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Page 2: ...Time are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries QuickTime trademark used under license Kodak and Photo CD are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company The Prox...

Page 3: ...digital imaging 6 Quickly Fix Photographs Photoshop Elements Quick Fix 9 Chapter 1 Looking at the Work Area Getting familiar with the work area 11 Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements 16 Viewin...

Page 4: ...57 Quickly fixing your photos 58 Adjusting the range of dark and light tones in an image 62 Describing color 64 Adjusting color 65 Retouching an image 70 Chapter 5 Resizing Cropping and Laying Out Ima...

Page 5: ...nting About painting and drawing 127 Selecting foreground and background colors 127 Using the Adobe Color Picker 131 Using the painting tools 133 Setting options for painting and editing tools 135 Era...

Page 6: ...ating images for the Web and e mail 205 Using the Save For Web dialog box 205 Choosing a file format for the Web 207 Optimizing Web images 210 Making transparent and matted images 214 Previewing and c...

Page 7: ...Printing images 237 Setting print options 237 Positioning and scaling images 238 Setting output options 238 Choosing a print encoding method 239 Using color management when printing 239 Using online...

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Page 9: ...oftware package Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 0 You must install the Photoshop Elements appli cation from the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 0 CD onto your hard drive you cannot run the applicatio...

Page 10: ...properly view online Help topics you must open them in Photoshop Elements Using Hints recipes and tutorials Photoshop Elements provides Hints recipes and tutorials to help you learn the application q...

Page 11: ...lements and other Adobe products Adobe Online also provides bookmarks that take you quickly to noteworthy sites related to Adobe and Photoshop Elements Using Adobe Online Adobe Online is constantly ch...

Page 12: ...vailable for retail and upgrade versions For more information refer to the technical support card provided with your Photoshop Elements documentation Customer support on Adobe Online Adobe Online prov...

Page 13: ...pen and organize all of your photos and view important metadata about each photo using the File menu Browse feature Red eye brush Fix unwanted red eye with a single stroke of the red eye brush Color v...

Page 14: ...productive fast with illustra tions and tips that show you how to use the wide variety of painting tools and palettes Dialog tips Tips embedded in the more complex dialogs eliminate confusion Web pho...

Page 15: ...oto Layer styles Quickly create drop shadows bevels glows and other effects by applying Layer Styles to the contents of a layer Watch the contents instantly update anytime you edit the layer Liquify C...

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Page 17: ...ixing photographs and tips for using the tools To make adjustments to your photograph Select an adjustment category Choose a category from the list Brightness adjusts your photo s contrast and brightn...

Page 18: ...ments click OK If you are not satisfied you can undo redo or reset the adjustments Click Undo once or multiple times for each successive adjustment you d like to undo Clicking Undo can undo the Reset...

Page 19: ...commands for working with layers Shortcuts bar The shortcuts bar displays buttons for executing common commands See Using the shortcuts bar on page 13 Options bar The options bar provides options for...

Page 20: ...Press the tool s keyboard shortcut The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip For example you can select the move tool by pressing the v key see Using keyboard commands and modifier keys on pa...

Page 21: ...he work area so you can access all the tools and options that are available to you Shortcuts bar A Gripper bar B Tool tip You can also perform searches in the shortcuts bar In the search field you can...

Page 22: ...y but easily accessible or you can keep frequently used palettes open in the work area Another option is to group palettes together in the work area or to dock one palette at the bottom of another pal...

Page 23: ...r at once but you can dock the palettes from one group to another one at a time To move a palette group Drag its title bar To collapse a palette group Double click a palette s tab or title bar To rese...

Page 24: ...the slider or angle radius to the desired value Click outside the slider box or press Enter or Return to close the slider box To cancel changes press the Escape key Esc To increase or decrease values...

Page 25: ...Do this step for me to have Photoshop Elements perform the task for you Using the Info palette The Info palette provides feedback as you use a tool Make sure the Info palette is visible in your work...

Page 26: ...menu Choose a unit of measurement from the Ruler Units pop up menu and click OK Using the status bar The status bar at the bottom of the application window Windows or document window Mac OS displays u...

Page 27: ...old down Esc until the operation in progress has stopped In Mac OS you can also press Command period To set notification for completion of operations 1 In Windows or Mac OS 9 x choose Edit Preferences...

Page 28: ...ng the zoom tool hold down Alt Windows or Option Mac OS to switch between zooming in and zooming out To zoom in Do one of the following Select the zoom tool and click the Zoom In button in the options...

Page 29: ...r 100 in the Status Bar and press Enter or Return To change the view to fit the screen Do one of the following Double click the hand tool Select the zoom tool or the hand tool and click Fit on Screen...

Page 30: ...bnail of the image which represents the boundaries of the image window Drag the slider in the Navigator palette Click in the thumbnail of the image The new view includes the area you clicked View of a...

Page 31: ...to close all windows Windows Choose File Close All to close all windows Mac OS Duplicating images Duplicating lets you experiment with and compare multiple versions of the same image You can duplicat...

Page 32: ...ter mines the grid s point of origin To show or hide rulers If the rulers aren t visible choose View Rulers Choose the command a second time to hide the rulers To show or hide the grid If the grid isn...

Page 33: ...ively you can restore all or part of an image to its last saved version But available memory may limit your ability to use these options For information on how to restore your image to how it looked a...

Page 34: ...sts 20 previous states Older states are automatically deleted to free more memory for Photoshop Elements You can change the number of states displayed in the Undo History palette in General Preference...

Page 35: ...palette menu to delete that change and those that came after it Drag the state to the Trash button to delete that change and those that came after it Choose Clear Undo History from the palette menu to...

