Digital BW, The Print

Good tip, and it's probably worth going all the way with it. Here's the complete 
almost-mouse-free method (which I probably got from Real World Photoshop):

1. With the curve dialog box open, Command-click the image (outside the 
dialog box) exactly on the tone you want to change. (Control-click on 
Windows.) A new point will appear where that tone is on the curve.

2. With the arrow keys, move the curve point. It will increment by twos as 
originally stated, but you can make it move in single increments. Either click the 
zoom box to make the dialog box bigger, or press Tab so that the actual value 
highlights below the curve. Now when you press the arrow keys, it will 
increment by one.

This method has the advantages of being both more precise and more intuitive, 
especially the Command/Ctrl-clicking visible image tones to set curve points.

Conrad

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "lyonscox" <lyonscox@m...> wrote:
> Now reading through the files section and the two long posts about by 
> Paul that were archived.
> 
> FWIW when using Photoshop the following is not true about curve 
> points..."To move a point, one must click on it.  The problem is that 
> the point tends to move.  So, be very careful to hold the mouse still 
> when clicking on the point"
> 
> When the curve dialog box is brought up, especially if there are 
> already points set you can CTRL+Tab and the first spot will go black 
> allowing you to move it in 2 pt increments using your arrow keys.
> 
> Not sure if that's useful for folks but I like it better than mousing.
> 
> Cleavis (starting in on homework/learning curve)