September 2006
Beginner
574 pages
24h 23m
English
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92 Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual
The Quick Fix
Window
The Quick Fix Window
Getting to the Quick Fix window is easy. If you’re in the Editor, go to the Short-
cuts bar and click the Quick Fix button. If you’re in the Organizer, go to the Short-
cuts bar and click the Edit button’s drop-down triangle, and then choose Go to
Quick Fix. The Quick Fix window looks like a stripped-down version of the Full
Edit window (see Figure 4-1).
Your tools are neatly arranged on both sides of your image: On the left side, there’s
a five-item Toolbox; on the right side, there’s a collection of quick-edit palettes
stored inside the Control Panel. First, you’ll take a quick look at the tools Quick
Fix provides you with. Then, later in the chapter, you’ll learn how to actually use
them.
The Quick Fix Toolbox
The Toolbox holds an easy-to-navigate subset of the Standard Edit window’s larger
tool collection. All the tools work the same way in both modes, and you can also
use the same keystrokes to switch tools here. From top to bottom, the Quick Fix
Toolbox holds:
• The Zoom tool lets you telescope in and out on your image so that you can get
a good close look at details or pull back to see the whole photo. (See page 79 for
more on how the Zoom tool works.) You can also zoom by using the Zoom
pull-down menu in the lower-right corner of the image preview area.
Figure 4-1:
The Quick Fix window. If
you have several photos ...
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