Layer Operation 42 Techniques
1. If you only want to display a certain layer, just press the Alt key and click the layer visibility icon of the layer to display other layers. The layer is hidden. Press it again to show all layers.
2. Press the Alt key and click the brush icon in front of the current layer to unlink all layers from it.
3. To change the opacity of the currently active tool or layer, use the numeric keys on the small keyboard. Press "1" for 10% opacity and "5" for 50%. And "0" represents 100% opacity. And pressing a number continuously, such as "45", will give you a result with an opacity of 45%.
Note: The above method will also affect the currently active brush tool, so if you want to change the opacity of the active layer, please switch to the move tool or
# before changing it. ##Other selection tools. 4. Press the Alt key and click the "Delete Layer" icon at the bottom of the "Layer" palette to delete the layer without popping up any confirmation prompt. This operation is performed on channels and paths. The same applies to . Tips: This technique can also be used in layer masks and clipping paths. Now click on the appropriate thumbnail, then press the Alt key and click the "Delete" icon. This will This way, the mask or path can be deleted without any confirmation prompt. 5. Press Ctrl and click the "Delete Layer" icon at the bottom of the "Layer" palette to delete all related layers at the same time. Note: This technique cannot be used if all layers are related, because you cannot delete every layer in an image, because an image requires at least There must be a layer. 6. When you are currently using the "Move" tool or pressing the Ctrl key, right-click anywhere on the canvas to get a list of layers under the mouse pointer. Follow the steps from Arrange them in order from the top layer to the bottom layer. Selecting a layer name in the list will make that layer active. Tips for naming layers and groups: If you are used to naming layers in lowercase and uppercase for groups (or vice versa), you can use the right-click context to It's easy to distinguish between the two when selecting a layer or setting from the menu. Tips: Press the Alt key and then right-click to make the mouse pointer select the top layer. Likewise, when the Move tool is selected, you can enable the Auto-Select Layers option in the Options palette. If you press Alt+Shift and then right-click, you can associate/disassociate the top layer with the current layer. 7. When the "Move" tool is selected, press the Ctrl key and click or drag to automatically select or move the top layer under the mouse pointer. Press Ctrl+Shift and then click or drag to associate the top layer with the currently active layer. 8. Press the Ctrl key and then click the "Create New Layer" or "Create New Group" button at the bottom of the "Layer" palette to insert a new layer or group into the current image. below the layer or group. Press Ctrl+Alt and click to display the dialog box related to the new layer or group. 9. Press the Alt key and double-click a layer name in the "Layer" palette to display the "Layer Properties" dialog box, where you can rename the layer. Tips: Press the Alt key and double-click on a background layer to convert it into a normal layer named "Layer 0", and no confirmation prompt will appear during this process. . 10. If you want to reduce the opacity of a certain part of a layer, first create a selection, then press Shift+Backspace to access the "Fill" dialog box, set the blending mode to "Clear", and then You need to set the opacity of the selection. Another method is to select "Edit > Clear" the selected area, create a historical state, and then use the "Fill" command and content settings to store the content of the selected area. There is no need for historical record settings. transparency. 11. By default, the shape will be set according to the color fill layer. To change such a setting, select a new fill/adjustment layer in the submenu of "Layer > Change Layer Contents." 12. Use the following keyboard shortcuts to move or navigate between layers: Shortcut Key Function Shortcut KeyFunction Alt＋[ / ]Activate the previous/next visible layerAlt＋Shift+ [ / ]Activate the bottom/top visible layerCtrl＋ [ / ]Move the layer down/upCtrl＋Shift+[ / ]Move the layer to the bottom/top13. To drag multiple layers between documents, you can first link them, and then use the "Move" tool to drag them from one document window to another. Note: You cannot drag multiple layers from the Layers palette into another document—even if they are linked to each other. This action only works on the selected layer. .14. You can drag a layer to the "Create New Layer" ("Create New Snapshot") button at the bottom of the "Layers" palette to create a copy of a layer; or you can also use "Picture Click "Copy Layer" in the Layers palette menu to operate.
15. Use Ctrl+J (Layer>New>Layer via copy) to create a copy of the current layer without an active selection.
16. Press the Alt key and drag a layer to the "Create New Layer" icon at the bottom of the "Layers" palette to copy this layer to a new document.
Layer Group
17. Changing the blending mode or opacity of a layer group will affect all layers in the group, so that all layers in the group can be regarded as one layer. Perform operations. 18. To put multiple layers into a layer group at the same time, you can link these layers, and then select "New Group from Layers" in the layer palette menu; or you can also select "Layer >New>Create Group from Layers".
