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work
in
Photoshop
Read the instruc.ons
carefully please!
Contents
Step
1
To open a Photoshop document.
Open
Photoshop
Go
to
le
new
Select
Interna%onal
Paper
from
Preset
There
should
be
an
A4
op%on.
Click
ok.
Your
blank
document
should
appear.
2
Step
1
Name your work
Click on
preset
Choose
your
size
The
Screen
Use
to
create
a
text
box
Use
to
create
shapes
The
pointer
tool
is
very
important
click
on
this
aVer
you
nish
ANYTHING
in
order
to
be
able
to
start
something
else
LAYERS
PANEL
(Right
Hand
Side)
This
shows
you
what
you
have
on
your
page
and
in
what
order
they
are
you
need
to
think
of
your
work
in
terms
of
layers.
Start
at
the
back
and
work
forward
4
VERY IMPORTANT
BUTTON!
The
look
of
the
screen
Layers explained
Layers
are
the
most
important
thing
in
Photoshop
as
they
make
your
work
completely
exible.
They
are
like
having
lots
of
dierent
sized
pieces
of
paper
on
top
of
each
other.
The
top
one
will
always
be
visible,
but
if
the
second
or
third
piece
of
paper
is
smaller
you
cannot
see
it
without
moving
the
rst
piece
out
of
the
way
Check
out
the
example
on
the
next
page
zoom in &
zoom out
on the
top leX
toolbar
Step
2
To create a background colour
Step 2
To
change
the
background
colour
add
a
ll
layer
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To type text
Click
the
T
bubon
on
the
leV
hand
tool
bar
Draw a box where
you
want
the
text,
then
type
into
the
box
(just
like
you
would
on
Word)
When
you
are
nished,
click
the
arrow
at
the
top
of
the
tool
bar
To
edit
another
text
box,
click
the
T
again,
and
the
text
in
the
box
you
want
to
edit
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To type text
2. Drag a box
shape to
make a text
box.
1. Click here to
make a text box
Whenever you
make a box or
text box it
becomes a new
layer.
Type layers
always look like
this.
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Choose
sizes here
Highlight
the text
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Step
3
You
can
add
boxes
for
Straplines/bylines
or
general
decora%on.
To
do
this
click
the
and
draw
a
box
over
the
part
of
the
page
where
you
want
your
box.
Decide
what
colour
you
want
from
the
palebe
at
the
top
or
double
click
on
the
layer
in
the
layer
panel
(right
hand
side)
aVer
you
have
made
your
shape.
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Step 3
Click on the
pointer tool when
youre done.
Drag a box
Start by clicking
on the box tool
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Pressing cmd + t
together will make this
box appear around
your image. This means
you can make your
image bigger or smaller
Your image may look
blurry or pixelated
before you apply the
transforma.on,
dont worry!
Press apply and it will
become clearer again
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To delete layers
Select
your
layer
in
the
layer
palebe
whichever
layer
you
choose
will
be
highlighted
blue
Drag
the
layer
to
the
rubbish
bin
The selected layer
is blue
Or
To
start,
click
on
the
edge
of
the
object
you
wish
to
cut
out
and
very carefully and slowly
follow
the
outline
around
When
you
are
nished
double
click
to
make
it
a
selec%on.
If you go wrong, hit backspace to delete the last point you drew
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Handy hint!
Remember the
name of your font
so you can nd it in
Photoshop!
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