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There are 16 chapters in all....

Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land

• Interface Introduction
• Selecting a Tool
• Using the Tool Options Bar
• Using the zoom Tool
• Scrolling an Image
• Using the Navigator Palette
• Using the Info Bar
• Using Palettes, Menus, Expanding Context Sensitive Menus

Chapter 2: Using the new File Browser

• Using the File Browser
• Previewing Images
• Ranking Images
• Rotating Images

Chapter 3: Making a Mediocre Picture Look Great

• The Six Step Process to Retouching
• Image Resolution
• Straightening and cropping an image
• Tonal Range and Replacing Colors
• Removing a Color Cast
• Dodge Tool, Sponge Tool, and the Unsharp Mask Filter

Chapter 4: Selecting, the Key to Easy Photo Manipulation

• Selecting in General
• Repositioning a Selection Border While Creating it
• Selecting From a Center Point
• Moving and Duplicating Selections
• Moving Using the Arrow Keys
• Selecting With the Magic Wand
• Selecting with the Lasso Tool
• Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso
• Combining Selection Tools
• Erasing within a Selection
• Restore Photoshop Default Settings

Chapter 5: Using Layers

• Renaming a Layer
• Copying a Layer to Another File
• Viewing Individual Layers
• Selecting and Removing Pixels from a Layer
• Rearranging Layers
• Changing Layer Mode
• Linking Layers and Layer Opacity
• Adding a Gradient Layer
• Adding Text
• Applying a Layer Style
• Editing Text
• Flattening and Saving Files
• Adding Type Layers to a Flattened Background
• Creating Alternate Text
• Using the Multilingual Spell Checker

Chapter 6: Using Masks and Channels

• Creating a quick Mask
• Editing a Quick Mask
• Adding to a Selection by Erasing Masked Areas
• Subtracting from a Selection by Adding Masked Areas
• Saving a Selection as a Mask
• Editing a Mask
• Loading a Mask as a Selection and Applying an Adjustment
• Creating and Saving a Mask
• Editing a Make Channel
• Extracting an Image
• Adding the Extracted Image as a Layer
• Extracting By Force
• Applying a Filter to a Masked Selection
• Creating a Gradient Mask
• Applying Effects Using a Gradient Mask

Chapter 7: Retouching and Repairing Photos

• Using the Clone Stamp Tool
• Using the Pattern Stamp Tool
• Creating a Pattern
• Applying a Pattern
• Using the Healing Brush
• Taking a Snapshots
• History Palette States
• Using the Patch Tool
• Using the History Brush Tool
• Retouching Using a Separate Layer
• Using a Duplicate Layer with the Healing Brush

Chapter 8: Painting and Editing

• Defining a Custom Workspace
• Blending an Image with the Background
• Painting Shadows and Highlights
• Smoothing the Edges of a Stroke
• History Painting Tools
• Using a Specialty Brush
• Creating New Color Swatches
• Adding Brush Libraries
• Using Wet Media Brushes
• Saving a Customized Preset Brush
• Creating a Custom Brush
• Painting With a Custom Brush
• Defining a New Pattern

Chapter 9: Using the Pen Tool

• What are Paths
• Drawing Straight Paths
• Moving and Adjusting Paths
• Drawing multiple segment paths
• Creating Closed Paths
• Painting Paths
• Drawing Curved Paths
• Creating Separate Work Paths
• Drawing a Closed Curve Path
• Modifying Curved Paths
• Stroking and Filling Paths
• Combining Curved and Straight Path Segments
• Two Curved Segments at a sharp angle
• Editing Anchor Points
• Adding and Subtracting Anchor Points
• Converting Points
• Using Paths with Artwork
• Drawing the Outline of a Shape
• Converting Selections to Paths
• Converting Paths to Selections
• Adding Layers

Chapter 10: Vector Masks, Paths, and Shapes

• Bitmap Images and Vector Graphics
• Shape Layers
• Subtracting Shapes From a Shape Layer
• Deselecting Paths
• Drawing Paths
• Combining Paths into a Filled Shape
• Working with Type
• Adding Text to an Image in Edit Mode
• Warping Text
• Adding a Text Layer
• Creating Work Paths from Text
• Altering Work Paths
• Adding a Gradient Layer
• Using a Work Path as a Vector Mask
• Creating a Flag Image and More Text
• Merging and Distorting Layer Combinations
• Working with Defined Custom Shapes
• Placing a Custom Shape
• Adding Layer Styles to a Custom Shape

