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Getting started tutorials

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Knowing your devices

You can take photos or videos with a variety of devices and bring them into Elements. Here are some guidelines that are good to follow:

Read the documentation that came with your device.

Switch on the camera.

Follow any instructions that appear on the computer to install drivers and other software.

If your camera or computer is not responding, try using a card reader instead.

Installing Photoshop Elements

How do I install Photoshop Elements?

How do I convert a trial version into a full version?

Importing and organizing

How do I import photos from my camera?

I have imported thousands of photos. How can I organize them?

Summary of Contents for 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0

Page 1: ...ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Help and tutorials...

Page 2: ...Getting started tutorials...

Page 3: ...your device Switch on the camera Follow any instructions that appear on the computer to install drivers and other software If your camera or computer is not responding try using a card reader instead...

Page 4: ...my photo What are Guided Edits How do I crop a photo How do I resize a photo How can I fix an overexposed photo How do I select an area of a photo with precision Can I merge multiple photos into a pan...

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Page 6: ...What s new...

Page 7: ...High Key For more information see Add high key effect For a quick tutorial watch this video on working with the high key guided edit Picture before applying the high key effect left and after right Ph...

Page 8: ...element of fun to your favorite portrait by making it look like a panel from a comic strip Applying the new Comic filter Filter Sketch Comic converts your photo into seemingly hand sketched artwork A...

Page 9: ...w Exposure and Vibrance options allow you to preview various settings manipulate settings manually and then commit the effect to the photograph The Exposure setting Quick mode Exposure adjusts the bri...

Page 10: ...enhancements include Guided edits have an icon associated with them enabling users to quickly understand what that particular edit does Step numbers enable the user to always have context of the acti...

Page 11: ...atically selects the layer in the Layers panel The Color Picker tool has been equipped with additional settings in the Tool Options bar You can now choose to sample color from a selected layer or all...

Page 12: ...experience Click this button to ensure that all product preferences are reset to default settings when Elements Editor is restarted next Available at Preferences General Specifies the folder location...

Page 13: ...Workspace and workflows...

Page 14: ...button to choose what application is started when you start Select one of these options from the On Start Always Launch drop down and then click Done Welcome Screen Organizer Photo Editor Photoshop E...

Page 15: ...es Logically grouped features actions or controls Toggles between Photo Bin display and manage thumbnails of currently used photos and Tools Options displays and sets options for the currently selecte...

Page 16: ...Twitter and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy 2 When closing Photoshop Elements choose whether to save any open files...

Page 17: ...ar in both the panel menu and the menu bar Other commands are exclusive to panel menus Click panel menu to view the different commands in each panel Pop up sliders within panels Some panels and dialog...

Page 18: ...is the Basic Workspace In this view buttons for the most frequently used panels are placed in the taskbar The buttons in this workspace are Layers Effects Graphics and Favorites For example clicking t...

Page 19: ...choose Window Reset Panels Use the taskbar Taskbar At the bottom of the Photoshop Elements the taskbar displays buttons for the most frequently used panels and operations performed while editing and m...

Page 20: ...a thumbnail and choose Rotate 90 Left or Rotate 90 Right from the context menu To show filenames right click in the Photo Bin and choose Show Filenames from the context menu To manually show or hide...

Page 21: ...logically in the Quick and Expert modes For example in the Expert view the Move Rectangular Marquee Lasso and Quick Selection tools are placed together in the Select group Select a tool in the toolbo...

Page 22: ...pressionist Brush and Color Replacement tools Set the appearance of a tool pointer 1 In Windows choose Edit Preferences Display Cursors In Mac choose Photoshop Elements Preferences Display Cursors 2 S...

Page 23: ...s bar to see the available options For more information on setting options for a specific tool search for the tool s name in Photoshop Elements Help To return a tool or all tools to their default sett...

Page 24: ...he intersection of the rulers in the upper left corner of the window and drag diagonally down onto the image A set of cross hairs appears marking the new origin on the rulers The new zero origin will...

Page 25: ...Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy...

Page 26: ...do not appear in the History panel Nor do program wide changes such as changes to panels color settings and preferences A Original state B State C Selected state Note the following guidelines when usi...

Page 27: ...t Clear Clear History or choose Clear History from the History panel flyout menu To clear the memory used in both the clipboard and the History panel simultaneously choose Edit Clear All Clearing the...

Page 28: ...hard drive space to create a scratch disk Frequently defragmenting your hard drive ensures that there is contiguous space available especially the disk containing your scratch disk Adobe recommends th...

Page 29: ...files are uncompressed and then copy them to the appropriate plug ins folder in the Photoshop Elements folder Select an additional plug ins folder You can select an additional plug ins folder in whic...

Page 30: ...and applications To work with an application point to its icon move over the images to preview in full screen and click the full screen image Makes all windows transparent allowing you to view the de...

Page 31: ...lly Touch the screen with one finger two fingers on the trackpad for a Mac and move the finger left or right and up or down Twisting Rotates the image clockwise or counterclockwise by 90 degrees To ro...

Page 32: ...ital camera or scanner software to import images directly into Photoshop Elements 1 Choose File Import WIA Support 2 Choose a destination in which to save your image files on your computer 3 Make sure...

Page 33: ...When airbrush option is enabled use Shift number keys Cycle through blending modes Shift plus or minus Shift plus or minus Fill selection layer with foreground or background color Alt Backspace or Co...

Page 34: ...ape tool is selected Command except when Hand or any shape tool is selected Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Polygonal Lasso tool Alt click and drag Option click and drag Delete last anchor point fo...

Page 35: ...lick tool Option click tool Move tool V V Zoom tool Z Z Hand tool H H Eyedropper tool I I Rectangular Marquee tool Elliptical Marquee tool M M Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool L L M...

Page 36: ...Custom Shape tool Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Star tool Line tool Shape Selection tool U U Blur tool Sharpen tool Smudge tool R R Sponge tool Dodge tool Burn tool...

Page 37: ...Windows Mac OS Open Help F1 command Show Hide Tool Options F4 F4 Show Hide Photo Bin F5 F5 Show Hide Effects panel F6 F6 Show Hide Graphics panel F7 F7 Show Hide Info panel F8 F8 Show Hide Histogram p...

Page 38: ...rtcuts in menu commands and tool tips Result Windows Mac OS Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview Alt drag Exposure Blacks sliders or Recovery bar Option drag Exposure or Blacks sliders o...

Page 39: ...hortcuts in menu commands and tool tips Result Windows Mac OS Create new swatch from foreground color Click in empty area of panel Click in empty area of panel Select background color Control click sw...

Page 40: ...ed Alt click on a filter Option click on a filter Open close all disclosure triangles Alt click on a disclosure triangle Option click on a disclosure triangle Change Cancel button to Default Control C...

Page 41: ...ivate bottom top layer Alt period comma Option period comma Select next layer down up Alt or Option or Move target layer down up Control or Command or Merge a copy of all visible layers into target la...

Page 42: ...tcuts in menu commands and tool tips Result Windows Mac OS Warp tool W W Turbulence tool T T Twirl Clockwise tool C C Twirl Counter Clockwise tool L L Pucker tool P P Bloat tool B B Shift Pixels tool...

Page 43: ...u ll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips Result Shortcut both Windows and Mac OS Foreground brush B Background Brush tool P Point Eraser E Add To Selection tool A Remove From Sele...

Page 44: ...ommands and tool tips Result Windows Mac OS Transform from center or reflect Alt Option Constrain Shift Shift Distort Control Command Skew Control Shift Command Shift Change perspective Control Shift...

Page 45: ...anishing Point tool Perspective option selected V V Zoom tool Z Z Hand tool H H Switch to Hand tool Spacebar Spacebar Step backward Control Z Command Z Step forward Control Shift Z Command Shift Z Mov...

Page 46: ...urn Shift Alt A Shift Option A Lighten Shift Alt G Shift Option G Screen Shift Alt S Shift Option S Color Dodge Shift Alt D Shift Option D Linear Dodge Shift Alt W Shift Option W Overlay Shift Alt O S...

Page 47: ...Arrow Up Arrow or Command Left Arrow Right Arrow Select word line or paragraph Double click triple click or quadruple click Double click triple click or quadruple click Scale and skew text within a b...

Page 48: ...Out tool Spacebar Alt Spacebar Option Reposition zoom marquee while dragging Spacebar drag Spacebar drag Zoom in on specified area of an image Control drag over preview in Navigator panel Command dra...

