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Installing and Learning
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
elcome to the Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
Elements application, an easy-
to-use, yet powerful image-editing,
photo-retouching, and Web-graphics solution.
Photoshop Elements offers robust features
designed specifically for amateur photographers,
hobbyists, and business users who want to create
professional-quality images for print and the Web.
Registration
So that Adobe can continue to provide you with
the highest quality software, offer technical
support, and inform you about new Photoshop
Elements software developments, please register
your application.
When you first start the Adobe Photoshop
Elements 2.0 application, you’re prompted to
register online. You can choose to submit the form
directly or fax a printed copy. You can also register
by filling out and returning the registration card
included with your software 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
application from the CD.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For
more detailed information, see the following file
on the CD:
•
(Windows
®
)
HowToInstall.wri
•
(Mac
®
OS)
HowToInstall.txt
Learning Adobe Photoshop
Elements 2.0
Adobe provides a variety of options you can use to
learn Photoshop Elements, including a printed
user guide, online Help, Hints, Recipes, tutorials,
and tool tips. You can also use the free Adobe
Online service to easily access a number of
continually updated Web resources, from tips and
tutorials to technical support information.
To view the Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF) files included on the Photoshop Elements
CD, you must use Adobe Acrobat
®
Reader
™
or
Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat Reader software is
included on the CD.
Using the printed documentation
A printed user guide,
Adobe Photoshop Elements
2.0 User Guide,
is included with the application.
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