June/July 2021 update   Can you believe it's time for another update already? In June and July we released new versions of Photoshop The main features are explained in the New Features section below. We also updated the way Photoshop detects certain AMD cards, allowing for more AMD cards to be recognized and used by Photoshop and fixed several customer-reported issues. For details, see Fixed issues. We also published Quick Tips and blog posts, so I have included the links below.   Our Adobe Community Professionals (ACPs) spend a lot of  time and effort in Adobe communities helping others. Starting this month, we have a new section in the newsletter where we will recognize one of our hard-working Photoshop ACPs each month. Our highlighted ACP this month is Dave Richardson.    ACP Highlight   Dave Richardson (davescm) has been an ACP in our forums since 2016 but has actually been using Photoshop for about 18 years. Now retired, he gets to indulge his passion for making images both through photography and, in recent years, through 3D applications. He says that he enjoys the freedom and challenges set by creating scenes from scratch and is a keen extoller of the Adobe Substance suite in making and applying textures to his 3D work. Dave lives in the North East side of England. Besides image-making, he plays both guitar and bass and loves Indian food. You can see some of Dave’s work here: Dave Richardson. You can also have some fun with Dave's regular "Something for the weekend" posts in the Photoshop community.   New Features   Photoshop desktop    Save a Copy - Create a copy of your file and export or share it in a variety of formats.  If you prefer the legacy workflow, Enable legacy "Save As" workflow and  Do not append "copy" to the filename when saving a copy in the Photoshop preferences. For more details, see Save your files in Photoshop.      Photoshop on the iPad   Load Custom Brushes - Now you can load brushes into Photoshop on the iPad and access them from the brushes panel.       Healing Brush - The Healing Brush helps you retouch images by painting sampled pixels you choose over the area you wish to change. This tool matches the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading of the sampled pixels to the pixels being healed.       Quick Tips     Quick Tips: Remove backgrounds with a single click         Blog posts     Ps on iPad Custom brushes and incredible ACR presets         What is composite Photography and how can it be used?         Everything you need to know to create jaw-dropping outdoor wedding photos         Learn something new   Photoshop tutorials Adobe Education Leaders Livestreams Adobe Live   Troubleshooting   Basic Photoshop troubleshooting steps Known issues in Photoshop Troubleshoot a crash or freeze Optimize Photoshop performance Program error while saving files Troubleshoot Scratch disks are full error    Handy links   Quick Tips home page Photoshop User Guide What's new in Photoshop Photoshop Feature Summary Fixed issues in Photoshop Photoshop system requirements Photoshop for Apple Silicon Photoshop blog posts Supported camera models Supported lenses   Follow Photoshop on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter   Previous Newsletters   Photoshop Newsletter home page       Download Adobe Photoshop  ... View more

  How to remove a background quickly   Did you know there’s a Remove Background Quick Action that removes the background from your image in one click? Head over to Photoshop and give it a try!     Open Photoshop     ❶ Open an image in Photoshop        ❷ Open the Discover Panel Open the Discover Panel by clicking the magnifying glass icon at the upper right of the app workspace, selecting Help > Photoshop Help from the main menu, or by typing the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + F.     ❸ Choose the Remove Background Quick Action Navigate to the Browse section, expand the Quick Actions list, and select Remove background.     ❹ Optional: Edit the layer mask   You should now see your image on a transparent background. If you are happy with the selection, you can skip this part.  However, if you want to bring back some areas of the image or hide other areas, you can modify the layer mask.       Click on the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers Panel.       Use the brush tool to paint black on any additional areas of the image that you want to hide. Then, paint white on any additional areas of the image that you wish to reveal.       Remove Background is also available for Photoshop on the iPad. Check it out: Remove Background in Ps on iPad     Related links: Quick action - Remove the background from your image Discover one-click workflows and more How to remove a background in Adobe Photoshop Learn how to search faster with the Photoshop Discover Panel Refine a selection in the Select And Mask workspace Quickly select people or objects Selection tools gallery Mask layers Adjust pixel selections Photoshop User Guide Check out other Photoshop Quick Tips     ... View more