Page 49: ...ebar as you drag within the image Dragging the Hand tool to view another area of an image Zoom in or out Do one of the following Select the Zoom tool from the toolbar and click either the Zoom In or Z...

Page 50: ...te the area of view Note To change the color of the view box choose Panel Options from the Navigator panel menu Choose a color from the Color menu or click the color swatch to open the Color Picker an...

Page 51: ...llowing Choose File Close to close the active window Click the Close button on the title bar of the active window Right click a thumbnail in the Photo Bin and choose Close Choose File Close All to clo...

Page 52: ...ift Up Arrow Snap the current window to the left or right half of the display Note In a multi monitor configuration repeat the command to move the window to other monitors Windows Left Arrow Windows R...

Page 53: ...Importing...

Page 54: ...nts Organizer is much easier Photoshop Elements Editor helps refine your photos make basic edits follow step by step guided editing tasks or use advanced editing tools to enhance your photos There are...

Page 55: ...ital camera or scanner software to import images directly into Photoshop Elements 1 Choose File Import WIA Support 2 Choose a destination in which to save your image files on your computer 3 Make sure...

Page 56: ...File management...

Page 57: ...hard drive space to create a scratch disk Frequently defragmenting your hard drive ensures that there is contiguous space available especially the disk containing your scratch disk Adobe recommends th...

Page 58: ...files are uncompressed and then copy them to the appropriate plug ins folder in the Photoshop Elements folder Select an additional plug ins folder You can select an additional plug ins folder in whic...

Page 59: ...s camera data caption and copyright and authorship information that has been added to the file Using this dialog box you can modify or add information to files saved in Photoshop Elements The informat...

Page 60: ...w displays the current magnification The section next to the leftmost one displays information about the current file 1 In the Info panel choose Panel Options from the More menu 2 Select a view option...

Page 61: ...n the row of buttons in the File Info dialog box and select Import 2 Select an import option and click OK 3 Choose a template from the list of saved metadata templates and click Open More Help topics...

Page 62: ...with a list of options for getting the photos In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box select Organize and Edit using Adobe Elements 11 Organizer If Elements Organizer is not already open the Photo Download...

Page 63: ...to get started Places Elements Organizer helps you quickly find the photo you are looking for by associating your photos with places on a map Select photos and click the Add Places button on the task...

Page 64: ...e on your hard drive You can find or view the physical location of a photo or video clip in the following way 1 In the Organizer workspace select the photo or video clip 2 Click the Tags Info button 3...

Page 65: ...Color and click Vibrance Click Auto or select from the different options that Photoshop Elements provides Remove red eye You can automatically fix red eye when you import photos into Elements Organiz...

Page 66: ...een instructions to transform your portrait to a flawless image in seven easy steps Experiment with the toolset in Expert mode The Expert mode provides you the complete toolset available in Photoshop...

Page 67: ...ments offers many ways to quickly share your media You can let people view your photos through an interactive online album You can send photos to people via email You can print photos to your home pri...

Page 68: ...nly Authorize Photoshop Elements to access your Facebook account Note If you leave the Download Facebook Friend List option selected Photoshop Elements downloads the list of friends from your Facebook...

Page 69: ...Image adjustments...

Page 70: ...targeted in the Edit menu and changed using the Hue slider Use the Saturation slider to make colors more vivid or more muted For example you could add a color punch to a landscape by saturating the c...

Page 71: ...nter part to move the entire adjustment slider selecting a different color area Drag one of the vertical white bars next to the dark gray center part to adjust the range of the color component Increas...

Page 72: ...Or to cancel your changes and start over click Reset Adjust saturation in isolated areas The Sponge tool changes the color saturation of an area Increasing saturation by scrubbing with the Sponge tool...

Page 73: ...white For a video about this process see www adobe com go lrvid2325_pse9_en The Convert To Black And White command lets you choose a specific conversion style to be applied to the image This is unlike...

Page 74: ...Files Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor app Contents Required bwconvert txt Command click Adobe Photoshop Elements and select Show Package Contents Navigate to the folder Contents Required 2 Open the b...

Page 75: ...y Fix Red Eyes in the Get Photos dialog box You can also remove red eye from selected photos in the Photo Browser Correct red eye by selecting an eye top or clicking an eye center 1 To manually fix re...

Page 76: ...s constructively from one photo Photoshop Elements compares nearby image content to seamlessly fill the selection realistically maintaining key details such as shadows and object edges Image before an...

Page 77: ...ction prevents colors from bleeding in from the outside Correct camera distortion The Correct Camera Distortion dialog box enables you to fix common lens distortion problems like darkened edges due to...

Page 78: ...the same photo session 1 Do one of the following to select the group photos you want to use as source images for the Photomerge Group Shot In Elements Organizer select the photos In Photoshop Element...

Page 79: ...ge Scene Cleaner In the Elements Organizer select the photos In Photoshop Elements open the photos 2 Choose Enhance Photomerge Photomerge Scene Cleaner 3 Select the best photo and then drag it from th...

Page 80: ...Tool to place three markers in the source image and three markers in the final image Drag markers to similar areas in each photo and then click Align Photos note Photomerge Scene Cleaner uses auto al...

Page 81: ...from the brush popup menu For more brush shapes click the Brush drop down inside the popup and then select a brush thumbnail Sets the size of the brush in pixels Drag the Size slider or enter a size i...

Page 82: ...color replacement tool Replaces the area containing the background color whenever you drag the color replacement tool over it 7 Choose a foreground color to use to replace the unwanted color 8 Click t...

Page 83: ...osition the pointer on the part of any open image you want to sample and press Alt Option in Mac OS and click The tool duplicates the pixels at this sample point in your image as you paint 5 Drag or c...

Page 84: ...nt exposures For best results take the photos at different exposure value with minimum shake For example You can take two or more photos with the flash turned on to properly expose the subject the obj...

Page 85: ...electing this option displays the merged photo Selecting this option enables you to adjust the settings using the sliders You can view the final photo based on the settings you provide You can adjust...

Page 86: ...the regions selected from the other images It remembers the value used for a particular image If the slider is not changed the default is set to 0 6 To correct the alignment of multiple photos select...

Page 87: ...isp details in darkened regions Improves the overall or global contrast of the image Removes the applied style from specific image areas Adds the style back to areas from which you have removed the ap...

Page 88: ...create adjustment layers This feature offers you flexibility in working with your photos because the original image layer is not altered You can go back and tweak the adjustments and no image informat...

Page 89: ...ist and paint over the area to apply the effect You can choose from a range of brushes It has settings for brush size and shape in the options bar It also works like a Selection tool you can click Ref...

Page 90: ...turn to the Smart Brush tool or Detail Smart Brush tool the last adjustment you applied is active 6 Optional If you have multiple adjustments do one of the following to select the adjustment you want...

Page 91: ...ys You can modify an adjustment at any time by double clicking the adjustment layer to reopen the Levels dialog box You can reduce the effect of an adjustment by lowering the adjustment layer s opacit...

Page 92: ...ixels on either end of the histogram You can also enter values directly into the first and third Input Levels text boxes Dragging the highlight slider to the left lightens the photo Press Alt Option i...

Page 93: ...tails in highlights Original image left after using the Burn tool top center and after using the Dodge tool bottom right 1 Select the Dodge tool or the Burn tool If you do not see these tools look for...

Page 94: ...menu and then select a brush thumbnail Sets the size of the brush in pixels Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box Sets whether to saturate or desaturate Sets the strength of the tool w...

Page 95: ...ant to rotate or flip 2 Choose Image Rotate and choose one of the following commands from the submenu Rotates the photo layer or selection a quarter turn counterclockwise Rotate Selection is only avai...

Page 96: ...1 In the Edit workspace select the photo layer selection or shape you want to scale 2 Choose Image Resize Scale If you select a photo that is a Background layer such as a photo imported from a camera...

Page 97: ...m 2 Choose Image Transform Free Transform If you are transforming a shape choose Image Transform Shape Free Transform Shape If you select a photo that is a Background layer such as a photo imported fr...

Page 98: ...Privacy Policy To the top Apply a transformation to a Background layer Before you can apply transformations to the Background layer you need to convert it into a regular layer 1 In the Edit workspace...