Page 36: ...a preset in a pop up palette 1 Click the triangle in the upper right area of a pop up palette 2 Choose a preset To rename a brush gradient or pattern in a pop up palette 1 Select an item click the tr...

Page 37: ...lay a sample brush stroke and brush thumbnail This option is available for brushes only Note Not all of the above options are available for all pop up palettes Using the Preset Manager The Preset Mana...

Page 38: ...rename a preset 1 Do one of the following Select a preset in the list and click Rename Double click a preset in the list 2 Enter a new name for the preset If you selected multiple presets you will be...

Page 39: ...y attaching or tagging a color profile to an image you define how colors appear in the image changing the attached profile changes how colors appear Images without attached profiles are known as untag...

Page 40: ...a monitor from black to white are nonlinear if you graph the values they form a curve not a straight line The gamma value defines the slope of that curve halfway between black and white Gamma adjustme...

Page 41: ...to best meet your needs By setting preferences you can control the working environment in Photoshop Elements and change how the program uses memory Setting preferences Preferences settings control how...

Page 42: ...nd eraser magic eraser selection brush red eye brush clone stamp pattern stamp and the smudge blur sharpen dodge burn and sponge tools The Other Cursors options control the pointers for the marquee la...

Page 43: ...y installed plug ins will then appear in the Filter Other submenu To install an Adobe Systems plug in module Do one of the following Use the plug in installer if provided In Windows copy the module in...

Page 44: ...memory preferences are set outside of Photoshop Elements Refer to your Mac OS documentation Assigning scratch disks When your system does not have enough RAM to perform an operation Photoshop Element...

Page 45: ...recommends that you use a disk tool utility such asWindows Disk Defragmenter or Norton Speed Disk to defragment your hard drive on a regular basis See your Windows or Mac OS documentation for infor m...

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Page 47: ...alue For example a bicycle tire in a bitmap image is made up of a mosaic of pixels in that location When working with bitmap images you edit pixels rather than objects or shapes Bitmap images are the...

Page 48: ...r button in the Welcome window then choose the scanner name from the Import pop up menu in the Select Import Source dialog box Choose the scanner name from the File Import submenu Importing photos usi...

Page 49: ...scan Crop the scan if needed by pulling the rectangle so it surrounds the image 9 Click Scan 10 The scanned image will be saved in the bmp file format Importing photos from a digital camera Photoshop...

Page 50: ...ile Browser to browse the contents of your digital camera and open photos Choose File Open to navigate to a specific photo 4 Save your photos as psd files on your computer so you can edit them in Phot...

Page 51: ...the Frame from Video command When you see a frame you d like to import as a still image click the Grab Frame button or simply press the space bar Your video clips must be saved in video file formats...

Page 52: ...n the last image you created To create an image from data on the Clipboard select File Create from Clipboard 2 If desired enter a name for the image and set the width and height To match the width and...

Page 53: ...es you want to open and do one of the following Double click the file Drag the selected file or files into the work area Choose Open from the File Browser menu Press Enter Windows or Return Mac OS To...

Page 54: ...or Option drag Mac OS files to a different folder To delete files 1 Select the file or files you want to delete 2 Do one of the following Click the Trash button Drag the files to the Trash button Pre...

Page 55: ...and file information to make loading times quicker when you return to a previously viewed folder Purging the cache frees up disk space on your computer To purge the cache Choose Purge Cache from the...

Page 56: ...at from the Format pop up menu and click Open Important If the file does not open then the chosen format may not match the file s true format or the file may be damaged Opening and importing PDF files...

Page 57: ...Import All Images Press Esc to cancel the import operation before all images are imported To create a new Photoshop file for each page of a multiple page PDF file 1 Choose File Automation Tools Multi...

Page 58: ...m Pro Photo CDs Note You cannot save files in PCD format in Photoshop Elements To open a Photo CD file 1 Choose File Open 2 Select the PCD file you want to open and click Open If the file does not app...

Page 59: ...odule to operate you may not be able to use the module with large PICT files The Anti aliased PICT dialog box indicates the current file size and dimensions To change the image dimensions enter new va...

Page 60: ...rmats to open in Photoshop Elements This means that you would have to use the Open command to open an image file from your computer 3 Click the OK button when you re done Placing files You can use the...

Page 61: ...artwork the pointer turns into a curved arrow and drag In the options bar enter a value in degrees for the Rotation option 7 If desired skew the placed artwork by holding down Ctrl Windows or Command...

Page 62: ...computer monitors to display colors Bitmap mode This mode uses one of two color values black or white to represent the pixels in an image Images in Bitmap mode are called bitmapped 1 bit images becaus...

Page 63: ...version Flatten the file before converting it The inter action of colors between layer blending modes will change when the mode changes To convert an image to another mode Choose Image Mode and choose...

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Page 65: ...ion see Checking scan quality and tonal range in online Help To remove blemishes such as dust and scratches you can use filters to quickly repair the damaged areas If the blemished areas are more comp...

Page 66: ...asing its saturation See Adjusting color on page 65 Sharpen the edges of the image As a final step use the Unsharp Mask filter to sharpen the clarity of edges in the image This step helps restore deta...

Page 67: ...n in the document window See Selecting pixels on page 114 2 Choose Enhance Auto Contrast Using the Auto Color Correction command The Auto Color Correction command adjusts the contrast and color by ide...

Page 68: ...how little detail You can lighten such shadows using the Fill Flash command Original image and Fill Flash applied To use the Fill Flash command 1 Do one of the following To make adjustments to your en...

Page 69: ...u can either click the Quick Fix button in the Shortcuts bar or choose Enhance Quick Fix 3 Select an Adjustment Category in the first step of the Quick Fix dialog box Brightness lets you adjust your p...

