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Now that we’ve got a good idea of what to expect from Photoshop’s user interface, let’s take a look at the basic structure of a photoshop file.
New Terms:
- Artboard - The artboard is the container of a photoshop document where the final artwork will appear.
- Layer - Layers represent individual pieces of content and stack one on top of another within the artboard.
- PSD - A PSD file is a native photoshop document that preserves all our layers, as opposed to exported file formats such as a JPG.
- Properties Panel - The Properties Panel allows us to make fine adjustments to the Photoshop Document.
- Crop Tool - The Crop Tool allows us to adjust the dimensions an artboard.
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the area in which your content displays,
and
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layers of content stacked
one on top of another.
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Let's have a closer look at artboards.
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The artboard is an area in which all
of our content will display in our
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final graphic.
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Think of the artboard as a frame for
our content.
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We can have the content
outside of our artboard, but
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it won't show in the final product.
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We're also able to adjust our
artboard size in a few ways.
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One way is to view
the Properties panel and
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input the exact number in which we
want to have the artboard displayed.
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Another is to use the Crop tool and
use the click and drag handles to adjust
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