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| Creating New Documents | The process of creating a new file in Photoshop. |
| New Document Presets | There are different presets for creating new documents in Photoshop. These can range from picture presets to print presets to video presets. |
| Workspace | A specific layout best used for a certain photoshop process (painting, 3D, Typography, etc. etc.). |
| Customize Workspace | All of the panels in Photoshop are modular and can be positioned to how the user likes. Custom workspaces can be saved for future use. |
| Resetting Workspace | You can reset the workspace to a saved layout if changes are made. |
| Photoshop Menus | There are different menus in Photoshop that allow the user to interact with the program as well as edit their images & documents. |
| File Menu | Used to Open, save, export, import, and adjust individual files. |
| Edit Menu | Used to edit images inside of Photoshop with certain tasks such as scale. Also used to undo and redo actions and edit the preferences within Photoshop. |
| Image Menu | Used to edit images with certain tasks such as image adjustments. Can also be used to change the document color mode and document size. |
| Layer Menu | Used to create new layers, group layers, merge layers, as well as edit layers with masks. |
| Type Menu | Used to edit and adjust text. |
| Select Menu | Used to select objects within images as well as edit and refine selections. |
| Filter Menu | Used to apply preset filters and effects to images. |
| View Menu | Used to adjust the view in Photoshop such as how zoomed in the document is, the screen mode, as well as viewing the grid and rulers. Also used to create guides. |
| Window Menu | Used to open panels and edit / reset the current workspace. |
| Document Window | The tab and artboard of current work in Photoshop. |
| Options Bar | The bar beneath the menus that changes based on the selected tool. Used for adjusting specific tool settings. |
| Status Bar | Small bar at the bottom of the Photoshop window that displays file information such as file size, zoom status. and resolution. |
| Panels | Photoshop is made up of different panels that each have a different function. Panels range from the layers panel, color panel, tools panel, adjustments panel, character panel, properties panel, etc. etc. Each panel has a specific use based on the need of the user. |
| Photoshop Preferences | Settings that affect the way Photoshop runs. For example, how much RAM photoshop uses, the color of guides, and the color of the UI. |
| File Info | Specific information that can be embedded into the file such as the author and copyright status. |
| AutoSave | Recovery setting in Photoshop that will save the file you are working on based on settings set in the preferences command window. |
| Non-Printing Elements | Aspects of Photoshop that aid design and alignment but do not show up on printed or exported images. |
| Rulers | Allows the user to see the exact dimensions of a document and exactly where on a document objects are placed. |
| Guides | Lines created using rulers or dimensions in a document that allow the user to align objects to specific locations. |
| Smart Guides | Temporary snap-to guides that appear when you move objects; help you align, edit, and transform objects relative to other objects. |
| Grids | A non-printing Element that divides the document into equal parts rectangular parts. Used for alignment and balance purposes. |
