Adobe Photoshop CC: Introduction (Level 1)

BeginnersPrerequisitesUpdated

Adobe Photoshop CC is the latest version of the favourite image manipulation and editing tool of the professional graphics industry and photographers. It enables digital and scanned-in photographs, pictures and graphics files to be edited and offers a dazzling array of drawing, special effects and filtering tools. Knowing where to start with such a comprehensive and feature-filled package can be daunting. This presentation aims to equip new users with the basics, using live demonstrations throughout.

Please note: This course requires that you use your CRSid and Raven password to log into Adobe Creative Cloud. If you currently log in to use Microsoft Office, then the same login details are used, and you do not need to do anything except to know your Raven password.

Otherwise, if you do not know your password, or have not changed your Raven password in the last three years, you must do so before attending the course, please go here: https://password.csx.cam.ac.uk/ you can set the same password.

Please arrive to START THE COURSE PROMPTLY in order to set up the Adobe environment, if you don’t then you may find it more difficult to follow the instructor.

• All current University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

• Due to the practical nature of the course, basic computing skills including competence with using a mouse are essential

Number of sessions: 2

• Getting To Know Adobe Photoshop
• Navigating Images
• Digital Image Basics
• Making Selections
• Working With Layers
• Resizing Images
• Colour
• Working with Text
• Shapes
• Retouching and Repairing
• Saving including Optimising Photos For The Web
• Printing

• Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.

• Photoshop CC 2017 on Apple iMac MCS Macintosh

• It is not necessary to have an Adobe Creative Cloud account to take part in this course
• It will be run on Apple iMacs however PC users should have no problems.
• The follow on course is Photoshop CC: Advanced (Level 2)
• Self-teach tutorials on Photoshop, Photoshop for Photographers and Digital Imaging are also available for loan.
• Course files can be downloaded here

• Two half day sessions

• Graphics and Photos
• Research