Tip: Press the Alt key when you select "New Group from Layer" so you can ignore the dialog box and use the default name and properties for the layer group.
19. To lock the transparency, pixels, position, etc. of all layers in a group, you can select "Layer > Lock All Layers in Group".
Tips: Press the / key to turn the current lock setting on or off.
20. To release all the layers in a group, such as deleting the group without deleting the layers in it, you can activate the layer group and press Ctrl+Alt and click the "Delete" button, or Press Ctrl and drag the layer group above the "Delete" icon. Similarly, you can also choose to delete only the group in the result confirmation dialog box after clicking the delete icon.
21. Copy a layer group that includes all the layers in it. You can drag it to the "Create New Group" button at the bottom of the "Layers" palette; or you can also create a new group in the image. Select "Duplicate Group" from the Layers Palette menu.
22. To create a new document on a layer group, you can press the Alt key and drag the group above the "Create New Group" icon at the bottom of the "Layers" palette; then , in the dialog box that appears, select "New" in the "Document" drop-down menu.
23. To remove the bottom layer in a layer group, drag the thumbnail of this layer in the layers palette to the left.
24. To copy multiple groups, link these groups first. Next, copy the document and use the drag tool to drag the groups into the original document. At this point you can discard the copied document.
25. You can add clipping paths (vector masks) or traditional layer masks to a layer group. Group masks affect all layers within the group. It allows a given layer to have up to four masks: a layer mask and a clipping path that can be applied by layer or group.
26. If you want to merge several visible layers downward, you can first link them and then select the "Down" merge command. If the current layer is connected to other layers at this time, Linked, then this command becomes a command to merge linked layers.
27. You can press Alt and click between layers to group them together. This is a convenient method when some layers are linked together, because you only want to group certain layers into the same group.
28. Here is a method that can help you reorder several layers at the same time: first group several layers that need to be sorted into a group, then position the group to a new position, and then dissolve it. This group is enough.
Masks and Channels
29. Click "Add Layer Mask" at the bottom of the "Layer" palette to add a mask that displays the current selection. Press the Alt key and click the "Add Layer Mask" button to add a mask that hides the current selection.
30. To create a mask for the current layer that depicts the contents of the current layer, you can Drag and drop this layer above "Add Layer Mask". Press the Alt key and drag and drop to add a mask that hides the contents of the current layer.
31. From a layer. To copy a layer mask to another layer, first select the layer you want to apply the mask to and make sure it does not have a layer mask, then copy the thumbnail of the layer mask from the other layer. Drag on the layer above "Add Layer Mask" at the bottom of the "Layers" palette
Tips: When copying the clipping path from one layer to another. , the above method is also applicable
32. The following hotkeys can help when you use layer masks:
Shortcut key function
Shortcut Key
Function
Press the Alt key and click the mask thumbnail
Edit/Display layer mask
Press the Shift key and drag the image Layer mask thumbnail
Open/close layer mask
Press Ctrl and click the mask or press Ctrl+Alt+\
to load the layer mask as a selection Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift and click the layer mask thumbnail
Add to the current selection
Press Ctrl+Alt and click the layer mask thumbnail
Subtract from the current selection
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift and click the thumbnail
Intersect with the current selection
Press Alt+Shift and then click or press the \ key
View the layer mask in ruby mode
Ctrl+\
In layers and layer masks Switch focus between layers
Ctrl+~
Switch focus to layer
33. By default, channels have hotkeys associated with them. You can use these hotkeys to load a channel's selection. The following are some hotkeys for general color modes:
RGB Mode
CYMK Mode
Index Mode
Ctrl＋~＝RGB
Ctrl＋~＝CYMK
Ctrl＋1＝Index
Ctrl＋1＝Red
Ctrl＋1＝Green
Ctrl＋2＝Other channels
Ctrl＋2＝Green
Ctrl＋2＝Yellow
……
(and so on)
Ctrl＋3＝Blue
Ctrl＋3＝Magenta
##Ctrl＋4＝Other channels
......
(and so on)
Ctrl＋8＝Other channels
Ctrl+9=Other channels
Shortcut key
41. To add a shape to the current layer as a clipping path, You can press Ctrl and click the "Add Layer Mask" icon, and then use the shape tool to draw the desired shape.
