2016 midterm exam review

For the exam, know the following:
To create a new document in  Photoshop go to File>New

To move type or shapes on a layer you should select the desired layer and select the Move Tool on the Tools Palette 

To create the correct Photoshop workspace for this class, go to Window>Workspace>Essentials 

To type words on a new Photoshop layer, select the Typing Tool and click once in the document window

To resize an image in Photoshop, go to Edit>Transform>Scale or Edit>Free Transform. If you do not see handles on the resize box, go to View>Fit on Screen. When the image is the size you want it, click on the check mark in the Options Bar to apply the transformation. If the transformation is not what you want, click on the cancel button. 

When you have resized type or a custom shape, click on the check mark in the Photoshop Options Bar to Apply the Transformation, or press the enter/return key on your keyboard.

The best way to open a JPEG (JPG) file is drag the jpeg file icon to the Photoshop icon. Double clicking a JPEG file is not the best way to open this file to work on it in Photoshop.

In the layers palette, the two the visual clues that tell you a layer is visible and active are: 
1. you see an eye,  and 2. that the layer is highlighted blue. 

You make a layer invisible by clicking once on the eye on that layer. You can make it visible again by clicking on the blank space where the eye was originally.   

To select a type layer so that you can change the color of the type on that layer, double click on the  uppercase "T" in the layers palette. 

More Photoshop Tool information https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/tools.html

Know how to create and name a new folder according to directions and save it on the desktop

Know how to open Photoshop and create a Photoshop document correctly
In a new Photoshop document, you will be asked to: 
Create a document to the correct size, resolution and color mode
Name the document according to directions
Save the document in your documents folder
Place a photo in a Photoshop document
Type words on a layer
Make the words you type a specific typeface, type size, and color
Select and use the Paint Bucket Tool
Add color to the background layer
Scale the photos up or down in proportion
Save the document as a jpeg and email it to a specified email address http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html

Know how to navigate to the photoshop help links at stevecampbell.hillwood@blogspot.com

An image is considered high resolution if it has horizontal or vertical pixel dimensions (ppi) of 1000 ppi or larger

Before you begin working on a Photoshop document, it is a good idea to go to Windows and place a check mark by Workspace>Essentials, Layers, Application Frame, Options, Tools

What should you do if you have resized an image and do not want to keep that size?

Click the cancel button in the options bar

To resize an image, go to 

Edit>Free Transform

In the layers palette, what are the visual clues that tell you a layer is visible  and active?

An eye is visible and the layer is highlighted blue

How do you make a layer invisible?

Click once on the eye on the layers palette

Compositing is another word for layering several images in Photoshop.

To scale an image using Edit>Free Transform and keep the exact proportions, press and hold the shift key while dragging from a corner. 

The best Photoshop tool for erasing solid color backgrounds surrounding an image is the Magic Eraser Tool

 

The primary colors are

Red, yellow and blue

The secondary colors are

 Orange, green and violet (Purple)

The preferred tool to use when filling in an area with a solid color is the Paint Bucket Tool

To be sure that you are able to select the exact layer you want to work on while using the Move Tool, you should go to the Options Bar and Check Auto Select>Layer

Tossing or throwing items such as pencils, erasers, and paper is not permitted in the classroom 

You should never make contact with electrical items such as cords, keyboards, etc. when your hands are wet and/or if the cords show exposed wires.