TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

4 min

Photoshop workspace basics

Explore Photoshop's interface, and learn how to zoom and pan around an image.

What you’ll need
Practice in the app

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What you’ll learn

Introduction to the Photoshop workspace

This tutorial guides you through the main elements of the Photoshop interface (panels, tools, options, and the Contextual Task Bar) and covers the basics of zooming and panning. Getting comfortable with the workspace will make your creative work easier and faster.


Instruction by

Rob de Winter

Adobe Stock Contributor

Goffkein

February 5, 2025

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