Easy Photoshop Elements

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ISBN: 9780789731128 | 0789731126
Cover: Paperback w/CD
Copyright: 1/1/2004

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bull; Short, task-oriented presentation achieves results without fuss or technicalities bull; Full-colour layout with screenshots shows essential steps and captivating photos. bull; Designed for beginners who are eager to do things but don't want to digest description-heavy books or manuals. bull; CD has photo examples, templates for albums and slide shows, and a trial version of 3-D Album.

Introduction	p. xi
Learning the Ropes	p. 2
Starting Photoshop Elements and Opening a Picture	p. 4
Viewing and Adjusting the Active Image Area	p. 5
Using the Shortcuts Bar and Browsing for a File	p. 6
Selecting Tools from the Toolbox	p. 8
Controlling How Tools Behave with the Options Bar	p. 10
Using Palettes	p. 12
Arranging and Controlling Palettes	p. 14
Using the Search Box and Following a Recipe	p. 16
Taking a Tutorial	p. 17
Setting Your Own Preferences	p. 18
Saving Your Work	p. 19
Getting It All Together	p. 20
Getting Photos into Your Computer	p. 22
Scanning Images	p. 24
Grabbing a Video Frame	p. 26
Capturing a Frame from a Video File	p. 28
Taking an Image from the Clipboard	p. 30
Copying a Picture from a Web Page	p. 31
Scanning a Slide	p. 32
Making a Positive from a Negative	p. 35
Importing an Acrobat Image	p. 36
Resizing and Printing an Image	p. 37
Printing Contact Sheets	p. 38
Changing Paper (Canvas) Size	p. 40
Printing a Picture Package	p. 41
Saving Your Picture Archive on CD	p. 42
Basic Photo Fixing	p. 44
Making a Quick Fix	p. 46
Making a Quick Fix with a Slider Adjustment	p. 47
Undoing Your Mistakes	p. 48
Cropping a Picture	p. 49
Straightening a Crooked Picture	p. 50
Rotating an Image on Opening	p. 51
Rotating an Image for Artistic Effect	p. 52
Resizing and Resampling an Image	p. 53
Transforming Image Perspective	p. 54
Adding a White Border to Your Prints	p. 56
Removing "Red Eye" in Flash Photos	p. 58
Correcting a Color Cast	p. 59
Selecting Color Variations	p. 60
Replacing a Specific Color	p. 61
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast	p. 62
Changing a Color Photo to Black and White	p. 63
Sharpening Focus	p. 64
Making Edges Softer	p. 65
Selecting and Coloring Shapes in the Shot	p. 66
Adding Titles and Text	p. 68
Adding and Printing Photo Captions	p. 70
Adding Text to Prints in a Picture Package	p. 72
Overlaying Text on an Image	p. 74
Selecting and Editing Text	p. 75
Changing Fonts and Text Properties	p. 76
Moving or Deleting Text	p. 77
Resizing Text	p. 78
Creating Vertical Text	p. 79
Rotating Text	p. 80
Transforming and Skewing Text	p. 81
Warping Text	p. 82
Adding a Talk Bubble	p. 84
Applying a Text Effect	p. 86
Adding a Drop Shadow to Text	p. 87
Creating "Hollow" Text	p. 88
Creating Snazzy Effects	p. 90
Adding a Decorative Border	p. 92
Creating a Gradient Fill	p. 95
Mounting a Photo on a Fancy Background	p. 96
Adding a Beautiful Sky	p. 100
Creating a High-Contrast Black-and-White Picture	p. 102
Making a Photo Look Like an Oil Painting	p. 104
Posterizing a Picture	p. 106
Making a Photo Look Like a Sketch	p. 107
Applying the Pointillize Filter	p. 108
Using a Blur Filter	p. 109
Painting and Drawing	p. 110
Creating a Shape	p. 112
Adding a Bevel to a Shape	p. 113
Filling a Shape with Color	p. 114
Using the Eyedropper to Pick a Color	p. 115
Using the Color Swatches Palette	p. 116
Painting and Drawing with a Brush and Pencil	p. 117
Controlling How Brushes Behave	p. 118
Painting with the Pattern Stamp	p. 119
Using the Erasers	p. 120
Softening Edges	p. 121
Flattering Your Subjects	p. 122
Adding Eyelight for Personality	p. 124
Fixing Dark and Light Areas in a Photo	p. 125
Removing or Softening Facial Lines	p. 126
Removing Facial Blemishes	p. 127
Changing Hair Color	p. 127
Flattering by Softening Focus	p. 130
Enhancing or Toning Down a Color	p. 131
Adding a Vignette to a Portrait	p. 132
Adding a Soft Glow	p. 134
Trimming Contours on the Face or Body	p. 136
Building Albums and Presentations	p. 138
Making a Web Photo Gallery	p. 140
Loading Your Photos into Photoshop Album	p. 143
Building an Album with Photoshop Album	p. 144
Creating a PowerPoint Photo Slideshow	p. 147
Creating a Screensaver Show with 3D-Album	p. 150
Using Layers to Combine Photos and Artwork	p. 152
Painting on a New Layer	p. 154
Copying an Object to a New Layer	p. 155
Repositioning a Layer	p. 156
Controlling Layers	p. 157
Creating a Fill Layer and Adjusting Layer Opacity	p. 158
Flipping or Rotating a Layer	p. 160
Using an Adjustment Layer	p. 161
Using Blending Modes on Layers	p. 162
Copying and Pasting a Layer Style	p. 163
Preparing to Publish	p. 164
Previewing a Halftone Image for Color Printing	p. 166
Previewing a Halftone Image for B&W Printing	p. 167
Using Color Management for Commercial Printing	p. 168
Preparing a Still Image for Video	p. 170
Sending a Picture via Email	p. 172
Converting to Indexed Color for the Web	p. 173
Optimizing a Picture for the Web	p. 174
Saving As an Animated Picture for the Web	p. 176
Downloading and Installing the JPEG 2000 Plug-In	p. 178
Choosing Output File Types	p. 180
Saving Best-Quality Photos for Printing	p. 182
File Formats for Desktop Publishing	p. 183
Renaming a Batch of Files	p. 184
Converting Files in a Batch	p. 186
Applying a Copyright Notice	p. 189
Just for Fun	p. 190
Placing Artwork in an Image	p. 192
Creating Panoramic Views	p. 194
Achieving a 3D Effect	p. 196
Try Some "Trick" Photography	p. 198
Getting an Antique Look	p. 202
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