Adobe Photoshop CS5 ACE Exam Set 1

You are working on an image with a single layer. You want to put part of the image on its own layer so you can add a drop shadow layer effect to it. You make a selection of that part of the image. What should you do next?

You want to lock all properties of a layer so it can t be moved, but still be able to paint on the layer. Which button should you select in the Layers panel?

You have a file with multiple layers. All layers are currently visible. You want to view the content of only one layer temporarily. Which is the best way to do this?

You have an image that is too dark. You duplicate the image layer. Which is the best layer blending mode to apply to the duplicate layer to lighten the image overall?

You opened a flattened image, duplicated the Background layer, and set the copy to the Multiply blending mode. Now the image is too dark. What should you do?

You have selected part of an image and chosen Layer > New > Layer via copy. What will happen if you adjust the opacity of the new layer to 50%?

Which task can you accomplish by adjusting the Fill slider in the Layers panel?

You have a flattened image that is 8.5" x 11" at 300ppi.You want to reduce the image in Photoshop to be half as wide and tall. However, you want to maintain the option to enlarge the file to full size and quality again. What should you do before scaling with the Image Size feature?

You would like to insert a graphic created in Adobe Illustrator into your Photoshop image. You want to maintain it as vector art so it can be later resized without losing any quality. What should you do?

You want to open a raw image from your digital camera in Photoshop using the Camera Raw dialog box. You want to be able to return to the Camera Raw dialog box later to make edits. What should you do in the Camera Raw dialog box to enable this?