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| The background color can be configured from the toolbox and is used when creating gradient fills, creating a new file using the background color, or filling in an erased area of the image. |
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| Blur tool Blurs an area of the image using any brush you select. |
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| Stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group and is sometimes also written JPG. JPEG files are lossy, meaning that as they are compressed, they lose detail. When the file is changed from a JPEG to another format, those compressed or lost pixels must be reconstructed. This usually results in jagged edges in the design. Alternatives to JPEG include GIF and BMP. |
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| erases to the background layer by dragging the mouse. |
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| Allows you to scroll through an image that doesn't fit completely in the viewing window. It's like using the scroll bars at the bottom and right side of the window, except you do the moving with the mouse by dragging. When the Hand tool is chosen, the cursor becomes a hand. |
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| Allows you to make a selection automatically, based on a color, without having to physically trace the outline by clicking in a specific area with the mouse. Options for the Magic Wand are set in the options bar. |
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| There are four Marquee tools—rectangular, elliptical, single row, and single column. These tools allow you to select portions of an object, file, photo, or subject for editing. These selections must be elliptical, rectangular, circular, or 1 pixel wide or thick. |
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| Allows you to move a selected part of an image, align layers, and distribute layers in an image. When the Move tool is selected, a box is placed around the selected part of the image. This box can be used to move the selection and edit its shape and size |
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| These are located on the right side of the interface. They are contained in rectangular boxes and offer tools to help you modify, monitor, and edit images. Palettes are stacked together, and each rectangular box holds two or three separate palettes |
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| Images such as photos are made up of pixels, which are small squares that contain color. An image's resolution is determined by how many pixels there are in the image per inch. Monitors display output using pixels as well. Monitors display output at 72 ppi. |
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| Resolution determines how many pixels are shown per unit (such as inch or centimeter) in an image. Higher resolutions contain more pixels (thus more detail) than lower resolution images. |
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| Works much like any Zoom tool in any other graphics program. Simply choose the Zoom tool and click on an area of the image to zoom in or out. When the Zoom tool is chosen, the options in the option bar change, offering Zoom In and Zoom Out along with choices to resize the window to fit on the screen and other options. |
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| Once you have the workspace just the way you want it, you can save that configuration using the Window>Workspace>Save Workspace command. Type in a name for the workspace in the Save Workspace dialog box, and it becomes available from the Window>Workspace choices. |
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| Sharpens an area of the image using any brush that you choose. |
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| This bar is located at the top of the interface underneath the menu bar and changes each time a new tool is selected. The options bar contains choices for configuring and working with the various tools in the toolbox. |
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