An action is a series of tasks that has been deleted by you.

By default, a note icon is pale yellow.

An action cannot be created using a button, only a menu command.

The steps you record to define a new action are recorded in the History panel.

A script can be copied from one computer to another.

High image quality and large file size is the ultimate goal of optimization.

Transparency can only be applied to images using a GIF or PNG format.

Case Based Critical Thinking

Case 1

Beth had never seen so many horrible photographs in one place, but as editor it was her job to make them look good.  Still, she had to cut Bailey some slack.  It was her first book, after all, and it had a long way to go before it was ready to see print.  Beth decided that at this early stage it would be best to annotate the images and offer ideas and suggestions for the second draft.

Beth knows that the default color setting for the note icon is ____.

For quick and simple suggestions, Beth would use sticky notes on a hard copy.  The digital equivalent is a ____.

Case 2

Dave is responsible for maintaining the promotional photographs and advertisements for Paternal Pencils, a company that produces birth announcement pencils for new fathers who don’t smoke cigars.  The promotions department has been busy this year, and there have been over 500 advertisements and images created. The Board of Directors has just asked Dave to change the type on all of the promotional pieces, adding a Drop Shadow to the company name every time it appears.

In order to speed up this process, Dave decides to create a(n) ____.

Dave is trying to decide on a playback option for his action.  Which of the following is not one of his choices?

Dave wants to have easy access to his new action, so he creates a droplet.  What is a droplet?

Dave knows that he can view the details in his new action by using the ____ Mode.

Dave decides he wants to see each step in the action as it works.  He also wants the image to be redrawn before his action advances to the next step.  Which of the following playback options should he use?

Critical Thinking Case 1

Bethany owns and operates Windy City Candy, a small business that supplies specialty sweets for events all over the United States.  Her Happy Hunting Sampler was recently featured on a national talk show, and she changed her Web site to meet the higher demand she expected.  She added several photographs of the sampler, as well as a few fantastic Photoshop effects.  Before she made the changes, her site was getting several thousand hits every day.  Now, however, that number has dropped by more than 60%.  Bethany knows that it must have something to do with the additions she made to her Web site, but she can’t seem to figure out the problem.

What might be the problem?

How might she solve the problem?

In Photoshop, the Save For Web & Devices dialog box has how many view tabs?

Which compressions create compressed files without losing substantial components?

Which playback option plays all the steps within an action, then makes all the changes?

A group of files that are designated to have the same action performed on them simultaneously is called a(n) ____.

An effect that changes an object's appearance when the pointer is passed over an area is called a(n) ____.

Which optimization tab shows the image in its original format?

What is created automatically when two slices overlap?

Which of the following is not a component of a slice?