #68 Create a Grungy Black-and-White Portrait in Camera Raw 168 #69 Colorize a Black-and-White Photo 170 #70 Use Quadtoning for the Richest Black-and-White Look 172 8 Create Unique Images with Filters and Special Effects #71 Add a Custom Vignette 176 #72 Change the Mood with a Photo Filter 178 #73 Create a Desaturated Portrait 180 #74 Create an Instagram Look 182 #75 Merge Multiple Exposures into a High Dynamic Range Photo 186 #76 Create a Panorama with Photomerge 188 #77 Increase Depth of Field with the Auto-Blend Command 192 #78 Decrease Depth of Field with Iris Blur 196 #79 Create a Reflection Beneath an Object 198 #80 Simulate an Oil Painting with One Click 200 #81 Create a Miniature Effect 202 #82 Create a Movie-Like Day-for-Night Look with Color Lookup 204 #83 Create a Dreamlike Landscape by Sharpening and Blurring 206 9 Prepare Images for Output #84 Create an E-Mail Announcement from Your Photo 212 #85 Add Your Signature to Your Artwork 216 #86 Create a Custom Watermark for Your Images 218 #87 Sharpen Photos with Smart Sharpen 220 #88 Create a Sloppy Border Around Your Image 222 #89 Add a Simple Border and Mat to Your Image 224 #90 Output a Photo as a Gallery Print 226 #91 Set the Correct Options for Inkjet Printing 230 #92 Create a Contact Sheet 232 #93 Create an Action to Resize Images for an iPad 234 10 Edit Video in Photoshop #94 Open Video Clips Two Ways 240 #95 Trim a Video Clip 244 #96 Add a Transition Between Clips 246 #97 Add Fade Ins and Fade Outs 247 #98 Convert a Video Clip to Black and White 248 #99 Adjust the White Balance of a Video Clip 250 #100 Sharpen a Video Clip with Unsharp Masking 251 #101 Add Background Music to a Video 252 #102 Add Text to a Video 256 #103 Add Motion to a Still Image with Video 258 #104 Output Completed Video to YouTube or Vimeo 260 11 Use Plug-ins to Extend Photoshop #105 Create Lightning with Alien Skin Eye Candy 7 264 #106 Retouch a Portrait with Anthropics Portrait Studio Plus 11 266 #107 Add Realistic Star Bursts with Topaz Star Effects 268