User manual ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0

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Part Number: 90040603 (7/02) iii Contents Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Using Web resources Customer support ......................1 ......................1 ..........................................3 .............................................4 An Overview of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Use the tools of the trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Get up to speed quickly Explore digital imaging .......................................6 ........................................6 Quickly Fix Photographs Photoshop Elements Quick Fix .................................9 Chapter 1 Looking at the Work Area Getting familiar with the work area Viewing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements Using rulers and the grid Undoing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Reverting to any state of an image Working with preset options Chapter 2 Setting Up Photoshop Elements About color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting up color management Calibrating your monitor About Web access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Configuring Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 iv CONTENTS Chapter 3 Acquiring and Opening Photos About this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 About digital images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Getting photos from a scanner Getting images from video Creating new images Using the File Browser Opening images Placing files Importing photos from a digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Closing files and quitting Choosing an image mode Chapter 4 Fixing Your Photos About fixing your photos Quickly fixing your photos Describing color Adjusting color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 . . . . . . . 62 Adjusting the range of dark and light tones in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Retouching an image Chapter 5 Resizing, Cropping, and Laying Out Images About image size and resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Changing image size and resolution Cropping images Changing the size of the work canvas Rotating and straightening images Creating multiple-image layouts Creating PDF slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Creating panoramic images using PhotomergeTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chapter 6 Using Layers About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 About the Layers palette Using the Layers palette Selecting layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 v Creating a layered image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Specifying opacity and blending options Using adjustment and fill layers Creating grouped layers Editing layers Managing layered images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Chapter 7 Selecting About selections Selecting pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Adjusting selection borders Softening the edges of a selection Saving and loading selections Deleting selected areas Moving, copying, and pasting selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Chapter 8 Painting About painting and drawing Using the Adobe Color Picker Using the painting tools Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Selecting foreground and background colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Setting options for painting and editing tools Filling and tracing selections and layers Using the gradient tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 Chapter 9 Transforming and Distorting Images Transforming layers, selections, and shapes Transforming objects in three dimensions Using Distort filters to transform an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Chapter 10 Applying Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles Using the Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles palettes Using filters Using effects . . . . . . . . . . . .165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Using layer styles vi CONTENTS Improving performance with filters and effects Choosing a filter Applying special color effects to images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Chapter 11 Creating Shapes and Text About vector graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 About shapes Editing shapes Creating text Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 Working with type layers Creating a text selection border Setting options for Asian type Chapter 12 Optimizing Images for the Web and E-mail About creating images for the Web and e-mail Using the Save For Web dialog box Choosing a file format for the Web Optimizing Web images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Making transparent and matted images Previewing and controlling dithering Previewing an image in a browser Saving optimized images Creating animated GIFs Creating Web banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Creating Web photo galleries Sending images with an e-mail message Chapter 13 Saving Images Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Saving images in different file formats About file compression Adding file information Setting preferences for saving files Using the Batch command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234 vii Chapter 14 Printing Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238 Setting print options Setting output options Positioning and scaling images Choosing a print encoding method Using online services Index Using color management when printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 1 Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 elcome to the Adobe® Photoshop® Elements