how to learn any adobe photoshop
1 Launch Photoshop. If you don't currently own Photoshop, you can download a free trial version at Adobe.com . On the right side of the page, click on the Try It button. You can get a 30-day, fully-functioning trial to see if Photoshop is right for you. 2 Open a document. Command + click (Windows: Ctrl +click ) here to open a sample picture in a new tab. You can use to follow along with this tutorial. Drag the photo to the desktop, then open up that image in Photoshop. When you're done, your screen should look something like this: 3 Select the Marquee tool ( M ). You can do this by clicking on the icon, or by typing the letter M. (For the remainder of this tutorial, the key shortcut will be shown after the tool name.) The Marquee tool is the most basic of all tools. It's something you're already familiar with: virtually every application and operating system selects things the s...