Adobe Photoshop skills

  • I have to take an Adobe Photoshop skills test in the near future. Although it is not crucial that I pass this test, it would be to my benefit to get a few questions right. I have no information about this test other than that it will test for basic Photoshop skills. I have only used the application once or twice before. Please provide a short list of Photoshop functions, features or tools that someone with "basic" skills should be familiar with. Please provide the correct name for these functions so that I can easily find them in the help menu. Optional: please give an example of how someone might use this feature to edit a picture. Thanks


  • Greetings, Stan! There are numerous free Photoshop tutorial sources available on the Internet, and some of them are **far** better and more extensive than that which a Researcher could prepare for you themselves for a $5.00 fee. I have compiled for you a list of the resources that I feel do the best job of explaining Photoshop features in simple, easily understandable terms for someone who has never used the program before. The first 3 should provide you everything that you need to pass your test. Introduction to Photoshop, from the University of Arizona Library, Tucson, AZ: http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/ust/software/photoshop/ps-intro.pdf (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files; if you don't already have it, you can download it here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html ) The highly-esteemed WebMonkey site has a Photoshop Crash Course by Jim Frew: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/graphics/tutorials/tutorial1.html?tw=eg20010108 And there is a Photoshop 7 update to that course by Evany Thomas here: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/02/16/index1a.html About.com has a detailed tutorial, Adobe Photoshop Basics http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/course/bllps5out.htm?once=true& This site has a long list of tutorials for individual Photoshop features -- including sample files you can download to get "hands-on" training (scroll down to see the list of clickable links to tutorials). http://www.digital-creativity.org.uk 304 Photoshop Tips, by Trevor Morris http://user.fundy.net/morris/downloads/304Photoshop6Tips.pdf (This file is password-protected, so you may Print it, but not Save it) For the Photoshop user who's stumped on how to accomplish a certain task, there is a great series of Photoshop Tips at Pete's PhotoshopPlanet: http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials.html An archived version of ZDnet's Photoshop Quick Start Guide page includes links to several tutorials: http://web.archive.org/web/20000510142913/http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/quickstart/guides/0,10606,6001483,00.html For someone who's decided to learn Photoshop exhaustively, there are numerous other Photoshop links on IntelInfo's Free Adobe Photoshop Training & Tutorials page: http://www.intelinfo.com/newly_researched_free_training/Free_Photoshop_Training_and_Tutorials.html Search Strategy "Adobe Photoshop" "quick start" ://www.google.com/search?q=%22Adobe+Photoshop%22+%22quick+start%22 Before Rating my Answer, if you have any Questions or problems with the information provided above, please post a Request for Clarification, and I will do my best to assist you. Regards, aceresearcher


  • The ZDnet page did not get hyperlinked because it contains commas. Try this link instead: http://web.archive.org/web/20000510142913/http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/quickstart/guides/0%2C10606%2C6001483%2C00.html


  • Hmmm. It looks as though you will need to Copy the ZDnet link and Paste it into the Address bar of your Browser. Best wishes, ace


    • December 01st 2008 Posted to munchsmadonna.com edit