Menu Bar
You can record most items in the Menu Bar.
Tip: Watch for some coach marks for filters and other items in the Menu bar that trigger a dialog box. If this happens, you will need to make two coach marks. One for the Menu bar item and one for the dialog box.
Menu Bar |
Menu Item |
Create a Coach Mark |
File |
MOST |
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Save As |
TB does not capture the use of interstitial windows or dialog boxes |
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Save |
TB does not capture the use of interstitial windows or dialog boxes |
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Export |
Only a few are available for CMs see below for the paths you can create. Avoid all other Export CMs in tutorials. |
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Export > Quick Export PNG |
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Export > Export As |
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Export > Paths to Illustrator |
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Export > Export Preferences |
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Export > Save for Web (Legacy) |
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Edit |
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Sky Replacement |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Select & Mask |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Undo |
Cmd+Z (MacOS) Ctrl+Z (Win) |
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Redo |
Shift+Cmd+Z (MacOS) Shift+Ctrl+Z (Win) |
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Free Transform |
Avoid transforming a Shape |
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Transform |
Avoid transforming a Shape |
Image |
ALL |
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Layer |
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May trigger a pop-up box. Click OK. Click Stop recording in the Tutorial Builder. |
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New |
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Duplicate Layer |
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Delete |
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Rename Layer |
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Layer Style |
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New Fill Layer |
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New Adjustment Layer |
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Layer Mask |
Use the Menu bar command Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All or Hide All to instruct users to add a layer mask. |
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Vector Mask |
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Create Clipping Mask |
To create a coach mark for creating or releasing a clipping mask, do not use the Menu command. Instead, in TB choose Placement > Panel, Panel > Layers, Panel Element > Layers panel and use a shortcut in the Layers |
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Smart objects |
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Video Layers |
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New Layer Based Slice |
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Group Layers |
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Hide Layers |
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Arrange |
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Lock Layers |
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Merge Down |
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Merge Visible |
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Flatten Image |
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Type |
ALL |
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Select |
ALL |
When you record a Menu Bar coach mark, the auto-generated text reads “Select Select > Subject”. In the Text field, change it to “Choose Select > Subject.” Add a period. |
Filter |
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<last used filter> |
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Convert for Smart Filters |
To create this CM, in Tutorial Builder (TB), choose Placement > Menu Bar and click Record. In Photoshop, choose Filter > Convert for Smart Filters and click OK. Then in TB click Stop Recording. In the TB Text field, change “Select” to “Choose”, add a period, and add “Click OK in the message dialog that appears.” Click Done. |
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Neural Filters |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Filter Gallery... |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Adaptive Wide Angle |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Camera Raw Filter |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Lens Correction |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Liquify |
Avoid in tutorials |
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Vanishing Point |
Avoid in tutorials |
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3D |
Avoid in tutorials. 3D properties are being removed from Ps. |
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Blur |
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Blur Gallery |
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Distort |
The Dialog CM for the filter does not show in the preview. |
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Noise |
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Pixelate |
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Render |
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Sharpen |
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Stylize |
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Video |
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Other |
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View |
ALL |
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Plugins |
ALL |
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Window |
ALL |
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Help |
ALL |