- Using the palettes
- Hiding and showing palettes
- Changing screen modes
- Tools on the Tools palette
- Changing the image size
- Choosing a file format
- Choosing a bits/channel mode
- Cropping an image
- Rotating an image
- Quick Summary: Choosing Colors
- Quick Summary: Using the Swatches palette
- Using the Layers palette
- Quick Summary: Using the Layers palette
- Using fill and adjustment layers
- Choosing a mode for the History palette
- Making snapshots of history states
- Working with nonlinear histories
- Using presets
- Streamlining your workflow
Choosing a file format
When using File > Save, Save As, or Save a Copy to save a file, remember that Photoshop (PSD), Large Document (PSB),* TIFF, and Photoshop PDF are the only formats that preserve the following Photoshop features:
- Multiple layers and layer transparency
- Shape layers
- Smart Objects
- Adjustment layers
- Editable type layers
- Layer effects
- Alpha channels
- Grids and guides
All of the above-mentioned file formats, plus the PICT, JPEG, and Photoshop EPS formats, preserve ICC color profiles.
To prepare your document for printing from another application, or to export it to an application that can’t read Photoshop layers, read about the PDF, EPS, and TIFF formats on pages 335–339. Or for Web output, read about the GIF and JPEG formats on pages 340–345.