Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom

Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 8 Digital Classroom......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Starting up......Page 19
Starting up......Page 27
How Photoshop Elements works......Page 28
The welcome screen......Page 29
Getting photos into the Organizer using the Photo Downloader......Page 30
Getting a still image from a video frame......Page 39
Workspaces......Page 42
How to get help......Page 45
Review......Page 47
Starting up......Page 49
Understanding the Organizer workspace......Page 50
Analyzing photos in the Organizer......Page 54
Reviewing photos......Page 61
Organizing using albums......Page 63
Tagging your photos......Page 69
People Recognition......Page 73
Finding your photos......Page 77
Review......Page 79
Starting up......Page 81
Welcome screen......Page 82
Understanding the Editor workspace......Page 83
Using Quick Fix......Page 84
The Guided Edit mode......Page 93
Using Full Edit mode......Page 97
The Toolbox......Page 103
Using tools......Page 104
Sharpening......Page 112
Cropping images......Page 115
Rotating images......Page 116
Review......Page 121
Starting up......Page 123
Understanding exposure......Page 124
Exposure adjustments with blending modes......Page 125
Making adjustments manually......Page 130
Adjusting brightness and contrast manually......Page 131
Using adjustment layers......Page 138
Correcting selected parts of an image......Page 141
Self study......Page 149
Review......Page 150
Starting up......Page 151
Understanding color......Page 152
About image modes......Page 155
Comparing methods of adjusting color......Page 156
Adjusting tonal range in Full Edit......Page 157
Correcting color in Full Edit......Page 158
Making selections......Page 164
Converting to Black and White......Page 173
Saving and exporting images......Page 174
Review......Page 177
Starting up......Page 179
Sharing photos......Page 180
Sharing photos by e-mail......Page 187
Sharing photos using online services......Page 194
Printing photos......Page 199
Setting page and printer options......Page 208
Backing up and synchronizing fi les......Page 209
Exporting photos......Page 212
Review......Page 214
Starting up......Page 215
Welcome screen......Page 216
Placing text on a layer......Page 217
Making cartoon bubbles......Page 221
Adding effects to type......Page 226
Warping type......Page 230
Adding a layer style to type......Page 231
Creating an animation with text......Page 232
Adding a stroke......Page 234
Getting the layers ready for animating......Page 235
Time to animate......Page 236
Review......Page 237
Starting up......Page 239
Working with what you have......Page 240
Improving your image......Page 244
Self study......Page 253
Review......Page 254
Starting up......Page 255
What is a photo composite?......Page 256
Working with layers......Page 258
Editing layers......Page 262
Using opacity and blending modes......Page 265
Using the Magic Extractor......Page 267
Flattening an image......Page 271
Completing the composite......Page 272
Working with clipping groups......Page 273
Using Layer styles......Page 274
Self study......Page 277
Review......Page 278
Starting up......Page 279
Creating a panorama......Page 280
Creating a slide show......Page 281
Working with audio......Page 293
Creating a photo calendar......Page 296
Review......Page 303
Starting up......Page 305
Working with Camera Raw files......Page 306
Understanding the Camera Raw dialog box......Page 307
Using the Camera Raw dialog box......Page 309
Vignetting a photo......Page 318
Sharpening an image with Unsharp Mask......Page 321
Using Undo History for comparisons......Page 325
Using the Blur filter to create depth of field......Page 326
Review......Page 329
Starting up......Page 331
Creating a new document from scratch......Page 332
Using brushes to add style to your work......Page 333
Using shapes creatively......Page 340
Working with patterns......Page 342
Scrapbooking made easier......Page 344
Self study......Page 363
Review......Page 364
Starting up......Page 365
The differences between print and the screen......Page 366
Preparing images for the Web......Page 367
Preparing images for video......Page 375
Safe margins......Page 376
Review......Page 379
Starting up......Page 381
What is Adobe Bridge?......Page 382
Creating and locating metadata......Page 387
Searching for files using Adobe Bridge......Page 391
Searching by name or keyword......Page 392
Collections......Page 393
Stacks......Page 394
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge......Page 395
Changing the view......Page 400
Review......Page 402
Appendix A - tools......Page 403
Appendix B - Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 408
Appendix C - Understanding Digital Files......Page 414
Index......Page 417