Graphics Programs Reference
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Photoshop Killer Tips
Why the Fill Dialog Shows Up
Sometimes, but Not Others
If you have a flattened image (so, it's just
a Background layer), and you make a selec-
tion and press the Delete (PC: Back
Move an Object Between
Documents and Have It Appear
in the Exact Same Place
Pupil Size up in the Options Bar. If the
retouch doesn't look dark enough (the
pupil looks gray, rather than black), just
increase the Darken Amount up in the
Options Bar.
space)
key , the Fill dialog appears (Content-
Aware is selected in the Use pop-up menu,
by default). But there are times when hit-
ting Delete won't bring up the Fill dialog.
Instead, if you have a multi-layered docu-
ment, it will delete whatever is inside the
selection on your current layer, making
it transparent. (That's either, “Yikes!” or
“Great!” depending on how you look at it.)
Also, if you have only one single layer (that
is not a Background layer), you'll again
delete anything inside your selection and
make it transparent. So, to bring up the Fill
dialog in those instances, just use Shift-
Delete (PC: Shift-Backspace) instead.
If you have something on a layer in one
document, and you want the object to
appear in the exact same place in another
open document, here's what you do: First,
press-and-hold the Command (PC: Ctrl)
key, go to the Layers panel and click on the
layer's thumbnail to put a selection around
your object. Then, press Command-C (PC:
Ctrl-C) to Copy that object into memory.
Switch to the other document, then go
under the Edit menu, under Paste Special,
and choose Paste in Place . Now it will
appear in the exact same position in the
other document (provided, of course, the
other document is the same size and
resolution). This also works with selected
areas—not just layers.
Dragged-and-Dropped
Images Don't Have to
Appear as Smart Objects
You learned earlier that you can drag-
and-drop images from Mini Bridge right
into open documents (and if there isn't
a document open, it'll open as a new
document), but by default it always drags
in as a smart object. If you'd rather it
didn't, press Command-K (PC: Ctrl-K)
to bring up Photoshop's Preferences,
click on General on the left, then turn off
the checkbox for Place or Drag Raster
Images as Smart Objects near the bottom
of the Options section.
Doing a Smooth Zoom In
Another way to zoom in on your image
is to click-and-hold the Zoom tool (the
magnifying glass icon) on the spot where
you want to zoom, and it smoothly zooms
in right on that spot. The only downside
is that it does it so smoothly, it's actually
slow. It does look cool, but again, it's slow.
That's why clicking with the tool and drag-
ging to the right works so much better
(although it's not nearly as cool to show
to your friends as the “slow zoom”).
Removing Red Eye
If you have a photo that has someone
with the dreaded red-eye problem, it's
a 15-second fix. Use the Zoom tool (Z)
to zoom in tight on the eye, then get the
Red Eye tool from the Toolbox (it's under
the Spot Healing Brush, or press Shift-J
until you have it). Click it once on the
red area of the eye, and in just a second
or two, the red is gone. If your first try
doesn't select all the red, increase the
 
 
 
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