Book description
The recent boom in digital camera sales has created a tremendous demand for simple yet powerful photo-editing software. This is because experienced users, as well as amateurs, are quickly outgrowing the program that was originally bundled with their cameras.Fortunately, Photoshop Elements 3, the latest photo-editing software from Adobe, is filling this void. It allows users to achieve high-quality results without the overwhelming complexity of professional-level software. And it's also affordable. As a result, it is the best-selling photo-editing software on the market today. Yet, while Photoshop Elements 3.0 seems to have everything going in its favor, it is missing one very important element: a manual that explains all of its incredible capabilities.To help consumers truly understand this software, there's now Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual. This comprehensive guide from Barbarba Brundage offers page after page of valuable insight into this popular program, making it the only book readers will need on the topic.Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual does a whole lot more than just point out how to straighten photos, crop, and adjust the color and focus. It's a collection of wonderful tips and tricks, from how to make basic selections to advanced color correction strategies, and from classic darkroom techniques to stylized digital effects. Each feature is carefully explained in easy-to-understand language, so that everyone from professional shooters to hobbyists can benefit. Among other lessons, readers will learn how to:
- Instantly fix flaws using Elements' Quick Fix mode
- Gain control with sliders, zoom tools, and before and after views
- Easily organize photos by calendar or keyword label
- Make dynamic slide shows with transitions, captions, music, and narration
- Create themed photo email
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Table of contents
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Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual
- Copyright
- 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. Adding 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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IV. 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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V. Sharing Your Images
- 14. Printing Your Photos
- 15. Elements and the Web
- 16. Web Photo Galleries and Slideshows
- VI. Additional Elements
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7. 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. Browse Folders in Editor
- 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. Attach to 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.2.22. Undo
- A.2.23. Redo
- A.2.24. Copy
- A.2.25. Select All
- A.2.26. Deselect All
- A.2.27. Delete from Catalog
- A.2.28. Rotate 90° Left
- A.2.29. Rotate 90° Right
- A.2.30. Auto Smart Fix
- A.2.31. Edit 3GPP Movie
- A.2.32. Auto Fix Window
- A.2.33. Go to Quick Fix
- A.2.34. Go to Standard Edit
- A.2.35. Adjust Date and Time
- A.2.36. Add Caption
- A.2.37. Update Thumbnail
- A.2.38. Set as Desktop Wallpaper
- A.2.39. Stack
- A.2.40. Version Set
- A.2.41. Color Settings
- A.2.42. Contact Book
- A.2.43. Preferences
- A.3. Find
- A.4. View
- A.5. Window
- A.6. Help
- A.7. Online Support
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A.1. File Menu
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B. The Editor, Menu by Menu
- B.1. Photoshop Elements (Mac Only)
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B.2. File Menu (Windows and Mac)
- B.2.10. New
- B.2.11. Open
- B.2.12. Open As (Windows Only)
- B.2.13. Browse Folders
- B.2.14. Open Recently Edited File
- B.2.15. Duplicate
- B.2.16. Close
- B.2.17. Close All
- B.2.18. Save
- B.2.19. Save As
- B.2.20. Save for Web
- B.2.21. Attach to E-Mail
- B.2.22. Create Web Photo Gallery (Mac Only)
- B.2.23. File Info
- B.2.24. Place
- B.2.25. Organize Open Files (Windows Only)
- B.2.26. Process Multiple Files
- B.2.27. Import
- B.2.28. Export
- B.2.29. Automation Tools
- B.2.30. Page Setup
- B.2.31. Print
- B.2.32. Contact Sheet II (Mac Only)
- B.2.33. Picture Package (Mac Only)
- B.2.34. Print Multiple Photos (Windows Only)
- B.2.35. Order Prints (Windows Only)
- B.2.36. Exit (Windows Only)
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B.3. Edit Menu
- B.3.37. Undo
- B.3.38. Redo
- B.3.39. Revert to Saved
- B.3.40. Cut
- B.3.41. Copy
- B.3.42. Copy Merged
- B.3.43. Paste
- B.3.44. Paste Into Selection
- B.3.45. Delete
- B.3.46. Fill, Fill Layer, Fill Selection
- B.3.47. Stroke (Outline) Selection
- B.3.48. Define Brush, Define Brush from Selection
- B.3.49. Define Pattern, Define Pattern from Selection
- B.3.50. Clear
- B.3.51. Color Settings (Windows Only)
- B.3.52. File Association (Windows Only)
- B.3.53. Preset Manager
- B.3.54. Preferences (Windows Only)
- B.4. Image
- B.5. Enhance
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B.6. Layer
- B.6.68. New
- B.6.69. Duplicate Layer
- B.6.70. Delete Layer
- B.6.71. Rename Layer
- B.6.72. Layer Style
- B.6.73. New Fill Layer
- B.6.74. New Adjustment Layer
- B.6.75. Change Layer Content
- B.6.76. Layer Content Options
- B.6.77. Type
- B.6.78. Simplify
- B.6.79. Group with Previous
- B.6.80. Ungroup
- B.6.81. Arrange
- B.6.82. Merge Layers
- B.6.83. Merge Visible
- B.6.84. Flatten Image
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B.7. Select
- B.7.85. All
- B.7.86. Deselect
- B.7.87. Reselect
- B.7.88. Inverse
- B.7.89. Feather
- B.7.90. Modify
- B.7.91. Grow
- B.7.92. Similar
- B.7.93. Load Selection
- B.7.94. Save Selection
- B.7.95. Delete Selection
- B.7.96. Filter
- B.7.97. Reapply Last Filter
- B.7.98. Filter Gallery
- B.7.99. Adjustments
- B.7.100. Artistic
- B.7.101. Blur
- B.7.102. Brush Stroke
- B.7.103. Distort
- B.7.104. Noise
- B.7.105. Pixelate
- B.7.106. Render
- B.7.107. Sharpen
- B.7.108. Sketch
- B.7.109. Stylize
- B.7.110. Texture
- B.7.111. Video
- B.7.112. Other
- B.7.113. Digimarc
- B.8. View
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B.9. Window
- B.9.125. Images
- B.9.126. Tools
- B.9.127. Tool Options (Mac Only)
- B.9.128. Color Swatches
- B.9.129. Histogram
- B.9.130. How To
- B.9.131. Info
- B.9.132. Layers
- B.9.133. Navigator
- B.9.134. Styles and Effects
- B.9.135. Undo History
- B.9.136. Palette Bin
- B.9.137. Reset Palette Locations
- B.9.138. File Browser
- B.9.139. Welcome
- B.9.140. Photo Bin
- B.9.141. Image Windows
- B.10. Help
- C. Installation and Troubleshooting
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A. The Organizer, Menu by Menu
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596552213
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