Time-Saving Tips Using Photoshop

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Free Online Course: Time-Saving Tips Using Photoshop provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Time-Saving Tips Using Photoshop is taught by Chad Chelius.

Overview
  • Discover how to work more efficiently with Adobe Photoshop—and spend more time on your creative project.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Saving time with Photoshop
    • Sending feedback?
    1. Performance and Interface Tips
    • Changing interface settings
    • Customizing Photoshop
    • Leveraging workspaces
    • Zooming techniques
    • Panning techniques
    • Essential Photoshop preferences
    • Picking up colors
    2. Shortcuts
    • Using Photoshop tool shortcuts
    • Working with the foreground and background colors
    • Undo shortcut
    • Working with layers
    • Selecting and moving layers
    • Showing and hiding layers
    • Merging layers
    • Layer opacity and blending modes
    • Simplifying the Layers panel
    • Masking shortcuts
    • Adjusting brush size and hardness
    • Scrubby sliders
    3. Selections and Masking
    • Transforming selections
    • Selection tool techniques
    • Feathering selections
    • Saving and loading selections
    • Quick Mask mode
    • Using the Quick Selection tool
    • Adding a color adjustment
    • Using Select and Mask
    • The Blend If trick
    4. Working with Type
    • Creating type elements
    • Previewing fonts
    • Changing type properties
    • Clipping images to text
    5. Efficiencies
    • Working with Auto-Select
    • Layer styles
    • Resetting a dialog box
    • Resetting a tool
    • Removing a color cast
    • Fill vs. Opacity
    • Smart Objects
    • Stacking layer styles
    • Image Processor
    • Creating Photoshop actions
    Conclusion
    • Next steps