User Guide

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5.0
User Guide
History palette Photoshop’s new History palette
allows multiple undos by tracking and listing
recent changes you make to an image during the
current working session. Selecting any change
listed in the History palette returns the image to
that earlier state. (See “Reverting to any state of the
image” on page 168.)
Reselect command The new Reselect command
lets you easily retrieve the last selection used on
your image in the current work session. (See
“Making selections” on page 137.)
Path and selection transformation In addition to
transforming images, you can now rotate, resize,
and reshape paths and selection borders. (See
“Transforming objects in two dimensions” on
page 182.)
Layer effects New in Photoshop 5.0, layer effects
automatically apply complex effects such as
beveling, embossing, and drop shadows to any
layer. You can turn these effects on and off. You
don’t have to reapply these effects each time you
change the artwork—Photoshop automatically
updates the effect when you make changes to the
layer. (See “Using layer effects” on page 284.)
Type layers with re-editable text You can now
create type on a type layer, with character-level
formatting and precise control over kerning and
tracking. Type layers can be re-edited at any time.
(See Chapter 12, “Using Type.”)
Alignable layers New Layer alignment commands
let you align and distribute linked layers by edges
and centers. (See the procedure to align or
distribute layers on page 266.)
Improved color management With new ICC profile
support, you can more easily maintain consistent
color in your images, regardless of the monitor or
printer you use. (See Chapter 5, “Reproducing
Color Accurately.”)
Expanded support for 16-bit color Support for
16-bit channels is increased and can now be used
with more commands and tools. Both 48-bit RGB
and 64-bit CMYK images are supported. (See
“Converting between bit depths” on page 69.)
Color samplers To monitor color changes more
easily, you can place up to four non-printing color
samplers into your image. These samplers display
color information in the Info palette, showing
before-and-after color data as you make color
adjustments. (See “Previewing color adjustments”
on page 106.)
Enhanced Hue/Saturation command The updated
Hue/Saturation dialog box now gives you special
color range controls for much finer and more
targeted adjustments of hue, saturation, and
lightness. (See “Using the Hue/Saturation
command” on page 124.)
Channel Mixer Photoshop’s new Channel Mixer
command enables blending one or more channels
into an existing channel. For example, you can use
this command to blend parts of the cyan, magenta,
yellow, and black channels to create a grayscale
image. (See “Mixing channels” on page 243.)
Spot color Photoshop images can now be
separated to one or more spot color plates.
(See“Adding spot colors” on page 245.)