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Adobe Photoshop Tools And Commands

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. force foreground - force background - etc...






2. Makes edits using the history palette






3. Turns all layers into one - locked - background layer. saves space






4. Mode which allows you to use the paint brush to more precisely select areas






5. zoom tool shortcuts






6. To protect your original image - create a _______ of the background layer






7. Search files to be edited withing photoshop






8. To _________ - load the channel and than edit the same way you do with a quick mask






9. Can use the brush to edit the selection over and over by hand more precisely






10. Highlight the edges of an image by hand and then extract withing that outline






11. normal viewing and editing mode






12. A group of actions






13. Creates colors that are darker than the original clors






14. Slowly transition from transparent to visible






15. Adjusts darkness






16. Crosshair indicates _________






17. Indicates that a layer is visible.






18. Make paterns from the selection






19. An image created by using a series of mathematically defined lines and curves rather than pixels - making the image easier to rescale; also called draw- type graphics; images do not lose quality when resized; can typically be edited






20. ____________ selects rectangular area - and rectangle tool draws the shape






21. The 2 numbers at the bottom of the status bar mean indicate the size of the __________






22. Tool which automatically traces an image instead of using freehand






23. The 'f' icon at the bottom of the layer palette - that applies things like outer glow - drop shadow and color overlay






24. Selects a circular area






25. Perserve earlier states of your work






26. Dot of light or color






27. Creating a 'hole' in the layer to see the layer below






28. Links two or more layers together so whatever you do to one layer - happens to the other layers






29. Used to adjust the contrast of the edge detail of an image by creating an illusion of a more focused image






30. Deletes part of a layer






31. Saved shapes that are able to be reused






32. Special effects






33. Keeps the selection size fit to a certain shape






34. Adjusts saturation






35. Selections of a similar color






36. This action allows editors to merge different layers of changes and combine them into a single layer






37. Erases pixels of the same color.






38. Combination of lasso and healing brush - drags pixels from a source area onto another area






39. Selection tool used to select square or rectangular areas






40. It makes the file size smaller and do that you can work with more layers than one at a time.






41. Stores previous steps made within photoshop






42. Like layers work in the same way in that you can see through them but they don't change anything actually below them. So you can apply an adjustment (such as hue/saturation changes) on a transparency/layer and it will become an adjustment layer.






43. Two techniques for ___________________ - to select the layer you paint on - to create a new layer and then group it within the previous






44. A layer that contains vector-based shapes.






45. Adds to mask






46. Copy pixels from a source area to a new area






47. To edit an image repeatedly without making a permanet change to the colors or tonal range






48. Selects a color within an image to be used by the brush






49. A mask that can be added to specific layers rather than all the layers below






50. This action allows editors to merge different layers of changes and combine them into a single layer