underrepresented - check this one for context if talking about groups of people, it may really mean ‘historically excluded’ or ‘traditionally excluded’ or just ‘excluded’.
totem pole - organisational hierarchy, organisation chart (org chart).
In the context, it was used when referring to geologists who only see in rock formations what they want to see, and wasn’t related to preventing distraction. If the reader has to hesitate to figure out the meaning, or to stop and think about the context, then I believe my job is to help take some of that hesitation away. My response was that I’d wondered about that one too, but then I realised that there was another perfectly acceptable other word for the context that didn’t make me stop and think about it.
put blinders on - limit (This one created some discussion on a Facebook group for editors as most said they only thought of that term in relation to limiting a horse’s vision.
minorities - see the advice for ‘underrepresented’.
deaf to - ignoring, disregarding, unwilling to acknowledge, unwilling to hear or listen, callous.
blind to - oblivious to, ignoring, overlooking.
workmanship - handiwork, craft, application.
unmanned - unpiloted, uncrewed, robotic, automatic ( see also manned).
manpower - workforce, human effort, labour, staff, workers, human resources, personnel.
mankind - humanity, humankind, humans, human beings, people.
manhole - access hole, utility hole, maintenance hole, sewer hole (if specifically related to a sewer), utility access hole, personnel access hole, work hole, inspection hole also, consider if ‘point’ is more accurate than ‘hole’.
There are plenty of lists out there of gender-neutral terms, but some apply much more to the work I do than others, so I’ve started to keep a running list. But this was quick and dirty for the purposes of this post.This list is for me for future reference. I could have done a much better job here by zooming in and making sure I got every little detail. Here is the final product from this tutorial: You can also drop your cut out image into some other image like this! (Sort of what one might do in /r/photoshopbattles.) Once you've done that you have a "cut out" image that you can use in a nice clean instruction manual, web app, PowerPoint, or what have you.
Note: Make sure the background of the image is set to transparent.
Use the Fill tool to fill the shape with transparency. Use the Selection tool to select the area around the object. Use the same color as before for the fill. Use the shape tool to create another shape to fill it in. There is going to be a gap, as seen above. A tip I have is to always add extra vectors because it allows for better adjustment.
Note: Before flattening, make sure you have the lines lined up correctly.
Here I use a "green screen" kind of a bright green. Then fill it with a color that isn't in the image. From there, begin to draw a box around the object. Zoom in for any parts that are "rounded" or highly detailed. Draw the first line towards the object that you're going to cut out and begin to outline it.
Note: I prefer to use a color that will stand out in the image, a one point line, and no anti-aliasing.
Start by creating your polygon at one of the edges of the screen. Also a good idea to start with high quality image in the first place. png file so that in can support transparency. You're going to need to save the image you're going to be editing as a. That is, by default, disabled in SnagIt 12, which is what I am using. )īefore getting started you're going to need your polygon tool. I've needed to do this professionally many times. How to take an element of a photo and "cut it out" so that the background is transparent.