Processing Camera Raw Files in Photoshop – Overview

A picture showing the XMP sidecar file you can create to store adjustments when processing camera raw files in Photoshop.
What Does It Mean to Process Camera Raw Files Photoshop?             This lesson provides a concept overview of processing camera raw files in Photoshop. A camera raw file is the unprocessed image data from your camera’s image sensor. You can use the camera raw feature of Photoshop to open the camera raw file and process
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JPEG and Camera Raw Files in Photoshop – Overview

A picture showing JPEG and Camera Raw files in Photoshop.
Overview of JPEG and Camera Raw Files Photoshop:             This lesson covers the differences between JPEG and camera raw files in Photoshop. When taking photos with a camera, you often have the choice to take the photos in either the JPEG or Camera Raw file format. In general, many less-expensive cameras only let you take
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How to Use the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop – Instructions

A picture showing how to hide the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop.
Overview of the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop:             To show or hide the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop 24.5 or later, select “Window| Contextual Task Bar” from the Menu Bar to toggle its display on or off. By default, the Contextual Task Bar appears floating at the bottom center of the document window.            
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How to Use the Tools Panel in Photoshop – Instructions

A picture showing how to use the Tools panel in Photoshop to select hidden tool buttons.
Overview of the Tools Panel in Photoshop:             The Tools panel in Photoshop appears at the left side of the application window, by default. However, you can dock the Tools panel to either the right or left sides of the application window or let it float over the document window area. Unlike most panels in
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How to Use Workspaces in Photoshop – Instructions

A picture showing how to use workspaces in Photoshop by saving a custom workspace.
Overview of Workspaces in Photoshop             Workspaces in Photoshop are saved layouts and arrangements of panels and other tools in the Photoshop interface. A workspace in Photoshop can also optionally include saved layouts of keyboard shortcuts, menus, and the Tools panel, if you customize any of those. You can modify the workspaces in Photoshop, as
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How to Use the Document Windows in Photoshop – Instructions

A picture showing how to use the document windows in Photoshop to change all floating document windows back into tabbed document windows.
Overview of How to Use the Document Windows in Photoshop How to Arrange Tabbed Document Windows in Photoshop:             You use the document windows in Photoshop to work on the content of Photoshop documents. You can arrange the document windows in Photoshop workspaces to suit your workflow needs. By default, document windows in Photoshop appear
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How to Use Panels in Photoshop – Instructions

A picture showing how to use panels in Photoshop by switching between panels in an expanded panel tab group.
Overview of How to Use Panels in Photoshop How to Hide and Show Panels in Photoshop:             Panels in Photoshop contains the tools and settings you use to edit your document content. There are many panels in Photoshop. Photoshop saves its panels into an interface layout called a workspace, along with other interface tools.            
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How to Close a File in Photoshop – Instructions

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Overview of How to Close Files in Photoshop:             To close a file in Photoshop, click the small “x” button at the right end of the file’s name in the tab at the top of the document window. Alternatively, select “File| Close” from the Menu Bar. Performing either action closes the currently-active file in Photoshop.
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