Introduction to photo shop

•What is Photoshop?
Adobe photoshop is a professional image editing software

•About the work area
Menu Bar: this is where you can access most of the features and commands in photoshop. it is located at the very top of photoshop.
Options Bar: Displays your tool options. It changes as different tool are selected.
Tool Bar: Contains all of your tools. They are used for creating and editing images.
Pallettes: TO monitor andmodify images. There are 5 palletes by default.
Stage/Canvas: Where the image being worked on will apear.
•Layers The layers window shows the various layers that your image is made of.
Selection: There are several ways to select images or portions of images in photoshop. Here is one basic method to do so: • Adding to a selection and making a square.
1. Use the rectangularselection tool to select the area to be worked on.
2. To add a solection, hold shift before dragging.
3. To make the selection exactly square, start dragging then hold shift.
4. You can press applel+D to deselect and remove the selection at any time.