When opening an image, there is usually only one background layer. The background layer is special and many operations cannot be performed on it, so we use two methods to create general layers. Double-click the background layer and click OK. The background layer is converted into a normal layer. Or if we want to keep the background layer, we can right-click the background layer and select the Duplicate Layer dialog box in the pop-up menu. You can choose to copy the image to the current file or a new file. We select the current file and click OK, and a normal layer with the same content as the background layer appears. On the contrary, we can also convert the ordinary layer into a background layer by executing the menu Layer-New-Background From Layer command to convert the ordinary layer into a background layer. It is the background layer. Note that during the conversion process, the originally transparent part of the layer will be filled with the currently set background color, so it is better to define the background color before conversion.
We often make a mess of carefully crafted layers by accident. Therefore, ADOBE company provides us with a new and thoughtful function - locking layers. We can lock the selected layers to avoid accidentally destroying the layers. The locking functions provided are: transparent editing lock ( It is the same as the previous function of maintaining transparency), image editing lock (cannot fill or color edit the layer), transformation editing lock (the layer is not allowed to be moved or transformed), completely lock the layer (what Can’t do it anymore). In addition, when we want to lock multiple layers at the same time, in order to save trouble, we generally use the menu command Layer-Lock All Linked Layers (lock all linked layers), so that multiple linked layers can be locked at the same time. Lock settings.
It’s really troublesome to have too many layers. I can’t even see through them. I’ve long forgotten which layer is what. In order to avoid such a thing from happening, PHOTOSHOP 6.0 has added a new function - layer group. We can group and manage layers, which is much more convenient. Click the Create New Set command on the layer control panel to create an empty layer group. Then we can classify the layers into different layer groups for layer management. . Or another simpler method is to link the layers that need to be grouped into a group, and then use Layer-New (new layer group)-Layer Set From Linked (connect the layers into a layer group), we can Linked layers are grouped into a layer group.
You often cut an image and paste it into another file, right? In this way, you must often encounter jagged edges on the image or black or white edges left from the original background, right? How to solve it? They can be solved through PHOTOSHOP's Matting function. Execute the Layer-Matting command, where Defringe is used to eliminate jagged edges of the image, Remove white matte is used to eliminate the white edges of the image, and Remove Black Matte is used to remove the black edges of the image.
Frequently deforming images and constantly calling various deformation commands is really annoying. In fact, as long as you select the move tool and then check the Show Bounding Box (display deformation control box) in the control bar above, it will Various transformations can be performed on layers. The following tips are provided.
When doing scaling and deformation, hold down the SHIFT key to perform proportional scaling
Hold down the CTRL key and move the mouse to the control point to perform distortion and deformation
Hold down the CTRL+ALT+SHIFT keys and move the mouse close to the control point to perform perspective deformation.
If the transformation effect is not enough, you can execute Edit-Transform-Again to perform the last transformation operation again. (The shortcut key is CTRL+SHIFT+T. Here I found a little trick. Press and hold the ALT key at the same time to do repeated deformation and copying, which is very convenient when making special effects drawings, such as line drawings)
Advanced Layer Techniques Now we will start to talk about the most exciting advanced layer techniques in PHOTOSHOP. Once you learn it, there is no image that you cannot create. You must learn it carefully. .
Let’s take a look at layer masks first. I believe everyone can’t put it down. Indeed, its function is so powerful that it is definitely the king of PHOTOSHOP in terms of image blending. Using it, you can create incredible special effects images.
Create a new layer mask, click the Add a mask button in the layer panel to create a layer mask, which will create an all-white mask on the layer ( All images are opaque). And we can also hold down the ALT key and click to create a completely black mask (all images are transparent). When we want to create a mask on a layer that already has a selection range, we can create a mask through Layer-Add Layer Mask (add layer mask)-Reveal Selection (display selection range), so that all unselected The image will be hidden. If you select Hide Selection, all selected parts will be hidden.
After creating the mask, we can edit it. Use any coloring or drawing tool to edit the mask. Just remember that black represents transparent, white represents opaque, and gray represents translucent, and you can use your creativity to create stunning special effects images. We can view the filled-in layer mask at any time. Just hold down the ALT key and click the mask preview on the layer panel to view it. Press it again to return. By holding down the SHIFT key and clicking the preview image, you can temporarily turn off the mask, and then click again to restore the display. You can also delete the mask after editing the layer. Just grab the masking layer and drag it to the trash can at the bottom. A dialog box will appear asking you whether to save the effect. Just select Save.
