Web Design Never Before

Use dompdf in CodeIgniter

2011-06-19T11:36:00.000+05:30

What is dompdf ?
dompdf is the html to pdf converter, basically it is the rendering enjine to
convert html to pdf, written in PHP. It is working with only PHP 5,
so your sever must run with PHP 5.

Why we use dompdf at CodeIgniter ?
CodeIgniter is the PHP framework, used for making MVC based application. if your application need pdf rendering from html files, it is good to use dompdf.

How to install and use dompdf
Installation is very simple, just download the dompdf api. After downloading, you unzip the file, and copy the dompdf folder and paste it to CodeIgniter main folder where you see applications and system folders. After instaling in your application, go to your controller function and put the code. When you call the function through th controller the code execute with the view.



#1 $path = getcwd()."/dompdf/dompdf_config.inc.php";
 #2 require_once($path);
 #3 $html = $this->load->view('print_month_reoprts', $var_data, true);
 #4 $dompdf = new DOMPDF();
 #5 $dompdf->load_html($html);
 #6 $dompdf->render();
 #7 $dompdf->stream("my_pdf.pdf", array("Attachment" => 0));

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CodeIgniter, the most favourite PHP framework

2011-03-06T21:41:00.002+05:30

Do you want to create PHP Application but confuse about which framework is good for your application.. Don’t think much, CodeIgniter is the best PHP framework to build up the real time applications.

Before going to CodeIgniter, you should have deep knowledge about MVC., the software architectural concept was first described in 1979 by Trygve Reenskaug. The original implementation described in the influential paper "Applications Programming in Smalltalk-80.

What is MVC ?

MVC is the concept of model, view and controller., the concept is divide into three part model means database, view means interface, controller is the logic by which the other two concept ( model and view ) interact.

CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development: Improve your PHP coding productivity with the free compact open-source MVC CodeIgniter framework!

Why choose CodeIgniter ?

1 – Simple and clear documentation, yes CodeIgniter is the simple platform having good documentation.

2 – Zero configuration, don’t need to change maximum configuration, almost changes are in CodeIgniter.

3 – You never use command line again after using CodeIgniter framework.

4 – You can finish your web project before your Client’s dead lines.

5 – Don’t require to learn template language to build the application.

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Helpful SEO links

2011-02-10T10:36:00.000+05:30

SEO Search Engine Marketing Mindmap

Keyword Research with Google Only: No Other Tools Needed

Nine common SEO campaign mistakes

The Top 10 SEO Competitor Tools for 2010

Image SEO - 6 Optimization Tips for Images

10 Simple jQuery Tutorials

2009-11-19T12:31:00.008+05:30

JQUERY has made the websites animated and crispy without using of FLASH. JQUERY is the object oriented script by which web component looks trendy and behaves stylish.

JQUERY has made with javaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development.

JQUERY is the perfect tool for beginner and professional Web designer and developer. I have collected some important JQUERY tricks to make you more web trendy. Hope these tutorial help you to make your JQUERY component building.

#1 jQuery Rounded Corners

#2 Sexy Drop Down Menu w/ jQuery & CSS

#2 Create a Slick and Accessible Slideshow Using jQuery

#3 How to implement a news ticker with jQuery and ten lines of code

#5 How to create a stunning and smooth popup using jQuery

#6 How to create a stunning and smooth popup using jQuery

#7 Simple Toggle with CSS & jQuery

#8 Easy Display Switch with CSS and jQuery

#9 A jQuery Twitter Ticker

#10 Create a Slick Tabbed Content Area using CSS & jQuery

Effective Photoshop tutorial bookmark

2009-11-17T13:00:00.005+05:30

We designers always need a good tutorial for making our photoshop work more eye catchy.. The search is now end; here you will find all the Photoshop tutorials bookmarks. Hope you enjoy all the bookmark and speed up your designing skill .. Thanks …

Make your image look smart

2009-08-17T10:51:00.003+05:30

Try these simple steps to make your dull images into smart images. Open any image with Photoshop CS. Change the color mode from RGB to lab color mode.

