| Introduction |
| Getting started |
 | · | what is Photoshop?, what’s new in Photoshop CS2 |
 | · | vector and raster graphics, starting Photoshop |
 | · | the Photoshop application window, working with Photoshop menus |
 | · | working with keyboard shortcuts, customizing your own workspace |
 | · | displaying help information, exiting from Photoshop |
| Opening and saving files |
 | · | opening a file, creating files |
 | · | opening multiple files |
 | · | saving a file |
| Using selection tools |
 | · | overview, using the marquee tools |
 | · | selecting an area, adding to a selection |
 | · | subtracting from a selection, rotating a selection |
 | · | moving a selection, deleting a selection |
 | · | deselecting a selection, saving a selection |
 | · | cutting, copying and pasting a selection |
 | · | selecting with the magic wand tool |
 | · | selecting with the color range command |
 | · | selecting with the lasso tool |
 | · | selecting with the polygonal lasso tool |
 | · | selecting with the magnetic lasso tool |
 | · | using inverse selection |
 | · | expanding or contracting a selection |
 | · | scaling a selection, skewing or distorting a selection |
 | · | feathering a selection, extracting a selection |
| Working with images |
 | · | understanding pixels, bitmaps and vectors |
 | · | adjusting an image’s resolution |
 | · | changing an image’s resolution automatically |
 | · | constraining an image’s proportions |
 | · | changing an image’s print dimensions, changing the canvas size |
 | · | rotating the canvas, cropping an image |
 | · | using the resize image command |
 | · | using the unsharp mask filter |
| Working with color |
 | · | types of color |
 | · | adjusting color settings |
 | · | working with foreground and background colors |
| Working with layers |
 | · | exploring layers, creating a layer |
 | · | renaming a layer, linking layers |
 | · | deleting a layer, merging layers |
 | · | using layer via cut and layer via copy |
 | · | creating a type layer |
 | · | warping a type layer |
| Final case study |