Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Photoshop Killer Tips
photo is in RAW format, it opens in
Camera Raw first (for any last minute
tweaking), but then opens when you click
OK. But my favorite drag-and-drop tip
is this: You don't have to have a docu-
ment already open. Just drag-and-drop
your image from Mini Bridge right into the
center area where your document would
normally be, and it opens your photo in
a new image window. You gotta try this!
(If you're using a Mac, though, you need
to have Application Frame turned on
[under the Window menu] for this to
work. If you don't, your image will just
copy to your desktop.)
some hidden shortcuts you can use
while it's running that are pretty handy.
For example: Press the
R key
to pause
the slide show and open the current
photo in Camera Raw (just press the
Spacebar
to resume the slide show once
you're done in Camera Raw); press the
Period key
to add a 1-star rating, press
it twice to add a 2-star rating, and so on;
press the
Left Bracket key
to rotate coun-
terclockwise, and the
Right Bracket key
to rotate clockwise; press the
L key
to
bring up the Slideshow Options dialog
(shown here); and press the
+ (plus sign)
key
to zoom in, and the
- (minus sign)
key
to zoom out. The numbers
1-5
also
add star ratings, and
6-9
add color labels.
Lastly, just press the
H key
to get a list of
the slide show shortcuts.
also click directly on the name of the file
itself and it will highlight, but the Right-
click method works better, because it's too
easy to accidentally open the image when
you're trying to get that name field to high-
light. One thing to know: this only works
with one image at a time. If you want to
batch rename a bunch of files, then you'll
need to jump over to Big Bridge.
Adding Favorites to Mini Bridge
So, how do you get your favorite, most-
used folders added to Mini Bridge's
Navigation pod, so they're just one click
away? Click the Reveal in Bridge icon at
the top left of the panel to jump to Big
Bridge, then in the Folders panel (at the
top left of the window), find the folder you
want to make a favorite. Once you find
it, Right-click on it and choose
Add to
Favorites
from the pop-up menu, then
click the Return to Adobe Photoshop icon
(the boomerang icon in the top left of
the window) to jump back to Photoshop.
Now, you'll see that folder added to your
Favorites list in Mini Bridge.
Hidden Slide Show Shortcuts
If you select a bunch of images in
Mini Bridge, and choose
Slideshow
from the View icon's pop-up menu (at
the top left of the panel), you get a
full-screen, auto-advancing slide show
complete with transitions. But there are
The Path Bar Is Live
The Path Bar that shows the path to the
current folder you're viewing isn't just for
looks—it's live—meaning you can click
on any of the folder names in the path
and jump to that folder.
Changing a File's Name
If you want to change a file's name, just
Right-click on its thumbnail in Mini Bridge
and choose
Rename
. This highlights the
name field and you can just type in the
new name you want. Technically, you can