After that go to channels pallet. there you will find four section 1 - lab, 2 - lightness, 3 - a, 4 - b. Select the lightness section, then go to filter and increase sharp according to your suitability . Then change the color mode to LAB to RGB.

Wau you will get the desire effect.

5 Mixed Brush

2009-08-15T08:46:00.005+05:30

Brush used at Adobe Photoshop, easy to make your artistic work more easily construct. I have collected some free Brushes that you always need to make your artistic work.

Download

In this collection you will find 18 brushes depicting the moon in various phases (crescent, half, full moon…) and some star fields, all based on hi-res photos. The brushes are highly useful when creating nocturnal, fantasy images.

Download

40 icon sized embroidery brushes (image pack + .abr for Photoshop CS2)

Download

This collection is always used in night background and it look really nice.

Download

10 Note paper brushes (image pack + .abr for Photoshop CS)

Download

25 Tutorials for Creating Website Layouts in Photoshop

2009-02-09T06:47:00.012+05:30

Photoshop is a excellent tool for making professional website. It is a good practice to create a mock website design. Web designer should brush up their skill by learning different level of tutorials. I am just collecting 25 great professional looking website design tutorial. Those are helpful to enhance your skill.

I always prefer to collect inspirational skill from other professional websites. It is always helpful for creating great looking website. Following tutorials are based upon different production house, undergoing the following tutorial I am sure you increase skill level of making beautiful web design.

Carbon Fiber Layout

Making Your Own Portfolio Web Page

Hand Drawn Layout

How to Create a Grunge Web Design in Photoshop

Photo Portfolio Web Page Layout

Photography Portfolio Layout

Creative Studio Web Page Layout

Online Photo Portfolio Layout

Sound System Studio Website Layout

Design a Unique Grungy Website Layout

Stylish Web Studio Layout

Professional Web Layout for Business Solutions

Professional Layout for Business Company

Making a Template in Photoshop

Web Layout for Italian Restuarant

Web 2.0 Vector Layout

Design Studio Layout

Business Layout

Nature Portfolio Layout

Hosting Layout

Photographer Portfolio Layout

Web Design Layout Tutorial

Design a Clean Business Layout

Old Paper Layout

Interior Design Layout

Top 20 Executive Navigational Menu

2009-02-03T06:31:00.009+05:30

Navigational Menu are used at Header, Sidebar and Footer area of Website. These are the main areas that help visitors to explore the website. Many website are fail due to lack of easy Navigation Menu. Proper utilising the navigational menu, one can increase the number of Pageviews. Modern Web -Design are now looking up the good Navigational Menu structure and it should look good too.

I am including 20 stunning powerful Navigational Menu Structure that look good and functional.. Hope these are helpful to make you Power Web - Designer.

Good

Soh Tanaka

Remedy Drive

Power to the Poster

Ad Fed

Jamie’s Italian

StyleSpion

Boxwish

Aptana

Stucel

MacAllen Ridge

David Hellmann

Grooveshark

evelMerch

Demandware

iam jdub

Timothy Sykes

Laughing Deals

Ten Force

PSDTUTS

Top 20 lightening effects

2009-02-02T07:01:00.005+05:30

Look and feel is the most important part of Web Design. Some techniques are used to make your site look gregarious. Lighting effects are the most trendy trick to enhance the beauty of your website.

I would to like share some tutorials and practices of making the lightening effects that enhance your creativity.