application, an easyto-use, yet powerful image-editing, photo-retouching, and Web-graphics solution. Photoshop Elements offers robust features designed specifically for amateur photographers, hobbyists, and business users who want to create professional-quality images for print and the Web. W Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For more detailed information, see the following file on the CD: · (Windows®) HowToInstall.wri · (Mac® OS) HowToInstall.txt Registration So that Adobe can continue to provide you with the highest quality software, offer technical support, and inform you about new Photoshop Elements software developments, please register your application. When you first start the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 application, you're prompted to register online. You can choose to submit the form directly or fax a printed copy. You can also register by filling out and returning the registration card included with your software package. Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Adobe provides a variety of options you can use to learn Photoshop Elements, including a printed user guide, online Help, Hints, Recipes, tutorials, and tool tips. You can also use the free Adobe Online service to easily access a number of continually updated Web resources, from tips and tutorials to technical support information. To view the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files included on the Photoshop Elements CD, you must use Adobe Acrobat® ReaderTM or Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD. Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 You must install the Photoshop Elements application from the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 CD onto your hard drive; you cannot run the application from the CD. Using the printed documentation A printed user guide, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 User Guide, is included with the application. 2 Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 The user guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating conventions, including how to use a mouse and standard menus and commands. It also assumes you know how to open, save, and close files. For help with any of these techniques, please see your Microsoft Windows or Mac OS documentation. Using Hints, recipes, and tutorials Photoshop Elements provides Hints, recipes, and tutorials to help you learn the application quickly and work knowledgeably. The Hints palette displays an illustration and brief description of any palette or tool your mouse pointer is on. The How To palette provides recipes that guide you through typical image-editing tasks, such as removing red eye in photos, adding effects to text, and creating GIF animations. Note: To add new recipes, choose Download New Adobe Recipes from the How To palette pop-up menu. Tutorials are available through the Help system and use sample files to take you step-by-step through the basics of working with layers, animated GIFs, and merging photos. The layers tutorial is particularly helpful, because understanding layers is an important step in mastering fundamental Photoshop Elements tools and techniques. Using online Help The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 application includes complete documentation in an accessible HTML-based help system. The help system includes all of the information in the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 User Guide. It contains essential information on using all Photoshop Elements commands, features, and tools, as well as tutorials, keyboard shortcuts, and full-color illustrations. The accessible HTML format allows for easy navigation and reading using Web browsers. To produce a handy desktop reference, you can print the HTML file or an included PDF copy. Online Help requires Netscape Communicator 4.x or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or 5.x. To start online Help: Using context-sensitive menus Context-sensitive menus, which display options for tools and palettes, change depending on the item you've currently selected. To display context menus: Do one of the following: · Choose Help > Photoshop Elements Help. · (Windows) Press F1. 1 Position the pointer over an image or palette Note: To properly view online Help topics, you must open them in Photoshop Elements. item. 2 Right-click (Windows) or hold down Control and press the mouse button (Mac OS). If no context-sensitive menu appears, no menu is available for that tool or palette. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 3 User Guide Using tool tips The tool tips feature lets you display the names of tools, buttons, or controls. To identify a tool, button, or control: Using Adobe Online Adobe Online is constantly changing, so you should update it before you use it. Updating Adobe Online updates its bookmarks and buttons so you can access the most current content available. You can set preferences to automatically update Adobe Online daily, weekly, or monthly. When you set up Adobe Online, you can choose to have Adobe either notify you when new information for Adobe Online is available, or automatically download and install that information to your hard disk. You can also choose Help > Updates to view and download new Adobe Online files whenever they are available. To set preferences for Adobe Online: Position the pointer over a tool, button, or control, and pause. A tool tip appears showing the name and keyboard shortcut (if any) for the item. Note: Tool tips are not available in most dialog boxes. Using Web resources If you have an Internet connection, you can access additional resources for learning Photoshop Elements on the Adobe Systems Web site. These resources are continually updated. To access the Adobe home page for your region: 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Adobe Online 1 Open the Adobe U.S. home page at www.adobe.com. 2 From the Adobe sites pop-up menu, choose (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Photoshop Elements> Preferences > Adobe Online (Mac OS X). 