Photoshop basics – interface and tools
Introducing the Adobe Photoshop environment
Using the tools and changing tool options
Using the palettes: Layers, History, Info, etc.
Keyboard shortcuts for navigation and zoom

Cropping and rotating
Cropping images to remove unwanted areas
Rotating or flipping an image

Selection tools
Using the selection tools: Lasso, Marquee, Magic Wand
Make a selection around an object
Add or subtract areas from the selection area
Modifying selections: Transform Selection tool, Expand, Contract, Feather
Selecting an area based on its colour, and modifying that area
Editing, moving or copying a selected image area
Removing or changing the area surrounding a selected object

Layers
Working with layers: organising, naming and deleting layers
Combine photographs and text in separate layers
Modify the content of a layer, move layer content, edit or erase areas
Add a drop shadow and other effects to an item on a layer

Text & typography
Create text, set text properties and choose colours
Apply drop shadow and emboss effects to text layers

Colour adjustment
Using Levels to adjust brightness/contrast of an image
Using Hue/Saturation to adjust image colours
Create a tinted (e.g. sepia) image

Filters
Filters for image enhancement – including Unsharp Mask and Gaussian Blur
Create simple textures and patterns using noise, blur and other filters

Colours, painting & retouching
Painting and brush tools: defining a brush size and painting
Choosing colours
Filling areas with solid colour or gradient
Removing small scratches and spots from a photo

Colour modes
Converting between different colour modes (RGB to CMYK or greyscale)

Image resizing & resolution
Resize an image
Resize images to the correct size for a job while maintaining image quality
Typical sizes and resolutions for different jobs e.g. brochure or web page

Saving files
Overview of the most popular image file formats
Saving images in correct size and file format for the job