Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Click and drag while holding the Shift key to create a circle selection.
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Position your cursor over the Swatches panel and click to choose any yellow color.
In this example, CMYK Yellow is selected.
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Use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace (Windows) or Option+Delete (Mac OS) to quickly fill the se-
lection with yellow.
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Choose Select > Deselect, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS).
You will now create a third layer for this file. This time, you'll use the Layers panel menu.
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Click and hold the Layers panel menu and choose New > Layer. The New Layer dialog box appears.
If you prefer keyboard shortcuts, you can press Ctrl+Shift+N (Windows) or Command+Shift+N
(Mac OS) to create a new layer.
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Type
green square
in the File name text field and choose Green from the Color drop-down menu.
Click OK; a new layer is created.
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Click and hold the Elliptical Marquee tool to select the hidden Rectangular Marquee tool. Press and
hold the Shift key, then click and drag a small square selection on your document.
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Position your cursor over the Swatches panel and click to choose any green color from the panel. In
this example, CMYK Green is selected.
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Use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace (Windows) or Option+Delete (Mac OS) to quickly fill the
selection with green.
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Choose Select > Deselect, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS).
The document now has three layers.
