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- What are the three main components of Photoshop's workspace?
Menus, Toolbox and palettes. - Which menu is used to open and close (or show and hide) palettes?
Window menu. - What keyboard shortcut is used to hide/show all palettes at the same time?
Press the Tab key. - Why is it important to remember and use keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop?
Keyboard shortcuts will allow you to work faster and more productively. - Which key can you press while tapping on a tool's shortcut letter to cycle through the variations of that tool?
Shift. - How is a tool in the Toolbox selected?
Either by clicking on its button in the Toolbox or by using its keyboard shortcut, which is a one-letter keystroke. - What does a small black triangle on a tool button mean?
There are other variations of the tool available. You can access them by holding down the mouse button while the pointer is on the tool and select a variant by choosing it from the fly-out menu. - Can palettes be grouped together?
Yes. - Which palette's options change depending on the tool that is active?
Tool Options bar. - What functionality does the Navigator Palette offer in Photoshop?
Navigator Palette allows you view you image at reduced or enlarged sizes and move around your image when magnified. - What is the function of the Palette well?
It is used to store palettes that are used frequently. They are hidden when not in use so they help reduce clutter in the workspace. - When choosing a unit of measurement for Rulers in the Preferences, what is the preferred unit for Web development: pixels or inches?
Pixels. - What is a scratch disk in Photoshop?
Scratch disks are areas of your hard drive Photoshop uses for memory when physical memory (your RAM) is full. - Will changes to the program's Preferences take effect immediately?
Not always. Some changes require that the program be restarted before they take effect.
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- If you wanted to display a brush tool as a crosshair while working in the image, how would you do it?
Set the Painting Cursors option to Precise in the Display & Cursors Preferences. - How can you restore the default palette locations?
Use the Window > Reset Palette Locations command. - What keyboard shortcut will toggle the visibility of the Layers palette?
F7 - Some palettes only partially collapse; for example, collapsing the Colour palette leaves the colour ramp visible. What key can you press while clicking the Collapse button that will completely collapse the palette?
Alt (Option) - How can you use the keyboard to move slider controls one pixel or 10 pixels at a time?
Once a slider control is active, tap the right or left directional arrow keys to move the control in one-pixel increments. Holding the Shift key while doing this will move the control in 10-pixel increments. - How can you set the options in any dialog box back to their default values?
With the dialog open, hold down the Alt (Option) key and this will turn the Cancel button into a Reset button. Click on it to restore the default values.
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