Page 70: ...in Photoshop Elements Of all the features for adjusting tonal values the Levels dialog box gives you the most precision Using the Levels dialog box The Levels dialog box lets you correct the tonal ra...

Page 71: ...brightest and darkest points This is the same as using the Auto Levels command and may be adequate for an average key image See Using the Auto Levels command on page 58 5 If your image needs midtone c...

Page 72: ...p Elements lets you use the HSB and RGB color models to select and manipulate color HSB model Based on the human perception of color the HSB model describes three fundamental characteristics of color...

Page 73: ...consider the type of image you have and the effect you want to produce If you re new to adjusting color components it helps to keep a diagram of the color wheel on hand You can use the color wheel to...

Page 74: ...re the same As you make adjustments the After image changes to reflect your choices 3 Select what to adjust in the image Shadows Midtones or Highlights to indicate whether you want to adjust the dark...

Page 75: ...ing the image s key tones To use Levels to fine tune the color balance of your image In the Levels dialog box choose a single color channel from the Channel pop up menu and use the sliders or text box...

Page 76: ...ration enter a value or drag the slider to the right to increase the saturation or to the left to decrease it The color shifts away from or toward the center of the wheel relative to the beginning col...

Page 77: ...black or white Photoshop Elements converts the image to the hue of the current foreground color The lightness value of each pixel does not change 4 Use the Hue slider to select a new color if desired...

Page 78: ...thetoleranceof themaskby draggingthe Fuzziness slider or entering a value This controls the degree to which related colors are included in the selection 6 Drag the Hue Saturation and Lightness sliders...

Page 79: ...elected If your image has multiple layers select a layer to adjust in the Layers palette To make adjustments to a portion of your image make a selection in the document window See Selecting pixels on...

Page 80: ...image on the color you want to remove Alternately you can choose a target color using the Color Picker 4 Specify a replacement color by doing one of the following To use the default replacement color...

Page 81: ...the neutral gray To use the sponge tool 1 Select the sponge tool 2 Choose a brush from the pop up palette in the options bar and drag the Size pop up slider to set the brush size 3 Select how to chang...

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Page 83: ...ile a digital photo contains a specific amount of image data it doesn t have a specific physical output size or resolution As you change the resolution of a file its physical dimen sions change or as...

Page 84: ...age s resolution To print a high quality photo on an inkjet printer an image resolution of about 300 ppi should provide very good results Depending on the image you can get acceptable results with a r...

Page 85: ...display information about the current image size using the information box at the bottom of the application window Windows or the document window Mac OS See Using the status bar on page 18 To display...

Page 86: ...scaling an image or performing multiple manipulations on a selection Bilinear is the medium quality method 3 To maintain the current proportions of pixel width to pixel height select Constrain Propor...

Page 87: ...n Propor tions This option automatically updates the width as you change the height and vice versa 4 Under Document Size enter new values for the height and width If desired choose a new unit of measu...

Page 88: ...ounding box and drag To scale the marquee drag a handle To constrain the proportions hold down Shift as you drag a corner handle To rotate the marquee position the pointer outside the bounding box the...

Page 89: ...ipping an image inverts it across its horizontal or vertical axis To rotate or flip an entire image Choose Image Rotate and choose one of the following commands from the submenu 90 Left to rotate the...

Page 90: ...ges Creating panoramic images using Photomerge The Photomerge command combines several photographs into one continuous image For example you can take five overlapping photo graphs of a city skyline an...

Page 91: ...aintain the same exposure Avoidusingtheflash in some pictures and not in others The advanced blending feature in Photomerge helps smooth out different exposures but extreme differences make alignment...

Page 92: ...area See Editing a Photomerge compo sition on page 85 If the panorama can t be automatically assembled a message appears on screen You can assemble the composition manually in the Photomerge dialog b...

Page 93: ...age in the work area 1 Select the select image tool and click on the image you want to rotate 2 Select the rotate tool 3 Click near the edge of the image and drag in a circular motion around the cente...

Page 94: ...nly works up to an approximately 120 angle of view For a wider angle of view the Perspective option should be deselected To change the perspective of a composition select the vanishing point tool and...

Page 95: ...ument to use the currently active image File to browse to a saved image Folder to browse to a folder containing multiple image files Select Include All Subfolders to include images inside any subfolde...

Page 96: ...hes p or P for pixels or c or C for centimeters All numbers in the file use the specified unit The width of the document The height of the document Note The width and height of the document should not...

Page 97: ...umbnail previews For Place choose whether to arrange thumb nails across first from left to right then top to bottom or down first from top to bottom then left to right Enter the number of columns and...

Page 98: ...the Save button Note If you want to compress your final PDF file click the Advanced button to specify encoding options 5 In Slide Show Options select from the following Enter the number of seconds eac...

Page 99: ...e the original layer intact as a backup and retouch a duplicate copy of the layer or use adjustment layers to fine tune your image The power of layers is that they enable you to work on one element of...

Page 100: ...palette The Layers palette lists all layers in an image The order of layers in the Layers palette indicates the stacking order of layers in the image the topmost layer in the Layers palette is the top...

Page 101: ...t be modified It also shows a link icon for layers that are linked to the active layer The right column lists the layer s name and may display additional icons By default this column also shows a thu...

Page 102: ...the Layers palette click the eye icon next to a layer to hide that layer Click in the leftmost column again to redisplay the layer Drag through the eye column to show or hide multiple layers To displ...

Page 103: ...name to make it active Select the move tool right click Windows or Control click Mac OS in the image and choose the layer you want from the context menu The context menu lists all the layers that con...

