User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
Productivity boosters
Customizable menus
Set up and save custom menus and workspaces, highlight new or commonly used menu
items, and reduce on-screen clutter for easier access to the tools you need. (See “To define a set of menus” on
page 65.)
Image Processor Process a batch of files to multiple file formats. (See “About the Image Processor” on page 739.)
All new PDF engine Comprehensive, customizable presets and PDF 1.6/Acrobat 7.0 compatibility. (See “Saving files
in Photoshop PDF format” on page 656.)
Script and action event manager Set JavaScripts and Photoshop actions to run automatically when a specified
Photoshop event occurs. (See “To set scripts and actions to run automatically” on page 747.)
UI font size customization Customize the size of text in the options bar, palettes, and the Layer Style dialog box.
(See “To change the font size in the work area” on page 64.)
Update Manager Automatically search for Photoshop updates.
Variables Create data-driven graphics in Photoshop as you now do in ImageReady. (See “About data-driven
graphics” on page 747.)
Video preview Display your document on a video monitor using a Firewire (IEEE1394) link. (See “To preview your
document on a video monitor” on page 708.)
WYSIWYG Font menu Preview font families and font styles directly in the Font menu. (See “To choose a font family
and style” on page 546.)
Designer enhancements
Vanishing Point
Paste, clone, and paint image elements that automatically match the perspective planes in an
image. (See “About Vanishing Point” on page 374.)
Smart Objects Perform nondestructive transforms of embedded vector and of pixel data. Create multiple instances
of embedded data and easily update all instances at once. (See “Smart Objects” on page 427.)
Multiple layer control Work with layers as objects. Select multiple layers and move, group, align, and transform
them. (See “Selecting layers” on page 399 and “To group and ungroup layers” on page 400.)
Image Warp Easily create packaging mock-ups or other dimensional effects by wrapping an image around any
shape or stretching, curling, and bending an image using Image Warp. (See “The Warp command” on page 364.)
Animation Create animated GIF files in Photoshop much as you create animation in ImageReady. (See “Creating an
animation” on page 614.)
Japanese type features Format text with new character alignment (Mojisoroe) and more Kinsoku Shori types. (See
“About Asian type” on page 563.)
Smart Guides Align the content of layers as you move them using guidelines that appear only when you need them.
(See “About guides and the grid” on page 60.)
Integrated Adobe Online Services Access and download professional Adobe Stock Photos and share and print
online with Adobe Photoshop Services. (See “About Adobe Stock Photos” on page 103.)