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Adobe Photoshop Express Public Beta
Adobe Photoshop Express Beta is a web-based online photo service for storing, sorting, editing, and showing off digital photos. The service is free and offers 2 GB of online storage. I've spent several hours exploring Photoshop Express in detail, and have assembled an illustrated tour of this new free service.

Review of Adobe Photoshop Express Beta
Review of Adobe Photoshop Express Beta from About Photography Guide Liz Masoner.

Reflection Effect with Photoshop
This tutorial will show you how to create a reflection effect for text in Photoshop. We will also be creating a background for the text effect using gradients and a pattern fill. In this tutorial you will work with gradients, pattern fills, layer masks, selections, text, layer styles, and blur filters. Once you are familiar with the reflection technique, you will be able to create a reflected eff…

Summary and Screen Shots of New Features in Photoshop CS3
Photoshop has long been the industry-leading digital imaging tool for designers, photographers, and artists. But now Photoshop CS3 now comes in a Standard version as well as an Extended version with specialized tools and features for the video, engineering, architecture, manufacturing, science, and medical fields. Browse this list along with screen shots of the new features in Photoshop CS3 to he…

Adobe Photoshop Action: Portrait Touch-Up
Download a free Adobe Photoshop action for smoothing skin and concealing blemishes in your portrait photos.

Adobe Photoshop Action: Remove Red Eye
Download a free red eye removal action for Adobe Photoshop.

Greeting Card Template and Instructions for Adobe Photoshop
This tutorial will walk you through how to create a create a greeting card with Photoshop. I have created a template to minimize the number of steps required. The template creates a landscape or portrait oriented "half-fold" card that is approximately 8 by 5 inches and will fit into an A-8 Announcement envelope.

How to Adjust Layer Styles for Any Size Image
Use the Scale Effects command to adjust your layer styles for any size image or typeface.

How to Make a Photo Suitable for Faxing - Photo to B&W Dot Pattern
A reader wrote to me looking for software that he could use to convert photos into a black & white image suitable for faxing. This tutorial explains how I used Photoshop to achieve a black and white version of his head shot using Indexed Color mode and diffusion dithering.

What is the Photoshop Scratch Disk? How Do You Fix "Scratch Disk Full" Errors?
Are you getting an error message in Photoshop that the scratch disk is full? This article explains what the scratch disk is, how to deal with the scratch disk is full error message, and how to set Photoshop's scratch disk preferences for optimal performance.

I Lost my Photoshop Serial Number. What Can I Do?
What to do if you've lost your Photoshop or other Adobe software serial number.

Photoshop Rainbow Tutorial - How to Create a Rainbow in Photoshop
Use a gradient fill and the polar coordinates filter to create a rainbow in Photoshop.

Selecting Inside Groups in Photoshop CS2
I am a big user of the Auto Select Layer, however when the layer I am trying to grab is in a group, the move tool selects the entire group. Is there a way to auto select just one layer within a group?

Printing in Photoshop - Understanding the Print Preview Window in Photoshop
This is a quick rundown of the Print with Preview function of Photoshop. While it is not a complete guide, it will satisfy the most common needs for the non-designer or the in-house designer. While this article is not meant to explain the Print Preview in all of its details, it will shed light on the most important ones.

How to Save Photoshop Files for Older Versions
Learn how to maximize file compatibility when saving Photoshop files that you will need to open in an older version of Photoshop.

How Many Computers May I Legally Install Photoshop On?
Find out how many computers you are allowed to install Photoshop on according to the license agreement.

Add Speech Balloons and Text Bubbles to Your Photos in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Download my kit and follow these instructions for a fun way to enhance your digital photos with cartoon-style text balloons and speech bubbles. Includes custom shapes and layer styles for Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

How to Install Photoshop Brushes, Styles, Shapes and Other Content
There are hundreds of Web sites offering free Photoshop brushes, layer style effects, actions, shapes, patterns, gradients, and color swatch sets. Here's what to do with these files to get them working in Photoshop, along with links to where you can find these free goodies.

Photoshop CS2 Info Central
Photoshop CS2's new features include a new file browser (now called Adobe Bridge), a vanishing point tool, smart sharpen filter, noise reduction filter, smart objects, and camera raw workflow enhancements. I've been working with a late beta version of Photoshop CS2 for several days, and I've prepared the following pages of screen shots and examples of the new features in action.

