In earlier versions of Photoshop you could press the Delete key to delete a layer but you had to have the Move tool selected first (weird, I know). Now they’ve changed it so you can…
Author Archives: Corey Barker
CHANGING THE COLOR OF YOUR IMAGE WINDOW – (AKA: PASTEBOARD) IN PHOTSOHOP
In CS5 you can change the background color that your images show up on in the image window. For example, some folks prefer to have their images surrounded by black or even white instead of…
CHANGING YOUR RULER SETTINGS
Instead of going through the preferences to change your unit of measure, you can Control-click (PC: Right-click, though more and more Macs now have access to the Right-click, too) on the ruler and select your…
Wood Frame Effect
Corey shows how to create a vintage wood frame complete with realistic metal brackets.
RESETTING PHOTOSHOP’S PREFERENCES
Here’s a quick way to reset your preferences in Photoshop: Press-and-hold Command-Option-Shift (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift) while you start Photoshop. As you start the program you will get a pop-up dialog asking you if you would like…
Lucky 7 for PSW Las Vegas!
Let’s hit the slots…sort of! Well as most of you may know we have the next Photoshop World coming in Las Vegas from September 7-9 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino! So to help…
TURN THE FONT OFF AND ON
The Font Preview is either loved or hated. I find myself usually turning it off, and here’s why: I love fonts—lots of them. I install fonts like there’s no tomorrow. I’m assuming that this is…
TURNING OFF THE CROP TOOL OVERLAY
I have to say this tip rocks if you use Adobe Camera Raw a lot. See, in previous versions of Camera Raw, if you cropped your photo you’d still see all of the cropped area…




