1. Photoshop: Fast Start for Beginners.
The Key Features in Photoshop.
The Work Area.
Designing with Color.
Using the Painting Tools to Make a Color Guide.
Saving Your Images in the Correct Format for the Web.
2. Acquiring and Editing Images.
Best Practices for Scanning.
Editing Your Image: The Basic Tools.
Image Size and Resolution.
Editing Your Image: Fun with Photoshop.
Using Photoshop Appropriately.
Saving a JPG Image for the Web.
3. Creating Graphic Images.
General Information about Graphic Images.
Raster (Bitmap) vs. Vector Graphics.
More Essentials About Color, GIF, and JPG Images.
Using Transparency.
Basic Tools for Creating Web Graphics.
Saving Your Graphic with a Transparent Background for the Web.
4. Using Text, Layers, Effects, and Styles.
Text on the Web: Basic Principles.
Text on the Screen vs. Text on the Printed Page.
The Text Tool in Photoshop.
Using Layers.
Using Effects and Styles.
Compositing an Image.
Saving Your Layered Image.
5. Making a Web Animation.
Basic Principles of Animation.
Using ImageReady.
Creating a Basic Animation.
Creating a Complex Animation.
Optimizing and Saving Your Animation for the Web.
6. Designing a Web Page.
Web Design Basics.
Using Photoshop and ImageReady to Design a Web Page.
Desinging a Web Page.
Backgrounds and Simple Rollovers.
Saving a "ShowPEG".
7. Publishing Your Web Page.
Slicing Your Web Page.
Using the Optimize Settings.
Programming a Rollover Behavior.
Using Simple Image Maps.
Setting the Output Options.
Saving Your Web Page.
8. More Web Tools, Tips, and Techniques.
Getting Help.
The Alphabetical List.
Web Site Design Do's and Don'ts List.