Page 99: ...age quality Resolution determines the fineness of detail you can see in an image Although a digital image contains a specific amount of image data it doesn t have a specific physical output size or re...

Page 100: ...Print Size in the Tool Options bar The magnification of the image is adjusted to display its approximate printed size as specified in the Document Size section of the Image Size dialog box Keep in min...

Page 101: ...ze in terms of the pixel dimensions 1 Choose Image Resize Image Size 2 Select Resample Image and choose an interpolation method Fast but less precise This method is recommended for use with illustrati...

Page 102: ...Photomerge Group Shot Photomerge Scene Cleaner Photomerge Faces clone Twitter and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy...

Page 103: ...nd after Recompose A Photo selected for Recompose B Areas marked for protection green and for removal red C Photo after Recompose Recompose a photo in Guided mode 1 Open a photo in the photo bin that...

Page 104: ...and select Clear All Highlights to erase protected and unprotected marked areas 5 Do one of the following to erase portions of unwanted marked areas red Erase using the Eraser tool Right click the pho...

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Page 106: ...raw file format provides you with ways to work with the most recent and improved features in the raw file format Photoshop Elements 11 contains three Process Versions one current and two legacy versio...

Page 107: ...clockwise click the Rotate Image buttons 5 To apply the settings used in the previous camera raw image or the default settings for your camera choose an option from the Settings menu Settings menu Pre...

Page 108: ...ages The Detail tab in the Camera Raw dialog box contains controls for reducing image noise the extraneous visible artifacts that degrade image quality Image noise includes luminance grayscale noise w...

Page 109: ...remove color casts and adjust the color of the entire image The Temperature and Tint values change to reflect the color adjustment Removes part of an image Drag the tool within the preview image to se...

Page 110: ...If you are adjusting the color of midtones shadows or highlights do either of the following To add a color to the image click the corresponding Increase color thumbnail To subtract a color click the c...

Page 111: ...idtones and shadows in each color channel For example this command can fix photos with silhouetted images resulting from strong backlighting or slightly washed out objects that were too close to the c...

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Page 113: ...tion Apply the Gradient Map filter The Gradient Map filter maps the grayscale range of an image to the colors of a specified gradient fill Using the Gradient Map filter to simulate a sepia tone 1 Sele...

Page 114: ...rea 2 Do one of the following Choose Filter Adjustments Posterize From the Layers panel or Layer menu create a new Posterize adjustment layer or open an existing Posterize adjustment layer 3 Use the s...

Page 115: ...ature of the ambient light Conversely if the photo was taken at a higher color temperature of light bluish the Warming Filter 85 makes the image colors warmer to compensate for the higher color temper...

Page 116: ...use a resolution other than that of the original photo select one of the following options from the Aspect Ratio menu or specify new custom values in the Width and Height boxes in the options bar Let...

Page 117: ...t corner of the marquee or double click the bounding box to finish the cropping If you want to cancel the cropping operation click the red Cancel button or press Esc Click the Commit button to accept...

Page 118: ...Tool Options bar click Flip to flip the golden ratio grid horizontally or vertically The Golden Ratio crop can be rotated clockwise or counter clockwise The behavior of the flip button is If crop dime...

Page 119: ...he Canvas size window In other layers the added canvas is transparent Increasing the size of the canvas makes room for a colored border 1 Choose Image Resize Canvas Size 2 Do one of the following In t...

Page 120: ...w straight horizontal edge For example you may have the image of a sunset with an improperly aligned horizon Draw a horizontal line parallel to the horizon To align vertically click the starting point...

Page 121: ...oup Shot Photomerge Scene Cleaner Photomerge Faces clone Twitter and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy For images with white around...

Page 122: ...in the 8 bit color panel Browser dither can occur with GIF PNG or JPEG images In Photoshop Elements you can control the amount of browser dither by shifting selected colors in the image to web safe c...

Page 123: ...changing the color display Select a browser from the Preview In menu in the Save For Web dialog box More Help topics Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy...

Page 124: ...p down helps in choosing the right filter style or effect to reproduce Each section displays thumbnail examples of the artwork or effects that you can add or apply to an image Most sections offer a me...

Page 125: ...y effects to a copy of a selected layer Adding the Blizzard effect to an image makes it look like it s snowing The Neon Glow effect turns the image into a dramatic neon picture You can use Image effec...

Page 126: ...mit icon to apply the change or click the Cancel icon 4 Use the Move tool to relocate or resize the text frame 5 Optional Add color to the text using the pop up Color panel in the options bar 6 When y...

Page 127: ...with a list of options for getting the photos In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box select Organize and Edit using Adobe Elements 11 Organizer If Elements Organizer is not already open the Photo Download...

Page 128: ...to get started Places Elements Organizer helps you quickly find the photo you are looking for by associating your photos with places on a map Select photos and click the Add Places button on the task...

Page 129: ...e on your hard drive You can find or view the physical location of a photo or video clip in the following way 1 In the Organizer workspace select the photo or video clip 2 Click the Tags Info button 3...

Page 130: ...Color and click Vibrance Click Auto or select from the different options that Photoshop Elements provides Remove red eye You can automatically fix red eye when you import photos into Elements Organiz...

Page 131: ...een instructions to transform your portrait to a flawless image in seven easy steps Experiment with the toolset in Expert mode The Expert mode provides you the complete toolset available in Photoshop...

Page 132: ...ments offers many ways to quickly share your media You can let people view your photos through an interactive online album You can send photos to people via email You can print photos to your home pri...

Page 133: ...nly Authorize Photoshop Elements to access your Facebook account Note If you leave the Download Facebook Friend List option selected Photoshop Elements downloads the list of friends from your Facebook...

Page 134: ...kin Tone Guided Edit to correct skin tones tan blush and light in an image You can view the after image only or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally For more on corr...

Page 135: ...more on correcting color casts see Correcting color casts The Rotate and Straighten Guided Edit Use the Rotate and or Straighten Photo Guided Edit to rotate a picture in 90 degree increments or draw a...

Page 136: ...el click Photo Effects High Key Note Pictures that have been taken in excess light or are over exposed will appear bleached out when the High Key effect is applied Slightly darker images will produce...

Page 137: ...ect you want to apply to your photo 4 Click Done to apply the effect or Cancel to return to the Guided Edits panel The Old Fashioned Photo Guided Edit For more information on the features used in this...

Page 138: ...The photo will appear blurred out 3 Click Modify Focus Area and then click and drag across the image to specify the areas that you would like to appear in sharp focus 4 To experiment with more effects...

Page 139: ...Feather slider and size Roundness of the vignette For the Feather slider a smaller pixel value indicates a harder sharper edge whereas a larger value indicates a softer thicker edge For the Roundness...

Page 140: ...ed Edit transform an image into pop art in three simple steps What s more you have a choice of two styles 1 Click Photo Play and select Pop Art 2 Choose a style and follow the onscreen instructions St...

Page 141: ...Click Add Distortion to distort the reflection in a realistic way 8 Optional Click Crop Tool to remove unnecessary areas 9 Optional Click Gradient Tool and drag a gradient line from the bottom of the...

Page 142: ...is a grayscale image so areas you paint in black are hidden areas you paint in white are visible and areas you paint in shades of gray appear in various levels of transparency You can use the paint br...

Page 143: ...e For Web dialog box to preview the effects of different optimization options on a photo you want to share on the web The process is simple Open a photo and choose File Save For Web Then choose a form...

Page 144: ...image on the web also depends on the colors displayed by the computer platform operating system monitor and browser You may want to preview images in different browsers and on different platforms to s...

Page 145: ...PNG 8 with 256 colors and no dither left and PNG 8 with 16 colors and dithering right About the PNG 24 format The PNG 24 format supports 24 bit color Like the JPEG format PNG 24 preserves the subtle...

Page 146: ...Note Some browsers do not support progressive JPEGs 6 To preserve the ICC profile of the original image in the optimized file select ICC Profile Some browsers use ICC profiles for color correction The...

Page 147: ...te an image that is displayed at low resolution in a browser while the full resolution image is downloading Interlacing can make downloading time seem shorter and gives viewers feedback that downloadi...

Page 148: ...ern Stamp tool icon in the Tool Options bar 2 Choose a pattern from the Pattern pop up panel in the Tool Options bar To load additional pattern libraries select a library name from the panel menu or c...

