Find the Transform Handles
If you have dragged a large image onto a smaller layer the outer edge of the new, larger layer is of course, hidden.
This becomes a problem when you use the free transform command, since you cannot see the handles...
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Fill Commands
These commands fill the entire later: to fill with Foreground color, use Option-Delete. To fill with Background color, press Command-Delete.
These commands only fill areas in the layer where there are pixels (preserving transparency)....
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Temporary Flatten a File
To open a flattened version of a layered document, hold down Shift-option as you open the file. You’ll be asked if you want to "Read the composite data instaed".
This only works if "Always Maximize...
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Instant Background
Want an instant background for a project when nothing inspires you? Take an image – just about any will do – and apply a motion blur at the maximum setting of 999 (or some other high number). You’ll blur...
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CMYK Safe Colors
Unfortunatly, there is no checkbox in the Color Picker for "Only CMYK Colors" as there is for "Only Web Colors". To ensure that you’re picking colors in the Color Picker that are safe to use in CMYK,...
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Change Opacity With Airbrush Turned On
If you have the Airbrush capabilities turned on in the Options Bar, the standard shortcut will no longer work to change the Opacity (normally you can press 1 for 10, 3 for 30, etc.) Once you’ve turned...
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Scale Layer Styles
If you’ve applied a Layer Style to a layer and then scale down the contents of the layer, the style probably needs to be scaled too.
Rather than returning to the original settings and re-adjusting them, just Control-click...
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Adding New Text Close to Existing Type
Did you ever try to add some new text a little to close to existing text, only to have the Type tool assume you want to edit the existing text? To avoid this, hold down the Shift key as you click with the...
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Can’t Decide on a Font?
Here’s a simple way to solve the "what font family to use" dilemma. With a type layer active, create a new action and use the arrow keys to scroll through all the fonts in your type menu in the Options...
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Improved Shearing
There are a couple of things that can improve results with the Shear filter (Filter>Distort>Shear). First, since the Shear filter only works in one direction, you’ll often have to rotate the image 90 degrees (Clockwise...
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