  Photoshop Newsletters contain information about recently added desktop and iPad features, links to more detailed information, quick tips, blog posts, learning links, troubleshooting links, tutorial videos, and other useful information. Try out new features, read a blog, follow along with a tutorial, or scroll through the user guide... the links are all at your fingertips.    Published Newsletters 2024 Photoshop Newsletter - 2024   2023 Photoshop Newsletter - September / October 2023 Photoshop Newsletter - May 2023 Photoshop Newsletter - Jan/Feb/March 2023   2022 Photoshop Newsletter - November / December 2022 Photoshop Newsletter - Sept / October 2022 MAX Photoshop Newsletter - July / Aug 2022 Photoshop Newsletter - June 2022 Photoshop Newsletter - April / May 2022 Photoshop Newsletter - March 2022 Photoshop Newsletter  - January / February 2022   2021 Photoshop Newsletter - November / December 2021 Photoshop Newsletter - September / October 2021 Photoshop Newsletter - August 2021 Photoshop Newsletter - June / July 2021 Photoshop Newsletter - May 2021 Photoshop Newsletter - April 2021 Photoshop Newsletter - March 2021    OTHER Quick Tips Home Page  Handy Photoshop Links Photoshop Adobe Live recordings     To be notified when newsletters post, click " follow" at the bottom of this post   Are you curious what's going on with our other apps? Check out their Newsletters, too:  Photoshop |  Lightroom | Lightroom Classic | Illustrator | InDesign | After Effects   Get Photoshop     ... View more

    Many of you have asked about custom brushes for Photoshop on the iPad. Starting with version 2.5, you can load brushes into the app and then access them from the brushes panel. Brush files can be downloaded from either the bush panel in the app or Adobe.com on a web browser. Follow the steps below to try it for yourself.     ❶ In the toolbar, Long press on the brush icon ( ) to display the Brushes panel.       ❷ Tap the '+' icon at the bottom.       ➌ Click on Discover new brushes to find and download free brushes from Kyle Webster’s web page in your web browser. Note: You need to be signed in to access the download button.       ➍ Click Download to save the brush files you want.   ➎ After you download an ABR brush file, you need to install it using one of these two methods: From the Photoshop app on the iPad: Long press on the brush icon ( ). Tap on the '+' icon. Choose Import from files. or   From the Files app: tap on the file from the location within the iOS files app where you saved it.     ➏ You will see your newly loaded brushes at the bottom of the list in the Brushes panel.       ➐ If you are feeling creative, you can also create your own brush in Adobe Capture and import it to Photoshop on your iPad. To learn more, see Create brushes in Capture and use them in Photoshop     ➑ If you want to learn more about brushes, see Draw and paint with brushes.     Check out this related video on the topic:   ... View more

  Layer Shortcuts   Did you know there is a super useful Photoshop shortcut that creates a new layer containing the merged content of visible layers? If you want to create a new merged layer but still want to retain all of the original layers, turn off visibility for the layers you don't want to have included and choose Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E on a PC or Command+Option+Shift+E on a mac. This will create a new layer above the top selected layer that contains the merged content of the visible layers.       Here are a few other handy layer shortcuts and some helpful links you may want to visit to learn more about layers. If you have a favorite layer shortcut, feel free to add a comment to this post to share with others.   Action Windows mac OS Duplicate layer Crtl+J  Command+J Group selected layers­ Ctrl+G Command+G Move layer to top of list Shift+Ctrl+]  Shift- Command -]  Send layer to bottom of list Shift+Ctrl-[  Shift- Command -[  Merge all layers Ctrl+E Command+E Merge visible layers Ctrl+ Shift+E Command+ Shift+E Merge visible layers to new layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E Command+Option+Shift+E   Note for Mac, Command = ⌘     Related links: Layer Basics Layers Panel Manage Layers and Groups Work with Layers Fill and Adjustment Layer Shortcuts Photoshop User Guide Quick Tips Home Page ... View more

      May 2021 update   This month we released Photoshop version 22.4 with changes to Neural Filters, saving files, ARM support, and fixes for several customer-reported issues. Check out the details below along with some other interesting links.   We would like to recognize and thank all of our ACPs (Adobe Community Professionals) who spend countless hours in the Adobe communities every month assisting others. To help you get to know them,  we will be highlighting one ACP each month in future Newsletters.    What's in the May release?   Saving files: "Save a copy" is now available from the File menu   Neural filters: A single comprehensive list of Neural Filters can now be found at: Filter > Neural Filters > All Filters tab. For more information on Neural Filters, see Neural Filters overview   ARM support: Photoshop now runs natively on 64-bit Windows 10 ARM devices. For more information, see: Photoshop ARM support | Windows   Bug Fixes: Many customer reported issues have been fixed, including updates to Perspective Warp, Pen Tool, Preset Sync, Liquify with GPU enabled. See Fixed issues in Photoshop  for a complete list.     Quick Tips     Quick Tips: Layer Shortcuts     Blog posts     Accelerate Your Workflow     Learn something new     Customizing Your Photoshop Interface       Five Ways to Soften the Edge of a Selection       Troubleshooting   Known issues in Photoshop Photoshop freezes on launch Program error while saving files Troubleshoot Scratch disks are full error    Handy links   Photoshop 22.4 Feature Summary Fixed issues in Photoshop Photoshop system requirements Photoshop for Apple Silicon Photoshop User Guide What's new in Photoshop Photoshop Feature Summary Photoshop blog posts Photoshop tutorials Supported camera models Supported lenses Adobe Live Photoshop Newsletter home page     ... View more

