The recent day I was being sharing about the basic part of Photoshop Toolsbar & Palettes continuing by step by step lessons. No different now...today I will share you about the basic information on Photoshop Menus. Now start the lession....
File Menu:
New: Use to create a new (image) file or Document.
Open: Use for opening the saved file (image).
Browse: Use to open Photoshop file browser.
Open Recent: Use to open a recent file from quick list.
Close: Use to close opened file(s).
Save: Use to save a new Document (image).
Save As: Use to resave the saved file to a new name.
Save for Web: Use to save document as a web computability file (HTML, PNG, and GIF).
Revert: Use to resolve the previous editable file into his previous face.
Place: Use to place the AI, EPS, PDF file format into Photoshop Document (image).
Import: Use to import the external graphics from the graphics input devices (Scanner, Printer. etc)
Export: Use to export the vector based graphics file into other (Illustrator) programs.
Automate: Use to edit some essential jobs easily like, PDF Presentation, Crop & Straighten Photos, Fit Image, Picture Package, etc.
File Info: Use to see the current image information.
Page Setup: Use to setting up image document size.
Print with Preview: Use to see the preview before print the image.
Print One Copy: Use to print image without appearing any dialogue box.
Jump to: Use to jump from Photoshop to ImageReady & ImageReady to Photoshop.
Edit Menu:
Undo: Use to reactive a commend.
Step Forward: To go to a step ahead or front by Photoshop History commends.
Step backward: To go to a step back or previous by Photoshop History commends.
Fade Gradient: Use to make Gradient Fade.
Cut: Use to cut or delete an image selection.
Copy: Use to create a copy of a whole image or selection.
Copy Merged: Use to copy whole layer data’s of an Image.
Paste: Use to place the cut or copy element to a document.
Paste Into: Use to place the cut or copy element to a document in a specific location.
Clear: Use to erase the selected area of a click.
Check Spelling: Use to check spelling of text.
Find and Replace Text: Use to Search (find) and will be corrected or replaced by another text type layers text.
Fill: Use to fill selected area by fill color.
Stroke: Use to create the selected areas borders.
Free Transform: Use to transform selected element as you wish.
Transform: Use to transform selected element.
Define Pattern: Use to create a new custom Pattern.
Define Custom Shape: Use to create a new custom Shape.
Purge: Use to erase the Temporary Copied files of Photoshop.
Color Setting: Use to setup the color setting and manage to the Workspace, Monitor and Output.
Preset Manager: Use to open the Preset manager.
Preference: Use to setup the Preference of Photoshop.
Image Menu:
Mode: Use to select the current image mode (RGB or CMYK or LAB) etc.
Adjustments: Use to adjust the current image size, color, brightness etc.
Duplicate: Use to duplicate the current image on Photoshop.
Apply Image: Use to place an image on recently opened an image.
Calculation: Use to bland one or more than one images Channel.
Image Size: Use to size or resize an image or its resolution.
Canvas Size: Use to size or resize a Canvas or its extensions color.
Rotate Canvas: Use to rotate canvas angel.
Crop: Use to crop an image.
Trim: Use to crop image depending on its Transparent & Color resolution.
Trap: Use to adjust color trap for CMYK image(s).
Layer Menu:
New: Use to create a new layer.
Duplicate Layer: Use to duplicate a new.
Delete: Use to delete a layer.
Layer Properties: Use to set or edit layer properties.
Layer Style: Use to set new or edit previous layer style.
New Fill Layer: Use to create a new fill layer.
New Adjustment Layer: Use to create a new Adjustment layer.
Type: Use to ser type layer options and for converting its style.
Rasterize: Use to rasterize type layers text.
New Layer Based Slice: Use to create new layer depending on its slice.
Add Layer Mask: Use to add layer mask.
Enable Layer Mask: Use to enable layer mask.
Add Vector Mask: Use to add vector mask.
Enable Vector Mask: Use to enable vector mask.
Group with Previous: Use to group selected layers with previous layers.
Ungroup: Use to ungroup layers from previously grouped layers by Group with Previous commend.
Arrange: Use to arrangement layers.
Aligned Linked: Use to set alignment for linked layers.
Distribute Linked: Use to distribute linked layers.
Lock All Layers In Set: Use to lock all layers in set.
Merge Down: Use to merge layers with selected layers below.
Flatten Image: Use to merge all layers image in a layer.
Matting: Use to edit unexpected fixels of an image.
