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  1. Which option in the Transform command maintains the aspect ratio of a selection or layer while resizing in older versions of Photoshop (pre-CC 2019)?

    Answer: Holding Shift while dragging a corner handle

    Before CC 2019, Shift+drag on a corner handle during Free Transform constrained the aspect ratio; in CC 2019+ it became the default behavior without Shift.

  2. What is the purpose of the 'Output To' setting in the Select and Mask workspace?

    Answer: Specifies whether the result becomes a selection, mask, new layer, or new document

    The Output To dropdown lets you choose to send the refined selection result to a new layer with mask, layer mask, selection, document, or other options.

  3. You want to composite a person onto a background and need edge fringing to match the new background's light. Which workflow step addresses this?

    Answer: Use Layer > Matting > Defringe to replace edge pixels with interior subject colors

    Layer > Matting > Defringe replaces the color of edge pixels with colors sampled from just inside the subject boundary, removing background color contamination.

  4. The 'Blend If' sliders in the Layer Style dialog use what to determine pixel visibility?

    Answer: The pixel's brightness values in the current or underlying layer

    Blend If sliders hide or reveal pixels based on their luminosity (brightness) values in either the current layer or the layer directly below it.

  5. Which keyboard shortcut inverts an active selection in Photoshop?

    Answer: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I

    Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I inverts the current selection, selecting all pixels that were previously unselected and deselecting all that were selected.

  6. When using the Pen tool to create a path for a precise selection, how do you convert the completed path into an active selection?

    Answer: Right-click the path and choose Make Selection

    Right-clicking the path in the Paths panel (or on-canvas with the Pen tool active) and choosing Make Selection opens a dialog to set feathering before converting.

  7. Which blending mode is most effective for darkening a composite where the layer acts like ink — multiplying colors together so the result is always darker than the original?

    Answer: Multiply

    Multiply blending mode mathematically multiplies the base and blend colors, always producing a darker result — white pixels become transparent, making it ideal for shadows and ink effects.