Page 149: ...s To create a pattern from the entire image deselect everything 2 Choose Edit Define Pattern From Selection 3 Enter a name for the pattern in the Pattern Name dialog box 4 To deselect the original sel...

Page 150: ...yers Lens Flare The Lens Flare filter simulates the light refraction caused by shining a bright light into a camera lens You can set the flare brightness flare location and flare shape the lens type C...

Page 151: ...ifies the width of the beam of light Color box Displays the Color Picker so you can change the color of the light Click this white box to use it Properties Contains these options for the image you re...

Page 152: ...of the line Spotlights To stretch the ellipse or rotate the light drag one of the handles Shift drag to keep the angle constant and change only the size of the ellipse Ctrl drag to keep the size cons...

Page 153: ...n by feathering You can smooth the hard edges of a selection by feathering Feathering blurs edges by building a transition between the selection and surrounding pixels This blurring can cause some los...

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Page 155: ...e Uses up to 256 colors Indexed color images are 8 bit images When converting into indexed color Photoshop Elements builds a color lookup table CLUT which stores and indexes the colors in the image If...

Page 156: ...es above the middle gray level 128 to white and those below to black The result is a very high contrast black and white representation of the image Original grayscale image left and 50 Threshold conve...

Page 157: ...olor integrity Local Selective applies the panel to individual images Master Selective applies the selected panel to multiple images for example for multimedia production Local or Master Adaptive Crea...

Page 158: ...ng colors The first color you choose in the Color Picker is the beginning color in the range When you click OK the Color Picker reappears so that you can choose the last color in the range The colors...

Page 159: ...Selecting...

Page 160: ...You can change copy or delete pixels inside the selection border but you can t touch areas outside the selection border until you deselect the selection Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 provides several s...

Page 161: ...n borders Lasso tool Draws freehand selection borders best for precision Polygonal Lasso tool Draws multiple straight edged segments of a selection border Magnetic Lasso tool Draws a selection border...

Page 162: ...ns in the Tool Options bar Specify whether to create a new selection add to a selection subtract from a selection or select an area intersected by other selections To soften the selection border so th...

Page 163: ...he pointer changes to drag To add straight edge segments hold the mouse button and press Alt Option in Mac OS then release the mouse button and when the pointer changes click where you want to positio...

Page 164: ...tic Lasso tool options A Lasso tool B Polygonal Lasso tool C Magnetic Lasso tool D New selection E Add to selection F Subtract from selection G Intersect with selection 1 Select the Magnetic Lasso too...

Page 165: ...tool 2 Optional Set Magic Wand tool options in the Tool Options bar For Tolerance enter a value between 0 to 255 Enter a low value to select colors very similar to the pixel you click or enter a high...

Page 166: ...e the selection To add to the selection click the Add To Selection button in the options bar and click or click drag across the area you want to add To remove an area from the selection click the Subt...

Page 167: ...selection When using Mask mode specify an Overlay Opacity between 1 and 100 When using Mask mode click the Overlay Color swatch and select a color in the Color Picker to set the mask color This is us...

Page 168: ...OK 8 Click Preview to see the current selection 9 To specify preview settings do one of the following To change what is displayed in the preview area choose either Selection Area or Original Photo fro...

Page 169: ...ard or soft edged or if you want to control the Radius setting and refinement brushes more precisely Radius Determines the size of the selection border in which edge refinement occurs Use a small radi...

Page 170: ...ackspace or Delete key to remove the selection Choose Edit Cut to cut the selection to the Clipboard You can then paste it elsewhere Select and deselect areas using commands 1 Do any of the following...

Page 171: ...plays the bounding box around the selection in the image or around the currently selected layer if there is no active selection on the image The boxes on the sides and corners allow you to resize the...

Page 172: ...fect To offset the duplicate by 10 pixels press Alt Option in Mac OS Shift and press an arrow key This moves the pixels rather than copying them When you drag a selection with Shift key pressed from o...

Page 173: ...o within the border but if you move it completely out of the border it won t be visible 4 With your pointer within the selection border drag the pasted image to the proper location 5 When you re satis...

Page 174: ...n by feathering You can smooth the hard edges of a selection by feathering Feathering blurs edges by building a transition between the selection and surrounding pixels This blurring can cause some los...

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Page 176: ...ontinue to drag Invert a selection Inverting a selection changes the unselected areas into selected areas protecting the area you previously selected In a photo with an existing selection border choos...

Page 177: ...e or outside a color based selection 1 Use a selection tool to make a selection 2 Choose Select Modify Expand or Contract 3 For Expand By or Contract By enter a pixel value between 1 and 100 and click...

Page 178: ...r range and selects them 1 Make a selection with a selection tool and choose Select Modify Smooth 2 For Sample Radius enter a pixel value between 1 and 100 and click OK Defringe a selection When you m...

Page 179: ...workspace make a selection in your photo 2 Choose Select Save Selection 3 In the Save Selection dialog box choose New from the Selection pop up menu 4 Enter a name for the selection in the Name box an...

Page 180: ...tools to add to it Shift drag or subtract from it Alt drag in Windows Option drag in Mac See Add to or subtract from a selection Modify a new selection with a saved selection 1 In the Edit workspace o...

Page 181: ...Color...

Page 182: ...he Smart Brush tool and Detail Smart Brush tool automatically create an adjustment layer for the correction you re applying See Apply the Smart Brush tools If you shoot digital images in your camera s...

Page 183: ...l that you are currently in To cancel all fixes applied to picture click Reset The picture is restored to the state it was in at the beginning of the current editing session Quick mode tools To fine t...

Page 184: ...e do any of the following Click the Red Eye Removal button to remove red eye from a photo This tool removes red eye in flash photos of people Drag the tool in the image around an eye you want to fix o...

Page 185: ...f you are going to print it or use it in a Photoshop Elements project you generally don t need to resize it See About image size and resolution Adjust the highlights and shadows Begin corrections by a...

Page 186: ...age by clarifying the edges and adding detail that tonal adjustments may reduce Automatically detects and repairs red eye in an image About histograms You can use the histogram to analyze the image s...

Page 187: ...resenting the luminance or intensity values of the composite channel Displays the composite RGB histogram individually by color Red green and blue represent the pixels in those channels Cyan magenta a...

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Page 189: ...If you are adjusting the color of midtones shadows or highlights do either of the following To add a color to the image click the corresponding Increase color thumbnail To subtract a color click the c...

Page 190: ...idtones and shadows in each color channel For example this command can fix photos with silhouetted images resulting from strong backlighting or slightly washed out objects that were too close to the c...

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Page 192: ...targeted in the Edit menu and changed using the Hue slider Use the Saturation slider to make colors more vivid or more muted For example you could add a color punch to a landscape by saturating the c...

Page 193: ...nter part to move the entire adjustment slider selecting a different color area Drag one of the vertical white bars next to the dark gray center part to adjust the range of the color component Increas...

Page 194: ...Or to cancel your changes and start over click Reset Adjust saturation in isolated areas The Sponge tool changes the color saturation of an area Increasing saturation by scrubbing with the Sponge tool...

Page 195: ...white For a video about this process see www adobe com go lrvid2325_pse9_en The Convert To Black And White command lets you choose a specific conversion style to be applied to the image This is unlike...

Page 196: ...Files Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor app Contents Required bwconvert txt Command click Adobe Photoshop Elements and select Show Package Contents Navigate to the folder Contents Required 2 Open the b...

Page 197: ...raw file format provides you with ways to work with the most recent and improved features in the raw file format Photoshop Elements 11 contains three Process Versions one current and two legacy versio...

Page 198: ...clockwise click the Rotate Image buttons 5 To apply the settings used in the previous camera raw image or the default settings for your camera choose an option from the Settings menu Settings menu Pre...

Page 199: ...ages The Detail tab in the Camera Raw dialog box contains controls for reducing image noise the extraneous visible artifacts that degrade image quality Image noise includes luminance grayscale noise w...

Page 200: ...remove color casts and adjust the color of the entire image The Temperature and Tint values change to reflect the color adjustment Removes part of an image Drag the tool within the preview image to se...

Page 201: ...era records the white balance at the time of exposure as metadata which you can see when you open the file in the Camera Raw dialog box This setting usually yields the correct color temperature You ca...

Page 202: ...image move it to the right to brighten the image The values are in increments equivalent to f stops An adjustment of 1 50 is similar to widening the aperture one and one half stops Likewise an adjustm...