Color Charge

365 Days of Astronomy

Pixelight Creative

Nice Sketches

Cosmive

Oakes Design

FMCommunication

Vogue

Drew Wilson

Razvan Pavel

Sebcreation

Michael Austin Productions

Designed by Dave

Fernando Sergio

James B

OKB

Stuart Anderson

Mozami

Studio 7 Designs

Quilo

10 Best Magazine Style Website Designs

2009-01-28T06:43:00.006+05:30

Creating a good look web - design with lot of contents is a difficult task. I always prefer to include Magazine style in all my Web - Design work. Magazine style are the current trend of Web - Design.

I am just including some inspiration Magazine style, that make your clients Happy. :)

These work may help you for creating the Best Web - Design work.

Create Comic Art - Image

2008-09-09T11:56:00.000+05:30

I have collected the original image from HERE . You can choice any of your image. After opening at photoshop, i have added some value of contrast. Go to IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > LEVELS. With this image I have set the INPUT LEVELS to 40 / 1.00 / 220. You can change this information according to your suitableness.

After that i have done this image as illustration look, for that you go to FILTERS > ARTISTIC > FILM GRAIN. Then change the value GRAIN: 4, HIGHLIGHT AREA: 0, INTENSITY: 10 . You can change this setting for your suitableness.

After this create a duplicate layer by CTRL + J, reneame this layer as HALFTONE. For making halftone efect you go FILTER > PIXELATE > COLOR HALFTONE. Set MAX RADIUS: 4 and leave the rest with the default values. Press OK and then go to the LAYERS PALETTE and set the BLENDING MODE to DARKEN.

Merge both layer by flaten image by right click HALFTONE layer and select flatten image after that set a STROKE LAYER STYLE of WIDTH: 20px, POSITION: Inside and COLOR: #F5ECE1.

After that create a talk bauble use the shape tool in new layer, give a stroke layer effect size: 2 position: inside and left other things default. Give your Text on that talk bauble.

You can get Comic Art Font HERE

Now it is reedy to final image..

Create Sketch - Art In simple Easy Step

2008-09-06T03:02:00.000+05:30

To create the Sketch Effect image you have to follow some simple steps

Open any image at Photoshop-CS, Create one duplcate layer by pressing CTRL + J or Select menu Layer -> Duplicate Layer

After creating duplicate layer make it Desaturate by pressing SHIFT + CTRL + U or Select menu Image -> Adjustment -> Desaturate

Duplicate this Desaturate Layer, make it Invert by pressing CTRL + I or Select menu Image -> Adjustment -> Invert

After Inverting, make the blending Mode Liner Dodge by right click the layer Select the Blendings Option

My Photography

2008-09-04T08:02:00.000+05:30

One afternoon hour, I have decided to collect my project payment from one of my client. The client location is 2 km form my office, I have decided to go there at lunch hour. On the rode side I have seen a beautiful bird, I have taken my camera mobile and took a shot.. Unfortunate myself, in this photograph I have not found that bird. The bird has flew away . What A Photography

Jay Ganesha

2008-09-03T13:13:00.003+05:30

Vakratunda Mahakaya Surya Koti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kurumeydeva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada

"O Lord Ganesha of Large Body,
Curved Trunk,
With the Brilliance of a Million Suns,
Make All My Work Free Of Obstacles,
Always."

Light Effects - The FX

2008-09-02T07:01:00.003+05:30

Image 1

These effect can be archived by some simple Photoshop technique. This work can be used as Wallpaper or Background of other Photoshop Work.

First choice a canvass size according to your choice. I have choose of my own with the dimension of Width: 564 px Height: 451 px.

Select A Gradient with Foreground Color: #922f00 and Background Color: #000000. Create a Radial Gradient Effect. Just Duplicate the Layer using Ctrl + J , change the blending modes to "Color Dodge". It gives a lighter Radial Gradient Effect just like below images.

Image 2

After this effect you will create some smoky effect using Filter - Render Clouds. For that You should select the Foreground Color: #000000 and Background Color: #FFFFFF. This should be in a new layer. After geting these clouds make this layer bending option to Overlay and opacity: 60% or whatever you want. This effect will create like the below image.

