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		<title>How to move layers without touching them</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/how-to-move-the-layers-without-touching-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layers Palette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Move Tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shortcuts]]></category>

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Okay, the title is slightly misleading&#160;..
You can not move layers without touching them, but you can move them from the layers palette without clicking on them using the following keyboard&#160;shortcuts: 
To move a layer down to the layers palette, press: Command-left bracket (PC: Ctrl-left bracket)
To move a layer to the palette of layers, press: Command-right bracket (PC: Ctrl-right&#160;bracket) 
Now, if ...]]></description>
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<p>Okay, the title is slightly misleading&nbsp;..</p>
<p>You can not move layers without touching them, but you can move them from the layers palette without clicking on them using the following keyboard&nbsp;shortcuts: </p>
<p>To move a layer down to the layers palette, press: Command-left bracket (<span class="caps">PC</span>: Ctrl-left bracket)<br />
To move a layer to the palette of layers, press: Command-right bracket (<span class="caps">PC</span>: Ctrl-right&nbsp;bracket) </p>
<p>Now, if you want to move a layer within the image without using your mouse, select the Move tool and use the arrow keys on your keyboard.<br />
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		<title>Shortcuts for Zoom</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/shortcuts-for-zoom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hand Tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shortcuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoom Tool]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To go directly to view 100% of your image, then double click the Zool&#160;tool. 
To adjust the image directly to the screen size, double-click the Hand&#160;tool. 
Other useful Shortcuts for&#160;zooming:
[Ctrl + =] - zoom in
[Ctrl + -] - zoom out
[Ctrl + 0] - fit to window


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To go directly to view 100% of your image, then double click the Zool&nbsp;tool. </p>
<p>To adjust the image directly to the screen size, double-click the Hand&nbsp;tool. </p>
<p>Other useful Shortcuts for&nbsp;zooming:</p>
<p>[Ctrl + =] - zoom in<br />
[Ctrl + -] - zoom out<br />
[Ctrl + 0] - fit to window<br />
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		<title>Select the outline of your text</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/select-the-outline-of-your-text/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Menu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shortcuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Type Layer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are two ways for selecting the outline of your text. The first is to use ctrl-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on the layer palette to Type Layers. The second way is to go to Select menu and select Load. When the dialog box opens, click OK and create a selection around your text.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are two ways for selecting the outline of your text. The first is to use ctrl-click (<span class="caps">PC</span>: Ctrl-click) on the layer palette to Type Layers. The second way is to go to Select menu and select Load. When the dialog box opens, click <span class="caps">OK</span> and create a selection around your text.<br />
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		<title>Formatting symbols in Photoshop</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/formatting-symbols-in-photoshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Formatting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Formatting Symbols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shortcuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To adjust the distance between the character of the baseline (as must be done on commercial symbols), highlight the character you want to format and press Shift-Option-up arrow (PC: Shift-Alt-up arrow) to move the character above the baseline. Use the same shortcut, but the down arrow key to move the text below the baseline (for cases such as H2O, etc).


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To adjust the distance between the character of the baseline (as must be done on commercial symbols), highlight the character you want to format and press Shift-Option-up arrow (<span class="caps">PC</span>: Shift-Alt-up arrow) to move the character above the baseline. Use the same shortcut, but the down arrow key to move the text below the baseline (for cases such as <span class="caps">H2O</span>, etc).<br />
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		<title>Should I use raster or not?</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/should-i-use-raster-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/should-i-use-raster-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digitizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Filter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rasterizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rendering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Type Layer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

