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[ 51 ]file. Just go to the Toolbar and Option-click (PC: Alt-click) on the Move
tool (V), and you’ll have the Artboard tool (have you already forgotten
the previous tip? ). Then just draw a box over the existing canvas.
You can also select a preset Size or input a specific size in the Option
Bar, click on the Add New Artboard icon (it looks like the Artboard tool
with a plus sign in the middle of it) in the Options Bar, and then click
once in your document to add an artboard at that size.
Once the artboard is created, you’ll see plus signs on each side,
allowing you to create duplicate artboards. It will add the new art-
board on the side where you clicked the plus icon. This can be
very handy when creating a series of designs. You can modify the- QUICKLY ESTABLISH
THE CENTER OF A DOCUMENT
Some of you may know that old trick of turning on the rulers (Com-
mand-R [PC: Ctrl-R]) and dragging out a guide until it snaps to the
center to establish the center of the image. Well, here’s a cool trick!
Just go under the View menu, to New Guide Layout, and set the
Number of Columns and Rows to 2 (make sure the Gutter field for
each is either empty or set to 0). Click OK. Done! (Tip in a tip: You can
record this as an action and make it nearly instantaneous!)
size of each artboard in the Option Bar or in the Properties panel
(Window>Properties), and the contents of each artboard are man-
aged in layer groups in the Layers panel. If you change the name of
an artboard in the Layers panel, that name will be reflected in the
document. This is an easy way to consolidate many files into one,
or to play around with different designs for a project.- QUICK SHARE
I’m sure this feature is often overlooked because it doesn’t exactly
scream, “Look at me!” At the very right end of the Options Bar is a
teeny tiny Share icon. Click on it, and it allows you to share the current
state of your image in a variety of ways. This is great for sending a client
proof or just showing off. This saves a lot of time, but it doesn’t give a
good excuse for why the proof is late! #designerlife - WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE FILTERS?
I addressed this once in a previous Hot Tips issue, but I still occa-
sionally get this question, so I thought it was worth revisiting. If
you’re like me, and like to experiment with filters, you’ll notice, by
default, that the Filter menu doesn’t show all the available filters.
(If you didn’t know there were more filters, then surprise!) They’re
actually in the Filter Gallery, which is near the top of the Filter
menu; but if you want all those missing filters to appear with the
rest of the filters in the Filter menu, then go to Photoshop CC (PC:
Edit)>Preferences and choose Plug-Ins. In the Filters & Extension
Panels section, check on Show All Filter Gallery Groups and Names,
and click OK. You’ll now see all the filters in the Filter menu. (If you
don’t see them, you might need to quit and restart Photoshop.)
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