Editor Tool Bar & Tool Shortcut Keys

Command
Cycle forward through open documents Cycle backward through open documents Fit image in window Magnify 100% Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) Switch to Zoom In tool Switch to Zoom Out tool Reposition zoom marquee while dragging Zoom in on specified area of an image Scroll image with Hand tool Scroll up or down 1 screen Scroll up or down 10 units Scroll left or right 1 screen Scroll left or right 10 units Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut Cycle through nested tools Move tool Zoom tool Control + Tab Control + Shift + Tab

Keyboard Shortcut

Ctrl + 0 (or double-click Hand tool) Ctrl + Alt + 0 (or double-click Zoom tool) Spacebar Control + Spacebar Spacebar + Alt Spacebar-drag Control-drag over preview in Navigator palette Drag, or drag view area box in Navigator palette Page Up or Page Down Shift + Page Up or Page Down Ctrl + Page Up or Page Down Ctrl + Shift + Page Up or Page Down Home or End Shift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled) Alt-click tool V Z

Hand tool Eyedropper tool Rectangular Marquee tool Lasso tool Magic Wand tool Selection Brush tool (or Quick Selection tool) Horizontal Type tool Crop tool Cookie Cutter tool Straighten tool Red Eye Removal tool Spot Healing Brush tool Clone Stamp tool Pencil tool Eraser tool Brush tool Paint Bucket tool Gradient tool Rectangle tool Blur tool Sponge tool

H I M L W A T C Q P Y J S N E B K G U R O

Show/Hide all palettes (not including Artwork and Effects, and Layers palette) Default foreground and background colors Switch foreground and background colors Decrease/increase brush size Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness in 25% increments Set layer options Delete without confirmation Apply value and keep text box active Load layer transparency as a selection Add to current selection Subtract from current selection Intersect with current selection Merge visible layers Create new empty layer with dialog Create new layer below target layer Activate bottom/top layer Select next layer down/up Move target layer down/up Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer Duplicate Layer

Tab

D X [ or ] Shift + [ or ]

Alt-click New button Alt-click Trash button Shift + Enter Control-click layer thumbnail Control + Shift-click layer Control + Alt-click layer thumbnail Control + Shift + Alt-click layer thumbnail Control + Shift + E Alt-click New Layer button Control-click New Layer button Shift + Alt + [ or ] Alt + [ or ] Control + [ or ] Control + Shift + Alt + E Control + J

Merge down Copy current layer to layer below Copy all visible layers to active layer Copy visible linked layers to active layer Show/hide all other currently visible layers Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock Edit layer properties Select all text; temporarily select Type tool Create a clipping mask Rename layer Select all Copy Open New Save Paste To close an open window Cut Undo Show Desktop

Control + E Alt + Merge Down command from the palette pop-up menu Alt + Merge Visible command from the palette pop-up menu Alt + Merge Linked command from the palette pop-up menu Alt-click the eye icon / (forward slash)

Double-click layer thumbnail Double-click text layer thumbnail Alt-click the line dividing two layers Double-click the layer name Control-A Control-C Control-O Control-N Control-S Control-V Control-W Control-X Control-Z Windows-D

Step 1: Open the two files you want to use masking with

Step 2: Use the arrow tool (top left), hold shift and drag the photo named top into the other photo, release. Now they are stacked.

Step 3: Create a levels adjustment layer between the two photo layers (the half and half circle on the bottom)

Step 4: Click on the top layer, create a mask by hitting CTRL-G or going to the Layer Menu ---> Create Clipping Mask

Step 5: (1) select the brush tool, (2) select black to punch a hole in the top layer and show the bottom, (3) click on the mask, (4) paint on the areas you wish to make "transparent"

Masking Tutorial

Editing with Photoshop Elements 8 (PC)

Dan Newton, Instructor
dan@liquidinplastic.com www.dannewton.com

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