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Adobe Photoshop Lite

Length 1 day
Price NZD 593.91 exc GST
Version CC 2024

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Why study this course

Need to learn the foundations of Adobe Photoshop® without diving into the entire application? This course is perfect for those who will be using Photoshop to meet minimum requirements, such as resizing images, cropping, adjusting brightness and contrast, and preparing images for print or websites.

We teach you the latest techniques, including the new Select and Mask Workspace, which ensures more efficient and accurate selections, saving time and reducing frustration.

If you later decide to expand your Photoshop skills or require more comprehensive training, you can attend our two-day Photoshop Essentials course.

Nexacu Public Schedule

Nexacu is part of the Lumify Group, offering you an extensive public schedule of Adobe end user training in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. You can now access the schedule of courses and book, by clicking on the button below.

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What you can expect with Nexacu Adobe Training

Small classes (average 4 to 6)
Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC) with industry experienced, certified instructors
Course eBook and sample files
Class exercises relevant to industry
AATC Adobe endorsed certificate upon course completion
After-course support
Free course resit (6 months) *

* Free resit applies to all public courses; does not include custom or private training.

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, students will have the knowledge to:

Navigate the Photoshop interface like a pro
Understand image resolution, file formats, and when to use each
Make and refine selections to edit specific parts of your images
Work with layers, the building blocks of Photoshop projects
Apply basic colour adjustments and add text to your images
Crop, resize, and transform images to fit your needs
Prepare and save images correctly for both print and web use

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Nexacu, part of the Lumify Group, is an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC).

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Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for anyone who'll use Adobe Photoshop occasionally for simple image editing tasks. Ideal for people needing basic editing skills, but not advanced colour correction or complex effects.

Course subjects

The Photoshop Interface

Operating Systems, Versions, Menus, and Shortcuts
Dialogue Boxes and Panels – Some Efficiency Tips
The Start Workspace
Graphic Formats
Photoshop Preferences
The Photoshop Interface
The Tools Panel
The Options Bar
Photoshop Panels
Photoshop Workspaces
Viewing File Information
Zooming and Scrolling
Screen Modes
Arranging Images
Undoing, Redoing, and Reverting
The History Panel
Photoshop Help
The Photoshop Learn Panel

Photoshop Fundamentals

Resolution
PPI versus DPI
Working out the Required Resolution and Size of Images
Changing the Size and Resolution of Images
Photoshop Colour Modes
Creating a New Image
Commonly used Image Formats

Selection Techniques

Selecting an Entire Image
Removing a Selection
The Selection Tools
Selection Tool Options
The Marquee Tools
Transforming Selections
The Lasso Tools
The Quick Selection Tool
The Magic Wand Tool
Inversing a Selection
The Colour Range Command
The Select and Mask Workspace
Feathering and Shifting Selections

Layers

Layers and the .psd Format
The Layers Panel
Layer Visibility
Renaming Layers
Changing the Background into a Layer
Selecting Layers
Moving Layers
Creating a New Layer
Rearranging Layers
Deleting Layers
Selecting the Pixels on a Layer
Layer Opacity
Layer Blending Modes
Duplicating Layers
Duplicating Layers between Images
Linking Layers
Merging Layers
Flattening Layers
Erasing
The Eraser
Selecting and Deleting
Layer Styles

Introduction to Colour Correction

The Adjustment Menu versus the Adjustment Panel
The Hue/Saturation Command
Applying an Adjustment Layer
Editing an Adjustment Layer
Hiding and Showing Adjustment Layers
Making Adjustment Layers Effect only the Layer Below
Deleting an Adjustment Layer
Brightness and Contrast

Type

Type Layers
Point Type
Paragraph Type
Selecting Type
Formatting Type
Working with Type Layers
Layer Styles
Rasterising Type
Saving Type as Vector Type

Cropping and Transforming

Cropping Images
Cropping to Extend the Area around an Image
Transforming
Aligning Layers

Projects

Creating a Facebook Header (Cover Photo)

Output

Supplying Files for Printing Purposes
Supplying Files for Screen Usage
Common File Types for Screen Usage
The Save for Web Command
The Export as Dialogue Box

Prerequisites

None; this is an entry-level course.

Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.