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Gradient Click the gradient to display the Gradient Editor, or click the inverted arrow
and choose a gradient from the pop-up palette. (See
page 245.) Set additional options if desired. Style specifies the shape of the gradient.
Angle specifies the angle at which the gradient is applied. Scale changes the size of the
gradient. Reverse flips the orientation of the gradient. Dither reduces banding by applying
dithering to the gradient. Align With Layer uses the bounding box of the layer to calculate
the gradient fill. You can use the mouse to move the center of the gradient by clicking and
dragging in the image window.
Pattern Click the pattern, and choose a pattern from the pop-up palette. Click Scale and
enter a value or drag the slider to scale the pattern. Click Snap to Origin to position the
origin of the pattern with that of the document window. (See
the measure tool, guides, and the grid" on page
the pattern moves with the fill layer as it is relocated. When Link With Layer is selected, you
can drag in the image to position the pattern while the Pattern Fill dialog box is open.
Levels Specify values for the highlights, shadows, and midtones. (See
dialog box" on page 137.)
Curves Adjust the intensity values of pixels along a 0–255 scale while keeping up to 15
other values constant.For more information, see
(Photoshop)" on page
Color Balance Drag a slider toward a color you want to increase in the image; drag a
slider away from a color you want to decrease in the image. For more information,
see "Using the Color Balance command (Photoshop)" on page
Brightness/Contrast Specify values for Brightness and Contrast. (See
Brightness/Contrast command" on page
Hue/Saturation Choose which colors to edit, and specify values for Hue, Saturation,
and Lightness. (See "Using the Hue/Saturation command" on page
Selective Color Choose the color you want to adjust, and drag the sliders to increase or
decrease the components in the selected color. For more information, see
Selective Color command (Photoshop)" on page
Channel Mixer Modify a color channel. For more information, see
(Photoshop)" on page
Gradient Map Choose a gradient and set gradient options. For more information, see
"Using the Gradient Map command (Photoshop)" on page
Invert Invert adjustment layers don't have options. (See
page 153.)
Threshold Specify a threshold level. (See
on page 154.)
Posterize Specify the number of tonal levels for each color channel. (See
Posterize command (Photoshop)" on page
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"Using the Threshold command (Photoshop)"
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"Creating smooth gradient fills" on
"Using rulers, columns,
43.) Select Link With Layer to specify that
"Using the Levels
"Using the Curves dialog box
146.
"Using the
147.)
149.
"Mixing color channels
155.
"Using the Invert command" on
Using Layers
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"Using the
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