User ManualTable of ContentsTable of Contents3Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements9Registration9Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements9Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements9Using Web resources11Customer support12Overview15Digital Photography: Capture and Correct15Digital Photography: Explore and Create17Easy to Use and Affordable18Web Tools20Explore Your Creativity21Produce Outstanding Results22Looking at the Work Area27Getting familiar with the work area27Viewing images32Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements36Correcting mistakes40Reverting to any state of an image41Working with presets43Configuring Photoshop Elements46Closing files and quitting50Getting Images into Photoshop Elements53About bitmap images and vector graphics53About image size and resolution54Changing image size and resolution56Scanning images59Importing images from a digital camera60Importing images using WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Support61Creating new images62Opening and importing images63Placing files68Working with Color73About color and computer graphics73Using color management73Calibrating your monitor74Describing color75Choosing a color mode76Choosing foreground and background colors82Using the Adobe Color Picker85Using other color pickers87Making Color and Tonal Corrections91About correcting images91Checking scan quality and tonal range92Adjusting tonal range93Adjusting color99Applying special color effects to images103Sharpening images106Selecting111About selections111Making pixel selections111Adjusting pixel selections115Softening the edges of a selection116Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers118Deleting selections121Transforming and Retouching125Cropping images125Changing the size of the work canvas126Creating panoramic images using Photomerge126Using the Liquify filter132Rotating and straightening images133Transforming layers, selections, and shapes134Transforming objects in three dimensions138Retouching an image140Painting and Drawing147About painting and drawing147Using the painting tools147Erasing148Using the impressionist brush tool150Customizing brush libraries151Setting options for painting and editing tools155Using the gradient tools158Using the paint bucket tool163Drawing shapes164Editing shapes165Filling and stroking selections and layers167Creating and editing patterns169Using Layers173About layers173Using the Layers palette174Creating a layered image178Managing layered images181Using layer styles183Editing layers185Specifying opacity and blending options187Creating grouped layers188Using adjustment layers and fill layers189Applying Filters and Effects197Using filters197Using effects200Tips for applying special filter effects200Improving performance with filters201Choosing a filter effect201Artistic filters203Blur filters204Brush Stroke filters205Distort filters205Liquify filter207Noise filter207Pixelate filters208Render filters209Sharpen filters210Sketch filters210Stylize filters211Texture filters213Video filters213Other filters214Lighting Effects filter215About plug-in filters218Using Type221About type221Creating type221Working with type layers222Formatting characters225Setting options for Asian type228Optimizing Images for theWeb233About optimization233Using the Save For Web dialog box233Choosing a file format for optimization235Optimizing images238Making transparent and matted images241Previewing and controlling dithering243Creating animated GIFs247Previewing an image in a browser248Saving optimized images248Creating Web photo galleries249Saving Images253About file formats253Saving images254Saving images in specific formats255Adding file information262Setting preferences for saving files262Using the Batch command264Creating multiple-image layouts265Printing269Printing images269Positioning and scaling images270Setting output options270Printing part of an image271Choosing a print encoding method271Using color management when printing272Printing over the Web274Production Notes293Index275Size: 4.58 MBPages: 296Language: EnglishOpen manual