Page 104: ...e Layers palette 2 Name the layer and set other layer options See Specifying layer blending modes on page 100 Specifying opacity on page 100 and Creating grouped layers on page 106 3 Click OK To turn...

Page 105: ...dy has a background you can t convert a layer to a background until you convert the existing background to a layer Changing the stacking order of layers The stacking order determines whether a layer a...

Page 106: ...thumbnail and choose Duplicate Layer To copy a layer between images 1 Open the two images you want to use 2 In the Layers palette of the source image select the layer that you want to copy 3 Do one o...

Page 107: ...file An image created by duplicating a layer has no background See About the Background layer on page 92 5 Click OK Repositioning layers You can quickly adjust the composition of an image by repositio...

Page 108: ...pacity If you use the eraser tool with an opacity of 50 only 50 of the paint disap pears from this layer as you erase Specifying opacity A layer s opacity determines to what degree it obscures or reve...

Page 109: ...color layer in the Layers palette and choose a filter effect or layer style from the Filters Effects or Layer Styles palette See Using the Filters Effects and Layer Styles palettes on page 165 Using...

Page 110: ...bottom of the Layers palette and choose the adjustment type you want to create Note that the first three commands in the menu are fill layers not adjustment layers To affect only one or more successi...

Page 111: ...stacking order deleted hidden and duplicated in the same manner as image layers By default fill layers take the name of the fill type To create a fill layer 1 In the Layers palette select the layer yo...

Page 112: ...justment or fill layer you can easily edit the settings or dynamically replace it with a different adjustment or fill type To edit an adjustment or fill layer 1 To open the adjustment or fill options...

Page 113: ...S the layer s leftmost thumbnail to view only the grayscale mask Alt Option click the thumbnail again to redisplay the other layers Hold down Alt Shift Windows or Option Shift Mac OS and click the lay...

Page 114: ...ting grouped layers In grouped layers the bottommost layer or base layer defines the visible boundaries for the entire group For example you might have a shape on the base layer a photograph on the la...

Page 115: ...layer in the grouped layer and choose Layer Ungroup This command removes the selected layer and any layers above it from the grouped layer In the Layers palette select any layer in the group besides t...

Page 116: ...wand smudge blur sharpen or clone stamp tool you are applying color sampled only from pixels on the active layer This means you can smudge or sample in a single layer even when other layers are visib...

Page 117: ...ail To load the intersection of the pixels and an existing selection press Ctrl Alt Shift Windows or Command Option Shift Mac OS and either click the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette or if the la...

Page 118: ...File size depends on the pixel dimensions of an image and the number of layers contained in the image Images with more pixels may produce more detail when printed but they require more disk space to...

Page 119: ...Merge Down from either the Layers menu or from the Layers palette menu Note If the bottom layer in the pair is a shape type or fill layer you can t choose Merge Down until you ve simplified the layer...

Page 120: ...round greatly reducing the file size Flattening an image discards all hidden layers and fills any transparent areas with white In most cases you won t want to flatten a file until you ve finished edit...

Page 121: ...e nature of your image the changes you want to make and the area you want to select For example the magic wand tool is useful for quickly selecting areas of similar color such as a clear blue sky To s...

Page 122: ...ou can also choose selection commands from a context menu while using the marquee lasso or magic wand tools To access this menu right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac OS in the image window Showing or...

Page 123: ...he area you want to select To make a Fixed Size selection click in the image to set the upper left corner of the selection border By default a selection border is created from one of its corners To cr...

Page 124: ...gnetic lasso tool 1 Select the magnetic lasso tool and then select tool options in the options bar To specify the area of edge detection enter a pixel value between 1 and 40 for Width The magnetic las...

Page 125: ...pears next to the pointer and click To close the border with a freehand magnetic segment double click press Enter or Return or click anywhere outside the document window To close the border with a str...

Page 126: ...alue to select a broader range of colors 4 To define a smooth selection edge select Anti aliased See Softening the edges of a selection on page 121 5 To select only adjacent areas using the same color...

Page 127: ...the magic wand tool and then choose Select Inverse Adjusting selections manually You can use the selection tools to add to or subtract from existing pixel selections For consistent results when manual...

Page 128: ...of a selection on page 121 To paint a hard edged border around a selection use the Stroke command on a selection that lacks feathering or anti aliasing See Filling and tracing selections and layers on...

Page 129: ...unding pixels This blurring can cause some loss of detail at the edge of the selection You can create a feathered selection with the elliptical marquee rectangular marquee lasso polygonal lasso or mag...

Page 130: ...h the Info palette open you can track the exact distance of the move To specify move tool options 1 Select the move tool 2 Select any of the following in the options bar Auto Select Layer to select th...

Page 131: ...mensions This can make the pasted portion appear out of proportion to the new image Use the Image Size command to make the source and destination images the same resolution before copying and pasting...

Page 132: ...ications In Windows the other appli cation must be OLE compliant To duplicate an entire image by dragging and dropping use the move tool to drag the image to the other open application If your image h...

Page 133: ...athematically defined vector artwork to pixels Paste as Shape Layer to create a new shape layer that uses the path as a layer clipping path 5 If you chose Paste as Pixels in the previous step you can...

Page 134: ...ction menu 5 Select one of the following operations Add To Selection to add the saved selection to the current selection Subtract From Selection to subtract the saved selection from the current select...

Page 135: ...s many ways to creatively enhance your images You can paint fill or trace with preset colors patterns and color gradients or with customized patterns and gradients you create When you want to transfor...

Page 136: ...eground and background color boxes to black and white Click the Default Colors icon in the toolbox Using the eyedropper tool The eyedropper tool samples color from an image to designate a new foregrou...

