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Contents at a Glance

Introduction ................................................................ 1

Book I: Introducing Elements ........................................ 7

Chapter 1: Examining the Elements Environment ......................................................... 9

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools ........................................................................... 37

Chapter 3: Viewing and Navigating Images .................................................................. 53

Chapter 4: Setting Your Preferences ............................................................................. 67

Book II: Elements Fundamentals ................................. 85

Chapter 1: Acquiring, Saving, and Exporting Images .................................................. 87

Chapter 2: Working in the Organizer ........................................................................... 111

Chapter 3: Working in Adobe Bridge ........................................................................... 151

Book III: Image Essentials ........................................ 171

Chapter 1: Specifying Resolution and Changing Image Sizing ................................. 173

Chapter 2: Choosing Color Modes and File Formats ................................................. 185

Chapter 3: Working with Camera Raw ........................................................................ 207

Chapter 4: Using and Managing Color ......................................................................... 219

Chapter 5: Time Travel — Undoing in Elements........................................................ 233

Book IV: Selections .................................................. 239

Chapter 1: Making Selections ....................................................................................... 241

Chapter 2: Modifying and Transforming Selections .................................................. 263

Book V: Painting, Drawing, and Typing ..................... 281

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Chapter 3: Working with Type ..................................................................................... 321

Book VI: Working with Layers and Masks .................. 341

Chapter 1: Creating Layers ........................................................................................... 343

Chapter 2: Managing Layers ......................................................................................... 369

Chapter 3: Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes ................................................... 385

Chapter 4: Cutting, Extracting, and Masking .............................................................. 397

Book VII: Filters, Effects, Styles, and Distortions........ 411

Chapter 1: Making Corrections and Having Fun with Filters ................................... 413

Chapter 2: Distorting with the Liquify Command ...................................................... 433

Chapter 3: Adding Pizzazz with Styles and Effects .................................................... 441

Book VIII: Retouching and Enhancing ....................... 451

Chapter 1: Quick Image Makeovers ............................................................................. 453

Chapter 2: Correcting Lighting, Color, and Clarity .................................................... 491

Chapter 3: Compositing with Photomerge ................................................................. 523

Chapter 4: Getting Help in Guided Mode .................................................................... 537

Book IX: Creating and Sharing with Elements ............ 551

Chapter 1: Creating Elements Projects ....................................................................... 553

Chapter 2: Getting It Printed ........................................................................................ 569

Chapter 3: Getting It on the Web ................................................................................. 591

Chapter 4: Sharing Projects with Others .................................................................... 603

Index ...................................................................... 611

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................. 1

About This Book .............................................................................................. 2

Book I: Introducing Elements ............................................................... 2

Book II: Elements Fundamentals .......................................................... 3

Book III: Image Essentials ...................................................................... 3

Book IV: Selections ................................................................................ 3

Book V: Painting, Drawing, and Typing ............................................... 3

Book VI: Working with Layers and Masks........................................... 3

Book VII: Filters, Effects, Styles, and Distortions ............................... 4

Book VIII: Retouching and Enhancing ................................................. 4

Book IX: Creating and Sharing with Elements .................................... 4

About the eCheat Sheet .................................................................................. 4

Conventions Used in This Book ..................................................................... 5

Icons Used in This Book ................................................................................. 5

Where to Go from Here ................................................................................... 6

Book I: Introducing Elements ......................................... 7

Chapter 1: Examining the Elements Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Launching Elements ........................................................................................ 9

Opening the Organizer (Windows) .................................................... 12

Opening Adobe Bridge (Mac) ............................................................. 14

Changing Workspaces ................................................................................... 15

Visiting the Organizer (Windows) ..................................................... 15

Visiting Adobe Bridge (Mac) .............................................................. 18

Visiting Edit Full mode ........................................................................ 18

Visiting Edit Quick mode .................................................................... 19

Comparing the modes ......................................................................... 20

Getting help with Guided mode ......................................................... 21

Moving through the Menu Bar ..................................................................... 22

Using Context Menus .................................................................................... 25

Selecting Settings in the Options Bar .......................................................... 26

Playing with Panels ....................................................................................... 27

Getting choosy in the Favorites panel .............................................. 28

Using panel buttons ............................................................................. 29

Resetting panels ................................................................................... 30

Using the Project Bin ..................................................................................... 30

Getting Productive with Shortcuts .............................................................. 32

Finding Help When You Need It ................................................................... 34

Using Help ............................................................................................. 34

Reading PDFs from the Installer DVD-ROM ...................................... 34

