OCR Level 2 Certificate for iMedia Users Unit one: Digital Graphics Activity 3 Part Three of Four

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OCR Level 2 Certificate for iMedia UsersUnit
one Digital GraphicsActivity 3Part Three of
Four

• Opening Software Photoshop, Fireworks and Corel
  Paint Shop
• Key Functions of Photoshop, Fireworks and Corel
  Paint Shop
• Key Tools Photoshop, Fireworks and Corel Paint
  Shop
• Donald Scott

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Graphics programs

• There are three common graphic image manipulation
  software.
• Adobe Photoshop
• Macromedia Fireworks (Now Adobe)
• Corel Paint Shop Pro.
• The following slides deal with
• Launching software
• Key tools and functions
• Save images for print and web

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Opening PHOTOSHOP
Your computer may have stored the program under a
different folder. But the opening of a program
is similar as you will see in the opening of
Fireworks.
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Opening Fireworks
Your computer may have stored the program under a
different folder. But the opening of a program
is similar. How do you think you would open
Corel?
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Opening Corel Paint Shop
Opens up as installed by the program
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Key Functions of Photoshop
Title Bar
Palette well
Menu bar
Options bar
Navigation
Toolbox
Active image area
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Key Tools
The marquee tools make rectangular, elliptical,
single row, and single column selections. The
lasso tools make freehand, polygonal
(straight-edged), and magnetic  (snap-to)
selections. The crop tool trims images The clone
stamp tool paints with a sample of an image. The
eraser tool erases pixels and restores parts of
an image to a previously saved state. The
hand tool moves an image within its window.
The move tool moves selections, layers, and
guides. The type tools create type on
an image. The eyedropper tool samples colours in
an image The zoom tool magnifies and reduces the
view of an image.
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Key Functions of Fireworks
Title Bar
Menu bar
Panel Dock
Main
Similar to Photoshop. The terminology is
different in some cases. Do you think Corel will
be Similar?
Tools panel
Document Window
Properties Panel
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Key Tools
Crop Lasso tools Eraser Rubber stamp
tools Text zoom
Pointer Marquee tools. . Eyedropper Rectangl
e Hand
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Key Functions of Corel Paint Shop
Title Bar
Menu bar
Palette
Standard Toolbar
Tool Options
Similar to Photoshop. The terminology is
different in some cases.
Tools panel
Image Window
Organiser
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Key Tools
Pick Eyedropper Eraser Rubber stamp
tools Text
Pan Selection. Crop Clone
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Comparing Menus
As you can see. There are subtle differences
between each program. To learn about what each
Item does you should use the Help menu.