User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
8 To fill pixels based on the merged color data from all visible layers, select All Layers.
9 Click the part of the image you want to fill. All specified pixels within the specified tolerance are filled with the
foreground color or pattern.
If you’re working on a layer and don’t want to fill transparent areas, make sure that the layer’s transparency is locked
in the Layers palette. (See “Locking layers” on page 405.)
To fill a selection or a layer with a foreground or background color
1 Choose a foreground or background color. (See “To choose colors in the toolbox” on page 504.)
2 Select the area you want to fill. To fill an entire layer, select the layer in the Layers palette.
3 Choose Edit >Filltofillthe selectionorlayer.Ortofillapath,selectthe path andchooseFillPathfromthe Paths
palette menu.
4 In the Fill dialog box, choose one of the following options for Use, or select a custom pattern:
Foreground Color, Background Color, Black, 50% Gray, or White Fills the selection with the specified color.
Color Fills with a color you select from the Color Picker.
Pattern Fills the selection with a pattern. Click the inverted arrow next to the pattern sample and select a pattern
from the pop-up palette. You can load additional patterns using the pop-up palette menu. Select the name of a library
of patterns or choose Load Patterns and navigate to the folder containing the patterns you want to use.
History Restores the selected area to a state or snapshot of the image set as the source in the History palette.
Note: I
f you fill a CMYK image using the Black option, Photoshop fills all the channels with 100% black. This may result
in more ink than is allowable by the printer. For best results when filling a CMYK image, use the Foreground option with
the foreground color set to an appropriate black.
5 Specify the blending mode and opacity for the paint. (See “List of blending modes” on page 487.)
6 If you’re working in a layer and want to fill only areas containing pixels, choose Preserve Transparency.
7 Click the OK button to apply the fill.
To apply a foreground color fill only to the areas that contain pixels, press Alt+Shift+Backspace (Windows) or
Option+Shift+Delete (Mac OS). This preserves the transparency of the layer. To apply a background color fill only
to the areas that contain pixels, press Ctrl+Shift+Backspace (Windows) or Command+Shift+Delete (Mac OS).
To fill the work canvas
1 Set the foreground color you want to use for the canvas.
2 Select the Paint Bucket tool
3 In the options bar, set Fill to Foreground.
4 Hold down Shift, and click in the work canvas.
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Note: You need to be in full screen mode and viewing the menus to fill the work canvas.