Book description
The popularity of digital cameras continues to grow exponentially. They are now more powerful, feature rich, and affordable--turning digital photography into a mainstream interest. And with Photoshop Elements, Adobe has created the most popular photo-editing program on the planet. Learning how to work Photoshop Elements and manage digital photos can be a challenge for anyone just getting started--from the hobbyist to the pro photographer. With the latest Photoshop Elements 4 update, Adobe delivers a powerful new program that provides photo editing and organizing functionality with improved performance. The updated version also includes new, more intuitive features that are streamlined and easier to use--when the photographer has the right learning tool in hand.
With Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual, author Barbara Brundage has written the perfect digital photography guide. In a clear, easy-to-read format, the author provides step-by-step instruction so readers can learn what they need to do to edit their photos successfully and manage their collection. This new edition also includes more than a dozen downloadable images so readers can practice using the editing tools. Readers will master useful editing techniques--from the most common to the advanced:
- Automatically correct red eye and skin tones
- Select and extract complex objects with the Magic Selection Brush and The Magic Extractor
- Create photomontages
- Restore old photographs
- Post photos on the web
- Manage and archive an entire collection
- Design a custom slide show with panning and zooming capabilities
Once photographers learn how to edit their photos successfully, they'll also learn how to post them online or upload them to the Kodak EasyShare Gallery for use in creating personal mailing lists, post cards, calendars, and much more. Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual, is for any photographer interested in learning the right editing techniques for producing and sharing beautiful digital photography.
Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual covers the Windows version of the software only. When we published the book, there was no Mac version of the software (as there is now), and for various reasons, we've been unable to update this edition to include the Mac version. Nonetheless, if you're on a Mac, you can use this book. Just substitute Command for Ctrl, and Option for Alt whenever you see keystroke shortcuts, and about 98 percent of the Editor functions will work the same. The sections on the Organizer only apply to Windows because the Mac version has no Organizer.
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Table of contents
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Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual
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- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Foreword
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Introductory Elements
- 1. Finding Your Way Around Elements
- 2. Importing and Managing Your Photos
- 3. Rotating, Resizing, and Saving
- 4. The Quick Fix
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II. Elemental Elements
- 5. Making Selections
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6. Layers: The Heart of Elements
- 6.1. Understanding Layers
- 6.2. Creating Layers
- 6.3. Managing Layers
- 6.4. Fill and Adjustment Layers
- 6.5. Moving Layers Between Images
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III. Retouching
- 7. Basic Image Retouching
- 8. Elements for Digital Photographers
- 9. Retouching 102: Fine-Tuning Your Images
- 10. Creating Panoramas and Transforming Images
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Four. Artistic Elements
- 11. Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
- 12. Filters, Effects, Layer Styles, and Gradients
- 13. Type in Elements
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Five. Sharing Your Images
- 14. Printing Your Photos
- 15. Elements and the Web
- 16. HTML Photo Galleries and Slideshows
- Six. Additional Elements
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Seven. Appendixes