Select Menu:
All: Use to select whole image on current document.
Deselect: Use to deselect the selection.
Reselect: Use to reselect an image.
Inverse: Use to Inverse the current selection. That’s me, if you made a selection even before the inverse command will made the selection out of the current selection. Maybe someone use this command to create a border on image.
Color Range: Use to create selection by choosing color range.
Feather: Use to make selection border blur, that will made a transition boundary between the outer and inner circle of the border.
Modify: Use to modify selection.
Grow: Use to expand selection area.
Similar: Use to select tolerance range pixels appropriately to selected pixel.
Transform Selection: Use to transform selection.
Load Selection: Use to load selection.
Save Selection: Use to save selection.
Filter Menu:
Last Filter: Use to apply the last used filter.
Extract: Use to separate the foreground object to background object.
Liquify: Use to create image liquid phase distortions.
Pattern Maker: Use to create pattern.
Artistic... other: This section is containing different kinds of plugging according to submenu. Point to be noted that, every of installed 3rt party plugging is being appeared in this section.
View Menu:
Proof Setup: Use to select the working color system.
Proof Color: Use to show true color according to color system.
Gamut Warning: use to show Gamut warning. Gamut is a color range that is nominated by color system, is appeared the whole color range before printing.
Zoom In: Use to zoom in an image.
Zoom Out: Use to zoom out in an image.
Fit on Screen: Use to fit image with document window.
Actual Size: Use to show the real size of an image.
Print Size: Use to show document as print size.
Extras: Use to control extra element on an image.
Ruler: Use to show/hide the ruler in document.
Snap: Use to enable /disable snap features.
Snap To: Use to snap different object to special elements.
Lock Guides: Use to lock guide.
Clear Guides: Use to clear guide.
New Guide: Use to create new guide in a new location on an image.
Lock Slice: Use to lock Slice.
Clear Slice: Use to clear Slice.
Windows Menu:
Document: Use to show the list of opened document, jump to file and manage the opened document.
Workspace: Use to save, select, delete and reset the workspace.
Tools: Use to show/hide Tools bar.
Options: Use to show/hide Options bar.
File Browser: Use to show/hide File Browser.
Navigator: Use to show/hide Navigation palette.
Info: Use to show/hide Info palette.
Color: Use to show/hide Color palette.
Swatches: Use to show/hide Swatches palette.
Styles: Use to show/hide Styles palette.
History: Use to show/hide History palette.
Actions: Use to show/hide Actions palette.
Tool Presets: Use to show/hide Tool Presets palette.
Layers: Use to show/hide Layers palette.
Channels: Use to show/hide Channels palette.
Paths: Use to show/hide Paths palette.
Brushes: Use to show/hide Brushes palette.
Character: Use to show/hide Character palette.
Paragraph: Use to show/hide Paragraph palette.
Status Bar: Use to show/hide Status Bar.
Help Menu:
Photoshop Help: Use to open Photoshop help files.
About Photoshop: Use to shop Photoshop information.
About Plug-In: Use to show the whole plug-ins list and information previously install in your computer.
Export Transparent Image: Use to export transparent image.
Resize Image: Use to resize image.
System Info: Use to show the whole information about your current system.
Updates: Use to update Photoshop current version you stay on (need Internet connection to view this update).
Support: Use to get the support from the Adobe Support group need Internet connection to view this Support).
Registration: Use to get the registered version of Photoshop (need Internet connection to view this registration process).
Photoshop or Adobe Online: Use to go the Adobe online version.
Hope the basic details will help you much..
Mode: Use to select the current image mode (RGB or CMYK or LAB) etc.
Adjustments: Use to adjust the current image size, color, brightness etc.
Duplicate: Use to duplicate the current image on Photoshop.
Apply Image: Use to place an image on recently opened an image.
Calculation: Use to bland one or more than one images Channel.
Image Size: Use to size or resize an image or its resolution.
Canvas Size: Use to size or resize a Canvas or its extensions color.
Rotate Canvas: Use to rotate canvas angel.
Crop: Use to crop an image.
Trim: Use to crop image depending on its Transparent & Color resolution.
Trap: Use to adjust color trap for CMYK image(s).
Layer Menu:
New: Use to create a new layer.
Duplicate Layer: Use to duplicate a new.
Delete: Use to delete a layer.
Layer Properties: Use to set or edit layer properties.
Layer Style: Use to set new or edit previous layer style.
New Fill Layer: Use to create a new fill layer.