Path mask is another type of mask. Its use is no different from ordinary masks, so I won’t introduce it too much. Just remember that both types of masks can be used at the same time. In this way, we can create many magical effects. Generally, we use path masks to remove the background of images, and use ordinary masks to set the transparency of image special effects.
There is a new color filling layer in PHOTOSHOP6.0, use It can perform single-color filling, gradient filling and pattern filling. Their use is similar to that of using ordinary coloring instructions, but the editability is unmatched by using ordinary coloring instructions, and it will also come with a Layer mask. As long as we use the layer masking technique mentioned above, we will create a color filling effect that is far stronger than using the color filling command alone.
Adjustment layer. This is the most powerful color adjustment function that PHOTOSHOP provides us. Ordinary color adjustment cannot be compared with adjustment layers. It has a very strong repetitive editing feature. We can re-modify it at any time, and it is the same as ordinary images. Like layers, it has the functions of color mixing mode, opacity and layer mask, which makes its color adjustment function far more powerful than ordinary color adjustment instructions. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you perform color adjustments in the adjustment layer. Since the color adjustment instructions have been introduced in the chapter on color techniques, we will not go into details about the color adjustment techniques here. It’s just that everyone needs to work hard on layer masks, otherwise such good things will be in vain. Now let’s introduce another heavyweight layer tool that PHOTOSHOP brings to us: layer effects. The function of layer effects has been available in past PHOTOSHOP versions. Many effects that we could only use channels or paths to create in the past can be easily created with just one or two layer effects. However, this function is available in PHOTOSHOP 6.0. It has been greatly improved and can be said to be the most essential part of PHOTOSHOP. Proper use of layer effects will bring incredible effects to your images. The following is a series of effects brought to us by the layer special effects function.
Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Outer Grow, Inner Grow, Bevel and Emboss, Stain, Ten layer effects including Color Overlay, Gradient Overlay, Pattern Overlay and Stroke. And they can be mixed.
To use these special effects, just execute Layer-Layer Styles to select various layer special effects, and press Add a new style on the layer panel. The same thing can be achieved by double-clicking the layer. In addition, we have to remember that after we create various special effects, we can save them as styles. When we need the same effects in the future, we just need to apply the styles. Due to limited time, we will not introduce it in detail. We will only focus on the key points and related techniques that need to be paid attention to during use.
Layer color mixing effects: We can set the color mixing mode, opacity, etc. in the general settings. Then in the advanced settings we can set the fill opacity and channel opacity (remember that the opacity can be set for different channels. And the image can be hollowed out (None means normal display, Shalow will The image is hollowed down to the bottom layer of the Layer Set. Select Deep to hollow out all the layers below, until the background layer), and finally let's pay attention to the blending settings. How to use it here. If you get it right, processing images will be much easier.
First select the display mode of the image in the Blend if pop-up menu, which can be grayscale or any channel of the image. Then we turn our attention to the two grayscale bands below. The upper one represents the selected layer (This Layer), the small black triangle on the left represents the dark part of the image, and the small white triangle on the right represents the bright part of the image. , drag the small black triangle to the right to hide the dark areas of the image, and drag the small white triangle to the left to hide the bright areas of the image. In addition, if we hold down the ALT key, we can drag the small triangle separately to soften the intersection between the visible and invisible parts of the image. Here I want to tell you that this is actually a very good background removal tool. You may not think so, but you will understand it when you open an image with a completely black or white background and use this function to remove the background. See how powerful and convenient it is. Do not believe? Open the duck picture that comes with PHOTOSHOP 6.0 and try it yourself! The lower grayscale band represents the subordinate layers of the selected layer. The use of grayscale bands is the same as mentioned above. Flexible use can allow the upper and lower layers to be seamlessly connected.
Other special effects are not much different from previous PHOTOSHOP versions. Everyone should be able to use them. Even if you don’t know how to use them, just practice more. We will not introduce them in detail, but just introduce the outline again. set up.
Contour is a new function, which is used in most of the special effects functions we introduced above. We can call several built-in contours in PHOSTOSHOP, and can create or edit contour maps by ourselves. You can experience the specific method yourself. The same special effect can produce different effects using different outlines, so you must try it.
That’s it for this layer chapter. In fact, it’s not finished at all. We haven’t fully covered many exciting functions, such as layer color mixing operations, layer styles, etc. I will continue to write these things for you when I have time. In addition, I will definitely write about advanced background extraction techniques - extraction and PHOTOSHOP's new super deformation function - liquefaction deformation. Okay, I really can’t say any more, goodbye.
