Friday, November 19, 2010


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Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published byAdobe Systems Incorporated.
Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop. The CS rebranding also resulted in Adobe offering numerous software packages containing multiple Adobe programs for a reduced price. Adobe Photoshop is released in two editions: Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Photoshop Extended, with the Extended having extra features available. Adobe Photoshop Extended is included in all of Adobe's Creative Suite offerings except Design Standard, which includes the Adobe Photoshop edition.
Alongside Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Extended, Adobe also publishes Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, collectively called "The Adobe Photoshop Family" by Adobe. In 2008, Adobe released Adobe Photoshop Express, a free web-based image editing tool to edit photos directly on blogs and social networking sites.

Development


Early history

In 1987, Thomas Knoll, a PhD student at the University of Michigan, began writing a program on his Macintosh Plus to display grayscaleimages on a monochrome display. This program, called Display, caught the attention of his brother John Knoll, an Industrial Light & Magicemployee, who recommended Thomas turn it into a fully-fledged image editing program. Thomas took a six month break from his studies in 1988 to collaborate with his brother on the program, which had been renamed ImagePro. Later that year, Thomas renamed his program Photoshop and worked out a short-term deal with scanner manufacturer Barneyscan to distribute copies of the program with a slide scanner; a "total of about 200 copies of Photoshop were shipped" this way.
During this time, John traveled to Silicon Valley and gave a demonstration of the program to engineers at Apple and Russell Brown, art director at Adobe. Both showings were successful, and Adobe decided to purchase the license to distribute in September 1988. While John worked on plug-ins in California, Thomas remained in Ann Arbor writing program code. Photoshop 1.0 was released in 1990 for Macintosh exclusively.

Features

Photoshop has ties with other Adobe software for media editing, animation, and authoring. The .PSD (Photoshop Document), Photoshop's native format, stores an image with support for most imaging options available in Photoshop. These include layers with maskscolor spaces,ICC profiles, transparency, text, alpha channels and spot colorsclipping paths, and duotone settings. This is in contrast to many other file formats (e.g. .EPS or .GIF) that restrict content to provide streamlined, predictable functionality.
Photoshop's popularity means that the .PSD format is widely used, and it is supported to some extent by most competing software. The .PSD file format can be exported to and from Adobe IllustratorAdobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects, to make professional standard DVDs and provide non-linear editing and special effects services, such as backgrounds, textures, and so on, for television, film, and the Web. Photoshop is a pixel-based image editor, unlike programs such as Macromedia FreeHand (now defunct), Adobe IllustratorInkscape orCorelDraw, which are vector-based image editors.
Photoshop uses color models RGBlabCMYKgrayscale, binary bitmap, and duotone. Photoshop has the ability to read and write rasterand vector image formats such as .EPS.PNG.GIF.JPEG, and Adobe Fireworks.



Smart Layers display the filter without altering the original image (here on Mac OS X)
New productivity features include a streamlined interface, improved Camera RAW support, better control over print options, enhanced PDF support, and better management with Adobe Bridge. Editing tools new to CS3 are the Clone Source palette and nondestructive Smart Filters, and other features such as the brightness and contrast adjustment and Vanishing Point module were enhanced. The Black and White adjustment option improves control over manual grayscale conversions with a dialog box similar to that of Channel Mixer. Compositing is assisted with Photoshop's new Quick Selection and Refine Edge tools and improved image stitchingtechnology.
CS3 Extended contains all features of CS3 plus tools for editing and importing some 3D graphics file formats, enhancing video, and comprehensive image analysis tools, utilizing MATLABintegration and DICOM file support.

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Photoshop CS4 features a new 3D engine allowing painting directly on 3D models, wrapping 2D images around 3D shapes, converting gradient maps to 3D objects, adding depth to layers and text, getting print-quality output with the new ray-tracing rendering engine. It supports common 3D formats; the new Adjustment and Mask Panels; Content-aware scaling (seam carving); Fluid Canvas Rotation and File display options. On 30 April, Adobe released Photoshop CS4 Extended, which includes all the same features of Adobe Photoshop CS4 with the addition of capabilities for scientific imaging, 3D, and high end film and video users. The successor to Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS4 is the first 64-bit Photoshop on consumer computers (only on Windows – the OS X version is still 32-bit only.)


Photoshop CS5 was launched on April 12, 2010. In a video posted on its official Facebook page, the development team revealed the new technologies under development, including three dimensional brushes and warping tools.
A version of Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended was used for a Prerelease Beta. A large group of selected Photoshop users were invited to beta test in mid-February 2010.