Page 137: ...he Swatches palette you should manage its size and organization to improve performance To display the Swatches palette Choose Window Color Swatches or click the Swatches palette tab in the palette wel...

Page 138: ...ette To save a library of swatches choose Save Swatches from the More menu To make the set appear in the palette s swatch libraries pop up menu save the file to the Color Swatches folder inside the Pr...

Page 139: ...g two components one on the horizontal axis one on the vertical For more information about HSB and RGB color modes see Describing color on page 64 For example if the current color is black and you sel...

Page 140: ...Color Picker If you choose a color that isn t Web 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 closestWeb safe...

Page 141: ...Selecting foreground and background colors on page 127 2 Select the brush tool or pencil tool 3 Click the inverted arrow next to the brush sample choose a brush category from the Brushes pop up menu a...

Page 142: ...rength exposure or flow on page 138 6 Click the More Options button to specify the following options Choose a style to control the shape of the paint stroke For Area enter a value to specify the area...

Page 143: ...e brush size in the options bar drag the Size pop up slider or enter a size in the text box 4 Specify a blending mode and opacity See Setting options for painting and editing tools on page 135 5 Choos...

Page 144: ...er color Multiplying any color with black produces black Multiplying any color with white leaves the color unchanged When you re painting with a color other than black or white successive strokes with...

Page 145: ...ened by decreasing the contrast If the blend color is darker than 50 gray the image is darkened by increasing the contrast Linear Light Burns or dodges the colors by decreasing or increasing the brigh...

Page 146: ...lue affects pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click A high tolerance affects pixels within a broader range of color values To specify opacity pressure exposure tolera...

Page 147: ...lor jitter Sets the rate at which the stroke color switches between the foreground and background colors Higher values cause more frequent switches between the two colors than lower values To set the...

Page 148: ...brush and the amount of pressure you apply with your stylus To enable tablet support 1 Select the brush tool in the toolbox 2 In the options bar click the More Options button and select Tablet Support...

Page 149: ...n the options bar press Alt Windows or Option Mac OS to change the pointer to scissors and then click the brush you want to delete Select the brush in the pop up palette and choose Delete Brush from t...

Page 150: ...pixels in the image as you drag through them If you re working on the Background layer or on a layer with locked transparency erased pixels change to the background color otherwise erased pixels beco...

Page 151: ...An opacity of 100 erases pixels to complete transparency on a layer and to the background color on a locked layer A lower opacity erases pixels to partial transparency on a layer and paints partially...

Page 152: ...ground color Fillingandtracingselectionsand layers Photoshop Elements provides a variety of ways to fill and trace selections and layers You can fill them with colors and patterns or you can paint a b...

Page 153: ...window corners away from your image so that the image window dimensions are greater than your image dimensions 3 Select the paint bucket tool 4 In the options bar set Fill to Foreground 5 Hold down S...

Page 154: ...g patterns To manage patterns you use the Pattern pop up palette which appears in the options bar for the pattern stamp tool and the paint bucket tool You can change how that palette displays patterns...

Page 155: ...ge from 0 to 255 A low tolerance fills pixels with color values very similar to the pixel you click A high tolerance fills pixels that have a broader range of colors 7 To smooth the edges of the fille...

Page 156: ...end with less banding select Dither 8 To use a transparency mask for the gradient fill select Transparency See Specifying the gradient transparency on page 150 9 In the image position the pointer wher...

Page 157: ...t the far left end of the gradient bar a value of 100 at the far right end 8 To adjust the location of the midpoint where the gradient displays an even mix of the starting and ending colors drag the d...

Page 158: ...tern indicates the amount of transparency in the gradient preview To specify the gradient transparency 1 Create a gradient as described in steps 1 through 10 of Creating or editing gradient fills on p...

Page 159: ...ient Type menu 4 To set the roughness for the gradient enter a value or drag the pop up slider 5 Choose a color model from the Color Model list See Describing color on page 64 6 To define the range of...

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Page 161: ...transform an entire layer or a type layer deselect everything and then select the layer in the Layers palette To transform the background layer select the layer in the Layers palette and choose Select...

Page 162: ...e point to the top left corner of the bounding box click the top left square on the reference point locator 4 Do one of the following Move the pointer outside of the bounding border it becomes a curve...

Page 163: ...imultaneously apply several transforma tions including scale use the Free Transform command See Using the Free Transform command on page 156 Skewing distorting and setting perspective Skewing distorti...

Page 164: ...on page 153 2 By default any rotation occurs around the center of your selection To change this behavior click a square on the reference point locator in the options bar Each square on the reference p...

Page 165: ...ective photograph of a cereal box You specify the corners of the box using a wire frame and you can then manipulate the box as if it were a three dimensional object You can reposition the box turn or...

Page 166: ...e frame Note The wire frame turns red if you try to make a wire frame that is impossible to re create in three dimensions 2 If you are creating a complex cylinder do any of the following To add an anc...

Page 167: ...ons do not modify the transformation itself only your view of it To magnify or shrink the preview image 1 Select the zoom tool in the 3D Transform dialog box 2 Click the image to zoom in or Alt click...

Page 168: ...click the Warp Text button in the type tool s option bar 3 To zoom in or out on the image preview do one of the following Choose a zoom level from the pop up menu in the bottom left area of the dialo...

Page 169: ...effect of dragging in a straight line between the current point and the previous point that you clicked Shift click with the warp shift pixels and reflection tools 6 To apply the changes in the previ...

Page 170: ...The Pinch filter squeezes a selection or layer inward or outward To pinch a layer or selection 1 Select the layer or area you want to pinch 2 Choose Filter Distort Pinch 3 Drag the slider to the right...