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A. The Organizer, Menu by Menu
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A.1. File Menu
- A.1.1. Get Photos
- A.1.2. New
- A.1.3. Create
- A.1.4. Open Recently Edited File in Editor
- A.1.5. Open Creation
- A.1.6. Catalog
- A.1.7. Burn
- A.1.8. Backup
- A.1.9. Restore
- A.1.10. Duplicate
- A.1.11. Reconnect
- A.1.12. Watch Folders
- A.1.13. Rename
- A.1.14. Write Tag Info to Files
- A.1.15. Move
- A.1.16. Export
- A.1.17. E-Mail
- A.1.18. Page Setup
- A.1.19. Print
- A.1.20. Order Prints
- A.1.21. Exit
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A.2. Edit
- A.2.1. Undo
- A.2.2. Redo
- A.2.3. Copy
- A.2.4. Select All
- A.2.5. Deselect
- A.2.6. Delete from Catalog
- A.2.7. Rotate 90° Left
- A.2.8. Rotate 90° Right
- A.2.9. Auto Smart Fix
- A.2.10. Auto Red Eye Fix
- A.2.11. Edit 3GPP Movie
- A.2.12. Go to Quick Fix
- A.2.13. Go to Standard Edit
- A.2.14. Adjust Date and Time
- A.2.15. Add Caption
- A.2.16. Update Thumbnail
- A.2.17. Set as Desktop Wallpaper
- A.2.18. Stack
- A.2.19. Version Set
- A.2.20. Color Settings
- A.2.21. Contact Book
- A.2.22. Preferences
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A.3. Find
- A.3.1. Set Date Range
- A.3.2. Clear Date Range
- A.3.3. By Caption or Note
- A.3.4. By Filename
- A.3.5. All Version Sets
- A.3.6. By History
- A.3.7. By Media Type
- A.3.8. By Details (Metadata)
- A.3.9. Items with Unknown Date and Time
- A.3.10. By Visual Similarity with Selected Photo(s)
- A.3.11. Untagged Items
- A.3.12. Items Not in Any Collection
- A.3.13. Find Faces for Tagging
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A.4. View
- A.4.1. View Photos in Full Screen
- A.4.2. Compare Photos Side by Side
- A.4.3. Refresh
- A.4.4. Go To
- A.4.5. Arrangement
- A.4.6. Media Types
- A.4.7. Details
- A.4.8. Timeline
- A.4.9. Collapse All Tags
- A.4.10. Expand All Tags
- A.4.11. Collapse All Collections
- A.4.12. Expand All Collections
- A.4.13. Expand All Stacks
- A.5. Window
- A.6. Help
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A.1. File Menu
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B. The Editor, Menu by Menu
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B.1. File Menu
- B.1.1. New
- B.1.2. Create
- B.1.3. Open
- B.1.4. Open As
- B.1.5. Open Recently Edited File
- B.1.6. Duplicate
- B.1.7. Close
- B.1.8. Close All
- B.1.9. Save
- B.1.10. Save As
- B.1.11. Save for Web
- B.1.12. Attach to E-Mail
- B.1.13. File Info
- B.1.14. Place
- B.1.15. Organize Open Files
- B.1.16. Process Multiple Files
- B.1.17. Import
- B.1.18. Export
- B.1.19. Automation Tools
- B.1.20. Page Setup
- B.1.21. Print
- B.1.22. Print Multiple Photos
- B.1.23. Order Prints
- B.1.24. Exit
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B.2. Edit Menu
- B.2.1. Undo
- B.2.2. Redo
- B.2.3. Revert
- B.2.4. Cut
- B.2.5. Copy
- B.2.6. Copy Merged
- B.2.7. Paste
- B.2.8. Paste Into Selection
- B.2.9. Delete
- B.2.10. Fill, Fill Layer, Fill Selection
- B.2.11. Stroke (Outline) Selection
- B.2.12. Define Brush, Define Brush from Selection
- B.2.13. Define Pattern, Define Pattern from Selection
- B.2.14. Clear
- B.2.15. Color Settings
- B.2.16. File Association
- B.2.17. Preset Manager
- B.2.18. Preferences
- B.3. Image
- B.4. Enhance
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B.5. Layer
- B.5.1. New
- B.5.2. Duplicate Layer
- B.5.3. Delete Layer
- B.5.4. Rename Layer
- B.5.5. Layer Style
- B.5.6. New Fill Layer
- B.5.7. New Adjustment Layer
- B.5.8. Change Layer Content
- B.5.9. Layer Content Options
- B.5.10. Type
- B.5.11. Simplify Layer
- B.5.12. Group with Previous
- B.5.13. Ungroup
- B.5.14. Arrange
- B.5.15. Merge Layers
- B.5.16. Merge Visible
- B.5.17. Flatten Image
- B.6. Select
- B.7. Filter
- B.8. View
- B.9. Window
- B.10. Help
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B.1. File Menu
- C. Installation and Troubleshooting
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A. The Organizer, Menu by Menu
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
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Product information
- Title: Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596553562
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