Version history


Photoshop is available in the following languages:
Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.
The Arabic, Greek, and Hebrew versions are available from Winsoft.


Photoshop functionality can be extended by add-on programs called Photoshop plugins which act like mini-editors that modify the image. The most common type are filter plugins that provide various image effects. They are located in the 'Filter' menu. Photoshop plugin API has become a standard, and many other image editors also support Photoshop Plugins.
Adobe Camera Raw (also known as ACR and Camera Raw) is a special plugin, supplied free by Adobe, used primarily to read and processraw image files so that the resultant images can be processed by Photoshop. It is invoked by attempting to open such a file, rather than from the 'Filter' menu, but like other plugins is listed in the 'Help > About Plug-In' menu (as "Camera Raw"). It can also be opened via theAdobe Bridge by clicking on any image and selecting 'File > Open in Adobe Camera Raw'.

Cultural impact

Photoshop and derivatives such as Photoshopped, Shopped, and Shooped have become verbs that are sometimes used to refer to images edited by Photoshop, or any image manipulating program. "Photoshop" is also used as a noun to refer to image editing programs in general. Such derivatives are discouraged by Adobe.


What is Adobe Photoshop?

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing software that is arguably the best program and the most popular among professional photographers and graphic design artists. This program can be used to retouch old photographs, to create and modify images for the World Wide Web, change the color, size and scale of graphics and so much more. All in high-quality.
With every version of Photoshop the features simply get better and better, simplifying the design process.

What’s New in Photoshop CS5?

imageAdobe Photoshop CS5 has definitely redefined digital imaging and simplified the design process more than the previous versions. With all the enhanced and new updates, users can complete their projects in a shorter period of time and with ease. Included in Adobe Photoshop CS5 is CS5 Extended, which includes breakthrough tools such as 3D graphics (to create and edit in 3D) and motion-based content. With these tools graphics, photographs and web sites will “pop” in a way they never could in the past.

Selections Made Easy

With Photoshop CS5 users can easily select image elements that could potentially be a pain in the past. Now, users can select hair, eliminate background colors around edges and so much more in fewer clicks using the refinement tools that are introduced.

Content-Aware Fill

 FINALLY users can easily remove image detail easily with the Content-Aware Fill. This breakthrough technology can easily match lighting, noise and tone so it looks like it never existed. This is a feature that could have been used time and time again in the past, but now removing content from your photographs has never been easier!

Puppet Warp

This fun tool allows users to reposition any image element to create a visually appealing photo. In short, you can straighten a leg, arm, neck or any other element to make it more appealing. This can also work the other way around. Designers and photographers will love this feature because it can bring forth more creativity in their work, but even notice users can play around with the fun feature.

Automatic Lens Correction

In the past if you had a photo that was a little bit distorted; you might spend an hour or more trying to correct it with a variety of features the older versions of Photoshop had to offer. However, CS5 offers an Automatic Lens Correction feature that will not only save time, but it will correct any lens distortions with ease.

Superior Black-And-White Conversion

Yes, in the previous versions of Photoshop users had the ability to change their RGB or color photographs to black and white, but they pretty much always looked the same. With this enhanced feature users will be able to use the integrated Lab B&W Action to color images and create black and white images with ease and speed. The presets are also more striking.

Bottom Line:

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Photoshop CS5 offers amazing features that any designer or photographer has been waiting for. With its enhanced and new features creating a masterpiece has never been easier! Seriously, this is what we have been waiting for. However, it does keep you wondering what is next. Better and even more advanced features? Indeed.


MY EXPERIENCE USING PHOTOSHOP CS5

On my first encounter using adobe photoshop CS5 i could say that i had troubles........
 "NAKAKAIYAK" ---> dahil na guguluhan aq...dahil nahihirapan pa aq......
but sa kabila ng lahat......i could say that "LOVE IT!" ---> dahil i love editing.............

