4 Replies Latest reply: Dec 17, 2011 4:51 PM by Tai Lao RSS

    How to best adapt Photshop to MAC?

    TomRomaniuk Community Member

      Hi there I ve got little bit tricky question. I am a short-term user of mac (by the way amazing system:) ) But I Have few prompt when I am using Photoshop:

       

      FIRSTLY: Is there anyway how to stretch photoshop window to full screen? I mean I have problem with dock- photshop window I can stretch to full screen but at the bottom of screen the dock is stil visible- only way I discover is using keyboard option cmd and d to hide it- but after when I done doing graphic in photoshop, have to unhide dock again- that is bad solution- is there anyway how to using PHOTOSHOP to full screen and when I minimalize the window- the dock is normaly visible? Will be solve this CS6 version?

       

      SECOND: I am the owner of Macbook AIR 11- 2GB RAM, Please guays has got someone some good tip how to increase best the performance?

       

      Thanks a lot!

        • 1. Re: How to best adapt Photshop to MAC?
          c.pfaffenbichler Community Member

          You do use View > Application Frame already?

           

          As for the dock I can only recommend trat you try System Preferences > Dock > Automatically hide and show the Dock.

          I know no other solution for your requested behaviour, though it might be possible to Script something (in a mixture of JavaScript and AppleScript with Script Events Manager maybe).

           

          As for optimizing performance check out

          http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404439.html

          • 2. Re: How to best adapt Photshop to MAC?
            Danny Michael Community Member

            >SECOND: I am the owner of Macbook AIR 11- 2GB RAM, Please guays has got someone some good tip how to increase best the performance?

             

            RAM, RAM and more RAM. The Air isn't the best choice for working with apps like Ps.

            • 3. Re: How to best adapt Photshop to MAC?
              TomRomaniuk Community Member

              You dont have to tell me that, I know it. In the past when I using win7 with 4GB RAM I could see the diffrence- but I want to MAC anyway and I have no choice onl buy 2GB Ram version I know it- it isn t to much to work in photoshop.

               

              But anyway- Now I cannot increase RAM of my AIR 11, but I try to ask about tips how can I increase performance- fast workong in PS, must there some other way, or not?:(

               

              Already disable OpenGL, which little bit help to increase performance- any other tips?

              Thanks

              • 4. Re: How to best adapt Photshop to MAC?
                Community Member

                Tom,

                 

                1.— It's Mac, for Macintosh, not "MAC" which is an acronym that can stand for any one of several things, none of which has anything to do with Macintosh.

                 

                2.— You're just not going to get optimal or even "faster" performance of Photoshop in a MacBook Air, period.  You'll just keep hitting your head against a wall.

                 

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