Image 3

Then use the Pen Tool and make curve shaped angel. It is a simple work if you know the using of Pen tools. After getting the curve, go to use Brushes of 3 px hard Normal.

Image 4

Then return to Pen Tool and right click the curve and get "Stroke Path" option . Use "Simulate Presure" checkbox. Visualize the below images if will get confuse. It will give some relaxation to understand.

Image 5

After applying Brush, By right click the path you will get the option of "Delete Path". You will get the curve. Use these stuffs in a new layer. After that use belending option "Drop Shadow" and "Outer Glow". Use the default setting or Play it your own.

USE JAVA SCRIPT AT BLOGSPOT.COM POSTING

2008-08-29T07:16:00.005+05:30

At puriwaves.blogspot.com, I have required a contact form to contact PURI – WAVES group. By that, validation has
required to implement contact form. At blogspot posting
javascript implementation has disabled by BLOGSPOT group for
any kind of security reason. But I need it so badly.

You can not use javascript at posting. But you can implement javascript at BLOGSPOT template. I have done this method, it is working fine.I have used CONTACT FORM without using any widget . For Form data processing you have to use HOSTING service. Using java script you should to follow some simple methods, those are given below.
Crate a usual contact form like below or any kind you prefer.

I have used java script from validation of http://www.javascript-coder.com/html-form/javascript-form-validation.phtml. You should download the entire code to use java script validation.

After this you should use the

below code in <-head> element


<script language="'JavaScript'" src="%27http://www.yourhosting.in/
gen_validatorv31.js" type="'text/javascript'"></script>

Find out the the excact POST ID by VIEW – SOURCE of particular posting. This is look like


<a name="'3958834355524667001'"></a>

Then go to LAYOUT - EDIT HTML of your blogger account. Use Expand Widget Templates by selecting checkbox. Find out this from code


<p class="'post-footer-line">

The above code difer from template to template. But you look the tag “post-footer”.


<p class="'post-footer-line">

After finding the line from the template paste this below code.

   1:  <b:if cond="'data:post.id">

   2:  <script language="'JavaScript'" type="'text/javascript'">

   3:  //You should create the validator only after the definition of the HTML form

   4:  var frmvalidator  = new Validator("Contact");

   5:  frmvalidator.addValidation
("FirstName","req","Please enter First Name");

   6:  frmvalidator.addValidation
("FirstName","alpha"); />

   7:  frmvalidator.addValidation
("LastName","req","Please enter Last Name");

   8:  frmvalidator.addValidation("LastName","alpha");

   9:  frmvalidator.addValidation
("Address","req","Please enter your Address");

  10:  frmvalidator.addValidation("Mail","maxlen=50");

  11:  frmvalidator.addValidation("Mail","req");

  12:  frmvalidator.addValidation("Mail","email");

  13:  frmvalidator.addValidation
("Phone","maxlen=50");

  14:  frmvalidator.addValidation("Phone","numeric");

  15:  frmvalidator.addValidation
("Msg","req","Please Write Your Information");

  16:  </script><br /></b:if>

Save the template, test the from..

Any kind of query, you can Contact me.

How To Use HTML Code Within An Outlook

2008-08-26T12:40:00.010+05:30

I have consumed lots of time to use HTML within Outlook. Finally i have solved this problem using these some simple steps. Hope it will use by you.

Create Your Own HTML design, save it as a text [anyname.txt] file.
Create a new message, Put the cursor where you want to include the HTML.
Click "Insert File" from the OUTLOOK menu bar and use the dropdown arrow beside the insert button to select INSERT AS TEXT. That will bring in your code without changing it.

