Photoshop Elements Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in easy steps: 2020 edition

by Nick Vandome

Overview

Photoshop Elements Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts in easy steps is written for new users as well as those wanting to take photo editing to the next level. It not only offers a concise guide to using the software but it goes further, providing a wealth of detail in ways to create impressive photos. Learn how to:

Navigate around Elements and organize images.

Master Quick edits for correcting imperfections.

Get started with the basics with Guided edit mode and then progress to using Expert edit mode.

Enhance digital images using color, healing brush, cloning, transforming, and other special effects.

Explore Meme Maker, Paintly, Effects Collage, and Layers to create images with the wow factor!

Share your photos in a range of formats, such as photo books or cards, and on social media.

Work with RAW images, edit multiple images, resample images – just like an expert.

Photoshop Elements Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts in easy steps covers the 2020 version of Photoshop Elements, but it can be used with earlier versions too. It is packed with handy tips and hidden secrets of the software, and will have you feeling like an Elements expert in no time!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840789041
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	06/24/2020
Series:	In Easy Steps
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Nick Vandome is an IT writer and trainer who specializes in digital imaging and web authoring subjects. In addition to his writing, he also works designing websites and runs training courses. Before he started working with computers he wrote books about working and traveling abroad.

Table of Contents

1 Introducing Elements 7

About Elements 8

Home Screen 9

Photo Editor Workspace 12

Quick Edit Mode 14

Guided Edit Mode 15

Expert Edit Mode 16

Tool Options Bar 20

Menu Bar 22

Preferences 23

Organizer Workspace 24

Create Mode 26

Share Mode 28

Getting Help 30

2 Organizing Images 31

Obtaining Images 32

Media View 36

Stacks 40

Version Sets 41

People View 42

Places View 44

Events View 46

Tagging Images 48

Searching for Images 50

Albums 54

Folders 55

Auto Curate 56

Opening and Saving Images 57

Working with Video 58

3 First Digital Steps 59

Color Enhancements 60

Cropping 63

Healing Brush 65

Cloning 66

Pattern Cloning 67

Rotating 68

Transforming 69

Magnification 70

Eraser 72

4 Quick Wins 73

One-click Subject Selection 74

Quickly Removing Items 76

Moving Items in a Photo 78

Opening Closed Eyes 80

Removing Red Eye 82

Changing to Black and White 83

Auto Creations 84

Quick Edit Mode Options 88

Quick Edit Toolbox 89

Quick Edit Adjustments 90

Adding Filters 92

Adding Graphics 93

Colorizing a Photo 94

Using Guided Edit 96

Photomerge Effects 98

Creating Panoramas 99

5 Artistic Effects 101

Meme Maker 102

Object Removal 104

Multi-Photo Text 106

Text and Border Overlay 108

Painterly Effect 109

Pattern Brush 110

Effects Collage 112

6 Beyond Basic Color Editing 113

Hue and Saturation 114

Histogram 116

Levels 118

Adjustments with Levels 120

Color Curves 122

Remove Color Cast 124

7 Working with Selections 125

About Selections 126

Marquee Tools 127

Lasso Tools 128

Magic Wand Tool 130

Selection Brush Tool 131

Quick Selection Tool 132

Smart Brush Tool 133

Auto Selections 134

Feathering 135

Refining Selections 136

Editing Selections 138

8 Layers 139

Layering Images 140

Layers Panel 141

Adding Layers 142

Fill and Adjustment Layers 143

Working with Layers 145

Layer Masks 146

Opacity 149

Saving Layers 150

9 Text and Drawing Tools 151

Adding and Formatting Text 152

Customizing Text 154

Distorting Text 158

Text and Shape Masks 159

Paint Bucket Tool 161

Gradient Tool 162

Brush Tool Settings 164

Working with Color 166

10 Becoming an Elements Expert 167

Importing RAW Images 168

Editing Multiple Images 170

Applying Actions 173

Viewing File Info 174

Save for Web 175

Image Size 176

Resampling Images 178

11 Printing Images 179

Print Size 180

Print Functions 182

Print Layouts 184

Creating PDF Files 186

Index 187