1. Welcome eager young artists! Ms. Edelman Saturday, March 12, 2016  DO NOW: take out your notebook and a pen.

2. How do I login to my computer?  Power button next to the HP logo  General Account: User: student Password: student  Mouse: Left button: selects Right button: contextual options

3. What is Photoshop?  A pixel-based image editing program.  What is a pixel?  The square grids that computer monitors are use to emit RED, BLUE and GREEN light (RGB).  Pixel art is also called RASTER or BITMAP.

4. How do I launch Photoshop?  Double click the Photoshop shortcut on the desktop.  Photoshop is CROSS PLATFORM it functions virtually identically on both PCs and Macs.

5. Adjustments Color palette Layers Palette Menu Bar Tool Bar Option Bar

6. What are the modifier keys?  Keys used in combination with a letter key to perform a predefined task. 1. CONTROL: CTRL Most often used. 2. SHIFT: For upper case letters and further modifies the CTRL key. 3. ALT: Used for alternate functions, usually in combination with CTRL and SHIFT.

7. Essential Key Commands: Move Tool: V Undo: CTRL Z Save: CTRL S Copy: CTRL C Paste: CTRL V Select All: CTRL A Lasso Tools: L Marquee Tools: M Magic Wand/ Quick selection Tools: W Hand (Pan) tool: space bar Fit to Window: CTRL 0

8. How do I create a new document?  CTRL N or FILE  NEW

9. What is RESOLUTION?  The measurement of the total number of pixels in an image.  HIGH-RES 300 DPI or dots per inch Good for printing  LOW-RES 72 DPI or dots per inch Good for website graphics

10. What the Application Bar?  Topmost menu with view preferences.View Extras: Show guides Show grids Show rulers Zoom Level

11. What Screen Mode?  Press the F key to cycle between 3 different ways of viewing your screen.

12. How can I arrange my open documents?  Click the arrange documents button and choose an icon.

13. How do I ZOOM?  Zooming is changing the magnification of your screen. This is view only, it does not effect how a document prints.  Zoom tool: shortcut Z Click on the part of the image to enlarge. ALT click the canvas to reduce.

14. How else can I ZOOM? 1. Type % in application bar 2. CTRL + and CTRL – 3. ALT mouse scroll up or down 4. CTRL 0: fit in widow