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CLIPBOARD
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Clipboard
Menu: – Shortcut: – Version: 6.0, 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3 See also: Purge
Clipping path
Menu: – Shortcut: – Version: 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3 See also: Selections
Clone source
Menu: Window > Clone Source Shortcut: S See also: Clone Stamp Tool Version: CS3
The Clipboard is a part of the computer’s memory which is allocated to storing information that is copied and pasted. In Photoshop the Clipboard memory space is used every time you select a picture part, copy it and paste it back down as a new layer. During this process the copied image is stored on the Clipboard and remains there until it is replaced by a new copied part or is deleted using the Purge command. Unlike other applications Photoshop uses its own specialized clipboard, not that of the operating system. Clear (purge) the Clipboard often if you regularly copy large pictures, or find that you are always low on memory.
Puts an invisible path (2) around an image to ensure the background is transparent when the image is dropped into an illustration or desktop publishing page. To create a clipping path, first outline the subject with a selection tool such as the Lasso or Magic Wand tools to make a selection then click on the arrow at the right of the Paths palette and select Make Work Path (1), then Save Path. Finally, select Clipping Path. Save the file as an EPS or TIFF, which keeps the clipping path data which can then be read by the DTP software to allow a transparent background or text to wrap around the subject (3). Just like layers and channels, actions for manipulating paths are centered around a single palette – the Paths palette – which can be displayed by selecting the Paths option from the Windows menu.
The Clone Stamp tool has been fully revised in CS3. It is now possible to sample multiple areas and store and switch between these different sources. The revamped tool and its associated settings in the new Clone Source palette provide the ability to preview a floating semi-transparent version of the source (overlay) over the background of the image (1). Once the overlay is located on the background you can start to clone as normal, painting in the copied details from the source point (2). Sources are stored using the buttons at the top of the palette (3). If the options are set to Auto-Hide (4) then the Overlay will disappear during the cloning process.
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