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  1. What is the function of the 'Baseline Shift' setting in Photoshop's Character panel?

    Answer: Moves selected characters up or down relative to the text baseline without changing the font size

    Baseline Shift raises or lowers selected characters above or below the text baseline, useful for superscripts or custom styling.

  2. When using the Path Selection tool (black arrow) on a compound shape with multiple sub-paths, which action selects all sub-paths simultaneously?

    Answer: Ctrl+A (Cmd+A) after clicking the shape

    Pressing Ctrl/Cmd+A while the Path Selection tool is active selects all paths within the current Shape layer.

  3. Which Character panel option enables OpenType features like ligatures, swashes, and contextual alternates?

    Answer: The OpenType panel (or the fi/fl ligature buttons in Character)

    OpenType features are accessible via the OpenType panel or the feature buttons (fi, fl, etc.) available in the Character panel for OTF fonts.

  4. In Photoshop, text on a path follows a vector path. To flip the text to the opposite side of the path, what should you do?

    Answer: Drag the text insertion point across the path using the Direct Selection tool

    Dragging the text's insertion bracket across the path with the Direct Selection tool flips the text to run on the opposite side.

  5. What distinguishes a 'Linked Smart Object' from an 'Embedded Smart Object' in Photoshop?

    Answer: Linked Smart Objects reference an external file that can be updated; Embedded ones store the data inside the PSD

    Linked Smart Objects point to an external file so edits to that file update all instances; Embedded Smart Objects store a copy inside the PSD.

  6. Which Photoshop feature lets you store a custom Shape (vector path) so it can be reused across documents from the Shapes panel?

    Answer: Define Custom Shape (Edit > Define Custom Shape)

    'Edit > Define Custom Shape' saves the current path as a named shape preset accessible from the Shapes panel in any document.

  7. Which anti-aliasing method in Photoshop produces the sharpest text at small sizes on screen by snapping strokes to whole pixel boundaries?

    Answer: None (no anti-aliasing)

    Setting anti-aliasing to 'None' removes all softening, keeping edges at exact pixel boundaries — sharpest for very small UI text.