*These instruction are used for Outlook XP or 2003

101 Hidden Tips & Secrets For Photoshop

2007-06-22T16:30:00.001+05:30

1. Press Tab will hide tool bar and palette, Shift+Tab will hide only palette.

2. Hold Shift + click the top blue bar for toolbar and palette will move them to the nearest edge.

3. Double click the top blue bar, on any palette window, to minimize it.

4. Double click the gray background will bring up open file option, Hold Shift+double click will open up the browser.

5. Sick of the default gray background around your image? Select paint bucket, hold shift and click on the gray background, it will change to whatever color you have in your foreground color box.

6. In Photoshop, all "Cancel" buttons in a window can be changed to a "Reset" button by holding Alt.

7. Caps lock will switch your cursor for accuracy.

8. Press F button, it will switch between 3 different screen modes and give you more working area.

9. To draw a straight line, click then move to the end point and hold shift + click.

10. Hold Ctrl will temporary make any tool into move tool until you release Ctrl.

11. Ctrl + Alt and click drag the image, it will make a duplication of the current image over lay on top.

12. Hold Space bar, it will make any tool into "Hand Tool" until you release Space bar.

13. While in Zoom Tool, Ctrl+space = zoom in, alt+space = zoom out.

14. Hold Ctrl and press "+" or "-" it will change the % for image in navigator window.

15. When Using eyedropper tool to capture foreground color, hold Alt and click, it will instantly capture the color for background.

16. With Measure Tool, draw a line then hold Alt and draw another line from the end of the first line, it will measure the angle.

17. Ctrl+Alt+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z will go back and forth in the history.

18. Alt+Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace will fill in the whole screen with foreground color or background color, Shift+backspace will bring up option window, Alt+Shift+Backspace and Ctrl+Shift+Backspace, will fill the image with foreground or background color but will leave the alpha transparent area alone.

19. When free transforming with Ctrl+T, hold Alt to keep the original image and then to transform a duplicated layer of it. Ctrl+Shift+T to repeat whatever you did in the last transform.

20. To make sure your Crop is on the edge of the image, hold Ctrl while cropping.

21. Ctrl+J will duplicate the current layer.

22. Ctrl+Shift+E will merge all visible layers to one layer, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E will make a copy of the original and merge all visible layers.

23. While using Marquee Tools, hold Alt it will make the starting point as a center of the selection.

24. Ctrl + D to deselect, Ctrl+Shift+D to reselect what you deselected.

25. While selecting with Marquee tool, pressing the space bar can allow you to move the selection.

26. Hold Shift and press "+" or "-" it will switch between the layer mode:

N = Normal
I = Dissolve
M = Multiply
S = Screen
O = Overlay
F = Soft Light
H = Hard Light
D = Color Dodge
B = Color Burn
K = Darken
G = Lighten
E = Difference
X = Exclusion
U = Hue
T = Saturation
C = Color
Y = Luminosity
Q = Behind 1
L = Threshold 2
R = Clear 3
W = Shadow 4
V = Midtones 4
Z = Highlights 4

***The shortcut works even for following situation:

***Alpha turned off, Indexed Mode, Line tool, Bucket Tools, Dodge and Burn Tools

27. While using Brush or any other tools, change the opacity by typing the number.

*** type one number for % of it's ten times [4=40%]

***type two number for exact % [press 7 then 2 will get 72%]

28. Hold Alt while clicking on the eye icon beside the layer, it will hide all other layers.

29. Hold Alt while clicking the pen icon beside the layer, it will unchain this layer from all layers.

30. Select a layer, hold Alt and click the top edge of another layer, it will group them.

31. Hold Alt and click the button "Create a new layer", it will create a new adjustment layer.

32. Select a layer and hold Alt, then click on the garbage can button. It will instantly delete the layer, marquee where you want alpha and Ctrl+click the "Create new channel" button, it will create an alpha only on the area you marquee.

33. File> Automate > Contact Sheet: this can create a small thumbnail for every file, this can save you some time from searching.

34. When Move Tool is selected, toolbox on top can be useful from time to time, these are "Auto select layer" and "Show bounding box".

