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Unit 3: Introduction to Photoshop

The following are the common palettes: Notes
z Color: Displays the color values for the currently selected foreground and background
colors

z Swatches: Displays a generic set of colors, but the true value of the Swatches palette is in
its ability to load custom swatch collections

z Layers: Displays all the layers in an image
z History: Records and displays individual changes made to an image and allows for
changes to be undone.

Figure 3.2: The Palette Tabs

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The Application Bar

The Application Bar, new to Photoshop CS4, is located across the top of the screen. It contains the
old menu bar, along with a number of other controls, for example a dropdown zoom menu, a
button for launching Adobe Bridge, and a button for viewing extras. The menu bar contains
controls for managing and editing files, manipulating images, managing layers, and more.

Figure 3.3: The Application Bar

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