Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Stock photography
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Scans of photographs, transparencies, negatives, graphics, or other docu-
ments
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Captured video images
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Artwork created in drawing programs
Starting Photoshop and opening a file
To begin, you'll start Adobe Photoshop and reset the default preferences.
1.
Double-click the Adobe Photoshop icon on your taskbar (Windows) or
Dock (Mac OS), and then immediately hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Win-
dows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) to reset the default settings.
If you don't see the Photoshop icon in your taskbar or dock, choose Start >
All Programs > Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows) or look in the Applications
folder (Mac OS).
2.
When prompted, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the Adobe
Photoshop Settings file.
Note
Typically, you won't need to reset defaults when you're working
on your own projects. However, you'll reset the preferences be-
fore working on most lessons in this topic to ensure that what you
see onscreen matches the descriptions in the lessons. For more in-
formation, see “
Restoring default preferences
” on page
4
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The Photoshop work area appears as shown in the following illustration.