Chapter 11: Advanced Layer Techniques

• Creating Paths to Clip a Layer
• Drawing the Vector Work Path
• Creating a Layer Mask from the work Path
• Creating Layer Sets
• Creating an Adjustment Layer
• Creating a Knockout Gradient Layer
• Importing a Layer from Another File
• Applying Layer Styles
• Duplicating and Clipping a Layer
• Liquifying a Layer
• Rasterizing the Mask
• Using the Liquify Command
• Creating a Border Layer

Chapter 12: Creating Special Effects

• Preparing to Record an Action
• Recording a New Action
• Playing an Action on an Individual File
• Playing an Action on Multiple Files
• Opening and Cropping Files
• Adding Guides
• Snapping Images into Position
• Saving Selections
• Hand Coloring Selections on a Layer
• Desaturating a Selection
• Creating a Layer and Choosing a Blending Mode
• Applying Painting Effects
• Adding a Gradient
• Merging Layers
• Changing Color Balance
• Applying Filters
• Using the Accented Edges Filter
• Using the ZigZag Filter
• Combining Selections
• Editing a Selection in Quick Mask Mode
• Creating a Cutout Effect

Chapter 13: Saving Money on Commercial Printing

• Preparing Images for Two Color Printing
• Using Channels to Change Color to Grayscale
• Two Color Printing
• Assigning Values to Black and White Points
• Assigning Values to Black and White Points
• Sharpening the Image
• Setting up for Spot Color
• Adding Spot Color
• Removing a Grayscale Area and Adding Spot Color
• Removing Spot Color From a Grayscale Area
• Adding Solid and Screened Areas of Spot Color
• Adding Spot Color to Text

Chapter 14: Web Images

• Optimizing Web Images
• Optimizing a JPEG Image
• Using the Save For Dialog Box
• Comparing Optimized GIF, JPEG, and PNG Formats
• Optimizing a Gif Image
• Choosing GIF Optimization Settings
• Exploring the Color Table
• Reducing the Color Palette
• Locking Colors to Preserve Image Details
• Controlling Dither
• Controlling Application Dither
• Minimizing Browser Dither
• Converting the Background into an Ordinary Layer
• Using the Magic Wand Tool to Create Transparency
• Preserving and Previewing Transparency
• Trimming extra Background Areas
• Creating a Dithered Transparency
• Adding a Drop Shadow
• Adding Transparency Dithering to the Drop Shadow
• Image Maps
• Using Layers to Create Image Maps
• Adjusting Cross Platform Gamma Range(Mac vs Windows)
• Creating an HTML File and Editing Image Map Information
• Batch Processing File Optimization

Chapter 15: Interactive Slices and Rollovers

• What is a Slice
• Creating Slices
• Using Slices
• Setting Options for Slices
• Optimizing Slices
• Slicing an Image in ImageReady
• Creating a Custom Workspace in ImageReady
• Using Slices Created from Guides
• Creating Layer Based Slices
• Creating Slices Without Images
• Creating Slices From Selections
• Optimizing Slices in ImageReady
• Creating Rollovers
• Displaying warped text in the Over State
• Previewing Rollovers
• Showing and Hiding Layers in an Over State
• Showing and Hiding Layers in a Down Rollover State
• Creating a Primary Rollover State
• Creating a Selected Rollover state
• Adding Alternate Text

Chapter 16: Creating Animated Images for the Web

• Creating Animations in Image Ready
• Animating by Hiding and Showing Layers
• Creating a Simple Animation
• Navigating Animation Frames and Previewing the Animation
• Preparing Layer Copies
• Moving and Transforming Layers for an Animation
• Creating Simultaneous animation
• Setting and Previewing a Timing Sequence
• Animating With Layer Opacity
• Setting Layer Positions
• Tweening the Position and Opacity of Layers
• Using Layer Masks to Create Animations
• Using Vector Masks to Create Animations