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    Scanner; to Profile or Not?

    Hello all, When creating a profile for my Microtek 4800 scanner (using Profile Prism), I am asked to do this using the default (or none) scanner settings. I have recently found out about calibrating and/or neutralizing my scanner to read shades of gray, say 127, 127, 127. My question...
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    Pate Into Command

    Hello Class, I just discovered how to use this and wanted to pass on my excitement to those who might not. I came across this in the layers chapter of the book Adobe Photoshop CS Complete Course, written by Jan Kabili for Seybold. You'll need two open documents. Select and copy what...
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    Create Your Own Tips Word Problem

    Hello Class, When I open the Add_001.html template in Wordpad (XP Pro) the file opens as HTML code, not the document itself. This is fine w/ me, I know HTML. However, I was wondering if the file is suppose to open as an HTML page instead, and I could use Wordpad to edit it? Maybe I...
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    Home Color Management

    Hello Class, I would like to set up an inexpensive Color Management workflow for my home. My scanner is Microtek 4800. Monitor is a Dell M992 hooked up to a Dell XPS w/ Windows XP Pro. The printer is an Epson Stylus PHOTO 925. My main goal is to refurbish/repair damaged...
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    Shopping for a new PC...

    ...which will be used primarily for Photoshop. What should I look for besides as much memory as possible? One hard (disk) drive? Two hard drives? Thanks so much, -Randy
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    Photoshop CS System Requirements

    Hello class, The good news; I received the upgrade today [excited] The bad news; I am using Windows 98SE [oops] One of the system requirements for CS is Windows 2000 or XP [saywhat] Will this pose a problem for me? If so any suggestions? Besides the obvious [innocent]...
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    Viewing PSD files

    Hello everyone, I am taking a PS course from HWG/IWA. When I post my homework on my site, everything views fine exept the PSD files. The thumbnails are JPEG, and are linked to the PSD files. I know PSD files cannot be viewed by browsers, and that a save/view document Dialog box should...
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    Humor

    I wonder if this is Photoshop he is working with? :)
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    Curves (Tonal Adjustments?)

    Can anyone point me towards an explanation and practical use of Levels and Curves, Curves in particular? Not much in the PS7 User Guide on these. Thanks, -Randy
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    Where the Helvetica is it?

    I am looking for the Helvetica font in my Type options bar but it is not there. I have Georgia Ref, HM Phonetic, Haettenschweiler, then Impact. I am using PS7.01. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, -Randy
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    Eye Protection Filter

    Does anyone use one of these? Or might they interfere with monitor calibration and/or color management in general? Having inhereted my wife's PC, I use one, and she swears it sharpens text and reduces overall eyestrain. I'm worried it may interfere with my Photoshop. Thanks,
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    Mac Question

    Why do the majority of Photoshop tutorials, either book or Web, use the Mac instead of PC for illustration/demonstration purposes? Thanks
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    Raster to Vector

    Is there a way to turn a Raster image into a Vector image without a whole lot of hassle? I have both PS and IL, though a newbie at both. Thanks!
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    Adobe Photoshop 5.0 Certification Guide (CD Problem)

    Hello, I recently purchased this book (used, but CD never opened) to study in hopes of taking/passing the ACE exam for PS7. However, when I try to run the CD, the "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down" error message appears. The Details button explains...
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    Color Settings Dialog Box

    From the Abobe Photoshop 7 CIB, pp554: "Select a prepres default from the Settngs menu at the top of the dialog box (we used U.S. Prepress Defaults) and click OK." The only settings I have in PS7.0 are Custom and Other. According to my User Guide I'm suppose to have at least 8 other settings...
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    Topic Reply Notification Problem

    Both yesterday and today I received the TRN E-mail and both times the link did not work. Any one else have this problem?
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    Adobe Photoshop for Beginners CD by Scott Kelby

    I have this CD, and it is great; I have learned a few things right off the bat that I didn't using Classroom in a Book. However, there is a bad file on the CD under ESSENTIALS-Workspace, that will cause your PC to crash. I will now copy and past the response from Peter Bauer of the NAPP Help...
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    Paste Into

    Hello all, Altough I've owned Photoshop since version 6, I hadn't come across the Paste Into command until I used the Adobe Photoshop for Beginners CD by Scott Kelby. This is one neat command [excited]
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    Glossary Link

    This may be old news to most, but for a newbie like myself it definately has a place in my Photoshop Favorites. http://www.adobe.com/support/glossary/main.html
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