    Learn something new in Photoshop   If you have a few minutes to spare, check out the Quick Tips below for desktop, web, and iPad. If you are feeling creative and don't know what to do, try one of the projects. For more Photoshop tutorial, learning, and troubleshooting links, check out Photoshop Newsletters, Photoshop Handy Links, and Photoshop Adobe Live recordings.   Photoshop for desktop   Tools and Features Edit images using the Camera Raw Filter *new* Find missing tools in Photoshop How to swap skies in seconds How to use the Remove Tool Landscape Mixer: Blend images and change seasons Harmonize a subject and background with 1 click Discover one-click workflows and more Remove backgrounds with a single click Layer Shortcuts How to create an action Simulate shallow depth of field Neural Filters: Transform your look with a click     Generative AI Photoshop Quick Tip: Use Generative Expand to extend and complete your image Generate new objects or delete and fill areas using AI How to create effective prompts for Generative AI in Photoshop *new*     Color How to change colors in your image Colorize photos the easy way Quickly convert a photo to black and white     Files and disk access  Create a GIF from video or still images Create an action to resize photos Import Photoshop files to InDesign How to save in any file format using Save As Provide full disk access to Photoshop on macOS How to use Content Credentials and NFTs     File size and resolution Resize Images in Photoshop Create an action to resize photos     Fill Photoshop Quick Tip: Use Generative Expand to extend and complete your image How to use Content Aware Fill in Photoshop     Lines, shapes, and patterns Drawing shapes just got easier Create a seamless repeating pattern easily using Pattern Preview How to find and use Legacy Shapes How to draw lines and arrows in Photoshop Provide full disk access to Photoshop on macOS  Rotate patterns in Photoshop     Remove parts of an image How to remove distracting parts of your image with the Remove tool Remove backgrounds with a single click Delete and fill areas using AI     Selections How to select objects in Photoshop     Shortcuts Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts     Text How to create text on a path Using decorative text, ligatures, and glyphs Unified Text Engine Rotate and warp text in Photoshop     Troubleshooting Provide full disk access to Photoshop on macOS How to fix Black Home Screen Optimize Photoshop preferences for performance Reset Photoshop Preferences to default values Find missing tools in Photoshop How to find and use Legacy Shapes     Using Photoshop with other Adobe apps Import Photoshop files to InDesign Move artwork between Photoshop and Illustrator     Projects to try Create a fabulous snowflake Make an “out of bounds” image Create a holiday brush in full color Add glass objects to a photo Create a double exposure Create a cinemagraph   Photoshop on the web   How to Create or remove objects using AI on Photoshop web *new*   Photoshop on the iPad   How to How to use Generative AI with Photoshop on the iPad *new* How to Remove Backgrounds Quickly on the iPad How to use the Healing Brush How to load custom brushes How to use global and clipped adjustment layers How to use Curves How to convert a photo to black and white  How to open Lightroom photos in Photoshop How to fill text with an image      Projects to try Create an animal doodle sketch Use Fresco and Photoshop to design a creative photo frame Add a photo to a frame Place an image inside text Draw yourself Manga or Anime style       Are you interested in tips for other apps? Check out the Lightroom Quick Tips home page and Lightroom Classic Quick Tips home page.  If you don't already have Photoshop, you can try or buy it here:   Get Photoshop   This list of tips is updated regularly, so bookmark this page and check back often! If you want to be notified when we post new tips, simply scroll down to the bottom of this post and click "follow".  Have fun Photoshopping!     ... View more

        April 2021 update   A new month, a new release... This month we released Photoshop version 22.3.1. This version supports accessing and editing shared cloud documents while running natively on Apple Silicon devices. Some features, including Synced presets, are currently available under emulation mode only.  This release also includes fixes to several customer-reported issues.   For additional details, please visit these links: Fixed issues Photoshop for Apple Silicon Access, edit, and invite others to shared cloud douments   Quick Tips       Quick Tips: Creating text on a path         Quick Tips: How to find and use Legacy Shapes       Blog posts       How to create landscape photos that transport viewers         Neural filters: What Photoshop’s powerful new AI tools can do         6 new photoshop features to make 2021 your most creative ever       Try something new   Adobe Live Remove objects with Content-Aware Fill   Troubleshooting   Known issues in Photoshop Photoshop freezes on launch Program error while saving files Troubleshoot Scratch disks are full error    Newsletters   Photoshop Newsletter home page   Handy links   Fixed issues in Photoshop Photoshop User Guide What's new in Photoshop Photoshop Feature Summary Photoshop blog posts Photoshop tutorials Supported camera models Supported lenses    Download Adobe Photoshop         ... View more