Page 171: ...the left into negative values to twirl counterclockwise or enter a value between 999 and 999 Applying the Wave filter The Wave filter creates an undulating pattern on a layer or selection You can set...

Page 172: ...er to set the level and direction of distortion 4 Drag the Ridges slider to set the number of direction reversals for the zigzag from the center of to the edge of the selection 5 Choose a displacement...

Page 173: ...n access with the Filters palette or Filter menu Working with the Filters Effects and Layer Styles palettes From any palette you can choose from a variety of categories to apply to your images You can...

Page 174: ...ive visible layer or a selected area of the layer You can t use some filters on images in Grayscale mode or any filters on images in Bitmap or Indexed Color mode The last filter you applied will appea...

Page 175: ...ter In some cases a progress indicator marks the time remaining until the filter is applied Defining undistorted areas The Displace Shear and Wave filters in the Distort submenu and the Offset filter...

Page 176: ...nt Note Paper Pointillize Reticulation Rough Pastels Sponge or Underpainting You can also use any of the filters in the Texture submenu Improve image quality and consistency You can disguise faults al...

Page 177: ...to your image To apply text effects 1 Select the text tool and type a caption or message in your image The text is added as a new layer 2 Choose a Text effect and drag it to the text in your image You...

Page 178: ...he selected layer To hide or show all layer styles in the image 1 Choose one of the following Layer Layer Style Hide All Effects Layer Layer Style Show All Effects Editing layer styles You can edit a...

Page 179: ...tte select the layer containing the style settings you want to copy 2 Choose Layer Layer Style Copy Layer Style 3 Select the destination layer in the Layers palette and choose Layer Layer Style Paste...

Page 180: ...an image as though it is made from roughly cut out pieces of colored paper High contrast images appear as if in silhouette while colored images are built up from several layers of colored paper You ca...

Page 181: ...lections and shapes on page 153 Smudge Stick Softens an image using short diagonal strokes to smudge or smear the darker areas of the images Lighter areas become brighter and lose detail You can set t...

Page 182: ...de for the entire selection Normal or for the edges of color transitions Edge Only and Overlay Edge Where significant contrast occurs Edge Only applies black and white edges and Overlay Edge applies w...

Page 183: ...of shooting pictures on high speed film The Add Noise filter can also be used to reduce banding in feathered selections or graduated fills to give a more realistic look to heavily retouched areas or...

Page 184: ...set the cell size of the crystals in the filter options Facet Redraws a layer as blocks of solid color You can use this filter to make a scanned image look hand painted or to make a realistic image r...

Page 185: ...s and easily drag lights around in the preview window to test different lighting setups You can also use textures from grayscale files called texture maps to produce 3D like effects and save your own...

Page 186: ...e Height slider to vary the depth of the texture from Flat 0 to Mountainous 100 12 Click OK Adjusting omni lights directional lights and spotlights You can choose from several light types Omni shines...

Page 187: ...ing Effects filter requires at least one light source To add a light Do one of the following in the Lighting Effects dialog box To create a new light drag the light icon at the bottom of the dialog bo...

Page 188: ...If your final destination is printed output experiment to determine what settings work best for your image For information on other filters for sharpening images see Sharpen filters on page 179 To us...

Page 189: ...and shadows as low points in the reflecting surface You can set the level of chrome surface detail and smoothness in the filter options After applying the Chrome filter use the Levels dialog box to a...

Page 190: ...for images consisting of text or high contrast objects Recon structs the image as ragged torn pieces of paper and then colorizes the image using the foreground and background color You can set the im...

Page 191: ...lter options Extrude Filter The Extrude filter gives a three dimensional texture to a selection or layer To use the Extrude filter 1 Either choose Filter Stylize Extrude or use the Filters palette to...

Page 192: ...ating different kinds of grain The sprinkles and stippled grain types use the background color You can set grain intensity contrast and type in the filter options Mosaic Tiles Draws the image as if it...

Page 193: ...el Enter the value by which you want the pixel in this position multiplied For example to multiply the brightness value of the pixel to the immediate right of the current pixel by 2 enter 2 in the tex...

Page 194: ...specially designed for Photoshop Elements If you are interested in creating plug in modules contact Adobe Systems Developer Support See Using plug in modules on page 35 Note If you have problems or qu...

Page 195: ...ayscale or color images to high contrast black and white images You can specify a certain level as a threshold All pixels lighter than the threshold are converted to white and all pixels darker are co...

Page 196: ...Enter the number of tonal levels you want and click OK Using the Gradient Map command The Gradient Map command maps the equivalent grayscale range of an image to the colors of a specified gradient fil...

Page 197: ...e 3 Select either none or both of the Gradient Options Dither adds random noise to smooth the appearance of the gradient fill and reduce banding effects Reverse switches the direction of the gradient...

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Page 199: ...ygons ellipses and custom shapes in an image You can change the color of a shape by editing its fill layer and applying layer styles to it The shape tools provide an easy way to create buttons navigat...

Page 200: ...your image to draw the ellipse To create a polygon 1 Select the polygon tool 2 In the options bar enter the number of sides in your polygon in the Sides text box 3 Drag in your image to draw the poly...

Page 201: ...of all shapes on a layer 1 In the Layers palette double click the shape layer 2 Use the Color Picker to select a new color See Using the Adobe Color Picker on page 131 If the color of a shape doesn t...

Page 202: ...e of the following Choose Layer Simplify Layer If a shape tool is selected click Simplify in the options bar Applying layer styles to shapes You can apply effects such as drop shadows and bevels to sh...

