COMBINING IMAGES

Creating montages

Saving feathered borders

The gradient tool and selection

Working with multiple layers

Overlaying images

Ways of combining images

Creating layer masks

Creating clipping groups

WORKING WITH PATHS

Creating and saving paths

Working with bezier curves

Adding and deleting points

Converting paths to selection

Using clipping paths

Exporting paths to illustrator

FILTERS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS

Tips on using filters

Blurring and sharpening

The 3-D Transform filter

Creating multimedia backgrounds

Creating seamless tiles

Using the Extract filter

Using the Liquify filter Adjustments

Automatic adjustments

Using adjustments layers

Using the Levels command

Using the Curves command

Hue Saturation

Channel Mixer

Gradient Map Buttons and rollovers

Techniques for creating buttons

Specifying different button states

Optimising and exporting GIFs

Creating rollover effects

Adding animation to rollovers

Using rollover styles

SLICES

Overview of slices

Using the slice tool

Creating layer-based slices

Modifying slices

Naming slices

Image and No Image slices

Assigning URLs

Optimising and exporting slices

IMAGE MAPS

Creating tool-based image maps

Creating layer-based image maps

Assigning attributes to image maps