Teach you 21 tips on commands in PS
Keyboard shortcuts (hot keys)
1. You can use Ctrl+Alt+Z and Ctrl+shift+Z to go back one step or forward one step respectively in the history state, or you can also use the history palette. Use the menu in the menu to execute step forward and backward commands. Use these two commands and the undo command [Ctrl+Z] to cycle between the specified historical state and the current state.
2. The following are some very practical hotkeys for filling commands in the current layer or selection:
Keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys)
1. You can use Ctrl+Alt+Z and Ctrl+shift+Z to go back one step or forward one step respectively in the history state, or you can also use the menu in the history palette to execute the steps forward and back commands. Use these two commands and the undo command [Ctrl+Z] to cycle between the specified historical state and the current state.
2. The following are some very practical hotkeys for filling commands in the current layer or selection:
Shortcut keys
Function
Shift+Backspace
Open the "Fill" dialog box
Alt+Backspace
Fill with the foreground color
Alt+Shift+Backspace
Fill with the foreground color and hold Transparent
Ctrl＋Backspace
Fill with background color
Ctrl＋Shift+Backspace
Fill with background color and keep it transparent
Ctrl＋Alt＋Backspace
Fill from the current history state
Ctrl＋Alt＋Shift+Backspace
Fill from the current history state and remain transparent
3. You can use the following hotkeys to quickly change the current selection or layer:
Shortcut keys
Menu command
Function
Ctrl+T
Edit>Free transformation
Free transformation selection/image Layer
Ctrl＋Alt＋T
Press Alt while selecting "Edit > Free Transform"
Use a copy for Free Transform
Ctrl＋Shift+T
Edit>Transform>Again
Repeat the last transformation
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Select "Edit> ;Transform>Again" while pressing Alt
Use a copy to repeat the transformation
4. You can use [Alt+Ctrl+W] Quickly close all open documents. At this time, a dialog box will pop up for unsaved files asking for your confirmation. 5. You can use F12] to enable the "File>Restore" command to restore the current document to the state when it was saved earlier.
6. Since Photoshop 6, Photoshop has a command called Save Copy, which can store a copy of the current document. Its related hotkey is Ctrl+Alt+S. After pressing it, you will see a dialog box similar to "Save As", but please note that after the file name, there is an additional word "Copy".
7. Use the following shortcuts to access some extended functions in the "Layer>Merge Layers" command:
Command
Hotkey
Function
Merge
Ctrl+E
Merge the current layer with the layer below it
Stamp
Ctrl+Alt+E
Merge a copy of the current layer with the layer below it Layer merge
Stamp visible layers
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E
Merge copies of all visible layers into the current layer
Merge visible layers
Ctrl+Shift+E
Merge all visible layers into the current layer
The following hotkeys are different for linked layers:
Command
Hotkey
Function
Merge links
Ctrl+E
Merge all linked layers into the current layer
Stamp linked layers
Ctrl+Alt+E
Merge copies of all linked layers into the current layer
Advanced Features 8. If you have copied an image to the clipboard before, when you create a new document [Ctrl+N] (File > New), Photoshop will automatically copy the image in the clipboard The dimensions are applied to the new document. To bypass this feature and restore the last settings, just press one more Alt key, which is [Ctrl+Alt+N].
Tips: If you want to insert the size or resolution and color mode of an open document into the new document dialog box, you can select it at the bottom of the "Window" menu name.
9. To straighten a distorted image, you can use the "Measurement" tool [Shift+I] to draw a straight line that should be horizontal or vertical (the edge of the image, a door frame, etc.), and then Select "Image>Rotate Canvas>Any Angle" and the correct angle and direction will be displayed. Click the "OK" button to apply the rotation.
Tips: In the current layer or selection, the angle of the "Measure" tool can also be automatically applied by selecting "Edit>Transform>Rotate".
Note: You can also use the Crop tool to rotate and crop an image in one step. Select the crop tool and draw a rectangular area. First drag to select the area, then rotate it, and press the Enter key to complete the cropping of the image.
10. You can use the "Layer>New>Layer by Copy [Ctrl＋J]" (or Layer by Cut [Ctrl＋Shift＋J]) command to copy or cut and paste in This is done in one operation and allows copied or cut elements to be pasted in the same location as where they were copied.
Tips: Add the Alt key to display the "Layer Properties" dialog box for the copied layer and the cut layer.
11. If you use "Image>Crop" to crop your image, you will lose all pixels outside the crop edge. To crop an image without losing data, you can use the Crop tool while also using Hide Crop Area.
