Adobe® Photoshop® CS5: Level 1 (Macintosh)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084941
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will understand and use the various elements in the Photoshop CS5 interface so as to efficiently work with the software. You will use the different tools in Photoshop for selecting parts of images and identify the need for having layers in a Photoshop document. You will also organize the different components of the design as layers. With the layered Photoshop document thus created, you will apply layer effects and other special effects in order to enhance the appearance of the design. Once the design is finalized, you will save images in both print and web formats.

Target Student: Adobe® Photoshop® CS5: Level 1 is intended for a diverse audience including, but not limited to, computer-savvy professionals who want to create and enhance graphics for marketing materials, newsletters, blogs, and websites; photographers who want to work with and prepare photos for print or web; students with an interest in graphic design or those with novice design skills; and professionals who want to learn and use Photoshop CS5 as a complement to other CS5 programs, such as Illustrator. The course covers the Adobe Visual Communication using Photoshop CS5 objectives and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam. Please refer to the CD-ROM that came with this course for a document that maps the Adobe Visual Communication using Photoshop CS5 objectives to the content in the Adobe Photoshop CS5 series.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Macintosh. Students should also have basic Macintosh application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.

Hardware Requirements

    * Multicore Intel® processor
    * 1GB of RAM
    * 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
    * 1024x768 display (1200x800 recommended) with qualified harware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, and 256MB of VRAM
    * Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
    * DVD-ROM drive
    * Broadband Internet connection required for online services

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

    * Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
    * Adobe® Photoshop® CS5
    * QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
    * Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® 7.0 or above

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

    * initiate a project.
    * explore the Adobe Photoshop CS5 environment.
    * determine the resolution and graphic type.
    * work with selections.
    * work with multiple layers.
    * enhance images with paint and filters.
    * identify the characteristics of various image modes and color adjustment options.
    * save images for web and print.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Initiating a Project

    Topic 1A: Plan a Project 
    Topic 1B: Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements 

Lesson 2: Exploring the Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 Environment

    Topic 2A: Explore the Photoshop Interface 
    Topic 2B: Customize the Workspace 
    Topic 2C: Explore Adobe Bridge 

Lesson 3: Determining Graphic Type and Resolution

    Topic 3A: Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics 
    Topic 3B: Understand Image Resolution 

Lesson 4: Working with Selections

    Topic 4A: Create a Selection 
    Topic 4B: Save a Selection 
    Topic 4C: Modify a Selection 
    Topic 4D: Apply Color to a Selection 

Lesson 5: Working with Layers

    Topic 5A: Create Layers 
    Topic 5B: Work with Type Layers 
    Topic 5C: Transform Layers 
    Topic 5D: Apply Styles 
    Topic 5E: Undo Previous Steps 
    Topic 5F: Manage Layers 

Lesson 6: Enhancing Images with Paint and Filters

    Topic 6A: Paint on an Image 
    Topic 6B: Apply Filter Effects 

Lesson 7: Exploring Image Modes and Color Adjustments

    Topic 7A: Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes 
    Topic 7B: Apply Color Adjustments 

Lesson 8: Saving Images for Web and Print

    Topic 8A: Save Images for Print 
    Topic 8B: Save Images for the Web 
    Topic 8C: Save Images as PDF 

Appendix A: Organizing Assets Using Adobe® Bridge
Appendix B: New Features in Adobe Photoshop CS5