| A | B |
| desktop publishing | Using a software to layout text, type, drawings and images on a page on a personal computer |
| advantage of Publisher over Word | more control over your elements in Publisher |
| publication | A combination of multiple elements into one document |
| template | A pre-arranged publication |
| thumbnail | A miniature plan for a layout- first draft. |
| ribbon | ontains the menus and gives you access to all of the functions and features of publisher. |
| A suffix at the end of a filename that indicates what type of file it is. | file extension |
| One of the most common image file formats, a lossy format and used for RGB and Grayscale color modes, best for compressing photographic images, and used for large, colorful images on the Web. | .jpg |
| The standard Photoshop Elements Project file. | .pse |
| Captures document text, fonts, images, and even formatting of documents from a variety of applications and uses Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. Stands for portable document format. | .pdf |
| Image format designed as an alternative to the GIF format and is the image format of Fireworks. | .png |
| Stands for Red, Blue, Green | RGB |
| What does it mean to constrain proportions when resizing the dimensions of a photo? | Keep the proportions of height to width the same |
| The number of colors used in one pixel | one |
| The number of pixels per inch determines this | resolution |
| Stands for picture element | pixel |
| Color mode doesn't use color at all, but is strictly a black and white mode used to quickly convert a color image into black and white | grayscale |
| A layer changes the hue/saturation level on the layer it is applied to | adjustment layer |
| Layer that can be a solid color, gradient or pattern | fill |
| First opened image will be labled this | background |
| Combining multiple layers into a single layer | merge layers |
| Combining all layers into a single background | flatten layers |
| Surrounds the contents of a layer with a dotted box with handles | bounding box |
| Option that connects layers | "Link Layers" |
| tiny square that makes up an image each one with one color | pixel |
| 3 primary colors of the compter world and of light | red, green, blue |
| image file format that can maintain transparency | .png |
| lossy format best for compressing photos | .jpg |
| file format, lossless, requires Photoshop Elements to open | .psd |
| file format that can accomodate animated images | .gif |
| A Layer that includes a picture | image layer |
| First opened image will be labled this | background |
| The difference between light and dark in an image | contrast |
| allows you to erase part of your image to the background color that you have set | Eraser |
| Elliptical Marquee tool makes a | circle or oval |
| hold down what key while making your selection. To make a perfect circle you | shift |
| This tool is a combination of three other selection tools. | Quick Selection Tool |
| This tool is a digital version of tracing an outline around an object. | Lasso |
| Image made up of pixels | raster image |
| Image based on proportional (mathematical) formulas | vector image |