2 To specify how often Adobe Online checks for updates, choose an option from the pop-up menu. 3 Click OK. To use Adobe Online: your geographical region. Adobe's home page is customized for 20 different geographical regions. About Adobe Online Adobe Online provides access to the latest tutorials, quicktips, and other Web content for Photoshop Elements and other Adobe products. Adobe Online also provides bookmarks that take you quickly to noteworthy sites related to Adobe and Photoshop Elements. 1 In Photoshop Elements, click the icon at the top of the toolbox. Adobe Online icon 4 Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Note: To use Adobe Online, you must have an Internet connection and an installed Web browser. 2 Do any of the following: · Click Updates to access updated files. · Click Preferences to specify how often Adobe Customer support on Adobe Online Adobe Online provides access to the Support Knowledgebase, where you can find troubleshooting information that provides solutions to common problems. Online checks for updates. · Click Go Online to access the Adobe Web site. · Click Close to return to Photoshop Elements. Additional customer support resources Adobe Systems also provides several forms of automated technical support: · See the ReadMe and ReadMe First! files installed Customer support When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support for a single incident. Terms vary depending on the country of residence and are only available for retail and upgrade versions. For more information, refer to the technical support card provided with your Photoshop Elements documentation. with the program for information that became available after this guide went to press. · Explore the extensive customer support information on Adobe's World Wide Web site (www.adobe.com). To access Adobe's Web site from Photoshop Elements, choose Help > Support. 5 An Overview of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 A dobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 makes digital imaging a breeze. Use Photoshop Elements to create high-quality images for print, e-mail, and the Web. With a broad set of features, Photoshop Elements gives you endless ways to explore your creativity -- restore old photographs, adjust color and lighting, create a new image by combining photographs, apply artistic effects, and prepare photos for sending via email or posting on the Web. Red eye brush Fix unwanted red eye with a single stroke of the red eye brush. Color variations Bring out the best in any photo by previewing various color adjustments to your photo and applying your choice with a single click. Auto straighten/auto crop Photos are often taken or scanned at a slight angle, and may need to be cropped or rotated. You can correct skewed photos with one click. Fill flash/adjust backlighting Instantly fix improper lighting with Fill Flash and Adjust Backlighting tools. Broad file format support Save your images for Use the tools of the trade Based on the leading image-editing software that professionals have always relied on, Photoshop Elements 2.0 offers you an easy way to create highquality images. Quick Fix dialog Make instant color adjustments with just a few clicks in the Quick Fix dialog box. Digital video frame acquisition Easily capture virtually any use: print on photo paper, import into newsletters, presentations, reports, or greeting cards; attach to e-mail, post on the Web, and share as PDF (Portable Document Format) files on almost any computer or handheld device. GIF animation Import or create GIF anima- individual video frames from downloaded files with support for common video file formats, including MPEG2, MPEG3, and AVI. Photomerge Automatically assemble multiple tions using Photoshop Elements layers and then interactively preview the results before saving. Save for Web Compress your photos so they look sharp on the Web and download quickly. Mac OS X and Windows XP support Take photos into one seamless panorama. File browser Quickly preview, open, and organize all of your photos and view important metadata about each photo using the File menu Browse feature. advantage of the newest operating systems including Windows XP and Mac OS X. 6 An Overview of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 WIA Support (Windows only) Easily acquire Web photo gallery Quickly and easily create a photos from Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) enabled digital cameras, scanners, and other devices. Web photo gallery featuring your pictures. Choose from a variety of templates that includes holiday, sports, and business themes, an old-fashioned slide show, and many other cool designs. Batch processing Automatically rename, resize, Get up to speed quickly The intuitive design, built-in glossary, tutorials, and innovative Help features in Photoshop Elements 2.0 make it easy to learn and easy to use. Comprehensive Help features Get immediate convert the format, reorganize, or make other changes to multiple images at once using convenient Batch Processing. History palette Work without worry knowing you can instantly undo or redo multiple steps with the History Palette. Customizable palette well Access the tools you answers to your questions simply by typing a word in the new Help field. Linked to all Hints, Recipes, Tutorials, and the Glossary, the new Help feature does the searching for you and provides all the information you need in plain English. Glossary Built-in glossary explains digital- need quickly by organizing palettes any way you like in the palette well. imaging and computer terms. Attach