Friday, October 8, 2010

Microsoft Office Access Tutorial with Exercise

Microsoft Access Tutorial: Advanced
Part 1: Create Database
1. Start MS Access
From the Start menu click on
> Programs
> Microsoft Office
> Microsoft
Access 2003
2. Note the Getting Started task pane on
the right side of your screen.
3. Click on Create a new file.
4. The New File task pane will appear. Under New, click on Blank
Database.
5. Name the database contact_management and choose Desktop as the location. Click the
Create button.
A. Create Table in Design View
1. The contact_management : Database window
opens. Double click the Create table in design
view item. The Table1 : Table opens.
2. Begin entering field names starting with Call_ID.
Click in the Data Type box and from the pull down
menu select AutoNumber.
3. Click the Primary Key button on the Table Design toolbar. Each table MUST have a Primary
Key.
4. A Foreign Key field must be included to establish a relationship. A foreign key field is a
primary key taken from a foreign table (for example, the customer_ID field from the
Customers table would establish the relationship between the Customers table and the Calls
table). Give it a Number Data Type.
5. Continue adding field names from your preliminary field list until all are added.
6. Click the Save button. The Save As window opens. Name the table Calls. Click the OK button.
You have created the table structure for the Calls table from scratch. Let’s take a look.
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7. From the Table Design toolbar, select the Datasheet View icon. The table datasheet
window opens. Check your list of fields for accuracy.
8. Close the table by clicking the X in the upper right corner.
9. You now see the contact_management : Database window. Now you will create tables by
importing data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
B. Importing Data
1. Go to File > Get External Data > Import. Browse to the Microsoft Excel file provided. Under
the Files of type drop down box, select Microsoft Excel (*.xls) in order to see the file. Highlight
the file name (e.g. Contacts.xls) and click the Import button.
2. The Import Spreadsheet Wizard window will open. Both worksheets are listed. You will have
to import each worksheet individually. Select the Customers worksheet and click the Next
button.
3. Check the box for First Row Contains Column Headings. Click Next. Choose the radio
button for saving In a New Table. Click Next.
4. You can specify information about each of the fields you are importing and modify field
information in the ‘Field Options’ area.
5. Highlight the ID column and check
the box Do not import field (Skip)
which will allow Access to create an
auto-number primary key. Click Next.
6. Click the radio button Let Access add
primary key. Click Next.
7. Name the table Customers and click
Finish. The wizard will confirm the
import pathway, click OK.
8. Open the Customers table in Design View and rename the primary key Customer_ID
9. Repeat steps 1-8 for other table(s) (for example, the Employees table with a primary key
Employee_ID).
10. Click on Datasheet View to view your data and table. Now you’ve created three tables, one
from scratch and two by importing.
Part 2: Implement Relationships
1. After all the tables are created, relationships need to be implemented.
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2. From Tools on the menu, select the Relationships menu item.
3. The Relationships window opens. From Relationships on the menu, choose Show Table.
4. Select all tables from the Show Table window. To select all, shift click on the first entry and
then click on the last entry in the list. Click the Add button. Then click the Close button. The
tables are displayed in the Relationships window. Resize the tables so you can see all fields.
5. Select the Customer_ID (primary key) from the Customers table. Click and drag to the
Customer_ID field (foreign key)
in the Calls table. You have
created a relationship between the
2 tables by linking the primary key
in one to a foreign key in the other.
6. Select the Enforce Referential
Integrity check box. Click Create.
Referential Integrity means
records must exist in one table
because matching records
depend on them in some other
table.
7. Repeat these steps for all
relationships.
8. If it is necessary to edit a
relationship, double click on the
Relationship arrow and the
Edit Relationships window will
open.
9. Close the Relationships window.
Part 3: Creating Forms and Modifying Queries and Reports
A. Creating and Modifying Forms
1. Creating Forms
Forms allow you to enter records into your tables.
· Choose the Forms button from the left hand
column.
· Double click on Create form by using wizard.
One customer, many calls.
One employee, many calls,
many customers.
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· Select Table: Calls from the Tables/Queries dropdown menu.
· Choose the >> button to select all the fields. Click Next.
· Select the Layout for the form. If you click on each one, a preview is displayed. Choose
Columnar. Click Next.
· Select Style: Standard. Click Next.
· Click Next again and name the form Calls Entry Form.
· Click Finish, form will display.
2. Modifying Forms
Combo Box: Typing in Values to Present a Pick List of Subjects
· In Design View, you can add radio buttons, pull down menus and input masks.
· Notice the Toolbox. Be sure the wizard icon is selected.
· If it is not displayed, click on the Toolbox icon on the toolbar.
· The Toolbox contains options that allow you to change the way data is entered. If you prefer
data entry to be by selection rather than typing, you must create a Combo Box for that field.
· To create a combo box, click on the Combo Box icon in the Toolbox.
· Click once in an open area inside the form. The Combo
Box Wizard will open. Select the radio button “I will
type in the values that I want.” Click Next.
· Click Next. Type in three values: Request, Complaint,
Compliment. Click Next.
· Choose the radio button “Store that value in this field”
and select call_subject. Click Next. Type in ‘Subject’ as
the field label for the Combo Box. Click Finish.
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· The new Combo Box and Label will display on your form.
· To replace, select the old field label and field name (the actual name of the field in the table)
and hit Delete. Highlight the new Combo Box and Label and drag to original location. To
adjust position, click and drag.
Combo Box: Values from Table Lists Customer’s Name Instead of ID#
· To create a combo box, click on the Combo Box icon in the Toolbox.
· Click once in an open area inside the form. The Combo Box Wizard will open. Select the
