setting up my photoshop (basic settings)

It's Wednesday again! New Intel about Designing and coloring!

But before we tackle about Designing and coloring sh.. stuff

we must first setup our Photoshop 

YEY!!! wait.. WHAT!! nobody got time for that. I wanna create art!!!

Calm your self young artist. Before you can create a design or an art work first learn the basics of photoshop.

ok...but make it quick

OK so lets get started FIRTS of all what kind of Operating System are you using is it a PC or a MAC?

why am I asking you this? because there's a little difference between the two specially the keys 

A MAC has a "COMMAND" and "OPTION"key while a PC has "ALT" and "CONTROL"

MAC                  PC

command   -   control

option        -     ALT

try getting used to the idea if you are using a MAC

ok moving on!

To change the settings of your Photoshop you need to open the PREFERENCE tab. How?

1st open your PS and go to the EDIT tab is you are using a PC, If you're using a MAC go to the photoshop tab at the upper left most part of your window, Click that and find the PREFERENCE tab,

OR just CTRL+K on PC, COMMAND+K

now that you opened your preference

there should be a window

inside that window you will see many words. DUH!!

there will be a selection on the left side of the window

you will see these words inside

GENERAL - basically handles general stuff like size of image, zooms etc

INTERFACE - screen colors, menus, UI text options etc

FILE HANDLING - management of file 

PERFORMANCE - ram and this is where you can adjust you PS performance

CURSORS - cursors you can make it more visible just put it on NORMAL 

TRANSPARENCY and GAMUT - you know that checkered pattern this is where you can change its colors

UNITS RULERS - change the units to inches if you are going to print and pixels for internet use

GUIDES and GRIDS - noting important here. color changer for the grids

PLUGINS - if you have plugins

TYPE - FONT sizes , font names.

after that you're DONE!

OH!! you need to press ok and restart you photoshop before the changes apply.
happy editing