Book description
Ideal for scrapbookers, serious and casual photographers, and budding graphic artists alike, Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac is more powerful and easier to use than previous versions. But figuring out how and when to use the program's tools is still tricky. With this book, you'll learn not only what each tool does, but also when it makes the most sense to use it and why. You get easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from importing photos to organizing, editing, sharing, and storing your images. You'll also find a tour of Bridge, the ultra-deluxe file browser that comes with Photoshop CS4 --and Elements 8.
How do you use the Photomerge Exposure? How do Quick Fix previews work? With a gentle introduction to get you started quickly, and advanced tips to help you produce really creative work, this Missing Manual provides the answers you need.
- Get crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of every feature
- Learn to import, organize, back up, and fix photos quickly and easily
- Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image
- Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects
- Remove unwanted objects from images with the new Recompose tool
- Learn advanced techniques like working with layers and applying blend modes
- Download practice images and try new tricks right away
Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Introductory Elements
- 1. Finding Your Way Around Elements
- 2. Importing, Managing, and Saving Your Photos
- 3. Rotating and Resizing Your Photos
- 4. The Quick Fix
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II. Elemental Elements
- 5. Making Selections
- 6. Layers: The Heart of Elements
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III. Retouching
- 7. Basic Image Retouching
- 8. Elements for Digital Photographers
- 9. Retouching: Fine-Tuning Your Images
- 10. Removing and Adding Color
- 11. Photomerge: Creating Panoramas, Group Shots, and More
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IV. Artistic Elements
- 12. Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
- 13. Filters, Effects, Layer Styles, and Gradients
- 14. Text in Elements
- V. Sharing Your Images
- VI. Additional Elements
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VII. Appendixes
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A. Elements, Menu by Menu
- Photoshop Elements Menu
- File Menu
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Edit Menu
- Undo
- Redo
- Revert
- Cut
- Copy
- Copy Merged
- Paste
- Paste Into Selection
- Delete
- Fill Layer, Fill Selection
- Stroke (Outline) Selection
- Define Brush, Define Brush from Selection
- Define Pattern, Define Pattern from Selection
- Clear
- Add Blank Page
- Add Page Using Current Layout
- Delete Current Page
- Color Settings
- Preset Manager
- Image Menu
- Enhance Menu
- Layer Menu
- Select Menu
- Filter Menu
- View Menu
- Window Menu
- Help Menu
- B. Installation and Troubleshooting
- C. Bridge CS4, Menu by Menu
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A. Elements, Menu by Menu
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596804961
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