Things you should know how to do in Photoshop .

Pull Down Menus

In the File Menu
1. Make an New File with a specific size and resolution
2. Open an old File
3. Save a File
4. Save As, or an extra copy of a file
5. Import a Scanned Image

In the Edit Menu
1. Undo and Redo
2. Transform an Image (Scale, Skew, Distort, Rotate, Etc. with the shift, control and apple keys)
3. Cut, Copy, Paste, and Paste into
4. Fill and Stroke

In the Image Menu
1. Change to Grayscale, CMYK, and RGB
2. Adjust Levels, Color Balance, Hue/Saturation, also Invert
3. Change the Image Size
4. Rotate a canvas
5. Crop a picture
6. Liquify an image

In the Layer Menu
1. Make a New Layer
2. Duplicate an existing Layer
3. Add a Layer Style (Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, Etc.)
4. Group Layers
5. Arrange Layers
6. Flatten Images

In the Select Menu
1. Select All
2. Deselect
3. Invert Selection
4. Feather Selection
5. Modify Selection (Expand and Contract)

In the Filter Menu
1. Access desired Filters

In the View Menu
1. Zoom In and Out
2. Fit on Screen
3. Show Rulers

In the Window Menu
1. Access desired Pop-Up Menus






Pop Up Menus

Layer Menu
1. Make a New Layer
2. Duplicate an existing Layer
3. Add a Layer Style (Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, Etc.)
4. Group Layers
5. Arrange Layers
6. Flatten Images
7. Merge Layers
8. Hide Layers
9. Change Layer Opacity
10. Change Layer Property (Normal, Overlay, Etc.)

History Menu
1. Move Backward Rapidly
2. Activate the History Brush

Character Menu
1. Change a Font and Font Style
2. Change a Font Size
3. Change Leading between lines
4. Change Kerning between letters
5. Change Font Height
6. Change Font Width
7. Change Font Color

Paragraph Menu
1. Change text Alignment and Justification


Toolbar

Marquee Tools
1. Make a Selection
2. Make a Feathered Selection in the Options Bar
3. Add to a Selection
4. Add to a Selection in the Options Bar
5. Take away from a Selection
6. Take away from a Selection in the Options Bar
7. Use the Magic Wand Tool
8. Adjust Magic Wand Tolerance in the Options Bar
9. Use all Lasso and Shape selection tools

Move Tool
1. Move objects
2. Transfer an Object/image from one file to another (including internet images and layers)
3. Pull out Guidelines
4. Change Layers (R-click)

Paintbrush Tool
1. How to Draw
2. How to Change paintbrush Opacity
3. How to Change Brush Size ( [ & ] )

Stamp Tool
1. How to make an Anchor Point
2. How to choose a Copy Point
3. How to reset your anchor point
4. How to change your Stamp Tool Size

Paint Bucket
1. How to fill in an area
2. How to fill in a selected area using the magic wand

Gradient Tool
1. How to apply a gradient to an area
2. How to apply a gradient to a selected area
3. How to change a Gradient Color
4. How to change a Gradient Opacity
5. How to change a Gradient Fade

Text Tool
1. How to make a Text Line
2. How to make a Text Box
3. How to make Text type up and down
4. How to make text Arc, Ripple and Bend (Text Warp)
5. How to change Text Color

Pen Tool
1. How to NEVER use this

Shape tool (rectangle)
1. How to make shapes of varying sizes and types
2. How to make a perfect square by holding the shift key

Eye-Dropper Tool
1. How to Match a color

Zoom Tool
1. In and Out & corresponding hot keys (apple + and apple - )
2. Fit on Screen (apple + 0 )

Notes Tool
1. How to leave a note on your File
2. Change Authors Name

Color Picker
1. Choose a Foreground Color
2. Choose a Background Color
3. Flip-Flop Colors
4. Eye-Drop outside of the Color Picker

Screen Modes
1. Toggle between screen modes

Searching for Internet Images
1. How to use www.google.com or other search engines to search for images
2. How to selectively search for high quality / large images
3. How to import an image onto a file in Photoshop
4. CTL + Copy Image, Paste into Photoshop