Tip: You can also use "Image > Canvas Size" to crop the image without losing data, unless you are in "Index" mode. At this point, Photoshop will warn you that cropping is about to begin, but all cropped data will be saved outside the edges of the canvas. You can use "Image > Show All" to increase the canvas size to show the entire image.
12. Merging a copy of the current layer with the layer below it can be done by Ctrl+Alt+E (press Alt when selecting "Layer>Merge Down"). To merge all visible layers into the current layer, hold down the Alt key while selecting Merge Visible Layers (Press Alt when selecting Layers > Merge Visible Layers Down).
13. In the "Liquify" dialog box [Ctrl+Shift+X], press the Shift key when you click the "OK" button to temporarily store the current mesh. To load this image file with the grid, hold down the Shift key when you enable the Liquify command.
Note: The C:\Temp\ folder must exist so that you can take advantage of this feature.
14. To print the current document using the default print settings, just press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P (press Alt when selecting "File>Print Copy").
15. You can use the Crop command (Image > Crop) to remove excess background pixels from images used for the Web.
16. When you are converting modes (such as from RGB to CMYK) allowing Photoshop to merge all layers will give you better results than not merging them.
Tip: For best results, use Convert Color Profile when converting in all modes.
17. To create a copy of the current document without prompting for a file name, but to automatically apply "Copy" after the file name, press the Alt key when selecting "Image > Copy".
18. You can use the "Edit > Fade" [Ctrl + Shift + F] command to change the opaque floating selection or the selection you have recently filled using the "Edit > Fill" command or the paint bucket tool.
19. To rasterize all layers in the current document at the same time, please select "Layer>Delete Raster>All Layers".
20. If you want to change the resolution of the image without changing its size, please uncheck "Resize Image Pixels" in the "Image > Image Size" dialog box.
21. You can use the "View>New View" command to add additional views to the current canvas. Each view can be zoomed in and scrolled independently. Changes made in one view automatically appear in other views.
This command is very useful for detailed work, such as icons. You can zoom in a view to 1600% of the actual size of the image without having to constantly zoom in and out.
25 application tips about PS Chinese characters
1. This is a useful tip when it comes to adding control over rendered small text. Double-click on the current text layer to enter input/edit mode. While holding down the Ctrl key, move the text in the image window so that it can be rendered in anti-aliased mode. If you're satisfied with how the anti-aliasing works, just press Ctrl+Enter to apply the changes. Finally, you can position the text however you want without affecting the anti-aliasing effect.
2. When the font size is small or the resolution is low, the anti-aliased text may be rendered somewhat inconsistently. To reduce this inconsistency, just cancel the "Character" floating Fractional Width option in panel menu.
3. Press and hold the Alt key when you click or drag a text box to display a paragraph text-sized dialog box. This dialog box will display the current dimensions of the text box, and then you only need to enter the width and height values you want. Another way to check the width and height values is also very simple. You only need to select "Window > Information" when drawing the text box or press the F8 key to open the information floating panel. If you continue to hold down the Alt key when you press the mouse button and prepare to start dragging, the text box will be dragged to the center. Release the mouse button and the dialog box for resizing the text box will appear.
4. To convert point text into paragraph text or vice versa, just right-click on the layer showing "T" on the floating panel and select "Convert to Paragraph Text", or Select it from the menu: Layer>Text>Convert to Paragraph Text.
5. If you want to modify the properties of several text layers at the same time, such as font, color, size, etc., just associate the layers you want to modify together by holding down the Shift key, and then proceed Just modify the properties.
Note: The application of this feature can be operated in the "Options" floating panel and the "Character" or "Paragraph" floating panel.
6. Although the Edit>Fill command and the paint bucket tool cannot be used in the text layer, Alt+Spacebar (fill with foreground color) and Ctrl+Spacebar (fill with background color) are still available. usable!
7. Make reasonable use of the text tool. Right-click the text layer in the image window to display a related menu with many useful formatting options.
Note: There are more practical options in the right-click menu in ImageReady than in Photoshop.
8. Some fonts may not support bold or italic, so you can try to use faux-bold or faux-italic in the character floating panel menu for them.
Tip: You can also choose faux bold and faux italic by right-clicking on the text layer.
9. When you need to change the size and line spacing in the text or paragraph layer at the same time, press the Shift and Ctrl keys.
10. What is the function of using the "View" menu when you are in input/editing mode? The "Show Extras" command hides selected text.
