I recommend Apple’s QuickTime Player software because it’s free and offers
great playback functions.- Download the dekeKeys and color settings files. While you’re
online, notice that I’ve also provided two files to streamline and
improve your Photoshop experience. One contains my custom
keyboard shortcuts, and the other, my preferred color settings. So
download Best workflow CS5.csf and dekeKeys-Photoshop-CS5.
zip, put them somewhere you’ll remember, and I’ll show you how
to install them in the next steps. - Move the color settings to the appropriate folder. Move the Best
workflow CS5.csf file to one of two locations on your hard drive,
depending on your platform and operating system. (Note that, in
the following, user indicates your computer login name.)- Under Windows 7 and Vista, the location is
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Color\Settings - Under Windows XP, it’s
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Adobe\
Color\Settings - On the Mac, choose Go→Home and copy the color settings
to the folder
Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/Settings
- Under Windows 7 and Vista, the location is
If you can’t find the AppData or Application Data folder on the PC,
it’s because Windows is making the system folders invisible. Choose
Tools→Folder Options, click the View tab, and turn on Show Hidden Files
and Folders in the scrolling list. Also turn off the Hide Extensions for
Known File Types and Hide Protected Operating System Files check boxes.
Then click the OK button.- Start Photoshop. If Photoshop CS5 is already running on your
computer, skip to Step 7. If not, start the program:- On the PC, go to the Start menu ( under Windows Vista)
and choose Adobe Photoshop CS5. (The program may be
located in the Programs or All Programs submenu, possibly
inside an Adobe submenu.) - On the Mac, choose Go→Applica tions in the Finder. Then
open the Adobe Photoshop CS5 folder and double-click the
Adobe Photoshop CS 5 application icon.
- On the PC, go to the Start menu ( under Windows Vista)
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