E-mail Easily attach edited pictures Explore digital imaging Expand your creativity with powerful tools and effects. Recipes Inspirational Recipes spark your imagi- to e-mail using your existing e-mail program. Photoshop Elements can automatically resize and optimize the file for sending and viewing. Graphics file management (Windows only) Use nation and describe how to perform complex editing techniques. Selection brush Easily and precisely mask unwanted areas of a photo with the Selection Brush that lets you see feathered edges as you brush. Editable text Type and see text right on the canvas the built-in file association manager to set the file formats you want to be associated with Photoshop Elements. Hints palette Get productive fast with illustrations and tips that show you how to use the wide variety of painting tools and palettes. Dialog tips Tips embedded in the more complex and make changes at any time to the font, size, color. dialogs eliminate confusion. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 7 User Guide PDF Slideshow Create PDF slide shows, complete Liquify Create surreal effects by interactively with transitions that you can share with anyone who has Adobe Acrobat Reader--even on Palm and Pocket PC devices. Picture package printing Lay out multiple twisting and pulling an image, or use Liquify as a touch-up tool to make subtle enhancements. Background eraser Easily erase the background pictures in various sizes on the same page for highquality printouts from your home inkjet printer. Painting tools Add creative touches to your from a photo without disturbing objects in the foreground. Then paste the objects into another photo to effortlessly create composite pictures without harsh edges. Darkroom-style tools Adjust the tone of specific photos using realistic paintbrush effects that simulate oils, watercolors, charcoal, pastels, and different canvas textures. Effects Instantly apply frames, edges, and other areas of a photo using professional photographers' darkroom tools, including dodge, burn, and sponge. Drawing tools Add graphic elements to your complex effects to your photos, text, and shapes from the Effects Browser. Filters Never run out of ways to enhance your photos from a newly expanded library of shapes and symbols. Layers Combine multiple images, text, and photos. Visually scan the complete range of filter effects from a floating palette and apply any filter simply by dragging and dropping it onto your photo. Layer styles Quickly create drop shadows, bevels, graphics on layers that you can move and modify independently with complete flexibility. Contact sheet Quickly create a visual index of your photos that you can save or print for future reference. glows, and other effects by applying Layer Styles to the contents of a layer. Watch the contents instantly update anytime you edit the layer. 9 Quickly Fix Photographs Photoshop Elements Quick Fix 1. Open the Quick Fix dialog box. I f you are new to digital photography or experienced at digital imaging, you'll find the tools you need to correct and enhance your photos in Photoshop Elements. In this tutorial you'll learn about basic tools and techniques to make your photos look their best. Be sure to look under the Help menu to read additional tutorials. With the file you want to fix open, choose Enhance > Quick Fix. The Quick Fix dialog box opens and presents tools for fixing photographs and tips for using the tools. To make adjustments to your photograph: Select an adjustment category Choose a category The Photoshop Elements Quick Fix dialog box gathers several image correction tools in one spot. You can fix photos that are too dark or too light, have an off-color cast, need more contrast, or need sharpening. Before and after previews let you compare adjustments to your original image before saving the changes. from the list: · Brightness adjusts your photo's contrast and brightness, and quickly fixes overexposed or underexposed areas. · Color Correction adjusts the saturation and color (hue) in your photo, and automatically corrects a color cast. · Focus sharpens or blurs your photo. · Rotate flips your image horizontally and verti- cally, or rotates your image at 90° or 180° angles. Select an adjustment Each category has multiple adjustments that you can choose. The Tips provide more information for each adjustment. Apply the adjustment If an adjustment has options to set, drag the slider to increase or decrease the value. If you selected an automatic adjustment, click Apply. 2. Rotate the photograph. Choose Rotate from Select Adjustment Category, rotate the photo right, and then click Apply. The photograph in our example was taken with a digital camera at a vertical orientation. The After preview shows the new orientation. 10 Quickly Fix Photographs To straighten an image that was captured at an angle, or for more rotation options, choose Image > Rotate rather than Quick Fix. 3. Correct the color and contrast. 5. Accept the changes. If you are satisfied with the adjustments click OK. If you are not satisfied, you can undo, redo, or reset the adjustments: · Click Undo once or multiple times for each The photograph in our example has a blue color cast, and it needs a little more contrast. We can fix both of these problems using Auto Color. Choose Color Correction from Select Adjustment Category, select Auto Color, and then click Apply. successive adjustment you'd like to undo. Clicking Undo can undo the Reset Image option. · Click Redo once or multiple times for each adjustment you'd like to redo that was undone. · Click Reset Image to start over and undo all adjustments you've set in the current Quick Fix dialog box. 6. Learn more correction techniques. The image adjustment tools in the Quick Fix dialog box are individually available in the Photoshop Elements menus. You can work in the Quick Fix dialog box or choose the tools you need individually. If your photograph needs more contrast, but the color looks fine, you could use the Auto Contrast command in the Brightness category. The Tips provide more information on when to use an adjustment. 