Also, the Analysis and 3D menu headings are exclusive to the Extended version of Photoshop CS4 and not found in the Standard version. You'll find the Preferences under the Edit menu in Windows. The Photoshop menu option on the far left, which is where we find Photoshop's Preferences on the Mac, is not found in the Windows version. As I mentioned, I'm using the Mac version of Photoshop CS4. We won't bother going through all the menu options here since we'd both die of boredom and most of the important options and commands are covered in our other tutorials.

The Menu Bar in Photoshop CS4 (Extended). Again, we'll look at these differences when needed: Also, I'm running Photoshop CS4 Extended here which contains some additional features not found in the standard version of Photoshop CS4. Generally speaking, both the Mac and Windows versions of Photoshop CS4 are identical, but there are a couple of small differences which we'll look at as we come to them. The screenshot below is of the Mac version of Photoshop CS4. If you've upgraded to Photoshop CS4 from a previous version, you'll find that even though the overall appearance of the interface may seem quite a bit different from older versions (especially if you've upgraded from Photoshop CS2 or earlier), everything is pretty much where you'd expect to find it in Photoshop CS4, and considering how massive Photoshop has become over the years, it's a definite nod to the talents of Adobe's designers that they've managed to keep the interface so clean and elegant.ĭownload this tutorial as a print-ready PDF! In this Photoshop Basics tutorial, we'll take a quick, general tour of the new interface to see what's what, what's new and where it all is in this latest and greatest version of the world's most popular image editor! Adobe has been making major changes lately to Photoshop's user interface, and Photoshop CS4 brings with it the most streamlined, efficient and user-friendly interface we've seen yet.

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