Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual

Introduction

All of a sudden, everyone in the world seems to be getting a digital camera. And no wonder. When you go digital, you get instant gratification—you can preview your photos as soon as you take them, and there's no more wondering how many duds you're going to get back from the photo store.

You save a bundle on printing, too, since you can pick and choose which photos to print. Or perhaps you're thinking that printing's pretty 20th century. Maybe you want to post your photos on a Web site, email them to friends, or create a really cool slideshow with fancy transitions and music.

If the digital camera bug has bitten you, you're probably aware of something else: The image-editing and picture-organizing software that comes with most cameras is pretty limited when it's time to spruce up your digital photos. Even if you're scanning in old prints and slides, you'll want a program that helps you rejuvenate these gems and eliminate the wear and tear of all those years.

Enter Photoshop Elements 6, an all-in-one program that can help you improve your photos, keep them organized, make top-notch prints, and create truly nifty projects.

Why Photoshop Elements?

Adobe's Photoshop is the granddaddy of all image-editing programs. It's the Big Cheese, the industry standard against which everything else is measured. Every photo you've seen in a book or magazine in the past 10 years or so has almost certainly passed through Photoshop on its way to being printed. You just can't buy anything that ...