4. Sharpen the photos. In addition, you might want to become familiar with other image correction tools: Variations to fix color casts, add color saturation, and lighten and darken images. Levels and adjustment layers to have more control over contrast, brightness, and color adjustments. Unsharp mask to precisely control sharpening in Choose Focus from Select Adjustment Category, select Auto Focus, and then click Apply. You can click Apply multiple times for additional sharpening. your photo. Complete information for these tools is available in the Photoshop Elements Help. 11 Chapter 1: Looking at the Work Area elcome to Adobe Photoshop Elements. Photoshop Elements gives you an efficient work area and user interface to create and edit images for both print and the Web. W Shortcuts bar The shortcuts bar displays buttons for executing common commands. (See "Using the shortcuts bar" on page 13.) Options bar The options bar provides options for Getting familiar with the work area The Photoshop Elements work area is arranged to help you focus on creating and editing images. The work area consists of the following components: Menu bar The menu bar contains menus for performing tasks. The menus are organized by topic. For example, the Layers menu contains commands for working with layers. A B C D E using a tool. (See "Using the options bar" on page 12.) Toolbox The toolbox holds tools for creating and editing images. (See "Using the tools" on page 12.) Palette well The palette well helps you organize the palettes in your work area. (See "Using the palette well" on page 13.) Palettes Palettes help you monitor and modify images. (See "Using palettes" on page 14.) F G H Photoshop Elements work area A. Toolbox B. Menu bar C. Shortcuts bar D. Options bar E. Active image area F. Search field G. Palette well H. Palettes 12 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area Using the tools You use tools in the toolbox to select, edit, and view images; other tools let you paint, draw, and type. You can view information about any tool in the toolbox by positioning the pointer over it. The name of the tool appears below the pointer--this is called the tool tip. Additional information about the tool appears in the Hints palette. (See "Using the Hints palette" on page 16.) You must select a tool in order to use it. The currently selected tool is highlighted in the toolbox. Some tools have additional tools beneath them--these are called hidden tools. When you see a small triangle at the lower right of the tool icon, you know that there are hidden tools. A D B C · Press the tool's keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example, you can select the move tool by pressing the "v" key (see "Using keyboard commands and modifier keys" on page 19). To move the toolbox: Drag the toolbox by its title bar. To set tool preferences: 1 In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General. 2 In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General. 3 Set one or more of the following options: · Select Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips and rollover hints in the Hints palette. · Select Use Shift Key for Tool Switch so you can hold down the Shift key in order to cycle through a set of hidden tools. When this option is deselected, you can cycle through a set of hidden tools by simply pressing the shortcut key (without holding down Shift). 4 Click OK. Selecting a hidden tool A. Toolbox B. Active tool C. Hidden tool D. Shortcut key To select a tool: Using the options bar The first thing you should do after you select a tool is set its options in the options bar. By default, the options bar appears below the shortcuts bar at the top of the work area. The options bar is context sensitive, which means that it changes as you select different tools. Some settings in the options bar are common to several tools, and some are specific to one tool. Do one of the following: · Click a tool in the toolbox. If there is a small triangle at a tool's lower right corner, hold down the mouse button to view the hidden tools. Then click the tool you want to select. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 13 User Guide A B C D E Options bar for lasso tool A. Gripper bar B. Tool icon C. Active tool D. Hidden tools E. Tool options To use the options bar: You can also perform searches in the shortcuts bar. In the search field, you can enter a word or a phrase, click the Search button, and then a Search Results palette will appear. You can click on a link for more information about your search topic. Clicking the Help Contents button in the shortcuts bar takes you directly to the Help system. In the Help system, you can search through the User Guide on-screen to help you find the answers you need. The results of your search will appear in the Search Results palette. 1 Select a tool. (See "Using the tools" on page 12.) 