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INSTRuCTOR NOTES
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Lesson 1
provides an introduction to the Photoshop Elements interface and
workspace which is basic to all the following lessons. Students create a catalog
file and import sample images before learning how navigate the workspace,
move between modules, and make use of the various viewing modes. Catalog
creation is revisited in Lessons 2, 3, and 4, and methods for importing images
and other media are covered in more detail in Lessons 2 and 3.
Lesson 1 also touches on the subject of
Keyword Tags
, which is expanded on in
Lessons 2 and 3, and sharing images via e-mail—a foretaste of Lesson 5.
This lesson also covers the various methods for accessing Help and the creation
of an Adobe ID and a free Photoshop.com account (US only). If Internet access
is not available in class, students should be encouraged to create an account in
their own time in preparation for Lesson 5, which covers online sharing options.
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Lessons 2 and 3
are focused on working with the Elements Organizer. Both
lessons begin with exercises on importing images, and then explore options and
techniques for organizing, sorting, and searching the catalog.
Lesson 2 introduces the Organizer’s Import Batch, Folder Location, and Date
views, while Lesson 3 covers automatic stacking and the Map view for Windows
users. Lesson 3 also deals with advanced import options, where images are
tagged and organized during the import process. Both lessons deal with the use
of keyword tags.
Searching and finding images
by keyword tag is covered in Lesson 2, while
Lesson 3 discusses finding files by visual similarity (Windows), metadata detail,
text search and folder location.
Creating
Albums
is introduced in Lesson 3, and then expanded on in Lesson 5
with discussion of conversion of albums to Online Albums (US only)—including
backup and synchronization options.
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Lesson 4
covers Creations—photo projects and digital projects—that use
photos together with artwork such as themes, backgrounds, frames, and clip
graphics from the artwork libraries to put together projects such as greeting
cards, photobooks and photo collages in the Create mode.
Lesson 4 begins by exploring the Content library, and then steps the student
through three projects presented in order of complexity . The first can be
completed quite quickly, while gaining basic skills for working with design
elements such as backgrounds and frames. The second and third projects are
a little more involved, introducing the use of text and effects and familiarizing
students with the Layers panel.
The section “Working with layers to refine a project” in the third exercise
provides a good grounding for techniques used in exercises in all the lessons
from Lesson 6 onwards.
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Tip:
The first three
lessons all incorporate
exercises involving
importing images from
a digital camera or
memory card reader, so
you may wish to have
your students come to
class prepared for this.