When you digitized a Type layer, you no longer have the option to revert back to your text and change the spelling, the number of words, or spaces between&#160;words. 
But why do so? 
If you apply a filter, of any type (from the filter menu), you have to do that. This is why Type layers are different to images layers. ...]]></description>
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<p>When you digitized a Type layer, you no longer have the option to revert back to your text and change the spelling, the number of words, or spaces between&nbsp;words. </p>
<p><strong>But why do so? </strong></p>
<p>If you apply a filter, of any type (from the filter menu), you have to do that. This is why Type layers are different to images layers. They are similar to Adobe Illustrator vector type layers and are such (fully editable, gradual etc.) until you convert them from vector to normal pixel layer. This is called digitizing (rasterizing). In previous versions of Photoshop this is also referred to as rendering. There is one basic rule: if you want to use a filter or different effects in your text, you need first to digitize.<br />
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		<title>Sharpen jelly</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/sharpen-jelly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coreldraw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freehand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jelly Effect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharpen Jelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Threshold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Un-sharp Mask]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The jelly-type effects are extremely impressive and are three-dimensional if the filter Un-sharp Mask (select from the menu Sharpen Filter). Yes, try the following values and run the filter&#160;twice: 
Amount: 150%, Radius: 1 and Threshold: 7.
There is another way as well for achieving&#160;this:
You can use Adobe Illustrator (or Freehand, or CorelDRAW) to put your text on a path and then ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The jelly-type effects are extremely impressive and are three-dimensional if the filter Un-sharp Mask (select from the menu Sharpen Filter). Yes, try the following values and run the filter&nbsp;twice: </p>
<p>Amount: 150%, Radius: 1 and Threshold: 7.<br />
There is another way as well for achieving&nbsp;this:</p>
<p>You can use Adobe Illustrator (or Freehand, or CorelDRAW) to put your text on a path and then save the your image in <span class="caps">EPS</span> format and use the Place command in Photoshop (under the File menu) to insert the text with the path.<br />
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		<title>How to get realistic colors</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/how-to-get-realistic-colors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/how-to-get-realistic-colors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Color Picker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realistic Colors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A clever method to get realistic colors in important areas of an image; such as skin, grass, hair, and sky is to open a color image containing true colors such as black or&#160;white. 
You can then use the Color Picker to move the mouse pointer to a true color, take a sample from the true colors and return to your ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A clever method to get realistic colors in important areas of an image; such as skin, grass, hair, and sky is to open a color image containing true colors such as black or&nbsp;white. </p>
<p>You can then use the Color Picker to move the mouse pointer to a true color, take a sample from the true colors and return to your previous picture which you then can color with the color you selected.<br />
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		<title>Avoid confusing clipping groups with clipping paths</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/avoid-confusing-clipping-groups-with-clipping-paths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/avoid-confusing-clipping-groups-with-clipping-paths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clipping Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clipping Path]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illustrator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[InDesign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Objects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pen Tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QuarkXpress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

The clipping group used in the layers is often confused with the well-known term clipping path, but they are two completely different things. The only common point is their effect: a group of off putting your picture in a text (or whatever space) and in the next lower layer, we can say it removes everything except the limits of the&#160;text. ...]]></description>
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<p>The clipping group used in the layers is often confused with the well-known term clipping path, but they are two completely different things. The only common point is their effect: a group of off putting your picture in a text (or whatever space) and in the next lower layer, we can say it removes everything except the limits of the&nbsp;text. </p>
<p>A clipping path is created with the Pen and you can save this path so that when you insert the image into another application (like QuarkXPress, the Adobe InDesign, the Adobe Illustrator, etc.), you can cut anything that is outside the path. This technique is often used for white backgrounds that lie behind&nbsp;objects. </p>
<p>As a conclusion, remember that the clipping groups is a layers working technique, the clipping path is a path created with the Pen tool and that it is used to separate images from their background.<br />
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		<title>Display the dialog box for last filter used</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/display-the-dialog-box-for-last-filter-used/</link>
		<comments>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/display-the-dialog-box-for-last-filter-used/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apply Filters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Filters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Re-apply Filter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shortcuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you apply a filter and want to apply it again with different parameters, there is a keyboard shortcut to do just that. You can display a dialog box containing the last filter you ran with the settings used by pressing Option-Command-F (PC: Alt-Control-F). If you want to re-apply the last filter you used with exactly the same settings, simply ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you apply a filter and want to apply it again with different parameters, there is a keyboard shortcut to do just that. You can display a dialog box containing the last filter you ran with the settings used by pressing Option-Command-F (<span class="caps">PC</span>: Alt-Control-F). If you want to re-apply the last filter you used with exactly the same settings, simply press Command-F (<span class="caps">PC</span>: Ctrl-F).<br />
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		<title>When to use the Colorize</title>
		<link>http://www.photoshopinstructions.com/when-to-use-the-colorize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saturation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The only time you should enable Colorize within the framework of dialogue Hue / Saturation is when the image or selected area does not contain any&#160;color. 
Enabling this framework adds color to the picture. If your image is already colored and you only want to change the color, there&#8217;s no need to click on Colorize - simply move the cursor ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only time you should enable Colorize within the framework of dialogue Hue / Saturation is when the image or selected area does not contain any&nbsp;color. </p>
<p>Enabling this framework adds color to the picture. If your image is already colored and you only want to change the color, there&#8217;s no need to click on Colorize - simply move the cursor ca Hue to select a new color.<br />
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