Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 User Guide 2

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Installing and Learning AdobePhotoshop Elements 2.0
An Overview of AdobePhotoshopElements 2.0
Quickly Fix Photographs
Installing and Learning AdobePhotoshop Elements 2.0
- Registration
- Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
- Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
- Using Web resources
  - About Adobe Online
  - Using Adobe Online
- Customer support
  - Customer support on Adobe Online
  - Additional customer support resources
An Overview of AdobePhotoshopElements 2.0
- Use the tools of the trade
- Get up to speed quickly
- Explore digital imaging
Quickly Fix Photographs
- Photoshop Elements Quick Fix
Looking at the Work Area
- Getting familiar with the workarea
- Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements
- Viewing images
- Using rulers and the grid
- Undoing operations
- Reverting to any state of an image
  - About the Undo History palette
  - Using the Undo History palette
- Working with preset options
  - Using pop-up palettes
  - Using the Preset Manager
Setting Up Photoshop Elements
- About color management
- Setting up color management
- Calibrating your monitor
- Configuring Photoshop Elements
- About Web access
Acquiring and Opening Photos
- About this chapter
- About digital images
- Getting photos from a scanner
- Importing photos from a digital camera
  - Importing photos from digital cameras mounted to your computer
  - Importing photos using WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Support
- Getting images from video
- Creating new images
- Using the File Browser
- Opening images
- Placing files
- Closing files and quitting
- Choosing an image mode
  - About image modes
  - Converting between color modes
Fixing Your Photos
- About fixing your photos
  - Workflow for fixing photos
- Quickly fixing your photos
- Adjusting the range of dark and light tones in an image
  - Using the Levels dialog box
  - Using the Brightness/Contrast command
- Describing color
- Adjusting color
- Retouching an image
Resizing, Cropping, and Laying Out Images
- About image size and resolution
  - About printer and monitor resolution
- Changing image size and resolution
- Cropping images
- Changing the size of the work canvas
- Rotating and straightening images
  - Rotating and flipping images
  - Straightening images
- Creating panoramic images using Photomerge™
- Creating multiple-image layouts
- Creating PDF slideshows
Using Layers
- About layers
- About the Layers palette
  - About the Background layer
  - About layers in the Layers palette
- Using the Layers palette
- Selecting layers
- Creating a layered image
- Specifying opacity and blending options
- Using adjustment and fill layers
- Creating grouped layers
- Editing layers
- Managing layered images
Selecting
- About selections
- Selecting pixels
- Adjusting selection borders
- Softening the edges of a selection
- Moving, copying, and pasting selections
- Saving and loading selections
- Deleting selected areas
Painting
- About painting and drawing
- Selecting foreground and background colors
- Using the Adobe Color Picker
- Using the painting tools
- Setting options for painting and editing tools
- Erasing
- Filling and tracing selections and layers
- Using the gradient tools
Transforming and Distorting Images
- Transforming layers, selections, and shapes
- Transforming objects in three dimensions
- Using Distort filters to transform an image
Applying Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles
- Using the Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles palettes
  - Working with the Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles palettes
- Using filters
- Using effects
- Using layer styles
- Improving performance with filters and effects
- Choosing a filter
- Applying special color effects to images
Creating Shapes and Text
- About vector graphics
- About shapes
- Editing shapes
- Creating text
  - Entering text
- Working with type layers
- Formatting text
- Creating a text selection border
- Setting options for Asian type
Optimizing Images for theWeb 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
- Making transparent and matted images
- Previewing and controlling dithering
- Previewing an image in a browser
- Saving optimized images
- Creating animated GIFs
- Creating Web banners
- Creating Web photo galleries
- Sending images with an e-mail message
Saving Images
- Saving images
  - Setting file saving options
- Saving images in different file formats
- About file compression
- Setting preferences for saving files
- Adding file information
- Using the Batch command
Printing
- Printing images
- Setting print options
- Positioning and scaling images
- Setting output options
- Choosing a print encoding method
- Using color management when printing
- Using online services
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