Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements 13 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))

✍ Scribed by Richard Wentk

• Publisher: Visual
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 387
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The straightforward Photoshop Elements guide designed specifically for visual learners

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements 13 is your user-friendly guide to quickly start editing images like a pro. With full-color screenshots throughout, this highly visual book covers the most important features of Photoshop Elements, reinforcing foundational tasks and introducing brand new features included in the latest update. You'll learn how to import photos from cameras and scanners, and print them or publish them to the Web. Further develop your skills from word processing to editing, retouching, compositing, and adding artistic flair.

• Retouch and repair damaged photos like a pro
• Enhance digital images and composite great group shots
• Change print size, canvas size, and resolution
• Edit images for the Web, and create a Web photo gallery

Whether you're looking to create dynamic sale-worthy images or just put together a nice scrapbook, Photoshop Elements has the tools you need. Why teach yourself by trial and error when you can learn in a fraction of the time with a thorough guide? Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements 13 is the hands-on guide to your digital darkroom.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Introducing Photoshop Elements 13
Understanding Digital Images
Start Photoshop Elements
Explore the Editor Workspace
Tour the Organizer Workspace
Switch between the Organizer and the Editor
Introducing the Photoshop Elements Tools
Switch Editor Modes
Work with Tools
Work with Panels
Set Program Preferences
View Rulers and Guides
Chapter 2: Importing and Opening Digital Images
Get Photos for Your Projects
Import Photos from a Digital Camera or Card Reader
Import Photos from a Scanner
Import or Search for Photos from a Folder
Open a Photo
Create a Blank Image
Save a Photo
Duplicate a Photo
Close a Photo
Chapter 3: Organizing Your Photos
Introducing the Organizer
Open the Organizer
Create a Catalog
View Photos in the Media Browser
View Photos in Full Screen
View Photo Information
Add a Caption
Work with Albums
Find Photos
Rate Photos
View Versions of a Photo
Remove a Photo from the Organizer
Chapter 4: Using Advanced Organizing Tools
Find Duplicate Photos
Work with Keyword Tags
Define People in Photos
Define Places
View Places
Define Events
Using Smart Events
Work with People, Place, and Event Tags
Apply an Instant Fix
Stack Photos
Search for Similar Photos
Chapter 5: Applying Basic Image Edits
Manage Open Images
Using Layouts
Using the Zoom Tool
Pan the Image
Change the Canvas Size
Resize an Image by Resampling
Crop an Image
Straighten an Image
Rotate an Image
Work in Quick Mode
Apply an Effect in Quick Mode
Add a Frame in Quick Mode
Apply Automatic Enhancements
Add a Texture
Undo Edits
Revert an Image
Import a RAW Image
Chapter 6: Making Selections
Select an Area with the Marquee
Select an Area with the Lasso
Select an Area with the Magic Wand
Select an Area with the Quick Selection Tool
Select an Area with the Selection Brush
Save and Load a Selection
Invert a Selection
Deselect a Selection
Chapter 7: Manipulating Selections
Add to or Subtract from a Selection
Move a Selection
Apply the Content-Aware Move Tool
Hide Flaws by Duplicating a Selection
Delete a Selection
Rotate a Selection
Scale a Selection
Skew or Distort a Selection
Refine the Edge of a Selection
Use Feathering to Create a Soft Border
Chapter 8: Enhancing and Retouching Photos
Quickly Fix a Photo
Remove Red Eye
Retouch with the Clone Stamp Tool
Remove a Spot
Sharpen an Image
Remove a Color Cast
Fix Keystone Distortion
Recompose a Photo
Create a Photo Panorama
Chapter 9: Enhancing Lighting and Color
Adjust Levels
Adjust Shadows and Highlights
Change Brightness and Contrast
Use the Dodge and Burn Tools
Fix Exposure
Use the Blur and Sharpen Tools
Adjust Skin Color
Adjust Color with the Sponge Tool
Replace a Color
Turn a Color Photo into Black and White
Add Color to a Black and White Photo
Adjust Colors by Using Color Curves
Apply the Auto Smart Tone Tool
Chapter 10: Apply Guided Edits
Restore an Old Photo
Improve a Portrait
Apply a Lomo Camera Effect
Add Motion with Zoom Burst
Miniaturize Scenes with Tilt Shift
Create Soft Focus with the Orton Effect
Apply a Reflection
Put an Object Out of Bounds
Create a Vintage Look
Using Selective Color
Create Black and White Noir
Chapter 11: Painting and Drawing on Photos
Set the Foreground and Background Colors
Add Color with the Brush Tool
Change Brush Styles
Use a Brush to Replace a Color
Adjust Colors with the Smart Brush
Draw a Simple Shape
Add an Arrow
Apply the Eraser
Apply a Gradient
Add Content from the Graphics Panel
Add Text
Modify Text
Create Warped Text
Draw Text around a Shape
Add an Effect to Text
Add a Bubble Caption
Chapter 12: Applying Filters
Equalize an Image
Create a Negative
Blur an Image
Distort an Image
Turn an Image into Art
Turn an Image into a Sketch
Create a Print Halftone
Add Lens Flare
Work with Text
Chapter 13: Using Layers
Introducing Layers
Create and Add to a Layer
Hide a Layer
Move a Layer
Duplicate a Layer
Delete a Layer
Reorder Layers
Change the Opacity of a Layer
Link Layers
Merge Layers
Rename a Layer
Create a Fill Layer
Create an Adjustment Layer
Blend Layers
Add a Layer Mask
Edit a Layer Mask
Chapter 14: Applying Styles and Effects
Add a Drop Shadow to a Layer
Add a Fancy Background
Create a Beveled Edge
Apply Image Effects
Add a Watermark
Work with Expert Frames
Apply an Effect with an Action
Add to Favorites
Chapter 15: Saving and Sharing Your Work
Save a Photo for the Web
Convert File Types
E-mail Images
Print Photos
Create a Slideshow
Create a Photo Book
Share Photos on Facebook
Share a Photo on Twitter
Export Photos
Set up Adobe Revel
Share an Album with Adobe Revel
Back Up a Catalog
Index
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