Page 203: ...ins an ellipse to a circle Defined Proportions Renders a custom shape based on the proportions with which it was created Defined Size Renders a custom shape based on the size at which it was created F...

Page 204: ...to create a new line of text To enter type 1 Select the horizontal type tool or the vertical type tool 2 Click in the image to set an insertion point for the type The small line through the I beam mar...

Page 205: ...d do one of the following Click to set the insertion point Select one or more characters you want to edit 4 Enter text as desired 5 Commit the changes to the type layer See Entering text on page 196 C...

Page 206: ...ns bar Warping type layers Warping allows you to distort type to conform to a variety of shapes for example you can warp type in the shape of an arc or a wave Warping applies to all characters on a ty...

Page 207: ...ters in a type layer Note Selecting and formatting characters in a type layer puts the type tool into edit mode You must commit the changes before you can perform other operations See Entering text on...

Page 208: ...style name appears Be sure to deselect the font name before entering new type in the image 3 Do one of the following Choose a font style from the Font Style pop up menu in the options bar If the font...

Page 209: ...rsor position Aligns the bottom edge of each type line in the layer to the initial cursor position Choosing a type size The type size determines how large the type appears in the image The default uni...

Page 210: ...e active layer You can have fun with text selection borders by cutting text out of an image to show the background or pasting the selected text into a new image Experiment with different options to pe...

Page 211: ...n key Note An em box is a space whose height and width roughly correspond to the width of the letter M also called a mutton Using tate chuu yoko Tate chuu yoko also called kumimoji and renmoji is a bl...

Page 212: ...mi off To turn on or turn off mojikumi 1 If you re working with an existing layer select the type layer in the Layers palette and then select a type tool 2 Click the Asian Text Options button in the o...

Page 213: ...your portfolio for viewers to preview Web pages for every image and links between the pages For more information see Creating Web photo galleries on page 220 To precisely optimize an image for use in...

Page 214: ...gate in a view 1 Select the hand tool in the Save For Web dialog box or hold down the spacebar 2 Drag in the view area to pan over the image To zoom in or zoom out Do one of the following Select the z...

Page 215: ...preview variations in color display 1 Click the triangle to the right of the optimized image to view the Preview pop up menu 2 Choose a display option Uncompensated Color the default option to view t...

Page 216: ...or and browser Preview images in different browsers on different platforms to see how they will appear on the Web About JPEG format The JPEG format supports 24 bit color so it preserves the broad rang...

Page 217: ...ive color and GIF image with Web color You can choose the number of colors in a GIF image and select options to control how colors dither in a browser GIF supports background transparency or backgroun...

Page 218: ...when your image must be accessible to a wide audience In addition to supporting background trans parency and background matting the PNG 24 format supports multilevel transparency Multi level transpare...

Page 219: ...G format A Optimization format B Compression Quality pop up menu C Compression Quality slider To optimize an image in JPEG format 1 Choose JPEG for the optimization format 2 To create an enhanced JPEG...

Page 220: ...h large areas of solid colors and crisp details like those in line art logos or type See About GIF format on page 209 Like the GIF format PNG 8 supports transparency and efficiently compresses areas o...

Page 221: ...number of colors in the color palette select a number from the Colors pop up menu enter a value in the text box or click the arrows to change the number of colors If the image contains fewer colors th...

Page 222: ...how through the trans parent areas of your image Web button without transparency and with transparency Background matting supported by the GIF PNG and JPEG formats simulates transparency by filling or...

Page 223: ...ansparency fully transparent pixels are filled with the matte color and partially transparent pixels are blended with the matte color To create a matted GIF or PNG image 1 Open or create an image that...

Page 224: ...rom the Matte pop up menu None Eyedropper to use the color in the eyedropper sample box White Black or Other to select a color using the color picker Note When you select None white is used as the mat...

Page 225: ...ither 1 Choose an option from the Dither Algorithm pop up menu No Dither to apply no application dither to the image Diffusion to apply a random pattern that is usually less noticeable than Pattern di...

Page 226: ...size compression specifications and other HTML information To preview an optimized image in a Web browser In the Save For Web dialog box choose a browser from the Preview In pop up menu or click the b...

Page 227: ...image has multiple layers you can also open the Save for Web dialog box from the Save As dialog box by choosing CompuServe GIF format and selecting Layers As Frames 3 Optimize the image in GIF format...

Page 228: ...banner with dimensions that are suitable for Web viewing To create a Web banner 1 Choose File New 2 Choose 468 x 60 Web Banner from the Preset Sizes pop up menu 3 To modify the banner size enter new...

Page 229: ...e photographer or organization s contact information such as an address phone number and e mail address For Date enter the date that you want to appear on each page of the gallery By default Photoshop...

Page 230: ...clude text from the File Info dialog box To learn how to use the File Info dialog box see Adding file information on page 234 To set how the security text appears use the Font Font Size Color Opacity...

Page 231: ...cludes properties that aren t supported by the JPEG format the Attach To E mail dialog box appears Click one of the following Auto Convert to save a copy of your original image as a JPEG file with med...

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Page 233: ...g file saving options on page 225 for more information Save for Web to save an image optimized for the Web See Saving optimized images on page 218 To save changes to the current file Choose File Save...

Page 234: ...servers do not recognize uppercase extension To make sure your images arrive at their destinations use lower case extensions Saving images in different file formats Different file formats cater to th...

Page 235: ...imize images see Choosing a file format for the Web on page 207 You can save an image as one or more GIF files using the Save for Web command See Optimizing Web images on page 210 To save a file in GI...

Page 236: ...described in Saving images on page 225 and click Save which opens the JPEG Options dialog box 3 If the image contains transparency select a Matte color to simulate the appearance of background transp...

