Introduction
Make yourself stand out by becoming an Adobe Certified Associate
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1. Become an Adobe Certified Associate
What is ACA certification?
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The benefits of ACA status
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The ACA exam objectives
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2. Create a Personal Study Plan
Assess your current knowledge and skills
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Develop a study schedule
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Find study resources
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Test-taking strategies
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3. Exam Objectives: Working in the Design Industry
Identifying the purpose and audience for graphics
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Communicating with peers and clients
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Demonstrating knowledge of basic project management concepts
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Understanding copyright, permissions, and licensing
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Obtaining permission to use images of people and locations
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Understanding digital image terminology
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Understanding how color is created in digital images
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Understanding principles and techniques of design
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Understanding typographic principles
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Understanding composition terms and principles
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4. Exam Objectives: Project Setup and Interface
Setting appropriate document settings
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Creating a new document preset
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Using elements of the Photoshop interface
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Organizing and customizing the workspace
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Configuring application preferences
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Navigating a document
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Using rulers
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Using guides and grids
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Placing assets in a Photoshop document
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Using Adobe Camera Raw to process images
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Setting the foreground and background colors
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Creating and customizing gradients
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Creating and editing swatches
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Using brushes, shapes, and patterns
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Creating brushes
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5. Exam Objectives: Organizing Documents
Using the layers panel
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Using layer groups
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Linking layers
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Flattening and merging layers
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Recognizing the different types of layers
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Blending layers
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Create layer masks
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Create clipping masks
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Nondestructive editing
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Destructive editing
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6. Exam Objectives: Creating and Modifying Visual Elements
Drawing and painting
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Adding type to a design
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Make and modify selections
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Save and load selections
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Modifying the canvas
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Transforming graphical elements
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Applying auto-corrections
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Retouching images
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Making adjustments
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Apply changes to photographic images
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Using layer styles
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7. Exam Objectives: Publishing Digital Media
Saving images for print
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Saving images for web
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Exporting project assets
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