35. While Move Tool is selected, hold Shift (Alt+Shift+Right click) and allow whether or not to make a current layer chain with your upper layer.

36. With grid on, click the top left corner of the grid and drag to anywhere on the image to set the pivot, double clicking on the icon again reset the pivot.

37. After, draw a path on the image with pen tool, Ctrl+shift+H can hide/show it.

38. Control Navigator with keyboard sometimes can be more time efficient than mouse.

***

Home = move to top left corner
End = move to right bottom corner
PageUp = move up one page
PageDown = move down one page
Ctrl+PageUp = move left one page
Ctrl+PageDown = move right one page
Shift+PageUp = move up 10 pixel
Shift+PageDown = move down 10 pixel
Ctrl+Shift+PageUp = move left 10 pixel
Ctrl+Shift+PageDown = move right 10 pixel

39. Ctrl+Tab allows you to switch between different image files you are working on.

40. F12 = Revert to how the file was the last time you saved it.

41. Shortcuts for Channel: RGB, CMYK, indexed color...

***

Ctrl+"~" = RGB
Ctrl+1 = red
Ctrl+2 = green
Ctrl+3 = blue
Ctrl+4 = other path
Ctrl+9 = other path
Ctrl+"~" = CMYK
Ctrl+1 = light green
Ctrl+2 = pink red
Ctrl+3 = yellow
Ctrl+4 = black
Ctrl+5 = other path
Ctrl+9 = other path
Ctrl+1 = Indexed
Ctrl+2 = other path
Ctrl+9 = other path

42. hold Ctrl then you can draw a red box in the Navigator thumbnail for viewing.

43. Hold Alt and click on any of the history steps, that step will be copied and become the most recent one.

44. Alt drag a step from a serial action can copy it to another action.

45. Alt-click the flare preview thumb, and you can fill in numerical co-ordinates for lens flare.

46. Holding Shift + Alt while transforming an object will do it proportionally, from the center.

47. If you have the move tool selected and you want something duplicated just hold the alt key and move the image, holding the Shift + Alt while doing this, it will move it along one axis.

48. If you want to straighten an image that is crooked (maybe from scanning), click on the eyedropper tool or hit the I key 3 times to get the ruler. Click on the left side of the straight edge, then the right side of the straight (but crooked) edge. The choose Image> Rotate Canvas> Arbitrary, Photoshop will give you the degrees of rotation you just click ok.

49. If you create something in Illustrator, copy and paste it in Photoshop, it will ask you if you want this to be a pixel, path, or shape layer.

50. If you have a mask on a layer and you want to place a image in there and keep the mask. Simply open the image, say copy, and then Ctrl click on the layer to select the mask and use Shift + Ctrl + V to paste it into the mask which will also put it on a new layer as well.

51. To center an image, Ctrl + A , Ctrl + X, Ctrl + V, I think it also puts that image on a new layer.

52. Ctrl+E will merge the highlighted layer down to the next

53. When you have a brush selected, using [ or ] will scroll up or down that brush list.

54. Double clicking the zoom tool will make the image 100%, double clicking the hand tool will fit the image to your screen resolution.
55. Typing Content:

Ctrl + H will hide the highlight on your selected type.

If you click once while your type is selected on the font list, you can use your arrows to scroll up and down and see the fonts change on the fly!

Alt + Left or Right arrows will change your tracking in increments of 10
Ctrl + Alt + Left or Right arrows will change your tracking in increments of 100
Ctrl + Alt + Up or Down arrows will change your leading in increments of 10 pts
Shift + Ctrl with <> will change your font size in increments of 2 pts

56. Ctrl + Alt + T to make a copy of the layer in which you want to transform.

57. Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow. duplicates the layer you are on.

