Show Images in Outline Mode
By default, placed images are not visible in Outline mode (found under the View menu).
If youÕd like to be able to see placed images while youÕre in the Outline mode, go to Document Setup in the File menu. In the...
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Illustrator – Open a Template
Adobe was kind enough to provide many useful templates and a simple way to make use of them, so why not take advantage of it?
If you need to design artwork for a CD, for example, choose File>New From Template....
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Two Files Are Better Than One
There are times when we should be working (or experimenting) on a copy of an image – it’s a shame to trash a good image then try to recreate it.
You could always do a Save As and choose As a Copy, but...
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Two Easy Ways to Create Transparency
The most common method for making a background transparent back in Photoshop 6.0 is still available to you in Photoshop CS, and that’s to go to the Layers palette and simply delete the background layer.
That’s...
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Save Room in Your Layers Palette
This is a quick little tip for keeping your layers palette shorter and more manageable. When you apply a layers style to your layers, each effect is listed separately in the layers palette by default. If you...
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Selecting Just One Object on a Layer
If you have multiple objects on the same layer (like a few words of type that have already been rasterized) and you want to select just one item on that layer (for example, you want to put a selection around...
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Using the Lasso Tool? Keep it Straight
We normally use the lasso tool for drawing freeform selections, but youÕll find that oftentimes, while drawing your selection, youÕll need to draw a perfectly straight segment, even for just a few pixels....
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Turning a path into a selection
Once you have part of a path selected using the Direct Selection tool, you can turn it into a selection by going to the Paths palette and choosing Make Selection from the paletteÕs pop-down menu. The advantage...
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The secret to Batch Ranking
If youÕre using PhotoshopÕs handy File Browser, you probably already know that it allows you to rank images to help you sort and organize them. However, what if you need to rank 50 or 60 images all the same? Do...
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Suite-wide, Microsoft has added some nice features that make installing and using the package easier and problem free. Installation is merely drag and drop, with no product activation (maybe the next version!). Other global enhancements include...
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