{"id":2030,"date":"2011-10-06T10:42:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T14:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archimediastudios.com\/corporate\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2011-10-06T10:42:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T14:42:34","slug":"thursdays-tips-reclaiming-photoshop-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archimediastudios.com\/corporate\/2011\/10\/thursdays-tips-reclaiming-photoshop-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday’s Tips – Reclaiming Photoshop Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"

FULL SCREEN\u00a0PHOTOSHOP<\/h2>\n

This is one of those shortcuts that once you know it, you may find yourself using it all the time<\/p>\n

By simply pressing the F key <\/strong>inside of Photoshop you can cycle between\u00a0Standard Screen Mode, Full screen<\/em>(with menu bar) and Full Screen Mode – <\/em>as seen below.<\/p>\n

STANDARD SCREEN MODE<\/h3>\n

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FULL SCREEN (WITH MENU BAR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FULL SCREEN MODE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Full Screen<\/em> (with menu bar) hides the start bar (on Windows) and desktop wallpaper (on Mac). This is useful for two reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. You have more room to see\/edit your photo<\/li>\n
  2. The neutral grey background is better for making colour corrections or decisions relating to brightness and contrast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Full Screen Mode <\/em>hides all tools, windows, start bars and desktop wallpapers so that you can concentrate on your image. This screen mode typically uses a black background however tr ychanging this to grey so that it doesn\u2019t affect how you perceive colour and contrast. You can do this in the preferences menu.<\/em><\/p>\n

    SHOW and HIDE PALETTES<\/h2>\n

    The TAB button on your keyboard is a shortcut that toggles between showing or hiding the palettes, tools and options toolbar. It’s a simple and fast way to remove the clutter and get right into the action.<\/p>\n

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    This shortcut is especially useful when zoomed in and doing high level retouching with the brush or clone tools because it gives you a larger area of the screen to work within. It is even more useful if you know other shortcuts because it means you can stay in this viewing mode without having to keep returning to the other windows.
    \nShortcut<\/p>\n