Adobe Bridge - New File Browser Replacement in Adobe Creative Suite 2
Photoshop's File Browser has been completely rebuilt and renamed Adobe Bridge. The Bridge is an entirely separate application that can be launched independently and becomes the new hub for the Creative Suite. Adobe Bridge is included with Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, and Adobe GoLive CS2. Adobe Bridge offers additional functionality when installed as a part of Adobe Creative Suite 2.

Vanishing Point Tool in Photoshop CS2
The new Vanishing Point tool in Photoshop CS2 automatically adjusts for the perspective planes in an image as you work.

Smart Sharpen Filter in Photoshop CS2 - Screen Shots
Photoshop CS2 brings a new advanced sharpening filter called Smart Sharpen. Smart Sharpen was developed to improve sharpening of edge details, shadows, and highlights, compared to the standard Unsharp Mask filter. See examples and screen shots of the new Smart Sharpen filter in action.

Noise Reduction Filter in Photoshop CS2 - Screen Shot
The noise reduction filter is another tool carried over from Photoshop Elements 3 and enhanced for Photoshop CS2. This tool helps to reduce the grainy appearance of images shot in low light or at high ISO speeds. It can also help to remove compression artifacts from JPEG images.

Warp Transformations in Photoshop CS2
With the new Warp command in Photoshop CS2 you can transform layers into a variety of predefined shapes, or use the custom option to push and pull your image around according to an invisible grid.

Spot Healing Tool in Photoshop CS2 - Screen Shot and Example
The spot healing brush made its debut in Photoshop Elements 3, but now an enhanced version of it is available in Photoshop CS2. With the spot healing tool, you simply click on or drag across the flaw you want to remove and it disappears.

Smart Objects, Smart Guides, and Layer Enhancements in Photoshop CS2
The new Smart Objects, Smart Guides, and Layer enhancements in Photoshop CS2 let you be more productive and perform more editing tasks non-destructively.

More New Photoshop CS2 Features and Screen Shots
See screen shots of some of the new features in Photoshop CS2 including the red eye tool, font previews, lens correction, camera raw, customizable menus, and the animation palette.

Adobe Photoshop Basics - Free Online Course
A series of self-paced online lessons for learning the basics of Adobe Photoshop version 5 and up.

Guide Review: Adobe Photoshop CS (Win/Mac)
For the ultimate in graphics power and flexibility, Photoshop can't be beat. Photoshop offers more non-destructive ways of working than any other photo editor, and Adobe is always adding enhancements to help get the job done faster and with less frustration.

Top 10 Favorite New Features in Photoshop CS
Adobe Photoshop CS (or Photoshop 8, if you prefer) offers improvements for everyone, but photographers will benefit the most from this upgrade. Here are my picks for the top ten new features in Photoshop CS, complete with links to learn more about them right away.

Free Photoshop Download
Learn where to find a free download of Adobe Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop vs. Photoshop Elements - A Comparison
Is Photoshop CS worth the extra $500 compared to Photoshop Elements? Check out this overview of the differences and decide for yourself.

Unbelievably Cheap Prices for Photoshop
Everybody loves to get a great deal, but if that amazing offer on Photoshop sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

Photoshop Upgrade Tips & FAQs
This guide to upgrading to Photoshop includes tips and hints for easing the transition, do's and don'ts to keep in mind before installing Photoshop, and answers to frequently asked upgrade questions. Part one outlines some important do's and don'ts about installing your Photoshop upgrade.

What is Product Activation?
Adobe now requires activation for users of Photoshop CS on the Windows platform. Do you know what it is and what it means to you as a consumer?

Who Wants to be a Photoshop Guru?
Answer 16 Photoshop questions and claim the coveted "Photoshop Guru" award. (This quiz is based on Photoshop 5.5 and earlier.)

How To Preserve Spot Colors in Photoshop (version 6 and higher)
Learn how to preserve spot colors in Photoshop version 6 and higher. Tutorial by Elisabetta Bruno.

Why and How to Become an Adobe Certified Expert
Adobe Certified Expert Shangara Singh tells you the who, what, where, how, and why of becoming an ACE.

Adobe Photoshop ACE Exam Aid (Win/Mac)
The program was designed to help you pass the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Photoshop. It is laid out in a similar style to the actual Adobe exam and contains 290 questions and answers plus references to help you expand your knowledge. A demo version is available for download. Full version can be purchased for $49 USD.

Photoshop 6 First Impressions
New feature highlights of Photoshop 6 from your Guide. Explore screen shots and examples of many new features including the context-sensitive options bar, text enhancements, layer styles, content layers, vector shapes, and more.