2 Look in the options bar to see the available options. For more information on setting options for a specific tool, search for the tool's name in online Help. To return a tool or all tools to the default settings: Using the palette well The palette well helps you organize and manage palettes. You can store palettes that you don't frequently use in the palette well. You can still access the palettes, without having them expanded in the work area. Click the tool icon in the options bar, then choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the context menu. Using the shortcuts bar The shortcuts bar displays buttons for common commands. You can quickly click commands as you need them while you're working in Photoshop Elements. To see the name of a button, position the pointer over the button and its tool tip appears. The shortcuts bar should always be left open in the work area so you can access all the tools and options that are available to you. Palette well A B Shortcuts bar A. Gripper bar B. Tool tip Note: The shortcuts bar must be showing in order to use the palette well. Choose Window > Shortcuts to display the shortcuts bar if it's not open. 14 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area To use a palette in the palette well: Click the palette's tab. The palette remains open until you click outside it or click the palette's tab. To store palettes in the palette well: Note: Drag a palette out of the palette well if you want to keep it open. To display a palette: Do one of the following: · Click its tab. · Choose the palette's name in the Window Do one of the following: · Drag the desired palette's tab into the palette well so that the palette well is highlighted. · Make sure that the Close Palette to Palette Well menu. Choosing the palette a second time hides the palette. To change the size of a palette: option is selected in the palette's menu (see "Using palette menus" on page 15), and then close the palette. To move a palette in the palette well: Drag any corner of the palette (Windows) or drag the size box at its lower right corner (Mac OS). Note: Not all palettes can be resized. To close a palette: Click the palette's tab and then drag it to a new location in the palette well. To view information about a palette in the palette well: Do one of the following: · If the palette is in the palette well, click outside 1 Position the pointer over the palette's tab. 2 Look at the Hints palette to see a brief the palette in the work area or click the palette's tab. (See "Using the palette well" on page 13.) · Click the close icon on the palette title bar. · If the palette is in a palette group, click the close description of the palette. (See "Using the Hints palette" on page 16.) icon on the title bar for the group. Using palettes Palettes help you monitor and modify images. There are many ways to organize palettes in the work area. You can store palettes in the palette well to keep them out of your way but easily accessible; or, you can keep frequently used palettes open in the work area. Another option is to group palettes together in the work area, or to dock one palette at the bottom of another palette. · Choose the palette name in the Window menu. To show or hide multiple palettes: Do one of the following: · To show or hide all open palettes, the options bar, the shortcuts bar, and the toolbox, press Tab. · To show or hide all palettes in the work area (not in the palette well) press Shift+Tab. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 15 User Guide To group palettes together: 1 Display the palettes you want to group together. If the palettes are in the palette well, drag at least one of them into the work area. 2 Drag a palette's tab onto the body of the target Note: Entire palette groups cannot be docked together at once, but you can dock the palettes from one group to another, one at a time. To move a palette group: palette. A thick line appears around the body of the target palette when the pointer is over the correct area. Drag its title bar. To collapse a palette group: Double-click a palette's tab or title bar. To reset palettes to their default positions: A Choose Window > Reset Palette Locations. To always start with the default palette and dialog box positions: 1 In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General. B 2 In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General. Grouping two palettes together A. Dragging a palette onto another open palette B. Palettes grouped together 3 Deselect Save Palette Locations. The change takes effect the next time you start the application. To move a palette to another group, drag the palette's tab to that group. To separate a palette from a group, drag the palette's tab outside the group. To dock palettes together: Using palette menus Palette menus are an important part of working with Photoshop Elements. Some commands in palette menus can be found in the menu bar; other commands are exclusive to palette menus. When a palette has a palette menu, a More button appears at the top of the palette. The exact location and appearance of the More button depends on where the palette is located: in the palette well, in a palette group, or in the options bar. When a palette is docked, the More button is a sideways triangle. Drag a palette's tab to the bottom of another palette. A double line appears at the bottom of the target palette when the pointer is over the correct area. 16 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area To use a pop-up slider: Do one of the following: · Position the pointer over the triangle next to the setting, hold down the mouse button, and drag the slider or angle radius to the desired value. · Click the triangle next to the setting to open the pop-up slider box, and drag the slider or angle radius to the desired value. Click outside the slider box or press Enter or Return to close the slider box. To cancel changes, press the Escape key (Esc). To increase or decrease values in 10% increments when the pop-up slider box is open, hold down Shift and press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow. Layers palette menu To use a palette menu: Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements in the upper right The Photoshop Elements interface provides a variety of features to help you work efficiently and knowledgeably. Some features--such as the Hints palette and the How To palette--provide information about using tools and performing tasks. Other features--such as the Info palette and status bars--provide feedback about the current image and operation. Yet other features--such as context menus and keyboard commands--provide alternate ways to access commands. 