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February 2013Contents
What's new....................................................................................................................................................1
What's new in CS6..................................................................................................................................................................3
Productivity enhancements (JDI's) in CS6..............................................................................................................................9
New video features in CS6....................................................................................................................................................12
Arabic and Hebrew type (CS6)..............................................................................................................................................15
3D workflow in Photoshop Extended CS6.............................................................................................................................18
Add Lighting Effects (CS6)....................................................................................................................................................21
Key shortcuts for new CS6 features......................................................................................................................................24
Supported file formats in Photoshop CS6..............................................................................................................................26
What’s new in CS5................................................................................................................................................................28
Photoshop getting started tutorials..............................................................................................................30
Adobe Photoshop CS5/CS6 tutorials.....................................................................................................................................31
Workspace and workflow.............................................................................................................................33
Workspace basics..................................................................................................................................................................34
Panels and menus.................................................................................................................................................................41
Tools......................................................................................................................................................................................45
Preferences...........................................................................................................................................................................52
Key shortcuts for new CS6 features......................................................................................................................................53
Plug-ins..................................................................................................................................................................................55
Presets...................................................................................................................................................................................56
Show or hide non-printing Extras...........................................................................................................................................59
Position elements with snapping...........................................................................................................................................60
Positioning with the Ruler tool...............................................................................................................................................61
Specifying columns for an image...........................................................................................................................................62
Rulers....................................................................................................................................................................................63
Undo and history....................................................................................................................................................................65
Customizing keyboard shortcuts............................................................................................................................................69
Default keyboard shortcuts....................................................................................................................................................71
Grid and guides.................................