11. In order to limit certain fonts used by Adobe applications, please put them into C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts\.
12. Use the following click or drag methods to enable some advanced text selection features:
Double-click - Select word (select a word)
Click three times - select a line
Click four times - select an entire paragraph
Click five times - select all the characters in the entire text box at once
13. If you encounter some problems when loading Photoshop, you can try to delete the adobefnt.lst file in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts\. Deleting this file will cause Photoshop to recreate its font menu, which may resolve this issue.
14. The font family field in the floating panel of the text tool options in Photoshop has an auto-complete feature. Therefore, you do not need to search in the font menu. You only need to enter the first few characters of the required font. character, Photoshop will automatically complete its name.
15. When you are in input mode, press Ctrl+T to display the character and paragraph floating panel, or click "Show/Hide Character Paragraph Palette" in the "Options" floating panel. .
16. To create a text selection using standard text tools, just turn on the "Quick Mask" mode (edit in Quick Mask mode), and then enter the desired text. After submitting the text, it will automatically be converted into an excerpt.
17. To quickly change the font when using the text tool, you need to press the Enter key, highlight the font family field, and use the up and down arrow keys or the mouse wheel to select the font.
18. Double-click the thumbnail in the "Layer" palette to highlight all text in the current layer. This is equivalent to the shortcut Ctrl+A and the Select All option in the context menu when in edit mode.
19. If you want to make changes to the properties of all the text in the current text layer, you do not necessarily need to select the text: you only need to make the required changes in the Character/Paragraph palette. , the text layer will automatically apply the modifications.
20. You can use the Enter key on the numeric keyboard or Ctrl+Enter on the main keyboard to submit text changes. Press the Esc key to cancel/undo the changes. Note: These applications correspond to the "Commit all current edits" button in the "Options" floating panel that you usually use to apply text changes, and the "Cancel all current edits" button to cancel the changes.
21. Use the Alt key and the following series of numbers to add smart quotes to the text layer:
Code
Symbol
ALt+0145
'
ALt+0146
,
ALt+0147
“
ALt+0148
”
Note: When you want to enter these Alt codes, you only need to hold down the Alt key, then use the small keyboard to enter the corresponding numbers, then release the Alt key, and the symbols will be displayed.
Code
Symbol
Name
ALt+ 0153
TM
Trademark
ALt+0169
?
Copyright
ALt+0174
?
Registered Trademark
ALt+0176
°
Degree
ALt+0149
.
Point
ALt+0183
.
Interval point
ALt+0133
…
Omit dot
ALt+0177
±
positive and negative sign
ALt+0247
÷
Division sign
ALt+0171
?
Left double arrow sign
ALt+0187
?
Right Double Arrow
ALt+0186
0
Superscript 0
ALt+0185
1
Superscript 1
ALt+0178
2
Superscript 2
ALt+0179
3
Superscript 3
ALt+0188
1/4
quarter
ALt+0189
1 /2
One-half
ALt+0190
3/4
Four-thirds
Note: When you want to enter these Alt codes, you only need to hold down the Alt key, then use the small keyboard to enter the corresponding numbers, then release the Alt key, and the symbols will be displayed. 23. The following table provides some navigation and selection hotkeys available when you are in edit mode:
Hotkey
Result
Ctrl+H
Hide All
Home/End
Move cursor to beginning/end of line
shift+Home/End
Select the text to the beginning/end of the line
CtrL+Home/End
Move the cursor to the entire text Beginning/End
CtrL+shift+Home/End
Select the text to the beginning/end of the entire paragraph
←/→
Move left/right 1 character
shift+←/→
Select 1 character left/right
CtrL+←/→
Move 1 character left/right
CtrL+shift+←/→
Select word left/right
↑/↓
Move 1 line up/down
shift+↑/↓
Select 1 line up/down
CtrL+↑/↓
Move the cursor to the previous/next paragraph
CtrL+shift+↑ /↓
Select up/down to the beginning/end
24. The hotkeys in the table below allow you to control Relative position of text:
Hotkey
Result
CtrL+←/→
Fine-tune or adjust the kerning to decrease/increase 20 to 1000ems
CtrL+Alt+←/→
Fine-tune or adjust the kerning to decrease/increase 100 to 1000ems
CtrL+shift+< / >
Decrease/increase the text size of all text by 2 pixels
CtrL+Alt+shift+< / >
Reduce/increase the text size of all text by 10 pixels
Alt+shift+↑/↓
Increase/decrease the baseline shift by 2 pixels
CtrL+Alt+shift+↑/↓
Increase/decrease baseline shift by 10 pixels
25. The hotkeys provided in the following table allow you to control text/paragraph characteristics:
Hotkeys
Results
Alt+shift+C
Center-aligned text
Alt+shift+L
Left-aligned text