1 Select a palette. If the palette is in the palette well, click the palette's tab to open it. 2 Click the More button corner of the palette. 3 Choose a command from the palette menu. Using pop-up sliders A number of palettes and dialog boxes contain settings that use pop-up sliders (for example, the Opacity option in the Layers palette). If there is a triangle next to the text box, you can activate the pop-up slider by clicking the triangle. Using the Hints palette The Hints palette helps you learn how to use tools and palettes. As you run your mouse over a tool or select a tool, the Hints palette will give you information on using the tool. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 17 User Guide To use the Hints palette: Using the Info palette The Info palette provides feedback as you use a tool. Make sure the Info palette is visible in your work area if you want to view information while dragging in the image. To use the Info palette: 1 Display the Hints palette by clicking its tab. If the Hints palette isn't showing in the palette well or the work area, choose Window > Hints to display the palette. 2 Position the pointer over a tool or palette, and look at the Hints palette to see a brief description of the item. 3 Click on one of the Related topics links for more information about an item. 1 Display the Info palette by clicking its tab if it's in the palette well. If the Info palette isn't showing in the palette well or the work area, choose Window > Info to display the palette. 2 Select the desired tool. 3 Move the pointer in the image, or drag in the image to use the tool. The following information may appear, depending on which tool you're using: Using the How To palette The How To palette provides activities, called recipes, that guide you through different image-editing tasks. For example, you can view instructions about restoring an old photograph. Photoshop Elements will even do some of the steps for you. To use the How To palette: The numeric values for the color beneath the pointer. The x- and y-coordinates of the pointer. The width (W) and height (H) of a marquee or shape as you drag, or the width and height of an active selection. The x- and y-coordinates of your starting position (when you click in the image). The change in position along the x-coordinate, X, and y-coordinate, Y, as you move a selection, layer, or shape. The angle (A) of a line or gradient; the change in angle as you move a selection, layer, or shape; or the angle of rotation during a transformation. The change in distance (D) as you move a selection, layer, or shape. 1 Display the How To palette by clicking its tab in the palette well. If the How To palette isn't showing in the palette well or the work area, choose Window > How To to display the palette. 2 Select a category of recipes, and click the recipe you want to use. 3 Follow the instructions in the recipe. When available, you can click Do this step for me to have Photoshop Elements perform the task for you. 18 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area The percentage of change in width (W) and height (H) as you scale a selection, layer, or shape. The angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical skew (V) as you skew a selection, layer, or shape. To change the mode of color values displayed in the Info palette: Using the status bar The status bar at the bottom of the application window (Windows) or document window (Mac OS) displays useful information and is divided into three sections: · The leftmost section displays the current Do one of the following: · Click an eyedropper icon magnification. (See "Magnifying and reducing the view" on page 20). · The middle section displays information about in the Info palette, and choose a color mode from the pop-up menu. menu. Choose a color mode for First Color Readout and/or Second Color Readout, and click OK. the current file. You can change the type of information that displays. · (Windows only) The rightmost section · Choose Palette Options from the Info palette Actual Color displays values in the current color mode of the image; Grayscale displays the grayscale values beneath the pointer; RGB Color displays the RGB values beneath the pointer; Web Color displays the hexadecimal code for the RGB values beneath the pointer; and HSB Color displays the HSB values beneath the pointer. (See "About image modes" on page 54 for more information.) To change the unit of measurement displayed in the Info palette: provides information as you use a tool. It also displays a progress bar to help you monitor operations. When an operation--such as applying a filter or using the Photomerge command--is in progress, you cannot perform other operations. However, you can interrupt the process or have the program notify you when it has finished. To display file information in the status bar: 1 Click the triangle in the status bar. 2 Select a view option: · Document Sizes to display information on the Do one of the following: · Click the cross-hair icon in the Info palette, and choose a unit of measurement from the pop-up menu. menu. Choose a unit of measurement from the Ruler Units pop-up menu, and click OK. amount of data in the image. The number on the left represents the printing size of the image--approximately the size of the saved, flattened file in Photoshop format. The number on the right indicates the file's approximate size, including layers. · Document Profile to display the name of the · Choose Palette Options from the Info palette color profile used by the image. (See "About color management" on page 31.) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 19