Workflow & File Management Flashcards

Which Photoshop panel lets you store and reuse colors, gradients, patterns, and brushes across documents?

Answer: Libraries panel

The Libraries panel (Creative Cloud Libraries) syncs assets across documents and CC applications for reuse.

When using File > Revert, what is the result?

Answer: The document reverts to the last saved state on disk

Revert restores the document to the last version saved to disk, discarding all unsaved changes.

Which color mode is most appropriate when preparing a Photoshop file destined for professional offset printing?

Answer: CMYK 8-bit

CMYK mode maps colors to the four printing inks (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) used in offset lithography.

What does checking 'Embed Color Profile' when saving a JPEG ensure?

Answer: Color-managed applications display the image with accurate colors using the embedded ICC profile

An embedded ICC profile tells color-managed software how to interpret the file's color values for consistent display.

In Photoshop's History panel, what is the purpose of creating a 'New Snapshot'?

Answer: To bookmark a specific history state that persists beyond the history limit

Snapshots capture the full document state and stay available even after the history states that precede them are purged.

Which setting in Photoshop Preferences controls how many history states are retained in the History panel?

Answer: Performance > History & Cache > History States

Under Preferences > Performance, the History States slider (1–1000) sets how many undo steps Photoshop remembers.

What is the purpose of the 'History Log' feature found in Photoshop Preferences > History Log?

Answer: To record a text log of editing operations for each session or document

The History Log writes a record of Photoshop commands to metadata, a text file, or both, useful for auditing edits.