User Guide

CHAPTER 2
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Looking at the Work Area
To change measurement units, click the
cross-hair icon in the Info palette for a
menu of options. To change color readout
modes, click the eyedropper icon.
Using context menus
In addition to the menus at the top of your screen,
context-sensitive menus display commands
relevant to the active tool, selection, or palette.
To display context menus:
1 Position the pointer over the image or over an
item in a palette list (for example, a thumbnail in
the Layers palette).
2 Click with the right mouse button (Windows)
or press Control and hold down the mouse button
(Mac OS).
Using online help
Adobe Photoshop includes complete documen-
tation in online help, including all of the infor-
mation in this user guide, plus a description of
new features, keyboard shortcuts (including
shortcut key changes from Photoshop 4.0),
and more.
To get online help in Windows:
Do one of the following:
• Press F1 to display the Help Contents menu.
• Choose Help > Contents, or choose another
topic from the Help menu.
To get online help on the Macintosh:
Choose Help > Help Contents.
To get context-sensitive help (Windows only):
Do one of the following:
• Press Shift + F1 (a question mark appears next to
the pointer), and choose a command or click in a
palette to display the appropriate help topic.
• With a dialog box open, press F1 to display the
help topic for that dialog box.
Using Adobe online services
If you have an Internet connection and a Web
browser installed on your system, you can access
the Adobe Systems Home Page on the World Wide
Web (at http://www.adobe.com) for information
on services, products, and tips pertaining to
Photoshop.
To use Adobe Online:
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Adobe Online.
• Click the icon at the top of the toolbox.
2 Click a topic to open the Adobe Home Page.