Page 203: ...in an image Additional controls are available in the Detail panel To view the effects of these controls set the zoom level to 100 or greater Amount Adjusts edge definition Increase the Amount value to...

Page 204: ...the specified number of pixels within the area you click 3 In the Tool Options bar select where the color picker tool must sample from Choose from All Layers or Current Layer 4 Do one of the following...

Page 205: ...ou can save the color as a swatch in the Color Swatches panel Saved swatches are added to the library of colors in the panel To permanently save your custom swatches you must save the entire library 1...

Page 206: ...value 1 Click the foreground or background color boxes in the toolbox to display the Color Picker 2 Click inside the color field When you click in the color field a circular marker indicates the color...

Page 207: ...ng The Tolerance option defines how similar the colors must be Anti aliasing Smoothes the edges of the filled selection Fill a layer with a color or pattern You can use a Fill Layer to apply a fill or...

Page 208: ...de or centered over the selection or layer boundaries Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image Opacity Sets the opacity of the paint you apply Enter an...

Page 209: ...lider or enter an opacity value Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image Tablet Options Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a...

Page 210: ...paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image See About blending modes for more information Advanced Style affects the shape of the brush stroke Area controls the size of the brus...

Page 211: ...l icon in the Tool Options bar 2 Set options in the Tool Options bar as desired and then drag through the area you want to erase You can specify any of the following Eraser tool options Brush Sets the...

Page 212: ...object from its background With careful use you can maintain the edges of the foreground object while eliminating background fringe pixels The tool pointer is a circle with a cross hair indicating the...

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Page 214: ...ently The color gamuts of different devices and documents A Lab color space entire visible spectrum B Documents working space C Devices Color management translates the image colors so that each device...

Page 215: ...management Calibrate and profile your computer monitor If you use an LCD monitor use the profile that came with your monitor See your LCD monitor documentation for instructions When you print an imag...

Page 216: ...e Uses up to 256 colors Indexed color images are 8 bit images When converting into indexed color Photoshop Elements builds a color lookup table CLUT which stores and indexes the colors in the image If...

Page 217: ...es above the middle gray level 128 to white and those below to black The result is a very high contrast black and white representation of the image Original grayscale image left and 50 Threshold conve...

Page 218: ...olor integrity Local Selective applies the panel to individual images Master Selective applies the selected panel to multiple images for example for multimedia production Local or Master Adaptive Crea...

Page 219: ...ng colors The first color you choose in the Color Picker is the beginning color in the range When you click OK the Color Picker reappears so that you can choose the last color in the range The colors...

Page 220: ...Drawing and painting...

Page 221: ...zed brush strokes The Smudge tool also affects existing image colors by simulating the action of dragging a finger through wet paint The Detail Smart Brush tool automatically creates an adjustment lay...

Page 222: ...he blend color do not change Multiply Looks at the color information in each channel and multiplies the base color by the blend color The result color is always a darker color Multiplying any color by...

Page 223: ...y the image is darkened by decreasing the brightness Pin Light Replaces the colors depending on the underblend color If the blend color light source is lighter than 50 gray pixels darker than the blen...

Page 224: ...eb safe an alert cube appears next to the color rectangle in the upper right area of the Color Picker Click the alert cube to select the closest web safe color If no alert cube appears the color you c...

Page 225: ...lider or enter an opacity value Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image Tablet Options Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a...

Page 226: ...paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image See About blending modes for more information Advanced Style affects the shape of the brush stroke Area controls the size of the brus...

Page 227: ...l icon in the Tool Options bar 2 Set options in the Tool Options bar as desired and then drag through the area you want to erase You can specify any of the following Eraser tool options Brush Sets the...

Page 228: ...object from its background With careful use you can maintain the edges of the foreground object while eliminating background fringe pixels The tool pointer is a circle with a cross hair indicating the...

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Page 230: ...the specified number of pixels within the area you click 3 In the Tool Options bar select where the color picker tool must sample from Choose from All Layers or Current Layer 4 Do one of the following...

Page 231: ...ou can save the color as a swatch in the Color Swatches panel Saved swatches are added to the library of colors in the panel To permanently save your custom swatches you must save the entire library 1...

Page 232: ...value 1 Click the foreground or background color boxes in the toolbox to display the Color Picker 2 Click inside the color field When you click in the color field a circular marker indicates the color...

Page 233: ...or use the slider to enter a value that is a percentage of the brush diameter The brush thumbnail in the Tool Options bar dynamically changes to reflect your spacing adjustments Increasing the spacin...

Page 234: ...long axes Enter a percentage value or drag a dot in the angle icon away from or toward the arrow A value of 100 indicates a circular brush a value of 0 indicates a linear brush and intermediate values...

Page 235: ...ur image For example you could select a leaf and then paint using a fall color You can also draw a new brush shape using the Brush tool You can create a custom brush shape either from an entire layer...

Page 236: ...You can now work with Elements Organizer on Wacom tablets The mouse mode in Wacom Tablets works seamlessly in the following Wacom tablets Wacom Intuos3 Intuos 4 Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Touch Switch bet...

Page 237: ...ng The Tolerance option defines how similar the colors must be Anti aliasing Smoothes the edges of the filled selection Fill a layer with a color or pattern You can use a Fill Layer to apply a fill or...

Page 238: ...de or centered over the selection or layer boundaries Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image Opacity Sets the opacity of the paint you apply Enter an...

Page 239: ...a single shape or multiple shapes depending on the shape area option you select You can choose to have more than one shape in a layer You can change the color of a shape by editing its fill layer and...

Page 240: ...vailable tools 2 Optional In the Tool Options bar you can set the following options Smooth Corners Renders a polygon with smooth corners Indent Sides By Specifies the depth of the star s indentations...

Page 241: ...ter Draws a custom shape from the center Simplify Converts the shape drawn into a raster graphic Once converted to raster form shrinking or expanding the shape may result in jagged edges and pixelated...

Page 242: ...e image with simulated pencil hatching You can set the stroke length sharpness and strength the number of hatching passes Dark Strokes The Dark Strokes filter paints dark areas of an image closer to b...

Page 243: ...r to transform the shape Select the shape you want to transform choose Image Transform Shape and then choose a transformation command Change the color of all shapes in a layer 1 In the Expert mode dou...

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Page 245: ...p down helps in choosing the right filter style or effect to reproduce Each section displays thumbnail examples of the artwork or effects that you can add or apply to an image Most sections offer a me...

Page 246: ...y effects to a copy of a selected layer Adding the Blizzard effect to an image makes it look like it s snowing The Neon Glow effect turns the image into a dramatic neon picture You can use Image effec...

Page 247: ...mit icon to apply the change or click the Cancel icon 4 Use the Move tool to relocate or resize the text frame 5 Optional Add color to the text using the pop up Color panel in the options bar 6 When y...

Page 248: ...se sweep around the starting point Reflected gradient Shades using symmetric linear gradients on either side of the starting point Diamond gradient Shades from the starting point outward in a diamond...

Page 249: ...re colors that fade to transparency Gradient Editor dialog box A Color Stop B Color Midpoint C Opacity Stop To define a gradient you add a color stop to add a color to the gradient drag the color stop...

Page 250: ...its transparency stop up and off the gradient bar or select the stop and click the Delete button 9 To save the gradient to the gradient presets enter a new name in the Name text box and then click New...

Page 251: ...ern Stamp tool icon in the Tool Options bar 2 Choose a pattern from the Pattern pop up panel in the Tool Options bar To load additional pattern libraries select a library name from the panel menu or c...

Page 252: ...s To create a pattern from the entire image deselect everything 2 Choose Edit Define Pattern From Selection 3 Enter a name for the pattern in the Pattern Name dialog box 4 To deselect the original sel...

Page 253: ...pop up panel menu choose the Rename command then enter a new name and click OK To delete a brush gradient or pattern from a panel select an item open the pop up panel menu and choose the Delete comman...

Page 254: ...default items to a library Dragging a preset to a new position in the Preset Manager Load a library 1 In the Preset Manager choose Brushes Swatches Gradients Styles Patterns or Effects from the Preset...

Page 255: ...can set the charcoal thickness level of image detail and light dark balance Chrome The Chrome filter gives the image a polished chrome surface using highlights as high points and shadows as low point...

Page 256: ...r You can set the image balance graininess and relief Pen and Ink The Pen and Ink filter Filter Sketch Pen and Ink simulates artistic sketching to its closest form To ensure that you get the best effe...