radio button “I want the combo box to look up the values in a table or query.” Click Next.
· Notice that the radio button for Tables is selected. Highlight Table: Customers. Click Next.
· Sort by NameLast_cust
· Move over NameLast_cust and NameFirst_cust. Click Next.
· Make sure the Hide Key Column box is checked. Click Next.
· Select “Store that value in this field” and choose Customer_ID. Click Next.
· Label the combo box Customer. Click Finish. Replace old Customer_ID label and entry
box with new Customer combo box.
· Follow the same steps to replace the Employee_ID label and entry box with a new
Employee combo box.
· You will need to change the tab order. Choose View > Tab Order. Follow the instructions.
· Go to Form View to see the changes.
Input Mask
· Input masks (field template) can be used to
format data and provide some control over what
values can be entered. This helps enforce data
integrity.
· Right click on Call Date and go to Properties.
· Click the Data tab. Place your cursor in the
Input Mask row, then click on the ellipses (…).
The Input Mask Wizard will open. Highlight
the Data Look desired (for example, Short
Date). To see how the Input Mask looks, click
in the Try It box. Click Next.
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· The Input Mask Wizard will allow you to substitute a placeholder character from a
dropdown list, if desired. Click Next. Click Finish.
3. Adding Records Using Forms
· Use the form to enter 3 calls. This will allow us to test the referential integrity of the
database later in the class.
B. Modifying Queries and Reports
1. Modifying Queries
Creating queries was covered in the MS
Access Basic class. The Basics handout has
more detailed instructions.
· Choose the Queries button from the left
hand column.
· Double click on Create query by using wizard and create a calls query by using all fields
from all three tables.
· In Design View, you can add or delete
fields from the query by dragging and
dropping. Field will be added in front
of cursor position.
· If you include a field but decide later
not to show it, just uncheck the Show
checkbox.
· You can enter your search Criteria in
the Criteria textbox of the appropriate
column. Or, you can enter a search
criteria prompt in brackets, such as
[Enter Last Name:]. Save query as
Last Name Query.
· Be aware that MS Access provides an expression builder to help with complicated queries.
Right click in the criteria column and choose Build to use the Expression Builder. For
example, to query calls made today, enter =Date( ). Look for examples in Help: Examples
of Filter Criteria
2. Modifying Reports
Reports were covered in the MS Access Basics class; refer to the handout for instructions on
how to create.
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· Choose the Reports button from the left hand
column.
· Double click on Create report by using
wizard and create a report of your
choice.
· In Design View, you can modify title,
labels, and footers. Notice there are five
areas:
o Report Header
o Page Header
o Detail
o Page Footer
o Report Footer
· Report Header provides the title of the
report. To change the title, click within the text box and modify with the keyboard.
· Page Header lists the field labels. Click within the text box to modify field name. To
reposition the label, select it and then use arrow keys to adjust.
o Note that when you adjust label placement in Page Header, you need to also match
the adjustment in Detail.
· Detail controls the size and spacing of the fields in which data are displayed. To modify
position or width, use the same procedures mentioned in Page Header bullet.
· Footers are used to place information at the bottom of the page or report such as page
number, dates, and sums. For example, =Now( ) inserts the current date.
C. Setting Up Functions with Queries and Reports to Create a Count Query and Report
1. Create the Function Column in a Query
· Choose the Queries button from the left hand column
· Double click on Create query by using
wizard and create a “count” query
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· Choose Table: Customers
· Select the first eight fields. Click Next.
· Click Next again. Name it Count Query.
Click Finish.
· Go to Design View
· Click the Totals icon on the toolbar
· Select Insert > Column
· In the new column, choose Customer_ID
from the pull down menu
· Change the Total row to Count by
selecting from the pull-down menu.
· Right click anywhere on the new column and choose Properties
· On Caption line type Count. Close Field Properties window.
· Click to run the query
· Each row will be counted as 1 in the Count column. Save changes. Close the Count Query.
2. Run the Function in a Report
· Choose the Reports button from the left hand column
· Click on Create report by using wizard
· Choose Query: Count Query. Select all fields. Click Next.
· Choose grouping, if needed. Click Next.
· Sort by NameLast_cust. Click Next.
· Choose Landscape. Click Next.
· Choose Corporate. Click Next.
· Name it Count Report. Click Finish.
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· Go to Design View.
· Drag down the line below Report Footer
· Locate the Toolbox
· Click once on Textbox
· Place mouse in expanded Report Footer area. Click once.
· Rename the label by typing Count over it
· Type the function over the word Unbound
· =Sum(CountOfCustomer_ID)
· Click on Layout View
Part 4: Test Your Database
1. In the contact_management : Database window, double click on a table (for example, the
Employees table).
2. To test referential integrity, attempt to delete a record. Highlight a record by clicking on the
selected row. Either right click on the row and choose Delete Record, or use the Delete Record
icon on the top tool bar. You should not be allowed to delete because of referential integrity.
Part 5: Conclusion
1. With What You Know Now, You Can:
· Design and create simple databases using MS Access
· Design, create and modify MS Access forms, queries and reports.
2. Assignment – doing this takes practice!
· Design and create a database that you can use at work or home.
· Design, create and modify MS Access forms, queries and reports and check to be sure that
the results are accurate based on the data you put into your database.
5. Consultations Available
· Complex databases require the expertise of a professional database designer. UUHSC Data
Resource Center also provides consultations. Please see their website:
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/drc/summary.htm
· If you need assistance determining the level of expertise you need for your database, you
may set up a consultation with any of the course instructors.
· Call or email us if you have any questions.




