Move the panels and tools to CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKSPACE
The workspace in Photoshop refers to the layout of the different panels and tools on your screen. Photoshop CS4 enables you to design your workspace to fit your needs. You can then save your custom workspace to reuse it with other images. You can open the panels that you use most and collapse others into buttons. You can move and resize individual panels and docks. You can move the single-column toolbox, dock it, or change it to a twocolumn toolbox. When you select Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar from the View menu, your image appears as large as possible with all the tool panels available. You can save the layout with your preferred tools and panel locations. Photoshop CS4 also includes some preconfigured workspaces, which you can use or modify to accommodate different tasks, such as one for color-correcting photographs and one for working with type.
1 With an image open, click View.
2 Click Screen Mode.
3 Click Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar.
The image on-screen maximizes to fill the space.
4 Click here to reduce the panel groups to buttons with names.
5 Click here and drag to the right to shrink the docks to buttons only.
6 Click here to change the width of the toolbar.
7 Click here and drag to move the Options bar.
Note: You can make any changes you prefer for your custom workspace.
8 Click here to open the Workspace menu. Note: Optionally, click Window and click Workspace.
9 Click Save Workspace
10 Type a name for your workspace. ! Make sure that the Panel Locations check box is selected.
1l You can also save custom keyboard shortcuts and menus by selecting these check boxes.
12Click Save. Your custom workspace is saved.
Did You Know?
You can return to the original default workspace any time by clicking Window, Workspace, and Essentials (Default) or by clicking Essentials in the Workspace pop-up menu on the top toolbar. You can also delete unused custom workspaces by clicking Window, Workspace, and Delete Workspace and selecting the that you want to delete.
More Options!
You can also change workspaces by clicking the name of the current workspace on the menu bar and then clicking another workspace
from the pop-up menu.
Try This! Photoshop CS4 includes a number of predesigned workspaces for particular projects, such as Color and Tone or Painting. You can select a Photoshop CS4 predesigned workspace by clicking Window, selecting Workspace, and then clicking a specific workspace from the menu.
