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 Photoshop Basics
 Basic Photoshop Working
 Getting To Know The Work  Area
 Photoshop Environment
 Interfacing With The  Work  Area
 Using Photoshop Tools
   Tools - Group One
   Tools - Group Two
   Tools - Group Three
   Tools - Group Four
 Foreground /  Background  Color  Indicator
   Switch Colors Icon
   Default Colors Icon
   Editing Modes
   Jump To Button
   Display Options
   Using Tool
   Viewing Images
    Working With Palettes
   Arranging The Work  Area
 Using Context menus
 Selections
 
   Rectangular Marquee  Tool
   Elliptical Marquee Tool
   Lasso Tool
   Magic Wand Tool
   Moving Selections
 Adding And Subtracting  Selections
   Transforming A  Selection
 Cropping An Image
 Painting & Editing
 
   Photoshop Tool Palette
 Experimenting With The  Painting Tools
   Using The Brushes  Palette
 Painting With In A  Selection
 Creating Hard- Edged  Lines With The Pencil  Tool
   Erasing
 Filling With The Paint  Bucket Tool
   Using Custom  Brushes
 Airbrushing And  Smudging
 Layer And Masking
 Advanced Techniques
 Color Management

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 Basic Photoshop Working > Getting To Know The Work Area

  Foreground / Background Color Indicator

The image of the Foreground Color/Background Color Indicator is shown in the image on the screen, which represents the current background and foreground colors. A click on any color square opens up the Color Picker dialog box that lets us to select a new color.

The additional icons included on the
Foreground Color/Background Color Indicator are

  Switch Colors Icon

This icon is used to reverse the current foreground and background colors. It is located in the upper-right corner.

  Default Colors Icon

This icon is used to return to the default settings. It is located in the lower-left corner.


  Editing Modes

A mask is used to isolate a part of an image to protect it from changes made to its surroundings. The image on the screen depicts the two modes of editing. They are the Standard editing mode and the Quick Mask mode. The Standard editing mode is the normal editing mode where as the Quick Mask mode is used for creating or editing temporary masks.


  Jump To Button

The image shown on the screen depicts the Jump To button that allows us to open the Adobe image Ready application, work with it and Photoshop simultaneously.


  Display Options

The various Screen Display Options are displayed in the image on the screen. There are three Screen Display Options that are available at the bottom of the Toolbox. The various options control how image windows appear before us on the screen.


  Various Screen Display Options

The three Screen Display Options are described below

  Standard Screen Mode

This is the default screen with its Menu bar, Scroll bar and Title bar.

  Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar

This mode allows to view the screen in its standard form but without the Menu bar, Scroll bar or ruler. This view allows for a larger viewing area.

  Full Screen Mode

This mode is used to display the image in a full screen mode against a black backdrop without background distractions or color influences. The Menu bar is not displayed.

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