How To Use Adobe Photoshop CS2

Part 2. Optimizing Photoshop Projects

Task

1 How to Use Multiple Views 62

2 How to Undo with the History Palette 64

3 How to Create Custom Tool Presets 66

4 How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts 68

5 How to Use the Preset Actions 70

6 How to Create Custom Actions 72

7 How to Set Up Batch Processing Options 74

8 How to Optimize Color Files for Printing 76

Although Photoshop often is thought of as a high-powered creative tool, it's also a nuts-and-bolts production tool. Most designers would rather spend their time building montages and creative designs, but too often they're saddled with less glamorous tasks such as cropping images and cataloging files.

The tasks in this part look at how to optimize your workflow, with tips and ideas on how to work faster and more efficiently. These tasks are valuable to master because you can apply them to other tasks, making everything you do a bit easier. In some situations, such as the tasks involving actions, these tips let you automate the entire process. Other tasks teach you to customize your workflow using keyboard shortcuts, file annotation, and batch processing. You'll also find tasks for sharing files and optimizing the features in the History palette. •