Hello,

 

Can someone advise me on this probaly simple technique!

 

I have a layer of a rectangle (with layer styles) - and i want to delete the bottom and top of the rectangle.

So I have just the middle of the rectangle left.

i have tried adding a new layer above, and using the selection tool to delete but with no luck.

 

How do I do this?

 

Hope you understand what I mean?

Crop image?

 

Maybe I don't understand what you mean :S

I am trying to learn some things by following this layout tut: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/interface-tutorials/create-a-grungy-translucent-web-portfolio-design/

 

Scroll down to step 7 - thats where I am stuck!!

Create a new shape with you're desired size on the layer BELOW. Now select you're original layer, right click it and select 'create clipping mask'.

Create a new shape with you're desired size on the layer BELOW. Now select you're original layer, right click it and select 'create clipping mask'.

 

Didn't work?!?! Did you take a look at the link? Maybe it's me!!

What exactly do you not get? (I hope you have rasterized the layer before crop it.)

What exactly do you not get? (I hope you have rasterized the layer before crop it.)

Please take a look at step 7 in the link, and scroll down a little bit to see what I am trying to achieve.

Hi,

 

Its quite simple, you simply set the rectangle as the active layer and then use the rectangular selection tool to select the top and hit the delete key, then do the same for the bottom.

 

i hope this helps

 

Shane

No i didn't check the link aha.

 

But yeah, if you're using layer styles you're going to either need to clip it (avoids rasterising, always a good thing!) Or rasterise the layer.

 

Duplicate your "active nav" layer (Command + J), and flatten all of the layer styles. Rename this layer "active nav flattened." We're going to be applying some crops to this layer, and we don't want the layer styles any longer.

 

Basically he's telling you to duplicate the layer and then rasterise it. I'm guessing the duplication is so that you have an original copy should you want to make any changes.

 

This is known as destructive editing (once edited, you can't go back easily) Using a clipping mask is constructive editing (because the original remains untouched).

Please take a look at step 7 in the link, and scroll down a little bit to see what I am trying to achieve.

 

I saw this tutorial. This step 7 consists from several 'substeps':

1. Create new layer.
2. Assign needed styles
3. Duplicate this layer (better to make original layer invisible in order that all further changes were obvious)
4. Flatten the styles
5. Rename the layer
   (Hope you successfully have completed all substeps above.)
6. Select this layer (if not selected) and make rectangle selection.
7. Ajust this selection`s position so that it was jright over the part of the layer you want to delete (e.g. bottom border of button).
8. Hit Delete Key

What is a problem, mate?

@lev: Flatten styles: What do you mean by this? I have no option to Rasterize layer.

 

Thanks for your patience ;P

I mean what is meant in the text of the tutorial, which you gave a link.

Duplicate your "active nav" layer (Command + J), and flatten all of the layer styles.

That means exactly Rasterize layer.

To make that you can first convert this layer to Smart Object (right click on the layer in Layers palette and choose Convert to Smart Oblect option), then right click again -> Rasterize.

I mean what is meant in the text of the tutorial, which you gave a link.

 

That means exactly Rasterize layer.

To make that you can first convert this layer to Smart Object (right click on the layer in Layers palette and choose Convert to Smart Oblect option), then right click again -> Rasterize.

HOORAY!!! Thanks everyone, Thanks Lev!

 

Finally, See I knew it would be simple

 

Thanks for your patience.

Goog luck!

Hi, here some shortcut I am write so use it and do easy work of Photoshop

Create Project-Specific Custom Workspaces (CS2 Only)

Photoshop lets you create custom workspaces that display just the palettes you need for a specific project, and in CS2 a new customized workspace can also include one of your keyboard shortcut sets.

 

Choose Window> Workspace> Save Workspace. The option is listed under Capture. Just click on Keyboard Shortcuts and the active set will be saved with the new customized workspace.

 

Context-sensitive Menus (they live in your mouse...!)

In addition to using keyboard shortcuts, you can also access many commands using context-sensitive menus. Context-sensitive menus only display commands that are relevant to an active tool, a selection, or a palette. To display a context-sensitive menu, right-click (Win) or Control-click (Mac) in a document window or palette.

 

For example, when you have a file with layers, clicking on the document in this way will bring up a contextual menu filled with layer options. This saves you a trip to the palette fly out.

 

Save Them, Print Them, Learn them

To print your keyboard shortcuts, go to Edit, Keyboard Shortcuts and click Summarize. Photoshop will then save your shortcuts to an html document that can be opened in any text editor or web browser. From there you can print a copy to keep as a reference. Sweet.

 

Photoshop 6 Shortcuts & Photoshop 7 Shortcuts

although the option of creating your own shortcuts is only available in the latest versions, don't despair. In earlier versions many of the commands already have their own shortcuts set in the program. To learn more about these, go Help> Photoshop Help to launch the Photoshop Help pages.

 

In Photoshop 7 or lower, you can find the shortcut commands in the Help menu's table of contents on the left-hand side of the page. Just scroll down to the very bottom. Macintosh and Windows each have their own index, and offer slightly different shortcuts for the same commands. Click on any of the headings and you'll be given a list of available shortcuts.

Since the help pages are launched in a browser, you also have the option of printing these pages to use as a reference guide. I hope you will use it.

 

Thanks!!!!!

 

 

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