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Get the most out of Photoshop Elements with help from this easy-to-use, full-color guide. Learn to fix images, remove red-eye and other flaws, restore photographs, use layers, create photo collages, work with filters, add type, and more. Plus, get tips for printing your images and posting them to the Internet.
Table of contents
Part I: Get to Know Photoshop Elements Chapter 1: Navigate in Photoshop Elements Chapter 2: Configure Photoshop Elements Chapter 3: Get Your Images into Photoshop Elements Chapter 4: View Your Images in Photoshop Elements Part II: Make Simple Adjustments to Your Images Chapter 5: Crop and Orient Your Images Chapter 6: Correct the Color, Lighting, and Focus of an Image Chapter 7: Choose and Customize Paint and Brush Tools Chapter 8: Touch Up Your Photos with Brushes and Shapes Chapter 9: Clean Up Areas with Darkroom-Like Tools Part III: Apply Changes to Specific Parts of Your Photos Chapter 10: Make Selections Chapter 11: Apply Corrections to Selected Areas Chapter 12: Create and Manage Layers Chapter 13: Work with Layer Masks Chapter 14: Customize Layers with Layer Styles Chapter 15: Transform and Rotate Part of an Image Chapter 16: Add Objects to Photographs Chapter 17: Add Simple Shapes to Your Images Part IV: Use Effects, Filters, and Text to Go Beyond the Darkroom Chapter 18: Use Filters to Change the Look of Your Images Chapter 19: Add Type to Your Images Chapter 20: Build Panoramics from Your Images Part V: Share and Organize Your Images Chapter 21: Organize Your Photos with Organizer Chapter 22: Use Tags and Collections in Organizer Chapter 23: Prepare Your Images for the Web and Viewing Chapter 24: Print and Modify Batches of Images Gallery: Correct an Old, Faded Family Portrait
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Get the most out of the powerful image-editing features of Photoshop Elements 3.0 with help from this full-color guide. First, learn to navigate and customize the program to suit your preferences. Then, get started retouching, repairing, and enhancing digital images in no time. Step-by-step examples show you how to crop images, fix color, focus, and exposure problems, eliminate defects, manipulate images, add special effects, and much more. You’ll also get tips for getting great prints and posting your photos on the Web.
- Import images into Photoshop or create new images from scratch
- Crop, rotate, and change the size of images
- Correct color, contrast, lighting, exposure, and focus
- Touch up photos and hide defects
- Use layers, masks, gradients, and filters to create special effects
- Include text and shapes in your images
- Create panoramics, cards, calendars, and photo books
- Prepare images for print or the Web
- Organize your images and modify batches of images
About the author: David Plotkin designs computer systems and databases, and maintains Web sites for various nonprofit and charitable organizations. He is an experienced film and digital photographer and has written several books, including How to Do Everything with Photoshop Elements 2 and How to Do Everything with Digital Image Pro 9.
