A summary of the cold knowledge that you don't know about Photoshop

I had planned to take the third issue as the end of this series, but I updated PS to the latest version yesterday. found that adobe in this update changed the use of my favorite function keys (later in detail), so I looked at the PS update log, found that several updates in a number of highlights, Which for the layer group to do some optimization, there is a "pull out the resources" of the new east, and the reference line is added two new features, since then the necessary plug-ins expensive expensive (guideguide) and finally can be a glorious laid-off ~

hahaha, it seems to be to break the promise! Just retired, the soap has not been finished and will be again out of the lake ~ps cold knowledge of the fourth phase to go up!

So get to the point!

　　One, reference line

1. Create a new guide with a shape (Photoshop CC 2014.2)

In the second phase of cold knowledge, it was mentioned that the technique of quickly creating a reference line through the adsorption characteristics of a selection boundary,

Now Adobe has added a similar feature to the update, which is more convenient to use-the following figure:

Not a lot of fun? Try multiple layers ~

A key to create a guide, it is so simple to use the method is also very simple (I have customized the shortcut keys, this feature is not in itself), found in the View "new guide through the shape" can

2. New Guide layout (Photoshop CC 2014.2)

A thoughtful classmate should have found out, another new item in the View: New Guide layout

With this feature, we can quickly create a complete set of guides for the entire page, and Adobe also gives four guide presets: 8, 12, 16, 24 columns.

In addition, we can also store the usual guide layout as a preset, such as 960 templates, etc.

In the case of behavior, let's take a look at these three parameters:

Number: A total of several groups (two) Guide lines

Height/width: The distance between this group (two) reference lines

Gutter: The distance between a group and a group

There are also the margins and two options, literally, well understood, and here is no longer a tiring statement.

Since the release of my cold-know series, a large number of students have asked me about the guides, and here are some unresolved questions:

1. Bulk mobile guides-like AI, a select batch, move together to delete

2. Cross-document movement--like layer movement, from one PSD document to another, if two documents are the same size, you can paste the original position

3. Oblique reference line--is not vertical/horizontal guide line, you can tilt the guide line ... At present, the basic impossibility ... is the YY product of everybody

You reader, if there is a solution or clues, you can reply to the article, share to the small partners ~

　　Second, fast slicing

I do not know what version of the function, just checked the next seemingly in CS5 before ... I've never noticed before, with this feature you can quickly create slices for n layers ~

Look at the picture ~

One-click to create slices that are bounded by a layer shape

But sometimes, our Chettu is not "Welt cut", we need to set aside for the graphics to ensure the same size of a batch of cut charts, then we can do a layer of required size template as a map reference:

Create slices with standardized templates

The method is very simple: layer--new layer based slices (I set shortcuts, they are wood)

Third, generate image resources enhanced version--extract resources (Photoshop CC 2014.2)

Cold knowledge There is a new feature in the CC14.1-builder that can automatically export the required layers to different sizes of Chettu. This new feature extracts resources equivalent to lightweight version of the generated image resources

Methods: Select files/groups, find files--extract resources ... Click to enter the Extract resource interface

There is nothing too difficult to understand in the entire interface, the right to extract resources there are 0.25x, 0.5x, 2x, 3x several different size Chettu options, if not enough to click the gear or lower left corner of the setting will have more options

The following automatic extraction, when the document is changed, regenerates the resource, similar to the builder.

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Four, direct selection mode switching (>PHOTOSHOPCC)

　　cold knowledge in the third phase , there is the new setting:

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1. Optimization of the Path selection tool (cc+)

This article is for the PSCC and above version of the skills (in the beginning of the release of the PSCC is not this feature, subsequent updates are added), the first use of CC believe that a lot of people in the use of the path selection tool There are some discomfort--------how everything can choose!

The thing is purple, in cc, Adobe makes the level of the Path tool global (similar to AI), double-click to lock the target layer, without locking the path selection is not restricted by the layer, popular point is that no matter how many layers you have, whether the lock, as long as the existence can be selected, But the selection is not necessarily operational (such as the selected path contains a locked layer), which is very different from our previous operating habits, Adobe also found this problem, so in the subsequent version of the switch to add this feature

As pictured above, this time should be a better understanding of it ~ in the first box selection, you can select any path layer (including the lock), the upper left corner of the selection of existing layers/all layers, you can only select the current layer, a bit like the automatic selection of mobile tools.

Through this setting, we can control the range of path selection, we need to select a path and do not want to be disturbed by other layers to use the "active layer", when it is necessary to select the bulk operation of "all layers", the control, is so cool ~

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Here's a further extension of this feature:

This function is still very useful (except for what you can choose), for example, when you are doing a complex icon, use a lot of layers, in order to achieve the effect, sometimes the same shape will duplicate multiple layers, when finished found that a shape needs to be adjusted, but only one layer adjustment, this is very uncomfortable ~ With the automatic selection of all the layers will solve the problem ~ is really a love and hate function!

So is there any way to quickly switch between these two states?

Note the change in the upper left corner to achieve this effect by setting the shortcut key, but deep hidden, has not been found before:

In a keyboard shortcut, the last one in the tool tag

The shortcut keys in the tool label need to be set only with a single letter, and you cannot use the function keys + letters/numbers. So need to replace one, whether set to see the habits of everyone ~

Five. Change of mobile tool (Photoshop CC 2014.2)

Well...... This is the "major change" I said earlier, and I don't know if you have noticed,

When using mobile tools in the past,

1. After selecting the "Automatic Selection", click on the layer and press CTRL to click on the canvas any position will function on this layer, so that we can easily move small objects such as 1px of fine line god horse.

2. Do not check "automatic selection", the default is the above function, the CTRL + click on the other layer will be directly selected to other layers.

But in the new update, this feature appears to have been removed, and replaced by holding down CTRL to toggle the automatic selection of layers/groups (if not checked "automatic selection" will be the Switch check automatic selection), said a bit around, look at the picture bar

This function ... I said, anyway, I still do not use the habit, but it seems to be the logical smooth ... Here to take out for your reference ...

Six, open/close all groups, open/close other groups (Photoshop CC 2014.2)

This problem is also a lot of people are asking, the new version finally has this function ~

Usage: Hold down CTRL click on the arrow in front of the group, note that this function seems to be only for the outermost group effective, the inside is not so ...

The other one:

A layer, a number of areas can be right click, each area appears in the list are also different, the picture is right click the arrow in front of the group, select Open/Close the other group in the list ~

OK, this time to talk about here, as there are wood, and then the cold knowledge of the form will become more free, encounter Adobe Update outstanding features I will be the first time for everyone to do analytic!

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