And even though it may take you a while to get used to looking for the Preferences option in the Photoshop application menu rather than in the Edit menu, Photoshop 7 looks and feels like the Photoshop you’ve come to know and love. However, a welcome addition in Photoshop 7 is the ability to rename a layer or channel simply by clicking on its name in its respective palette and then typing–much easier than the option-double-click routine required in previous versions. Given this, you may guess that the interface has changed greatly, but it hasn’t–you’ll find the familiar palettes, toolbar, menus, and shortcuts. Photoshop 7’s most significant attribute is that it runs natively in OS X. Digital photographers and fine artists will be pleased with Photoshop 7’s organizing and painting features, and longtime Photoshop users will find this upgrade essential. It has a depth and maturity that few other applications can match, and its latest iteration, Photoshop 7, not only offers Mac OS X support but also makes the program even more helpful for OS 9 and OS X users alike. Adobe Photoshop is now 12 years old–in software years, that makes it at least an octogenarian.
