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Shortcuts for File Menu

Action Shortcut
New Ctrl+N
Open Ctrl+O
Close Ctrl+W
Save Ctrl+S
Save a Copy Ctrl+Alt+S
Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P
Exit/Quit Ctrl+Q
Help F1

Shortcuts for Edit Menu

Action Shortcut
Undo Ctrl+Z
Step Forward in History Ctrl+Shift+Z
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Free Transform Ctrl+T
Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K

Shortcuts for Image Menu

Action Shortcut
Adjust Levels Ctrl+L
Adjust Auto Contrast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Adjust Color Balance Ctrl+B
Desaturate Ctrl+Shift+U
Extract Ctrl+Alt+X

Shortcuts for Layers Menu

Action Shortcut
New Layer Ctrl+Shift+N
Layer via Cut Ctrl+Shift+J
Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G
Bring Forward Ctrl+]
Send Back Ctrl+Shift+[
Merge Layers Ctrl+E

Shortcuts for Select Menu

Action Shortcut
Select All Ctrl+A
Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D
Feather Ctrl+Alt+D

Shortcuts for Filter Menu

Action Shortcut
Last Filter Ctrl+F

Shortcuts for View Menu

Action Shortcut
Preview CMYK Ctrl+Y
Zoom In Ctrl++
Zoom In & Resize Window Ctrl+Alt++
Fit on Screen Ctrl+0
Hide Edges Ctrl+H
Show/Hide Rulers Ctrl+R
Show/Hide Extras Ctrl+H
Show Guides Ctrl+;

Misc. Useful Commands

Action Shortcut
Fill with Forground Color Alt+Backspace
Fill from History Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Move a Copy 10 Pixels Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys
Decrease Font Size by 2 Ctrl+Alt+<
Decrease Font Size by 10 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+<
Descend through Layers Alt+[
Select Bottom Layer Shift+Alt+[

OK so you are thinking she has finally lost it. Well not exactly. I recently realised how just about everyone seems to have an iPod or an Mp3 player or at the very least the ability to download and use iTunes. Yes iTunes, I was not much of a fan before, but am now a fan.

Ok so let’s get to the point, most of us use our iPods to store and listen to music and with the newer iPods you can view movies and pictures on them so it makes sense to expand this use. I now introduce you to the world of the podcast.

The iTunes store only allows purchases from certain countries, but anyone can browse the store and search and download free content.  Firstly ensure that you have the latest version…if not download it. Then ensure that you have enabled podcast’s in the preferences menu.

Edit > Preferences.

These are my settings and you can see I have enabled Podcast’s.

Once setup click on the iPod store in the main iTunes window. Depending where in the world you are from it will allow you direct access after giving them credit card details or allow you the browse options after selecting a country’s store to browse. I choose that as we cannot buy from iTunes and the best of all is that Podcast’s are FREE!

From the podcast menu you can browse or you can use the search button at the top to search for a topic. Now we get to why is this on Tutorial Tuesday, well you guessed it. There are loads of podcast’s on all sorts of topics and more specifically Photoshop and photography.

A few  have downloaded of late and subscribe to are the following….

• Adobe Photoshop quick tips
• Lynda.com training
• Photoshop Killer tips
• Photoshop user

To name a few. So jump right in and search for a few you may find interesting. Remember to select your update options in the preference menu as to how often you want to update your subscriptions and how much you want saved as they do take up space especially if you choose to save video options.

Well I hope you find this helpful.

Here is another link to our kit, enjoy.

Fiona