Photoshop user interface

Photoshop user interface.

1. Canvas/Document window

               This is the large area which is in the middle of the photoshop software where the images are displayed. We also called this canvas and this is the place we are doing our editing. The dark area around the canvas is known as pasteboard and it has no purpose.

2. Document Tab

                 Document tab displayed at the top of the document window. This tab displays the name and file type of thye document. If we have more than one image open in our software, We can switch between them using document tab.

3.Menu Bar

                       On the top of the software we can see Menu Bar. This is the place where we find various options and commands, all grouped in to categories. There are menus like File, Layers, Edit, Image, Filter ect. For lists options and commands. In this course we will learn about all of those categories so stay tuned with our facebook page and this site.

4. Tool Bar

             Photoshop holds all of it’s tool in here. We called this Toolbar and also known as the toolbox. There are tools for moving ijmages , sacling , cropping, selecting , to add text, for painting ect.

               By the way there are hidden tools inside this tool bar. Most of the tools in the toolbar have other tools nested in with them in the same spot. To view them you have to click and hold the tool.

5. Option Bar

                 The Option Bar shows options for whichever tool you selected from the toolbar. Therefore it is directly contact with toolbar. For an example If we select the brush tool then option bar displays to select brush type, size, colour ect.

6. Search Bar

                    This is a new feature in photoshop new versions. This lets us to find tools and command in the software quickly. To use this feature you have to click on the search icon.

7. Workspace

              A workspace in photoshop is a preset collection and arrangement of the various interface element. It can control which of photoshop’s panels are displayed on the screen, along with how those panels are arranged.

8. Panels

We can find panels at the right side of the document window.

They give us all access to all sorts of commands and options, and there are different panels for various tasks. Among them most popular panel is the Layer Panel.

9. Panel groups

By default there are only few panels are displayed. You

have to find other Panels from Window menu in menu Bar.

10. Status Bar

At the very top bottom we can find status bar. Status Bar displays all the details and properties of the image like size, profile, dimension , scale ect. You can switch between them by clicking the arrow and select them.

And thats all over for today chapter from next chapter we will learn about all of the tools in the toolbar and their functions.