Photoshop CS2 From Dummies
Chapter One
Welcome to Photoshop!
In This Chapter
What Photoshop does very well, kind of well, and just sort of, well ...
Taking a look at what you need to know to work with Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is, without question, the leading image editing program
in the world. Photoshop has even become somewhat of a cultural
icon. It's not uncommon to hear Photoshop used as a verb ("That picture is
obviously Photoshopped!"), and you'll even see references to Photoshop in
the daily comics and cartoon strips. And now you're part of this whole gigantic
phenomenon called Photoshop.
You might have purchased Photoshop as a new full version, as an upgrade, or
as part of the Adobe Creative Suite. The Creative Suite (that's where the CS
comes from) comes in two versions. The Standard Edition includes
Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator (for creating vector-based artwork),
and Adobe InDesign (for page layout work). The
Premium Edition also includes Adobe GoLive (for Web
design) and Adobe Acrobat (to create PDF documents).
Whether you're new to Photoshop, upgrading from
Photoshop CS or earlier, or transitioning from
Elements to the full version of Photos ... read full excerpt from Photoshop CS2 For Dummies ebook