Photoshop

Interface

Review Questions

What are the three main components of Photoshop's workspace?
Which menu is used to open and close (or show and hide) palettes?
What keyboard shortcut is used to hide/show all palettes at the same time?
Why is it important to remember and use keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop?
Which key can you press while tapping on a tool's shortcut letter to cycle through the variations of that tool?
How is a tool in the Toolbox selected?
What does a small black triangle on a tool button mean?
Can palettes be grouped together?
Which palette's options change depending on the tool that is active?
What functionality does the Navigator Palette offer in Photoshop?
What is the function of the Palette well?
When choosing a unit of measurement for Rulers in the Preferences, what is the preferred unit for Web development: pixels or inches?
What is a scratch disk in Photoshop?
Will changes to the program's Preferences take effect immediately?

Bonus Questions

If you wanted to display a brush tool as a crosshair while working in the image, how would you do it?
How can you restore the default palette locations?
What keyboard shortcut will toggle the visibility of the Layers palette?
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?
How can you use the keyboard to move slider controls one pixel or 10 pixels at a time?
How can you set the options in any dialog box back to their default values?

Review Answers

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