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When you openPhotoshop6 you willnoticethatthereare four main components on yourscreen. Theseare the main tools;usedto createand editimages. Thesetools;are:-Menu Bar, DrawingCanvas, Toolbox& Palettes.

We'll start withthe mostfamiliar itemfirst. The Menu Bar lookslike the menubar in mostotherapplications. Eachmenuitemis almostself explanatory; for example, if you wantto do anythingwiththe "file"you are working;on you willfindit under"File." If you wantto manipulateanythingon the screenyou shouldfindit under"Edit"or "Tools." Basically,you can save,get a new screen, copy, and paste;all the functionswithwhichyou are already familiar. TheDrawingCanvasis the next component of Photoshop6 thatyou needto familiarizeyourself;with. Your drawing;canvasis the large white area in the middle of the screenwhere you createor edityourimages. If you wantto limitor specifythe size of yourimageyou wantto set the size of yourdrawing;canvasto matchyourrequirements. The drawing;canvastitlebar tells you the nameof yourimage, as wellas the zoom and whatmode you are in. It is possibleto havean unlimited;number of drawing;canvase;s;openat a timeand to set themto all differentsizes.

Your Toolboxis the main arsenal of tools;thatwillallowyou to createand edityourimagesin Photoshop6. The toolb;ox;holds;twentydifferenttools;thatallowyou to drawand modifyimageson yourdrawing;canvas. You can holdyourmouseovereachitemand a "tooltip"willappear tellingyou the nameof the toolitself.If you noticea smalltriangle at the bottomof the toolicon you can press and holdyourmouseoverthe tooland a flyout menuwillappear showingany hiddentools;. You can drawlines,fill in colors,eraseimages, selectpartsof an image, and so muchmore.For every toolthatyou selectin yourtoolb;ox;, Photoshop6 changesthe shapeof yourpointer in hopesof helpingyou to remember whattoolyou are currentlyusing.

The final main component of Photoshop6 is the dock whichcontain certain panels;. By default,fivepanels;willappear on yourscreenwhenyou openPhotoshop6. Thesepanels;are:information, brushe;s;, layers,command,and color. More are availablefrom yourWindows menuon the menubar. The panels;are whatgive Photoshop6 its versatility. Eachpanelmodifiesthe properties of the tools;in the toolbox.For example, the brushe;s;panelallows;you to change the thickness of line yourbrushdraws;. Eachpanelcontainsits own features and it is a goodideato familiarizeyourself;witheachpaneland theirfunctions.You willalso wantto look at the menu's for eachof the panels;whichare availabe at the top right of the panel.

Onceyou are comfortablewiththe basic layout of Photoshop6 you shouldget to knowall the tools;in yourtoolbox.The bestway to do thisis opena new drawing;canvasselecteachtooland begin to playand see whateachone does. If you havethe instruction manual in frontof you you willbe ableto read about eachof the tools;properties and whatexactly it does. Onceyou havebecome comfortablewiththe basicsof the programyou can begin to workon the more advanced features.