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Selecting only one letter of a word

We often use the shortcut Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on the name of the layer to create a selection around the text. By doing this, the entire text is selected. But what if you want to select only one or two letters? You should first digitalize your image of your menu by going to Layer, and then selecting Rasterize Type. Caution, …


Printing text from Photoshop

Many ask why there is text effects if text can’t be printed from Photoshop. Always ask: “Who told you that?” And usually the answer is “Someone from the office.”
Rule # 1: Do not listen to those who say “You cannot”.
Rule # 2: Do not listen to anyone from your office.
Text in Photoshop can easily be printed, provided you follow some simple rules: …


Design lines

If you have a problem designing lines with the tools provides by Photoshop, here is a small trick to help you. Instead of dragging the tool, simply click once to the point where you want to start and then move to where you want to finish the line, press and hold Shift, click and Photoshop will automatically draw a straight …


Reset to default settings in Photoshop

Would you like to restore Photoshop to its original settings that were immediately after installation? You can do this easily by holding down the keys Shift-Option-Control (PC: Shift-Alt-Control) and open Photoshop. You’ll see a dialog box will prompt you to restore the default settings of Photoshop. Now everything is restored and you can start customizing it again!


Want to increase the size of the canvas?

Activate the scope Relative. Want to avoid calculations when you are in the Canvas Size dialog box to enlarge the area of your image? Simply select the Relative, and enter how much space you want to add, rather than count the space for each dimension.