2 Select "File " | " Open" menu , or press [ Ctrl + O ] key combination to bring up the "Open" dialog box , in the pop-up dialog box, select the book supporting the CD "Ph2 / Book cover wholesale" directory , press [Ctrl] key while clicking the pictures "1.jpg", "2.jpg", "3.jpg" and "4.png", selected four pictures, as shown in Figure 2-72 . Then click the "Open" button to open the four material picture .

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1 image window will switch to the new document , click the foreground color in the toolbox in the pop-up " Color Picker " dialog box, set the foreground color to # BFBFBF.

2 Press [ Alt + Delete ] key combination for the "Background" layer fill the foreground color , press [ Ctrl + R ] key combination to display rulers, from the horizontal and vertical ruler drag the reference line, respectively, to adjust the horizontal and vertical reference lines location in the image window and down the 3mm bleeding were labeled and marked at the center position of 12mm spine , the result shown in Figure 2-73 .

3 Select " Rectangular Marquee " tool, drag the mouse to draw the image window as shown in Figure 2-74 constituency .

4 Set the foreground color to # DC1A23, the background color to # 680D0D, in the toolbox , select " Gradient " tool in the tool properties bar to set its properties as shown in Figure 2-75 . In the electoral district drag from left to right , fill the selection with a gradient color , get the effect shown in Figure 2-76 . Then press [ Ctrl + D ] key combination to cancel the selection.