Adobe Photoshop Intermediate (2023): Libraries

Name: Adobe Photoshop Intermediate (2023): Libraries
Author: Jeff Drylewicz

Learn to create libraries, add assets, and save layer styles

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Hello, welcome to Knowledge City's intermediate course in Adobe Photoshop. My name is Jeff Drylow, and today I'll be teaching you how to create a new library. So the library in Photoshop allows you to have access to assets that cross-platforms to other programs within the Adobe Suite as well as with other users. In order to access the libraries, what are two ways of going about this? I can go up to my window and choose Libraries, and you'll see it shows up over here already within my panels over here. Let me go back just to the initial one. So now if I want to create a new library, right, because we got a panel right here, a lot of options, some folders that are already put together, some that come with Creative Cloud, and I'm going to create a new library. So when I click on that, I'm going to give it a name, and let's call it Knowledge City Logos. Then I say that blue create button, and so now I've got a library made, a folder made in my library. So now I want to add an asset to it. So what I can do here is I've already got an image on my screen, and I want to add this to my library so I can share it with others, and I can refer to it while using other documents as well. So I'm going to hit this plus button down here, and I can do graphic, and you can see that it's already chosen it, put it in there. Now it's going to name it based off of whatever the layer is named. So if I want to change that, I might just call this one title. And great, I've got it saved into my Knowledge City Logos folder within the libraries. Now what I can also do is I can go over to a different document, and I've got another one opened here, and notice my libraries stay the same, even though I'm at a different document, the other one is still there. So I can add this one as well. So again, I can click on the plus button, click on graphic, and there we go. Let's call this one logo. And so now that's great. I've got them in here. Now let's say I want to delete an asset. So maybe I'm done with using one. Perhaps I'm going to delete this first one. I can right click on it and just go to delete. Now once that is gone, it's not gone completely, because say I didn't mean to delete that one and I want to get it back. So what I can do here is if I want to get that one back, I can go up to the panel options here, and I can go look for view deleted items. So now we have it open here in Creative Cloud, and I notice right here the number title. And what I can do is click on the checkbox right here at the top and go to restore. So when I click on restore, it's going to put it right back into here for me. So I've got it back into my library. It's back and it's good to go. Now if I want to use one of these within my document, so let's come back to the original one here, I can click on it and I can drag it in. So I've got access to it. I can resize it and work whichever way I need to within here. So I've got that. I've got them both into it. And you can see by this little cloud icon here, letting me know that it is linked back to this library so that if other people, if I share it with them, they'll be able to use this as well. Now for sharing, what I'm going to do is click on the share button up here. And again, that will come up in the creative cloud desktop app and it just wants me to invite people. So simply type in the email address of that person you want to invite into your library. You can give them permission if they can edit the files in there or only view. So it's up to you on that call and then you just hit invite when you're done. So that wraps up our introduction to libraries in our next lesson. I'll be teaching you how to link and unlink assets in Photoshop's creative cloud library. Thanks for watching.

Intermediate Provider : Jeff Drylewicz 3 Lessons · 13m in English

Course Description

In this course on Adobe Photoshop, you will learn how to create a library that can be synced with Creative Cloud. Being able to share libraries full of graphic assets, layer styles, and fonts can speed up the workflow for any collaborative project. Having the ability to quickly share all aspects of a design project with other team members is critical to productivity and communication.

Photoshop’s libraries make a design project run smoother than by trying to collaborate through email or shared drives. You are able to see files update in real time as the project is in progress. If work is accidentally deleted, it can be backed up and retrieved if needed. By the end of this course, you will be able to access outside libraries while creating your own that can be shared with others for a collaborative effort. You will also be able to retrieve deleted files and work with a variety of assets.

What You'll Learn

Create a Photoshop library that can be synced with Creative Cloud
Share libraries of graphic assets, layer styles, and fonts with team members
Add assets to a library and link, unlink, and sync files
Retrieve assets and deleted files that have been backed up
Access outside libraries while building your own for collaborative work
Work with character styles, layer styles, and colors in a library

Key Takeaways

Photoshop libraries let you share graphic assets, layer styles, and fonts to speed up collaborative project workflows.
Libraries make a design project run smoother than collaborating through email or shared drives.
Files update in real time as the project is in progress, so team members see changes as they happen.
Work that is accidentally deleted can be backed up and retrieved if needed.
By the end of the course you can access outside libraries while creating your own to share with others.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I be able to do after completing this course?

You will be able to access outside libraries while creating your own that can be shared with others for a collaborative effort, retrieve deleted files, and work with a variety of assets.

What topics does this course cover?

It covers creating a library in Adobe Photoshop, linking and unlinking assets and syncing files, and working with character styles, layer styles, and colors in a library.

Why use Photoshop libraries instead of email or shared drives?

Photoshop's libraries make a design project run smoother, let you see files update in real time as the project is in progress, and allow accidentally deleted work to be backed up and retrieved if needed.

Who is this course useful for?

It is useful for anyone working on collaborative design projects who needs to quickly share graphic assets, layer styles, and fonts with other team members to improve productivity and communication.