Adobe Photoshop CS2: Basic ACE Edition Study Guide

1-4188-8837-0 © 2007 Publish date: April 18, 2006 226 pages

 

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CBT Planet presents the Photoshop CS2: Basic ACE Edition study guide. This ACE edition is highly rated 4.9/5.0 in overall quality from the experts at ProCert Labs. Use this course to learn the basic features and capabilities of Photoshop CS2 and to prepare for Adobe Certified Expert certification.

The Photoshop CS2: Basic ACE Edition courseware covers the basics of selecting and modifying images, creating and manipulating layers, and other CS2 effects. You will learn about retouching and resizing images, and how to prepare your images for printing and for use on the Internet.

Our computer training books are expertly written using clear language and a comprehensive approach to the material. You'll find interactive exercises and review questions at the end of each section to reinforce your learning. In addition, since this Photoshop CS2: Basic ACE Edition courseware is designed to assist you in reaching your ACE credentials, we have included the CertBlaster exam-prep software to further help you prepare for passing the exam.

The manual closely maps to the Adobe Certified Expert exam objectives which means you are following the right path towards passing the ACE exam. Seven units show you the various key areas to study while the reviews and exercises reinforce what you've learned. You can use this as a standalone course, or use it as a self-study option to further enhance your other training products.

Course Objectives

By following this study guide, you will be familiar with raster and vector graphics, Photoshop's environment, opening and navigating images, and using Photoshop Help. You'll learn how to select image areas, modify and manipulate selections, create layers and Type layers, arrange and transform layers, use opacity, work with layer blending modes, and apply effects to a layer's contents.

In addition, the courseware shows you how to switch around the various image modes, adjust hue and saturation, adjust image contrast, repair defects, paint, erase, and work with filters. You'll also learn about resolution and dimensions, resizing images, using crop tools, and changing an image's canvas size.

Finally, you'll learn to optimize an image for the Internet, save an image in a format suitable for print use, and how to output single images as well as multiple images to a page or to a PDF file.

Course Contents

Unit 1 covers getting started

• Basic file types
• Photoshop's environment
• How to get help

Unit 2 discusses image selections

• Selection techniques
• How to Modify selections

Unit 3 goes over working with layers

• How to Create layers
• How to Modify layers
• How to use Type layers
• How to add layer effects

Unit 4 covers adjusting your images

• Image modes
• Hue and saturation adjustments
• Levels adjustments

Unit 5 covers retouching your images

• How to repair image defects
• Paint
• Using the Background Eraser
• Filters

Unit 6 talks about resizing your images

• Image resolutions
• Image canvas sizes

Unit 7 covers preparing your finished images

• Images for Internet use
• Images for printing
• Outputting images