Page 257: ...er The Water Paper filter uses blotchy daubs that appear to be painted onto fibrous damp paper causing the colors to flow and blend You can set the paper s fiber length brightness and contrast Legal N...

Page 258: ...Effects and filters...

Page 259: ...p down helps in choosing the right filter style or effect to reproduce Each section displays thumbnail examples of the artwork or effects that you can add or apply to an image Most sections offer a me...

Page 260: ...y effects to a copy of a selected layer Adding the Blizzard effect to an image makes it look like it s snowing The Neon Glow effect turns the image into a dramatic neon picture You can use Image effec...

Page 261: ...mit icon to apply the change or click the Cancel icon 4 Use the Move tool to relocate or resize the text frame 5 Optional Add color to the text using the pop up Color panel in the options bar 6 When y...

Page 262: ...of each filter you ve applied to achieve the effect you want Because it is so flexible the Filter Gallery is often the best choice for applying filters However not all filters listed in the Filter men...

Page 263: ...to apply To use the Effects panel choose Window Effects select a category and double click the filter you want to apply You can also drag a filter to the image To use the Filter menu choose Filter the...

Page 264: ...color values Render filters Create cloud patterns lens flare fibers and lightning effects in an image Sketch filters Add texture for depth or to give a hand drawn look Stylize filters Produce a paint...

Page 265: ...s the depth of the texture s surface Light if available Sets the direction of the light source on the image Invert Reverses the surface s light and dark colors Improve performance with filters and eff...

Page 266: ...o Action Sets Note Photoshop actions that contain steps that are unsupported in Photoshop Elements will fail to play Not all action that are created in Photoshop can be played in Photoshop Elements Pl...

Page 267: ...kin Tone Guided Edit to correct skin tones tan blush and light in an image You can view the after image only or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally For more on corr...

Page 268: ...more on correcting color casts see Correcting color casts The Rotate and Straighten Guided Edit Use the Rotate and or Straighten Photo Guided Edit to rotate a picture in 90 degree increments or draw a...

Page 269: ...el click Photo Effects High Key Note Pictures that have been taken in excess light or are over exposed will appear bleached out when the High Key effect is applied Slightly darker images will produce...

Page 270: ...ect you want to apply to your photo 4 Click Done to apply the effect or Cancel to return to the Guided Edits panel The Old Fashioned Photo Guided Edit For more information on the features used in this...

Page 271: ...The photo will appear blurred out 3 Click Modify Focus Area and then click and drag across the image to specify the areas that you would like to appear in sharp focus 4 To experiment with more effects...

Page 272: ...Feather slider and size Roundness of the vignette For the Feather slider a smaller pixel value indicates a harder sharper edge whereas a larger value indicates a softer thicker edge For the Roundness...

Page 273: ...ed Edit transform an image into pop art in three simple steps What s more you have a choice of two styles 1 Click Photo Play and select Pop Art 2 Choose a style and follow the onscreen instructions St...

Page 274: ...Click Add Distortion to distort the reflection in a realistic way 8 Optional Click Crop Tool to remove unnecessary areas 9 Optional Click Gradient Tool and drag a gradient line from the bottom of the...

Page 275: ...se sweep around the starting point Reflected gradient Shades using symmetric linear gradients on either side of the starting point Diamond gradient Shades from the starting point outward in a diamond...

Page 276: ...re colors that fade to transparency Gradient Editor dialog box A Color Stop B Color Midpoint C Opacity Stop To define a gradient you add a color stop to add a color to the gradient drag the color stop...

Page 277: ...its transparency stop up and off the gradient bar or select the stop and click the Delete button 9 To save the gradient to the gradient presets enter a new name in the Name text box and then click New...

Page 278: ...tion Apply the Gradient Map filter The Gradient Map filter maps the grayscale range of an image to the colors of a specified gradient fill Using the Gradient Map filter to simulate a sepia tone 1 Sele...

Page 279: ...rea 2 Do one of the following Choose Filter Adjustments Posterize From the Layers panel or Layer menu create a new Posterize adjustment layer or open an existing Posterize adjustment layer 3 Use the s...

Page 280: ...ature of the ambient light Conversely if the photo was taken at a higher color temperature of light bluish the Warming Filter 85 makes the image colors warmer to compensate for the higher color temper...

Page 281: ...create adjustment layers This feature offers you flexibility in working with your photos because the original image layer is not altered You can go back and tweak the adjustments and no image informat...

Page 282: ...ist and paint over the area to apply the effect You can choose from a range of brushes It has settings for brush size and shape in the options bar It also works like a Selection tool you can click Ref...

Page 283: ...turn to the Smart Brush tool or Detail Smart Brush tool the last adjustment you applied is active 6 Optional If you have multiple adjustments do one of the following to select the adjustment you want...

Page 284: ...ys You can modify an adjustment at any time by double clicking the adjustment layer to reopen the Levels dialog box You can reduce the effect of an adjustment by lowering the adjustment layer s opacit...

Page 285: ...ixels on either end of the histogram You can also enter values directly into the first and third Input Levels text boxes Dragging the highlight slider to the left lightens the photo Press Alt Option i...

Page 286: ...tails in highlights Original image left after using the Burn tool top center and after using the Dodge tool bottom right 1 Select the Dodge tool or the Burn tool If you do not see these tools look for...

Page 287: ...menu and then select a brush thumbnail Sets the size of the brush in pixels Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box Sets whether to saturate or desaturate Sets the strength of the tool w...

Page 288: ...layers fill layers do not affect the layers below them To paint on a fill layer you must first convert it simplify it into a regular layer Adjustment and fill layers have the same opacity and blending...

Page 289: ...roup 5 To add more layers to the group press Alt Option in Mac OS and position the pointer over the line dividing the bottom most layer in the group from the layer below it Click when the pointer chan...

Page 290: ...er affects other layers below the merged adjustment layer You can also convert simplify a fill layer into an image layer without merging it Adjustment layers and fill layers with masks the layer s rig...

Page 291: ...the layer mask with gray Single click the foreground color swatch in the toolbox to choose a gray shade from the Swatches panel The extent to which the effect or fill is removed depends on the tones o...

Page 292: ...aints an image using a dry brush technique between oil and watercolor The filter simplifies an image by reducing its range of colors to areas of common color You can set the brush size brush detail an...

Page 293: ...tle texture in darker areas the chalk appears scraped off to reveal the texture You can set the stroke length stroke detail and texture Texture options make images appear as if they were painted onto...

Page 294: ...filter deselect the Lock transparent pixels option in the Layers panel Blurring the background of a photo Gaussian Blur The Gaussian Blur filter quickly blurs a selection by an adjustable amount Gaus...

Page 295: ...dragging the pattern in the Blur Center box Smart Blur The Smart Blur filter precisely blurs an image You can specify a radius to determine how far the filter searches for dissimilar pixels to blur a...

Page 296: ...e image with simulated pencil hatching You can set the stroke length sharpness and strength the number of hatching passes Dark Strokes The Dark Strokes filter paints dark areas of an image closer to b...

Page 297: ...ce of information as you edit photos You can also use the Layer menu to work with layers Ordinary layers are pixel based image layers There are several other layer types you can use to create special...

Page 298: ...e You must simplify them to create an editable image You use the buttons in the panel to perform actions Create a new layer Create a new fill or adjustment layer Delete a layer Lock transparent pixels...

Page 299: ...opying part of another layer and pasting it into a new layer Convert the Background layer into a regular layer The Background layer is the bottom layer in an image Other layers stack on top of the Bac...

Page 300: ...er in the Layers panel 2 Choose Layer New Background From Layer Any transparent areas in the original layer are filled with the background color More Help topics About selections Legal Notices Online...

Page 301: ...e layer or area 2 Choose Distort Displace from the Filter menu 3 To define the magnitude of the displacement enter a value between 999 and 999 in the Horizontal and Vertical Scale text boxes When the...

Page 302: ...move pixels to the left and Alt drag Option drag in Mac OS to move pixels to the right Reflection Copies pixels to the brush area Drag to reflect the area perpendicular to the direction of the stroke...

Page 303: ...he new curve point You can drag any point along the curve to adjust the distortion and you can add additional curve points 4 Select one of the following in the Undefined Areas options and click OK Wra...

