Adobe Photoshop Certification

what does this symbol mean?

no derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted

what does this symbol mean?

no commercial use of the image is permitted

what does this symbol mean?

credit must be given to the creator of the image

kerning

the space between two specific letters

tracking

the space between a range of letters

how do you use letters from a different language's alphabet

window, glphys

what happens when you flatten an image?

all of the layers are combined into one layers

how do you flatten an image

right click on background and hit flatten layers

___________ is when you edit an image without making permanent changes

nondestructive editing

which file types give the image the greatest flexibility for exporting to the web?

jpeg, gif, and png options

how do you add an image that will update on its own if the online version of it updates?

choose "place linked" when picking an image to input

what steps should you take before exporting photoshop file to illustrator or indesign?

merge layers

how to merge layers

right click on a layer, choose "merge visible"

what does a baseline refer to?

the bottom of the text

how to add guides

1) view, new guides
2) view, ruler, drag down from ruler

how to change the increments of the ruler

right click on the ruler

leading

the vertical space between two lines of text

what does this symbol represent?

tracking

what does this symbol represent?

kerning

how do you change the tracking/kerning/leading of text?

window, characters

how to change transparency of a text without affecting dropshadow?

lower the fill

how to make nondestructive adjustments?

use the adjustments PANEL to create an adjustment LAYER

how to make a new color swatch?

go to swatch PANEL (right side) and hit the square with a plus sign in the middle

how to alter brush settings

window, brush settings

how to use the content aware tool to fill in parts of a picture?

edit, fill, content aware from drop down

what type of color mode should "print" files be under?

cmyk color

what color mode should "electronic" files be under?

rgb

what is the sketch that is presented to the client?

iterative sketch

how to copy a layer style from one layer to the next?

right click on layer, copy layer style, right click on the other layer, past layer styles

what is the native file format of photoshop?

psd

what file type does photoshop default to when exporting?

png

raster images are made out of _________

pixels
enlarging ruins image quality

vector images are made out of _________

smooth lines and shapes; based off mathematical formulas
It is OKAY to enlarge vectors

what does resampling do?

adds more pixels

how to resample

image, image size

where can musical notes be found?

glyphs

what does the content aware move tool do?

moves the selected object from one spot to another

how to make nondestructive edits to a layer?

convert it to a smart object