New Adjustment Layer: Use to create a new Adjustment layer.
Type: Use to ser type layer options and for converting its style.
Rasterize: Use to rasterize type layers text.
New Layer Based Slice: Use to create new layer depending on its slice.
Add Layer Mask: Use to add layer mask.
Enable Layer Mask: Use to enable layer mask.
Add Vector Mask: Use to add vector mask.
Enable Vector Mask: Use to enable vector mask.
Group with Previous: Use to group selected layers with previous layers.
Ungroup: Use to ungroup layers from previously grouped layers by Group with Previous commend.
Arrange: Use to arrangement layers.
Aligned Linked: Use to set alignment for linked layers.
Distribute Linked: Use to distribute linked layers.
Lock All Layers In Set: Use to lock all layers in set.
Merge Down: Use to merge layers with selected layers below.
Flatten Image: Use to merge all layers image in a layer.
Matting: Use to edit unexpected fixels of an image.
Select Menu:
All: Use to select whole image on current document.
Deselect: Use to deselect the selection.
Reselect: Use to reselect an image.
Inverse: Use to Inverse the current selection. That’s me, if you made a selection even before the inverse command will made the selection out of the current selection. Maybe someone use this command to create a border on image.
Color Range: Use to create selection by choosing color range.
Feather: Use to make selection border blur, that will made a transition boundary between the outer and inner circle of the border.
Modify: Use to modify selection.
Grow: Use to expand selection area.
Similar: Use to select tolerance range pixels appropriately to selected pixel.
Transform Selection: Use to transform selection.
Load Selection: Use to load selection.
Save Selection: Use to save selection.
Filter Menu:
Last Filter: Use to apply the last used filter.
Extract: Use to separate the foreground object to background object.
Liquify: Use to create image liquid phase distortions.
Pattern Maker: Use to create pattern.
Artistic... other: This section is containing different kinds of plugging according to submenu. Point to be noted that, every of installed 3rt party plugging is being appeared in this section.
View Menu:
Proof Setup: Use to select the working color system.
Proof Color: Use to show true color according to color system.
Gamut Warning: use to show Gamut warning. Gamut is a color range that is nominated by color system, is appeared the whole color range before printing.
Zoom In: Use to zoom in an image.
Zoom Out: Use to zoom out in an image.
Fit on Screen: Use to fit image with document window.
Actual Size: Use to show the real size of an image.
Print Size: Use to show document as print size.
Extras: Use to control extra element on an image.
Ruler: Use to show/hide the ruler in document.
Snap: Use to enable /disable snap features.
Snap To: Use to snap different object to special elements.
Lock Guides: Use to lock guide.
Clear Guides: Use to clear guide.
New Guide: Use to create new guide in a new location on an image.
Lock Slice: Use to lock Slice.
Clear Slice: Use to clear Slice.
Windows Menu:
Document: Use to show the list of opened document, jump to file and manage the opened document.
Workspace: Use to save, select, delete and reset the workspace.
Tools: Use to show/hide Tools bar.
Options: Use to show/hide Options bar.
File Browser: Use to show/hide File Browser.
Navigator: Use to show/hide Navigation palette.
Info: Use to show/hide Info palette.
Color: Use to show/hide Color palette.
Swatches: Use to show/hide Swatches palette.
Styles: Use to show/hide Styles palette.
History: Use to show/hide History palette.
Actions: Use to show/hide Actions palette.
Tool Presets: Use to show/hide Tool Presets palette.
Layers: Use to show/hide Layers palette.
Channels: Use to show/hide Channels palette.
Paths: Use to show/hide Paths palette.
Brushes: Use to show/hide Brushes palette.
Character: Use to show/hide Character palette.
Paragraph: Use to show/hide Paragraph palette.
Status Bar: Use to show/hide Status Bar.
Help Menu:
Photoshop Help: Use to open Photoshop help files.
About Photoshop: Use to shop Photoshop information.
About Plug-In: Use to show the whole plug-ins list and information previously install in your computer.
Export Transparent Image: Use to export transparent image.
Resize Image: Use to resize image.
System Info: Use to show the whole information about your current system.
Updates: Use to update Photoshop current version you stay on (need Internet connection to view this update).
Support: Use to get the support from the Adobe Support group need Internet connection to view this Support).
Registration: Use to get the registered version of Photoshop (need Internet connection to view this registration process).
Photoshop or Adobe Online: Use to go the Adobe online version.
Hope the basic details will help you much..