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Whether you re a photographer, scrapbooker, or aspiring graphic artist, Photoshop Elements is an ideal image-editing tool once you know your way around. This bestselling book removes the guesswork. With candid, jargon-free advice and step-by-step guidance, you ll get the most out of Elements for everything from sharing and touching-up photos to fun print and online projects.
The important stuff you need to know:
Get to work right away. Import, organize, and make quick fixes with ease.
Retouch any image. Repair and restore old and damaged photos.
Add pizzazz. Use dozens of filters, layer styles, and special effects.
Share photos. Create online albums, email-ready slideshows, and web-ready files.
Find your artistic flair. Use tools to draw, paint, work with blend modes, and more.
Use your words. Make text flow along a curved path or around an object or shape.
Unleash your creativity. Design photo books, greeting cards, calendars, and collages.
Make yourself comfortable. Customize Elements to fit your working style.
List of contents
The Missing Credits
Introduction
Part 1: Introduction to Elements
Chapter 1: Finding Your Way Around Elements
Chapter 2: Importing, Managing, and Saving Photos
Chapter 3: Rotating and Resizing Photos
Part 2: Elemental Elements
Chapter 4: The Quick Fix
Chapter 5: Making Selections
Chapter 6: Layers: The Heart of Elements
Part 3: Retouching
Chapter 7: Basic Image Retouching
Chapter 8: Elements for Digital Photographers
Chapter 9: Retouching: Fine-Tuning Images
Chapter 10: Removing and Adding Color
Chapter 11: Photomerge: Creating Panoramas, Group Shots, and More
Part 4: Artistic Elements
Chapter 12: Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
Chapter 13: Filters, Actions, Layer Styles, and Gradients
Chapter 14: Text in Elements
Part 5: Sharing Images
Chapter 15: Creating Projects
Chapter 16: Printing Photos
Chapter 17: Email and the Web
Chapter 18: Online Albums and Slideshows
Part 6: Additional Elements
Chapter 19: Beyond the Basics
Part 7: Appendixes
Installation and Troubleshooting
About the author
Barbara Brundage is the author of Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual, and Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual, an Adobe Community Expert, and a member of Adobe s prerelease groups for Elements 3, 4, 5, and 6. She s been teaching people how to use Photoshop Elements since it first came out in 2001. Barbara first started using Elements to create graphics for use in her day job as a harpist, music publisher, and arranger. Along the way, she joined the large group of people finding a renewed interest in photography thanks to digital cameras. If she can learn to use Elements, you can, too!
Summary
Whether you're a photographer, scrapbooker, or aspiring graphic artist, Photoshop Elements is an ideal image-editing tool - once you know your way around. This bestselling book removes the guesswork. With candid, jargon-free advice and step-by-step guidance, you'll get the most out of Elements.