58. Change the active layer : Alt + [ or ].

59. Move the active layer up and down : Ctrl + [ or ].

60. Link 2 layers: with move tool click in the first layer hold Shift and click in the second one.

61. Ctrl+[plus key] will let you zoom in on an image anytime while Ctrl+[minus key] zooms out. Ctrl+Alt+[plus key] will zoom in AND RESIZE the window to fit the image size... same for Ctrl+Alt+[minus key] as well.

62. When using the Polygonal Lasso Tool, click backspace to undo a lasso step.

63. Pressing X will switch the selected foreground and background colors.

64. Pressing D will reset the foreground and backgrounds colors to black and white.

65. If your image has multiple layers, create a Marquee selection and press Ctrl+Shift+Cit won't work if you selected a hidden layer) will copy the image into memory as if they were flattened! Paste it on a new document to see the result.

66. Ctrl+Alt+Z will do multiple undo, versus just one.

67. Ctrl+click a layer thumbnail to select the layer transparency

68. To see what your layer mask looks like (and edit it), Alt+click its thumbnail in the layers palette

69. Press and hold Ctrl+Alt and click the Help bar with your mouse, drag it down and highlight "About Photoshop" and let go of the left mouse button for a different About Photoshop splash/screen.

70. When using Polygon lasso tool hold Shift to make a perfect line, it goes every 30 degrees

71.Photoshop CS2: Group many layers by clicking the layers you want to group by clicking it while holding the Shift key down, and then press Ctrl+G to group them into a folder for means of better organization.

72. Ctrl+Shift+N creates a new layer with a dialog box; Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N gets you a new layer without the hassle.

73. Back to brush, [ and ] will increase/decrease your brush size, Shift + [ or ] will soften or harden your brush edge.

74. Still in [ and ], Ctrl + [ or ] will move your currently selected layer up and down the hierarchy and Shift + [ or ] will select upper layer or lower layer.

75. Stamp Tool (s) is used to copy an area of image (defined by alt+clicking and area) and paint it somewhere else (cloning). It also works when you have multiple images open at the same time. Alt click an area of any opened file image and paint it anywhere else.

76. After you created a text you can click on font type tab and tap "down" key over and over to scroll through the font list and see the changes in (relatively) real time. A feature that I am tired of waiting to happen in illustrator.

77. Still in text mode, a trick from Microsoft word to apply hi-light to your text hit Ctrl+Shift+ <> to resize your text, to your preferred font size. Pressing Ctrl key while you are typing also gives you a free transform box temporarily and will go if you release it. Resizing text also works by pressing Ctrl+T (on selected layer, not when you are typing). It still retains as an editable text layer after.

78. And remember, pressing enter when you type will take you to a new line just like typing a letter but pressing Ctrl+Enter or Enter on numeric key will finish what you type.

79. You can drag a layer on to any other opened images in Photoshop and it will copy it as a layer (better than copy and paste image). Holding down Shift while moving it will snap the image right on the center of the other opened image

80. If you are working with sets....

Click on the set, in the blending mode it shows pass through by default... if you have an adjustment layer within a set and you want that adjustment layer to effect those layers underneath it within the set only, set the blending mode of the set to "normal" instead.

CODE

Mentioned before with more explanation:

- Pressed F to switch to 3 different viewing mode... when I first try it I said "wtf? what it's for?" Well, if you are sick of painting your image on the corners just to find yourself resizing your current image window, with F you can pan way outside your image. Happy corner painting!!

- Create a new file, 500x500 px, create a new layer, get a standard brush and paint a dot on the top center of your image (like the number 12 position on a clock). Press Ctrl+Alt+T, it will duplicate your original layer and free transform the new one. Move the pivot point (the circle with little dot in it found when you are free transforming something) to the center of your image, rotate your image 30 degrees to the right and hit OK to confirm the transform

now.........

Be excited..........

Hit Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T 10 times and see what happens!

81. When using the "move tool" you can select any layer by holding down the CTL key(CMD on a Mac) and clicking on the part of the layer on the canvas with your mouse. This way you won't have to go to the Layers palette every time and you don't have to keep checking on or off the auto select options for the move tool.

