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or over 20 years, graphic designers and photographers have relied on Photoshop for image

manipulation and correction. Today, Photoshop is also a staple for Web designers who need to

make their images ready for their sites. Unlike software created by many other companies, Adobe’s

Creative Suite products, including Photoshop, place the tools and most features in panels, which

are docked along the left and right sides of the screen. This gives you much faster access to these

features than what you find in other programs, but can make the interface appear overwhelmingly

complex at first.

Get to Know the Photoshop Interface

Menu Bar

Menus for

working with

files, changing

views, and

accessing other

commands.

View Buttons

These buttons

allow you to

change your

view, zoom in

and out, and

access Bridge.

Workspace

Menus

You can change

the layout of

the program by

selecting one of these workspaces.

Toolbox

All of the basic tools for working in Photoshop are

accessible here.

Document Tabs

Switch between open documents by clicking these

tabs. If you use a Mac, you may not see these tabs.

Panels

Most of Photoshop’s controls are available via these

panels.

Document Information

The size and current magnification of the document

are shown here.