Unit 1. Basic elements of Access2003
Opening and closing Access2003
The initial screen
The bars
Intelligent menus
Unit 2. Create, open, and close a database
Basic concepts
Creating a database
Closing a database
Opening a database
More ways to open a database
Unit 3. Creating data tables
Creating a datatable
The field builder
Data types
The lookup wizard
The primary key
Saving a table
Closing a table
Unit 4. Modifying data tables
Modifying the design of a table
Introducing and modifying data in a table
Moving within a table
Finding and replacing data
Unit 5. Properties of the fields
Introduction
Field size
Field format
Customizing formats
Decimal places
Input mask
Customizing input masks
Caption
Default value
Validation rule
Validation text
Required
Indexed
Indexes
Unit 6. Relationships
Basic concepts on relationships
Creating the first relationship
Referential integrity
Adding tables to the relationship window
Removing tables from the relationship window
Editing relationships
Deleting relationships
Tidying the relationship window
Showing direct relationships
Visualizing all the relationships
Unit 7. Queries
Types of queries
Creating a query
The Design view
Adding fields
Defining calculated fields
Forming expressions
Column headings
Changing the order of the fields
Saving the query
Running the query
Modifying the query design
Ordering rows
Selecting rows
Conditions
Multitable queries
Joining tables
The external join
Unit 8. Summary queries
Definition
The summary functions
Grouping records
Including expressions
Including search criteria
Unit 9. Crosstab queries
Introduction
The Crosstab Query wizard
The design view of a crosstab query
Unit 10. Action queries
Make-table queries
Update queries
Append queries
Delete queries
Unshowing confirmation messages
Unit 11. Forms
Introduction
The form's wizard
Editing the data in a form
The Form design view
The Form design bar
Properties of a form
The Toolbox
Working with controls
Unit 12. Reports
Introduction
The Report's wizard
The Report design view
The Report design bar
The Toolbox
Printing a Report
The Preview window
Grouping and Sorting


Step by step exercises
Create, open, and close a database
Creating a table
Modifying the design of a table
Introducing data
Moving in a table
Searching for data
Properties of the fields
Creating relationships
Modifying relationships
The relationships window
Creating simple queries I
Creating simple queries II
Multitable queries
Summary queries
Crosstab queries
Make-table queries
Update queries
Append queries
Delete queries
Creating a Form using the wizard
Changing a Form's design
Creating Subforms
Aligning Controls
Creating Reports with the wizard
Printing Reports
Reports with groups
Video tutorials
Ejercicios propuestos
Pruebas evaluativas

2. Create a database
3. Create a table
4. The Datasheet view
5. Changing format and input mask
5. The expression generator and indexes
6. Relationships
7. Create a query
7. Create a multitable query
8. Create a Summary query
10. Create an update query
10. Create an Append query
11. Managing controls in Form design
12. Grouping and sorting in Form design
Create, open, and close a database
Create a data table
Modifying a data table
Properties of the fields
Relationships
Queries
Summary queries
Crosstab queries
Action queries
Forms
Reports
Create, open, and close a database
Create a data table
Modifying a data table
Properties of the fields
Relationships
Queries
Summary queries
Crosstab queries
Action queries
Forms
Reports