        Creating type effects in Photoshop   Did you know you can create text along a path? You can also create lots of other cool effects with text. Follow the steps below to give it a try and then check out the links at the bottom for more detailed information and some creative ways to work with text.      ➊ Create a path  There are many ways to create a path. For this example, I started with an image of a volleyball. I used the Elliptical Marquee Tool  (   ) to make a round selection outside of the volleyball, and then converted it to a path by clicking the Make Work Path icon (   ) in the Paths panel.       The path is shown in blue around the volleyball.       ➋ Add some text Select the Horizontal Type tool (   ) and position the baseline indicator over the path in the location where you want to start your text and click. Now add your text and adjust the properties, such as size, until you are satisfied.   Related Links   How to create type effects in Photoshop Understanding shapes and paths Entering type Formatting characters Convert between paths and selection borders Quick Tips Home Page      Get Photoshop     ... View more

      Learn more about Photoshop workflows and features   * Click the speaker icon in the top left corner to hear audio if it is muted. Visit the Livestream here!   Watch, chat, and learn Join Chana Messer, Myra Ferguson, and Theresa Jackson live or replay the Livestream to learn about new Photoshop workflows and features. For the complete transcription, visit the Livestream link above and scroll down to the transcription. For your convenience, I have included some timestamped highlights below. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see helpful links related to the topics discussed in the Livestream.   Continue the conversation    After the Livestream, you can continue the conversation here by clicking on REPLY to comment in this thread.   Highlights   2:23 Theresa Jackson - Smart Object Workflow      03:10 convert to a smart object      05:27 double click to open the file      07:28 Smart Filter      07:46 Copy smart filters to other layers      08:19 Scale objects and keep resolution      09:04 Place Embedded      10:57 Document sizes      12:14 Masking with smart objects      13:53 Embedding an Illustrator file   15:41 Myra Ferguson – Transformation Workflows      17:53 Edit > free transform      18:40 Duplicate Ctrl/Cmd J      18:58 Layer > New > Layer Via Copy      19:51 swap images      20:25 transform on oddly shaped images      21:07 Edit > Transform > Warp      22:38 Remove Background      23:06 Edit > Puppet Warp      24:45 Add background      25:33 Create Frame Animation      26:47 Save as animated GIF   29:08 Chana Messer – What’s new and exciting in Photoshop      30:04 Sky Replacement      32:40 Select Sky      34:49 Neural Filters      36:00 Makeup Transfer      37:23 Colorize      38:43 Style Transfer      39:46 Edit Mask      41:25 Convert Smart Object to layer      42:22 Object Selection Tool      43:06 Create a layer from selection (Cmd/Ctrl J)   2:23 Theresa Jackson – Blur Workflows      46:37 Blur parts of an image      49:55 Save and load selection to create several blurs quickly      54:26 Resizing and resolution     Related links Take a look at these links to learn more about topics mentioned in the Livestream.   Blur Simulate shallow depth of field- Adobe Photoshop Community Adjust sharpness and blur Use Blur to give your images some action in Photoshop Blur areas in an image with the Blur tool - Adobe Help Center   Export/Save as animated GIF How to create an animated GIF   Fill layers Adjustment and fill layers in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center Fill and stroke selections, layers, and paths in Photoshop   Filters and related topics About adjustment and fill layers Filter effects reference Filter basics Apply filters | Tutorial Blending modes   Invite to share and edit Invite to edit cloud documents - Adobe Help Center   Image size and resolution How to resize images in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center How to crop and resize images How resizing affects image resolution and pixel dimensions      Masking Use masks to hide layers in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center Select and Mask workspace in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center Reveal layers with clipping masks in Photoshop - tutorial Select and Mask workspace About masks and alpha channels Mask layers   Neural Filters Learn to use Neural Filters in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center Neural Filters list and FAQ - Adobe Help Center Transform your look with the click of a button using Neural Filters | Adobe Photoshop Community Smooth skin in portraits - Adobe Help Center Colorize black and white photos in seconds Learn how to Colorize images with Neural Filters   Placing images Place files in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center   Remove Background Change the background of a photo | Adobe Photoshop tutorials   Select and Mask Select and Mask workspace in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center Object Selection, Select Subject, Quick selection and Magic Wand tools Create a temporary quick mask Layer and Vector Masks   Sky Replacement Swap skies in seconds | Adobe Photoshop Community Replace the sky in your photos - Adobe Help Center   Smart Objects and related topics Work with Smart Objects in Photoshop Linked Smart Objects Paste Adobe Illustrator art into Photoshop Nondestructive editing   Sync preferences Sync presets on multiple devices - Adobe Help Center   Transforming objects Warp images, shapes, and paths in Adobe Photoshop Perspective warp in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center Use the Free Transform command to apply transformations Transform Warp and Puppet Warp Video: New Transform Capabilities in Photoshop’s Warp Tool Transform objects in Photoshop - Adobe Help Center             ... View more