Alt+shift+R
Right aligned text
CtrL+Alt+shift+A
Auto line spacing
CtrL+shift+Q
Set kerning adjustment For 0 pixels/point
CtrL+shift+U
Set/unset underlining
CtrL+shift+K
Set/unset uppercase letters
CtrL+shift+H
Set/cancel small caps
CtrL+shift+/
Set/cancel strikethrough
CtrL+ shift+"
Superscript
CtrL+Alt+shift+"
Subscript
CtrL+Alt+shift+H
Use /Concatenate without hyphenation
CtrL+Alt+shift+T
Use single-line/multi-line editor
CtrL+shift+X
Set the horizontal zoom ratio to 100%
CtrL+Alt+shift+X
Set the vertical scaling ratio to 100%
CtrL+shift+F
Organize the paragraph layout (force to align the last line)
CtrL+shift+J
Organize Paragraph layout (left-aligned last line)
Introduction to practical Photoshop tips
Adjust the distance between individual characters After using the text tool to add text, if you want to adjust the distance between individual characters, you can place the cursor between the two characters that need to be adjusted. After holding down the Alt key, use the left and right arrow keys to adjust. It is very flexible and convenient.
Quickly change the value displayed in the dialog box
To quickly change the value displayed in the dialog box, first click the number with the mouse, let the cursor be in the dialog box, and then Use the up and down arrow keys to change the number. If you press the Shift key before using the arrow keys to change the value, the value will change faster (usually in steps of 10).
Temporarily switch to the eyedropper tool
If you are currently in the following states: brush, airbrush, pencil, eraser, just press the Alt key and you can temporarily switch to the eyedropper tool (But the mouse must be on the image area that has been opened).
Quickly avoid selection edge snapping
Many people have encountered this situation when using the selection and cropping tools: when adjusting the size and position of the selection or cropping frame, when the cropping frame is relatively close When the image boundary is reached, the cropping frame will automatically stick to the edge of the image, making it impossible for you to crop the image accurately. In fact, as long as you press the Ctrl key when adjusting the cropping frame, the cropping frame will conform to your needs and allow you to crop accurately.
Quickly convert path to selection
If you draw a path with the pen tool, and your current mouse status is pen, you only need to press the Enter key on the small keyboard ( Remember to press Enter on the small keyboard, not on the main keyboard! ), then the path will be loaded as a selection immediately.
Quickly adjust layer levels
To move the currently selected layer up, just press the Ctrl key and then press the ] key to move the current layer up; press After pressing the Ctrl key, press the [ key again to move the current layer down.
Convert color image to grayscale image
To convert a color image to grayscale image, the usual method is to use Image→Mode→Grayscale, or Image→Decolor, but Now there is a way to convert colors to grayscale that is more subtle. First convert the image to Lab color mode: Image → Mode → Lab Color, then go to the channel panel, delete channel a and channel b, and you will get a grayscale image with more delicate levels.
Temporarily switch the automatic layer selection function status
Automatically select a layer, that is, the system automatically adjusts the layer where the currently selected object is located to the current layer. Generally, we can turn on the auto select layer checkbox on the options panel of the mobile tool to activate this feature. However, when you don't need this feature at some point, you have to manually cancel this option, which is more troublesome.
Here is a handy trick: after pressing the Ctrl key, your move tool will have an automatic selection function. At this time, you only need to click an object on a certain layer, and Photoshop will automatically switch. Go to the layer where the object is located; when you release the Ctrl key, your move tool no longer has the automatic selection function, which makes it easy to prevent accidental selection.
Transparency real-time adjustment
Change the transparency of drawings (including things drawn with brushes, pencils, airbrushes, and erasers). First, draw a stroke, and then the fade X option will appear under the filter menu (X depends on the tool you just used). Click it to change the transparency of the previous stroke in the dialog box.
Shortcut keys to quickly browse part of the image
You can use the following shortcut keys to quickly browse your image.
Home: Scroll to the upper left corner of the image;
End: Scroll to the lower right corner of the image;
PageUp: Scroll to the top of the image;
Page Down: Scroll to the bottom of the image;
Ctrl plus Page Up: scroll to the far left of the image;
Ctrl plus Page Down: scroll to the far right of the image.
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