Getting to Know the Work Area

1. Starting to Work in Adobe Photoshop
2. Using the Tools
3. Using the Options Bar and other Panels
4. Undoing Actions in Photoshop
5. Customising the Workspace
6. Working with Adobe Bridge

Basic Photo Corrections

1. Strategy for Retouching
2. Resolutions and Image size
3. Straightening and Cropping an Image
4. Making Automatic Adjustments
5. Removing a Colour Cast
6. Manually Adjusting the Tonal Range
7. Replacing Colours in an Image
8. Adjusting Lightness with the Dodge tool
9. Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool
10. Comparing Automatic and Manual Results
11. Repairing Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool
12. Using the Spot Healing Brush and Healing Brush Tools
13. Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter

Working with Selections

1. About Selecting and Selection Tools
2. Using the Quick Selection Tools
3. Moving a Selected Area
4. Manipulating Selections
5. Using the Magic Want Tool
6. Selecting with the Lasso Tool
7. Rotating a Selection
8. Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
9. Cropping an Image and Erasing within a Selection
10. Refining the Edge of a Selection

Layer Basics

1. About Layers
2. Using the Layers Panel
3. Rearranging Layers
4. Applying a Gradient to a Layer
5. Applying a Layer Style
6. Flattening and Saving Files

Masks and Channels

1. Working with Masks and Channels
2. Creating a Quick Mask
3. Editing a Mask
4. Viewing Channels
5. Adjusting Individual Channels
6. Loading a Mask as a Selection
7. Applying Filters to a Mask
8. Applying Effects using a Gradient Mask
9. Resizing the Canvas
10. Removing the Background from an Image
11. Moving Layers between Documents
12. Colorising with an Adjustment Layer
13. Grouping and Clipping Layers
14. Inverting a Mask
15. Using Type as a Mask

Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

1. About Camera Raw
2. Processing Files in Camera Raw
3. Correcting Digital Photographs in Photoshop
4. Editing Images with a Vanishing-Point Perspective
5. Correcting Image Distortion
6. Adding Depth of Field

Typographic Design

1. About Type
2. Creating a Clipping Mask from Type
3. Creating a Design Element from Type
4. Using Interactive Formatting Controls
5. Warping Point Type
6. Designing a Paragraph of Type
7. Warping a Layer

Saving Completed Images

• Saving Images for Use in Print Applications
• Saving Images for the Web
• Saving Images as PDF

New Features of CS5

Complex selections made easy NEW

Select specific areas within an image in fewer clicks. Easily select intricate image elements, such as hair; eliminate background color around selection edges; and automatically vary selection edges and perfect masks using new refinement tools

Content-Aware Fill NEW

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed

Superior HDR imagingENHANCED

Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

Extraordinary painting effects NEW

Easily change a photograph into a painting or create unique artistic effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brush strokes

Automatic lens correctionNEW

Save time with automatic correction of lens distortions, chromatic aberration, and vignetting. Photoshop CS5 uses an image file's EXIF data to make precise adjustments based on the type of camera and lens you used

Better media managementENHANCED

Easily manage media with more flexible batch renaming, and access your assets in the context of what you're working on by using the customizable Adobe Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop

Streamlined creative reviews NEW

Use Adobe CS Review, part of new Adobe CS Live online services,* to initiate a more secure review without leaving Photoshop. Reviewers can add comments to your images from their browsers, and you see the comments appear automatically on your screen. CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time

Easier UI management NEW

Use the collapsible Workspace Switcher to quickly navigate and choose among favorite UI configurations. Live workspaces automatically record your UI changes so panels will remain in place even if you switch away for a while

State-of-the-art raw image processing ENHANCED

Use the Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 6 plug-in to nondestructively remove image noise while preserving color and detail; add grain to make digital photos look more organic; enjoy more control as you perform post-crop vignetting; and more.

Puppet Warp NEW

Precisely reposition any image element to create a more visually appealing photo. For example, easily straighten an arm that's bent at an awkward angle.

Efficient workflow ENHANCED

Enjoy productivity and creativity boosts thanks to dozens of features and enhancements requested by Photoshop users. Straighten images automatically, pick colors from an onscreen color picker, adjust the opacity of many layers at once, and more.

Faster performance across platforms ENHANCED

Speed up day-to-day imaging tasks and process very large images up to ten times faster by taking advantage of cross-platform 64-bit support. (Requires a 64-bit-capable computer with a 64-bit version of Mac OS, Microsoft® Windows® 7, or Windows Vista®. Actual performance varies depending on amount of RAM, driver types, and other factors.)

New GPU-accelerated features NEW

Take advantage of GPU-enabled enhancements to everyday tools. Crop with the Rule of Thirds grid; zoom with click-and-scrub functionality; and sample colors with better visualization and the onscreen color picker.

Superior black-and-white conversion ENHANCED

Explore an endless variety of black-and-white looks. Use the integrated Lab B&W Action to interactively color images, create gorgeous HDR black-and-whites with greater ease and speed, and experiment with new presets.