Adobe Photoshop Elements Visual QuickStart Guide

by Jeff Carlson

Overview

Master Adobe's friendliest tool for editing photos and making digital artwork, Photoshop Elements 2022, quickly and easily with step-by-step tutorials and full color images.

Visual QuickStart Guides provide an easy, visual approach to learning, using tightly integrated video, images, and text. Purchase of the book includes access to the free Web Edition, which features more than three hours of video, enhancing and expanding the information in the text.

Concise steps and explanations guide you through the foundations of using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022, getting you up and running in no time. Adobe Photoshop Elements has many of the same features as its older brother but with a simpler, streamlined interface designed for both the casual photographer and the serious hobbyist.

Learn how to:

• Use new slideshow styles
• Extend photo backgrounds
• Manipulate overlays to fit any shape
• Apply moving animations
• Render your compositions with an art filter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137637010
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/07/2022
Series:	Visual QuickStart Guide
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Jeff Carlson is the author of all editions of the iMovie: Visual QuickStart Guide and Making a Movie with iMovie and iDVD: Visual QuickProject Guide. He divides his time between his Seattle Web design company, Never Enough Coffee Creations, and writing for publications such as Macworld, I.D., and HOW Magazine. He is also the managing editor of the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS, which covers Macintosh and Internet issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

Online Content xiv

Chapter 1 Editing Photos in 5 Easy Steps 1

Step 1 Import and Open Images 2

Step 2 Crop and Rotate 4

Step 3 Adjust Lighting and Color 6

Step 4 Apply Corrections 8

Step 5 Save the Photo 9

Chapter 2 The Basics 11

Understand the User Interface 12

Open and Close Files 14

Select Tools 15

Use the Zoom Tool 16

Move Around in an Image 19

Arrange Windows 20

Arrange Multiple Views 21

Use Rulers 22

Get Information About an Image 23

Use the History Panel 24

Use Muititouch Gestures 26

Chapter 3 Managing Photos in the Organizer 27

Import Images 28

Understand the Organizer Work Area 34

Work in the Media Browser 36

Rate Photos 38

Review Photos Full Screen 39

Use Stacks to Organize Similar Photos 40

Create Keyword Tags 42

Use Keyword Tags to Sort and Identify Photos 45

Organize Tagged Photos Using Categories 48

Identify People 52

Use Albums to Arrange and Group Photos 56

Organize by Events 60

Locate Photos Using Places 62

Filter Photos 65

Search for Photos 66

Auto Curate Photos 73

Work with Catalogs 74

Back Up Catalogs 75

Chapter 4 Cropping and Straightening Images 77

Crop an Image 78

Extend the Background 80

Straighten a Crooked Photo 81

Chapter 5 Making Quick and Guided Edits 83

Make Instant Fixes in the Organizer 84

Make Quick Edits 85

Walk Through Guided Edits 88

Chapter 6 Making Selections 89

Why Make Selections? 90

Use the Auto Selection Tools 92

Use the Quick Selection Tool 93

Use the Selection Brush Tool 94

Use the Marquee Tools 96

Use the Lasso Tools 98

Make Selections by Color 101

Add or Subtract Selections 103

Refine the Edges of a Selection 106

Chapter 7 Working with Layers 109

Understand Layers 110

Use the Layers Panel 111

Layer Fundamentals 112

Change the Layer Order 115

Manage Layers 117

Convert and Duplicate Layers 119

Group Layers 122

Merge Layers 123

Transform Layers 125

Set Opacity and Blending Modes 128

Use Layer Masks 131

Create Clipping Masks 133

Make Color and Tonal Changes with Adjustment Layers 134

Apply Texture or Color with Fill Layers 136

Chapter 8 Adjusting Lighting and Color 137

Understand Tonal Correction 138

Adjust Lighting 139

Adjust Color 143

Convert to Black and White 145

Remove Color 146

Replace Color 147

Add a Color Tint 149

Managing Color Settings 150

Chapter 9 Working with Camera Raw Photos 153

Work in Adobe Camera Raw 154

Adjust White Balance 156

Adjust Lighting 157

Adjust Clarity and Color Saturation 158

Sharpen the Image 159

Reduce Noise 160

Save Raw Files 161

Chapter 10 Fixing and Retouching Photos 163

Repair Flaws and Imperfections 164

Sharpen Image Detail 169

Selectively Enhance Detail 171

Selectively Adjust Tone 173

Remove Haze 175

Erase Backgrounds 176

Remove Objects from a Scene 178

Composite Images 180

Merge Portions of Multiple Photos 182

Use the Smart Brush 184

Create a Panorama 186

Correct Camera Distortion 189

Run Automated Actions 190

Chapter 11 Filters and Effects 191

Use the Filters and Effects Panels 192

Apply Filters and Effects 193

Distort Images 195

Chapter 12 Painting and Drawing 199

Fill Areas with Color 200

Fill Areas with a Gradient 204

Add a Stroke 205

Use the Brush Tool 207

Paint with Texture 209

Erase Areas 210

Draw Shapes 211

Transform Shapes 213

Chapter 13 Working with Text 215

Create and Edit Text 216

Change the Appearance of Text 219

Create Text on a Path 224

Warp Text 227

Chapter 14 Saving and Printing Images 229

Understand File Formats 230

Save Files 233

Resize an Image 235

Print an Image 237

Chapter 15 Sharing Your Images 239

Upload to an Online Service 240

Send Images by Email 241

Create a Slideshow 242

Appendix A Troubleshoot at Startup 247

Appendix B Editor Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) 249

Appendix C Organizer Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) 253

Appendix D Editor Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS) 255

Appendix E Organizer Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS) 259

Index 261