ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK
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creating Albums and Working with smart Albums
These two exercises are located consecutively in the lesson and are best presented
that way, so that it’s easier to point out the differences. Be sure to discuss the issues
in the margin tips and notes associated with these related topics.
Viewing and finding photos
Before teaching the remaining exercises in this lesson, point out the basic interface
elements used for finding photos in the Organizer:
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The Timeline
(Window > Timeline) Click a month or set a range to find photos
and media files by date, by import batch, or by folder location.
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The Find bar
Drag and drop a photo, keyword tag, creation, or album onto the
Find bar to locate similar or matching photos and media files.
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The Find menu
Find photos by date, caption or note, file name, history, media
type, metadata, or color similarity. Commands are also available for finding
photos and media files that have unknown dates, are un-tagged, or are not in
an album.
Finding photos using details and metadata
It may be useful to first define the term “metadata” and discuss the fact that some
metadata is generated automatically by a camera when an image is captured and
some is added as images are organized in the catalog.
Find photos using a text search
Draw attention to the side-bar on the new Text Search feature and discuss the use
of operators and special search instruction tags.
the Map View (Windows only)
This exercise requires Internet access. If this is not possible in the classroom, it is
probably sufficient to describe the feature in brief and suggest that your students
follow up on the exercise at home.
Questions
1
How can you refine or narrow a text search to find photos in the catalog?
2
How can you hide files from view in the Media Browser?
3
How can you change the thumbnail image displayed in the Media Browser to
represent a particular Stack or Version Set?
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Tip:
Remember that
you can use margin tips
and notes, as well as the
Review Q&A at the end
of the lesson, to help
you identify additional
teaching opportunities
and discussion points.