Page 237: ...le only for images in Bitmap mode 6 Select Image Interpolation if you want to anti alias the printed appearance of a low resolution image 7 Click OK Saving to PCX format PCX is a bitmap format widely...

Page 238: ...applications such as those used for three dimensional images and animation PIXAR format supports RGB and grayscale images Saving in PNG format Developed as a patent free alternative to GIF Portable N...

Page 239: ...epress industry To save a file in Scitex format 1 Choose File Save As and choose Scitex CT from the format list 2 Specify a filename and location select saving options as described in Saving images on...

Page 240: ...ns is selected in the Saving Files preferences See Setting preferences for saving files on page 233 Many applications cannot read layer data and will skip over it when opening a TIFF file Photoshop ho...

Page 241: ...Thumbnail to save a preview that can display on Windows systems Full Size to save a 72 ppi version of the file for use in applications that can only open low resolution Photoshop Elements images For n...

Page 242: ...nder an image or displayed in a Web browser s title bar To print the caption choose File Print Preview and select Caption Then print as usual See Setting print options on page 237 for more information...

Page 243: ...both of the following Specify the width and height of the processed images To keep the aspect ratio the ration of width to height of the images the same select Constrain Aspect Ratio Then enter a valu...

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Page 245: ...ng more than one copy enter the number of copies 4 Click OK to print your file Note By default Photoshop Elements prints a composite of all visible layers To print an individual layer make it the only...

Page 246: ...new location in the preview area Enter values for Top and Left to position the image numerically If these boxes are dimmed uncheck Center Image To scale the print size of an image 1 Choose File Print...

Page 247: ...II if binary or JPEG encoding is not supported your printer Binary encoding gives a one byte value to each pixel of your image Binary encoded files are smaller than ASCII files and print more quickly...

Page 248: ...tionship between colors that is perceived as natural to the human eye although the color values themselves may change Saturation is suitable for business graphics where the exact relationship between...

Page 249: ...eviewing 219 setting up 218 Anti aliased option 115 118 anti aliasing 3D rendering 159 about 121 Adobe Illustrator files 50 EPS files 50 PDF files 49 placed artwork 53 selections 121 type 50 197 Apple...

Page 250: ...tions 34 presets 29 selecting 133 134 simulating dynamic strokes 138 stylus pressure 140 bump maps 178 burn tool about 72 adjusting highlights 73 adjusting midtones 73 adjusting shadows 73 C canceling...

Page 251: ...9 CompuServe GIF format See GIF format Contact Sheet II command 89 Cont Crayon filter 167 181 context menus 19 context sensitive help 2 Contiguous option 118 magic eraser tool 143 continuous tone imag...

Page 252: ...djusting shadows 73 Dolly Camera option 159 downsampling 77 Drawing about 127 drawing constraining shapes 195 drivers digital camera 41 scanner 40 stylus 140 Duplicate Image command 23 Duplicate Layer...

Page 253: ...ns 144 with a color gradient 147 with background color 144 with foreground color 144 with gradients 148 with patterns 144 147 Filmstrip format 227 filters about 166 171 applying backgrounds 168 Blur 1...

Page 254: ...adjustment layers 102 grouped layers 106 Grow command 120 H Halftone Pattern filter 181 hand tool 22 Hard light blending mode 137 hard edged transparency 215 Hardness option brush tool 139 Help 2 hidi...

Page 255: ...n 212 saving files in 228 setting options 211 using predefined settings 210 K kumimoji 203 L lasso tools 115 layer group 106 layer mask editing adjustment or fill layers 104 layer sets 93 layer styles...

Page 256: ...mat 210 PNG 8 format 209 RLE 232 ZIP 233 lossy compression in JPEG format 208 232 Luminosity blending mode 138 M Macintosh Drag Manager 124 magic eraser tool 142 magic wand tool 118 magnetic lasso too...

Page 257: ...ormats for 207 GIF format 209 212 JPEG format 208 211 PNG 24 format 210 213 PNG 8 file format 209 PNG 8 format 212 predefined optimization settings 210 previewing and controlling dithering 216 saving...

Page 258: ...T File format 230 PICT files 51 PICT resources 51 Picture Package command 87 customizing layouts 88 Pin Light blending mode 137 Pinch filter 162 PIXAR format 230 pixel dimensions changing 78 new image...

Page 259: ...d 238 resizing and repositioning images 238 Progressive JPEG format 212 pucker tool 161 Purge Cache command 47 Purge command 25 pyramid data structure 232 Q Quick Fix command 60 Quit command 53 R Radi...

Page 260: ...125 Save Swatches command 130 saving file extensions 233 thumbnails 233 See also names of individual formats Scale command 155 scaling 17 about 153 images during printing 238 layers 154 scanning 41 ab...

Page 261: ...lar command 120 Simplify Layer command 110 simplifying shape layers 194 Sketch filters 181 See also individual names of filters skewing 17 about 156 layers 155 placed artwork 53 slideshow 89 Smart Blu...

Page 262: ...ic adjustments 59 Brightness Contrast command 63 Color Cast 67 Fill Flash 60 generalized adjustments 66 Hue Saturation command 67 Levels command 62 overview 57 Replace Color command 69 special purpose...

Page 263: ...199 selection border 202 size 201 strikethrough 200 tool options bar 196 underlining 200 warping 198 See also CJK type type layers type layers about 196 anti aliased 50 197 changing orientation 197 t...

Page 264: ...s 144 work area about 11 components 11 options bar 11 palette well 11 shortcuts bar 11 toolbox 11 work space adding or removing 80 World Wide Web See Web Z ZigZag filter 164 ZIP compression 233 zoom t...

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