Keep your Photoshop updated

Keeping your version of Photoshop updated is very important to ensure you always have top performance and security. Luckily, Adobe made that an easy task for Photoshop owners. When you run Photoshop for the first time after an installation, the Autoupdate feature should kick in and notify you of available updates. Alternatively, you can fire up Photoshop, click Help and Updates.

Also, in case you need to install updates on a computer that doesn’t have a readily available internet connection, you can download the updates directly from the Adobe website on a different computer and transfer them using a CD or a USB thumb drive. You can download these updates from here:

For Windows
For Macintosh

Saving for the Web

Optimization of graphics for the web is a very important art every web designer should master. The images need to be small enough not to slow down the performance of your website, but at the same time they need to have visual clarity. This article will show you just how to optimize your graphics for the web with Photoshop.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Seven very useful Photoshop keyboard shortcuts that will save you from the hassle of navigating through menus.

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Auto Color

Certain actions can be automatically done with Photoshop, even though it is not always obvious. These are 7 of them that will save you time when editing your photos.

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Blending two images seamlessly

Have you ever needed to blend two distinct images into one using Photoshop? This little step-by-step guide will show you just how to do that. It’s also a great way to get familiar with the lens distortion tool and layer blending modes, two features that will be used to accomplish this task.

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Vintage clouds effect

Simple color and contrast adjustments will help you turn your blue skies pictures into a striking display.

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Torn Paper effect

This easy and simple step-by-step guide will show you how to create a torn paper effect with Adobe Photoshop that you can use as a nice twist on your website.

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