Page 304: ...e of the following and click OK Wrap Around Fills the voids in the image with content from the opposite edge of the image Repeat Edge Pixels Extends the colors of pixels along the image s edge in the...

Page 305: ...use this filter to remove banding or visual noise that often appears in scans of magazines or other printed materials Dust Scratches The Dust Scratches filter reduces visual noise by changing dissimi...

Page 306: ...y which to divide the sum of the brightness values of the pixels included in the calculation 7 For Offset enter the value to be added to the result of the scale calculation 8 Click OK The custom filte...

Page 307: ...a watermark is detected the application displays a copyright symbol in the image window s title bar and includes the information in the Copyright Status Copyright Notice and Owner URL sections of the...

Page 308: ...ern Stamp tool icon in the Tool Options bar 2 Choose a pattern from the Pattern pop up panel in the Tool Options bar To load additional pattern libraries select a library name from the panel menu or c...

Page 309: ...s To create a pattern from the entire image deselect everything 2 Choose Edit Define Pattern From Selection 3 Enter a name for the pattern in the Pattern Name dialog box 4 To deselect the original sel...

Page 310: ...channels 1 2 3 and 4 which correspond to CMYK channels cyan magenta yellow and black 5 Click Defaults to return all the screen angles to their default values and then click OK Crystalize The Crystali...

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Page 312: ...pop up panel menu choose the Rename command then enter a new name and click OK To delete a brush gradient or pattern from a panel select an item open the pop up panel menu and choose the Delete comman...

Page 313: ...default items to a library Dragging a preset to a new position in the Preset Manager Load a library 1 In the Preset Manager choose Brushes Swatches Gradients Styles Patterns or Effects from the Preset...

Page 314: ...yers Lens Flare The Lens Flare filter simulates the light refraction caused by shining a bright light into a camera lens You can set the flare brightness flare location and flare shape the lens type C...

Page 315: ...ifies the width of the beam of light Color box Displays the Color Picker so you can change the color of the light Click this white box to use it Properties Contains these options for the image you re...

Page 316: ...of the line Spotlights To stretch the ellipse or rotate the light drag one of the handles Shift drag to keep the angle constant and change only the size of the ellipse Ctrl drag to keep the size cons...

Page 317: ...can set the charcoal thickness level of image detail and light dark balance Chrome The Chrome filter gives the image a polished chrome surface using highlights as high points and shadows as low point...

Page 318: ...r You can set the image balance graininess and relief Pen and Ink The Pen and Ink filter Filter Sketch Pen and Ink simulates artistic sketching to its closest form To ensure that you get the best effe...

Page 319: ...er The Water Paper filter uses blotchy daubs that appear to be painted onto fibrous damp paper causing the colors to flow and blend You can set the paper s fiber length brightness and contrast Legal N...

Page 320: ...ur triangular sides that meet at a point Size Determines the length of the object s base from 2 to 255 pixels Depth Indicates how far the tallest object appears to protrude from the screen from 1 to 2...

Page 321: ...puts the tiled version on top of the original and reveals part of the original image underneath the tiled edges Trace Contour The Trace Contour filter finds the transitions between major areas of brig...

Page 322: ...of small chips or tiles and adds grout between the tiles In contrast the Pixelate Mosaic filter breaks up an image into blocks of different colored pixels You can set the tile size grout width and li...

Page 323: ...duced by an equal percentage 1 If you re working with an existing layer select the text layer in the Layers panel and then select a type tool 2 Select the characters you want to adjust 3 Click the Sho...

Page 324: ...e When mojikumi is on half width spacing is applied to these characters Mojikumi off top and mojikumi on bottom 1 If you re working with an existing layer select the text layer in the Layers panel and...

Page 325: ...Text and shapes...

Page 326: ...n enter and edit text You must commit changes to the type before you can perform other operations like selecting menu commands The Type tool is in edit mode when you see the Confirm button and Reject...

Page 327: ...w text or selected existing text Strikethrough Applies a line through new text or selected existing text Align Text Specifies text alignment If text orientation is horizontal lets you align text left...

Page 328: ...a selection When you commit a selection the selection is converted to a path on which you can type text 1 Select the Text on Shape Tool To quickly change the current text tool press Alt Option and cl...

Page 329: ...path click the mouse at any point along the path to add text Modify text in the same way that you modify normal text Add Text 5 After adding text click the Commit Create and use masked type The Horiz...

Page 330: ...3 Select additional type options See Type tool options and enter your text The type selection border appears in the image on the active layer More Help topics Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy...

Page 331: ...ct one or more characters you want to edit Enter text as desired 3 Commit the text layer by doing one of the following Click the Commit button in the options bar Click in the image Select a different...

Page 332: ...the text layer in the Layers panel 2 Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool 3 In the options bar enter or select a new value for Size You can enter a size larger than 72 points The...

Page 333: ...ientation for the warp effect Horizontal or Vertical 5 Optional Specify values for additional warping options to control the orientation and perspective of the warp effect Bend to specify the amount o...

Page 334: ...duced by an equal percentage 1 If you re working with an existing layer select the text layer in the Layers panel and then select a type tool 2 Select the characters you want to adjust 3 Click the Sho...

Page 335: ...e When mojikumi is on half width spacing is applied to these characters Mojikumi off top and mojikumi on bottom 1 If you re working with an existing layer select the text layer in the Layers panel and...

Page 336: ...a single shape or multiple shapes depending on the shape area option you select You can choose to have more than one shape in a layer You can change the color of a shape by editing its fill layer and...

Page 337: ...vailable tools 2 Optional In the Tool Options bar you can set the following options Smooth Corners Renders a polygon with smooth corners Indent Sides By Specifies the depth of the star s indentations...

Page 338: ...ter Draws a custom shape from the center Simplify Converts the shape drawn into a raster graphic Once converted to raster form shrinking or expanding the shape may result in jagged edges and pixelated...

Page 339: ...r to transform the shape Select the shape you want to transform choose Image Transform Shape and then choose a transformation command Change the color of all shapes in a layer 1 In the Expert mode dou...

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Page 341: ...Layers...

Page 342: ...ce of information as you edit photos You can also use the Layer menu to work with layers Ordinary layers are pixel based image layers There are several other layer types you can use to create special...

Page 343: ...e You must simplify them to create an editable image You use the buttons in the panel to perform actions Create a new layer Create a new fill or adjustment layer Delete a layer Lock transparent pixels...

Page 344: ...opying part of another layer and pasting it into a new layer Convert the Background layer into a regular layer The Background layer is the bottom layer in an image Other layers stack on top of the Bac...

Page 345: ...er in the Layers panel 2 Choose Layer New Background From Layer Any transparent areas in the original layer are filled with the background color More Help topics About selections Legal Notices Online...

Page 346: ...er To display just one layer Alt click Option click in Mac OS the eye icon for that layer Alt click Option click in Mac OS in the eye column again to show all the layers Resize or hide layer thumbnail...

Page 347: ...otoshop layer group choose Simplify Layer from either the Layer menu or from the Layers panel flyout menu Delete a layer Deleting layers that you no longer need reduces the size of your image file 1 S...

Page 348: ...To select more than one layer hold down the Ctrl key Command key in Mac OS and click each layer s name 3 Choose Layer Duplicate Layer or choose Duplicate Layer from the More menu in the Layers panel...

Page 349: ...layer 2 From the Select section of the Tools panel select the Move tool 3 Do one of the following Drag within the image to slide the selected layer or layers to the desired position Press the arrow k...

Page 350: ...To unlink one layer click the link icon of a layer To unlink multiple layers select more than one layer right click and select the Unlink Layers option Merge layers Layers can greatly increase the fil...

Page 351: ...rs with a line across it and make sure that the eye icon is visible not crossed for the layers you do want to merge 2 Specify a layer in which to merge all visible layers You can either create a new l...

Page 352: ...a layer uses Dissolve mode at 50 opacity You paint on this layer with the Paintbrush tool set to Normal mode at 100 opacity The paint appears in Dissolve mode at 50 opacity Similarly if a layer uses...

Page 353: ...existing selection press Ctrl Alt Shift Command Option Shift in Mac OS and click the layer thumbnail in the Layers panel Customize the transparency grid The checkerboard grid identifies transparency...

Page 354: ...layers fill layers do not affect the layers below them To paint on a fill layer you must first convert it simplify it into a regular layer Adjustment and fill layers have the same opacity and blending...

