Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 45)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Use the Info palette
The Info palette displays file information about an image and also provides feedback about the color values as you
move a tool pointer over an image. Make sure the Info palette is visible in your workspace if you want to view infor-
mation while dragging in the image.
1 (Optional) Do one of the following if you need to display the Info palette:
• Click the Info palette tab if it’s docked with other palettes.
• Choose Window > Info. File information about the image is displayed at the bottom of the Info palette. You can
change the information displayed by clicking the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette and choosing
Palette Options from the palette menu.
2 Set the options for the information you want displayed in the Info Palette by doing any of the following:
• Choose Palette Options from the Info palette menu and specify options in the Info Palette Options dialog box.
• Click an eyedropper icon and choose display options from the pop-up menu. You can also use the pop-up menu
to specify whether the Info palette displays 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit values.
• Click the cursor coordinates icon and choose a unit of measurement.
3 Select a tool.
4 Move the pointer in the image, or drag in the image to use the tool. The following information may appear,
depending on which tool you’re using:
Displays the numeric values for the color beneath the pointer.
Displays the x and y coordinates of the pointer.
Displays the width (W) and height (H) of a marquee or shape as you drag, or the width and height of an active
selection.
Change the Info palette options
1 Click the triangle in the upper right corner to open the Info palette menu and choose Palette Options.
2 In the Info Palette Options dialog box, for First Color Readout, choose one of the following display options:
Actual Color Displays values in the current color mode of the image.
Proof Color Displays values for the output color space of the image.
A color mode Displays the color values in that color mode.
Total Ink Displays the total percentage of all CMYK ink at the pointer’s current location, based on the values set in
the CMYK Setup dialog box.
Opacity Displays the opacity of the current layer. This option does not apply to the background.
Version Cue Displays Version Cue workgroup status. This option is valid when Version Cue is active.
Measurement Scale Displays the scale of the document.
You can also set the readout options by clicking the eyedropper icon in the Info palette. In addition to the First Color
Readout options, you can also display 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit values.
3 For Second Color Readout, choose a display option from the list in step 2. For the second readout, you can also
click the eyedropper icon in the Info palette and choose readout options from the pop-up menu.