82. You can link up layers without going into the layers palette, by selecting the layer (how I just mentioned above) and holding down CTL + Shift(CMD + SHIT on a Mac) for each additional layer you want to link up. You can unlink them by clicking on the layer again.

83. You can delete more than one layer at a time.......by linking up all the layer you want to delete, and holding down CTL(CMD on a Mac) while you click on the garbage icon to delete the layer.

84. When using the type tool you can ok it by pressing CTL + Enter(CMD + Enter on a Mac) instead of clicking on the check mark on the options.

85. If you have more than one type layer, and want to make any of the following changes color/font/size/alignment/initializing to all of the type layers at the same time.....All you have to do is link up the type layer, hold down the Shift key and in the options for the type tool make your change i.e. color, size, etc.

86. You can use your number pad to change opacity for a layer.... I.e. type 5 and the opacity will be 50; type 55 and the opacity will be 55. You can use the number pad for any tool that uses opacity...like the airbrush tool, stamp tool, brush, gradient, etc.

87. Pressing Tab key will hide the Tools palette and any other palette that you have on the stage. Pressing "F" will change between Full Screen modes. Using these two tips you can view your work Full Screen without any palettes.(You can press CTL+Alt+0 to fit your work to the screen, or you can press CTL+0 to zoom to 100%)

88. Pressing the "+" and "-" keys while holding down CTL+Alt will resize the whole document window, not just the work area.

89. You can delete a layer by holding down the "Alt" key and pressing "L" twice......actually now with Photoshop 7 you got to press "L" three times. It's not actually a keyboard shortcut, but it's a quick way to do it....don't know if it works on a MAC.

90. Pan documents with the space bar.

91. Ctrl+click a layer (in layers palette) to select it's transparency.

92. Ctrl+Alt+click between 2 layers in the palette to group them.

93. Alt + click in “add layer mask” button to add a black layer mask (instead of a white one).

94. When you select something, pressing Ctrl+J will copy the selected area and add another layer with the copied area - opposing copying the layer, making a new layer, and pasting it.

95. To glue the palettes together (all palettes combined into one strip), you just drag & drop a palette onto the end of another palette (watch the rectangle that indicates where the palette will get attached to).

96. Hold down Alt while Burning to Dodge instead, and vice versa.

97. Ctrl-click a layer to select an objects; alternatively, you may select more than one object/s in more than 1 layer by holding Shift while using the method just mentioned (Ctrl-click). To deselect, just press Ctrl+D.

98. If you have a mini scroll on your mouse, you may use that to zoom in (scroll up) or zoom out (scroll down).

99. Need to locate a layer quick? Use the Move Tool (V) and right click on the area the object lays. There should now be a “cursor-menu” with all the layers that is in that particular area. Now take a good guess and see which one of them fits the shoe; select a layer and Ctrl-Click the layer in the Layer Palette - see if the selection traces the object you desired to edit/find. Useful for those messy people (i.e. me!).

100. Need to get rid of a background quick? Assuming you at least know how to crop around an object, do so. Now press Ctrl+I or Shift+Ctrl+I for Inverse Selection. Press Ctrl+X to %@#!* that part out, and you should be left with the object!

101. Want to save the time from loading All your Photoshop brushes, when your Photoshop accidentally forgets to load them up (happens to me sometimes)? Select the brush tool, and click the little arrow pointing right (located at the top toolbar), next to the Master Diameter tick. Go down to Preset Manager and now there should be a menu of all the brushes currently loaded. Click on the first brush (top left) and scroll down to the bottom. Now hold Shift and click the last brush (bottom right). This should highlight all the brushes. See the “Save Set” to the right in the menu? Click that and name your brush set whatever you want, for this matter I just name it All (so I remember that this brush set contains all the brushes I currently have loaded, and is located near the top when loading the brushes up).

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