Page 355: ...roup 5 To add more layers to the group press Alt Option in Mac OS and position the pointer over the line dividing the bottom most layer in the group from the layer below it Click when the pointer chan...

Page 356: ...er affects other layers below the merged adjustment layer You can also convert simplify a fill layer into an image layer without merging it Adjustment layers and fill layers with masks the layer s rig...

Page 357: ...the layer mask with gray Single click the foreground color swatch in the toolbox to choose a gray shade from the Swatches panel The extent to which the effect or fill is removed depends on the tones o...

Page 358: ...is a grayscale image so areas you paint in black are hidden areas you paint in white are visible and areas you paint in shades of gray appear in various levels of transparency You can use the paint br...

Page 359: ...a pair of layers you want to group and choose Layer Create Clipping Mask 2 When making a clipping mask from an existing layer and one you are about to create first select the existing layer in the La...

Page 360: ...he top Release clipping mask 1 In the Layers panel select any layer other than the base layer in the clipping mask 2 Choose Layer Release Clipping Mask More Help topics Legal Notices Online Privacy Po...

Page 361: ...a layer s style or apply other style settings or attributes available in the dialog box Lighting Angle Specifies the lighting angle at which the effect is applied to the layer Drop Shadow Specifies t...

Page 362: ...or more of the layer style settings or add new ones and click OK Change the scale of a layer style 1 In the Layers panel select the layer containing style effects you want to scale 2 Choose Layer Lay...

Page 363: ...Printing and exporting...

Page 364: ...image to print T shirt transfers Note To print a PDF file you must have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer Finally you can print projects you ve made in Photoshop Elements such as photo albums...

Page 365: ...ily preview groups of images by displaying a series of thumbnail images on a single page You can print a contact sheet from the Elements Organizer However you can initiate the process from Photoshop E...

Page 366: ...Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy...

Page 367: ...photos Picture Package Arrange photos in various layouts and frames borders for individual photos Contact Sheet Automatically arrange selected photos in a single column or multi column layout 7 Selec...

Page 368: ...oom In or Out of the image using the slider More options for printing from the Print dialog box When you click More Options in the Print dialog box the following options are displayed Printing Choices...

Page 369: ...able in the print space Scale an image in the Print dialog box Scaling an image in the Print dialog box changes the size and resolution of the printed image the file size of the image doesn t change C...

Page 370: ...resses file size by selectively discarding data You can choose the level of compression Higher compression results in lower image quality and a smaller file size lower compression results in better im...

Page 371: ...ns Save a file in GIF format 1 Choose File Save As 2 Specify a filename and location and choose CompuServe GIF Format from the format list Your image is saved as a copy in the specified directory unle...

Page 372: ...tion information Photoshop Elements does not provide options for opening multiresolution files the image opens at the highest resolution within the file However Adobe InDesign and some image servers p...

Page 373: ...the Save As dialog always opens the folder where you last saved a file When selected the Save As dialog always opens the folder from where you last opened a file Available at Preferences Saving Files...

Page 374: ...Photo projects...

Page 375: ...can either share it online or print it on your home computer or through a professional printing service Your projects are displayed in Elements Organizer The project file and related subfolders that...

Page 376: ...o collages from Elements Organizer You can also have your projects professionally printed using online services if available in your region If a photo project has missing files you can save the projec...

Page 377: ...or some locales Sample photo greeting cards About CD and DVD jackets Photoshop Elements lets you create disc jackets covers for a CD and DVD case You can print them with your home printer save to your...

Page 378: ...Click the Create button and select the project you want to create from the drop down that appears 3 Select a size and theme 4 Select Autofill With Selected Images 5 Click OK The project opens and you...

Page 379: ...ns suitable for online services You can print cards created using online templates but you can t order online if you use a local print template 3 Select Autofill With Selected Images to add all the ph...

Page 380: ...e for various online services 3 Select Autofill With Selected Images to add all the photos already open in the Photo Bin 4 Specify the number of pages in the photo book Photoshop Elements supports dif...

Page 381: ...o book missing file icons appear in the photo book instead of the images Reimport the images by clicking the sign or reconnect all the missing files in the Organize workspace After reconnecting the fi...

Page 382: ...to rotate the image Position the Move tool over a corner When the curved double headed arrow appears drag it to rotate the photo The further away the cursor is from the corner the more control you hav...

Page 383: ...for the page you want to edit and choose Open With Adobe Photoshop 6 In Photoshop make your changes and then choose File Save When Photoshop asks if you want to replace the existing file click Yes Do...

Page 384: ...s panel displays options suitable for online services 4 Select Autofill With Selected Images to add all the photos already open or those selected in the Photo Bin 5 Click OK Photoshop Elements creates...

Page 385: ...with a list of options for getting the photos In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box select Organize and Edit using Adobe Elements 11 Organizer If Elements Organizer is not already open the Photo Download...

Page 386: ...to get started Places Elements Organizer helps you quickly find the photo you are looking for by associating your photos with places on a map Select photos and click the Add Places button on the task...

Page 387: ...e on your hard drive You can find or view the physical location of a photo or video clip in the following way 1 In the Organizer workspace select the photo or video clip 2 Click the Tags Info button 3...

Page 388: ...Color and click Vibrance Click Auto or select from the different options that Photoshop Elements provides Remove red eye You can automatically fix red eye when you import photos into Elements Organiz...

Page 389: ...een instructions to transform your portrait to a flawless image in seven easy steps Experiment with the toolset in Expert mode The Expert mode provides you the complete toolset available in Photoshop...

Page 390: ...ments offers many ways to quickly share your media You can let people view your photos through an interactive online album You can send photos to people via email You can print photos to your home pri...

Page 391: ...nly Authorize Photoshop Elements to access your Facebook account Note If you leave the Download Facebook Friend List option selected Photoshop Elements downloads the list of friends from your Facebook...

Page 392: ...Web graphics...

Page 393: ...e For Web dialog box to preview the effects of different optimization options on a photo you want to share on the web The process is simple Open a photo and choose File Save For Web Then choose a form...

Page 394: ...image on the web also depends on the colors displayed by the computer platform operating system monitor and browser You may want to preview images in different browsers and on different platforms to s...

Page 395: ...PNG 8 with 256 colors and no dither left and PNG 8 with 16 colors and dithering right About the PNG 24 format The PNG 24 format supports 24 bit color Like the JPEG format PNG 24 preserves the subtle...

Page 396: ...Note Some browsers do not support progressive JPEGs 6 To preserve the ICC profile of the original image in the optimized file select ICC Profile Some browsers use ICC profiles for color correction The...

Page 397: ...te an image that is displayed at low resolution in a browser while the full resolution image is downloading Interlacing can make downloading time seem shorter and gives viewers feedback that downloadi...

Page 398: ...ency You can create transparency when you create a new layer or use the Background Eraser Magic Eraser or Magic Extractor tools When working with GIF or PNG 8 files you can create hard edged transpare...

Page 399: ...t a color using the Color Picker Create hard edged transparency in a GIF or PNG 8 file Use hard edged transparency when you don t know the background color of a web page or when the web page backgroun...

Page 400: ...in the 8 bit color panel Browser dither can occur with GIF PNG or JPEG images In Photoshop Elements you can control the amount of browser dither by shifting selected colors in the image to web safe c...

Page 401: ...changing the color display Select a browser from the Preview In menu in the Save For Web dialog box More Help topics Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy...

Page 402: ...N cable or DSL Internet access 5 When you change the Internet access speed the estimated download time displayed under the optimized image is updated If the download time seems too long try different...

Page 403: ...view the last frame in the animation click the Last Frame button To view the first frame in the animation click the First Frame button 3 To preview an animation in a web browser do the following Choos...

Page 404: ...e Uses up to 256 colors Indexed color images are 8 bit images When converting into indexed color Photoshop Elements builds a color lookup table CLUT which stores and indexes the colors in the image If...

Page 405: ...es above the middle gray level 128 to white and those below to black The result is a very high contrast black and white representation of the image Original grayscale image left and 50 Threshold conve...

Page 406: ...olor integrity Local Selective applies the panel to individual images Master Selective applies the selected panel to multiple images for example for multimedia production Local or Master Adaptive Crea...

Page 407: ...ng colors The first color you choose in the Color Picker is the beginning color in the range When you click OK the Color Picker reappears so that you can choose the last color in the range The colors...

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