Introduction | Creating and Opening an Image | Editing an Image | Understanding and Switching Between Layers
Cropping and Resizing Images | Moving and Selecting/Deleting Parts of Images | Adding Text
Altering Your Images | Rotating and Drawing Shapes | Eyedropper and Zoom Tools | History
Brightness & Contrast | Layer Styles | Filters | Saving

Creating a New Canvas / Image:
Go to the "File" menu and select "New" (or press Ctrl+N).

A window will appear asking you how large you would like your canvas (or working area) to be. Pick a size large enough to work with; you can always "crop" your image later, so it's better to have too large an area than too small an area. For comparisons sake, your monitor's total space is probably 1024 x 768. Make your decision, and click "OK."

Your canvas will open as a blank, white window. The top of it will say "Untitled" (until you save it), and will be at 100% (unless it is too large to fit on the screen at once, in which case it may appear at 66.7% or smaller).

Opening a Pre-existing Image:
Go to the "File" menu and select "Open" (or press Ctrl+O).

Find the image on your computer that you wish to edit, and click "Open." Your image will open in a new window within Photoshop.

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