I'm constantly amazed at how many new techniques I learned this week, or things that I've discovered about computers and my software. First off, we recently got a laptop with Windows 7. I was a bit hesitant at first since I had pretty much just gotten familiar and used to Vista. I have to say though that it wasn't that bad of a transition. One thing I realized last night that I really like is how my font folders show up. Previously, whenever I wanted to check what a font looked like before installing, I had to open the file to see it. Not any more, Windows 7 shows a sample of the font on each file!
Now, in wanting to share this tip, I learned yet something else, the snipping tool. I had never heard of this before, but it's a great way to get screen shots. Do a search on your system for "snipping tool" and it will show up. I now have it as a short cut.
Next, a Photoshop technique for you. I have been using PSCS3 for a couple years now and LOVE it, yet I know there is so much I still have to learn. Thanks to the Saturday Special, over at Scrap Matters, I learned an easier way of importing several files onto my pages--scripts. Who knew. Basically, you want to open File--Scripts--Load Files Into Stack. This not only opens the files into one to make it easier to drag onto your page, but it also leaves the name of the file in your layers making it much easier to locate. You can see a tutorial of this fantastic techinique at the Scrap Matters Blog.
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