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9. Double-click the bricks.jpg thumbnail to open that file in Photoshop.
In this case, Bridge is an alternative to the File>Open method for opening files in Note:
Photoshop. The Bridge method can be useful because it provides more information
than Photoshop’s Open dialog box. We are intentionally
overlooking issues of color
10. If the rulers are not visible on the top and left edges, choose View>Rulers. space for the sake of this
As you can see in the rulers, this image has a very large physical size. As you saw in the project. You will learn
image metadata (in Bridge), however, the current image is only 72 ppi; for commercial about color spaces and
printing, you need at least 300 ppi. You can use the principle of effective resolution to color management in
change the file to a high enough resolution for printing. Project 3: Menu Image
Correction.

The document tab Note:
shows the file name, Although designers
current view percentage,
and color mode. trained in traditional
(non-digital) methods are
sometimes comfortable
Rulers display values talking about picas or
in the default units
of measurement. ciceros, most people use
inches as the standard
unit of measurement in
the U.S.
11. Choose File>Save As. If necessary, navigate to your WIP>Movie folder as the
target location. Change the file name (in the Save As field) to aftermath. You can change the
Since this is a basic image file with only one layer (so far), most of the other options in default unit of measure-
the Save As dialog box are grayed out (not available). ment in the Units &
Rulers pane of the
12. Choose Photoshop in the Format menu and then click Save. Preferences dialog box.
You can save a Photoshop file in a number of different formats, all of which have specific Double-clicking either
capabilities, limitations, and purposes. While you are still working on a file, it’s best ruler opens the appropri-
to keep it as a native Photoshop (PSD) file. When you choose a different format, the ate pane of the Prefer-
correct extension is automatically added to the file name. ences dialog box.

Files saved in the native
Photoshop format display
a “.psd” extension.

Note:
Also called “native”, the
PSD format is the most
flexible format to use
while building files in
Photoshop.
13. Continue to the next exercise.

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