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Using tooltips ....................................................................................... 34

Dialog boxes ......................................................................................... 35

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Examining the Tools Panel ........................................................................... 37

Getting to Know the Tools ............................................................................ 40

Using selection tools ........................................................................... 40

Using drawing and painting tools ...................................................... 44

Using tools for cloning and healing ................................................... 46

Creating text with typographical tools ............................................. 47

Using focus and toning tools .............................................................. 47

Creating shapes .................................................................................... 48

Viewing, navigating, and sampling tools ........................................... 49

Other editing tools ............................................................................... 50

Introducing the Automation Tools .............................................................. 50

Chapter 3: Viewing and Navigating Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Looking at the Image Window ...................................................................... 53

Zooming In and Out of Image Windows ...................................................... 57

Zooming with keyboard shortcuts .................................................... 58

Using the Zoom tool ............................................................................ 58

Moving the Hand tool .......................................................................... 59

Cruising with the Navigator Panel ............................................................... 60

Using the Grids and Guides .......................................................................... 61

Using the Info Panel ....................................................................................... 62

Working with Your Content ......................................................................... 63

Chapter 4: Setting Your Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Understanding Preferences .......................................................................... 67

Setting Edit Full Mode Preferences ............................................................. 68

Setting General preferences ............................................................... 69

Setting Saving Files preferences ........................................................ 70

Setting Performance preferences ...................................................... 71

Setting Display & Cursors preferences ............................................. 72

Setting Transparency preferences .................................................... 73

Units & Rulers preferences ................................................................. 74

Setting Guides & Grid preferences .................................................... 74

Setting Plug-ins preferences ............................................................... 75

Setting Type preferences .................................................................... 75

Setting Up the Organizing Environment (Windows) ................................. 76

Setting General preferences ............................................................... 76

Setting Files preferences ..................................................................... 77

Setting Folder Location View preferences ........................................ 78

Setting Editing preferences................................................................. 79

Setting Camera or Card Reader preferences .................................... 79

Setting Scanner preferences ............................................................... 80

Setting Date View preferences ........................................................... 81

Setting Keyword Tags and Albums preferences .............................. 81

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Setting Sharing preferences ................................................................ 82

Setting Adobe Partner Services preferences .................................... 82

Setting Auto Analyzer Options preferences ..................................... 83

Setting Adobe Bridge Preferences ............................................................... 83

Book II: Elements Fundamentals .................................. 85

Chapter 1: Acquiring, Saving, and Exporting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Getting Images from Your Camera .............................................................. 88

Getting Images from Your Card Reader ...................................................... 88

Using the Photoshop Elements Downloader ............................................. 91

Using the AutoPlay Wizard (Windows) ...................................................... 93

Scanning Images ............................................................................................ 94

Preparing before you scan .................................................................. 94

Understanding image requirements .................................................. 95

Using scanner plug-ins ........................................................................ 96

Scanning many photos at a time ........................................................ 97

Phoning In Your Images ................................................................................ 98

Getting Files from Folders ............................................................................ 99

Opening an Image in Edit Full Mode .......................................................... 100

Using Open As (Windows) ................................................................ 100

Opening recently edited fi les ........................................................... 101

Placing fi les ......................................................................................... 101

Creating a New Image .................................................................................. 102

Converting Clipboard Data to Images ....................................................... 103

Saving Files ................................................................................................... 103

Using the Save/Save As dialog box .................................................. 103

Saving fi les for the Web ..................................................................... 105

Batch Processing Files ................................................................................ 105

Exporting fi les..................................................................................... 105

Processing multiple fi les ................................................................... 107

Adding Pages ................................................................................................ 107

Closing and Quitting .................................................................................... 109

Chapter 2: Working in the Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Cataloging Files ............................................................................................ 112

Adding fi les to the default Organizer view ..................................... 112

Adding additional photos to a catalog ............................................ 113

Importing images to a new catalog .................................................. 114

Importing legacy catalogs ................................................................. 115

Switching catalogs ............................................................................. 116

Viewing images in the Organizer ..................................................... 116

Viewing images in a slide show ........................................................ 121

Sorting Images .............................................................................................. 125

Using sort commands ........................................................................ 126

Sorting media types ........................................................................... 126

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Using Search Options .................................................................................. 126

Searching by date .............................................................................. 127

Searching for untagged items ........................................................... 127

Searching albums ............................................................................... 128

Searching captions and notes .......................................................... 128

Searching by history.......................................................................... 129

Searching metadata ........................................................................... 130

Finding people .................................................................................... 131

Organizing and Managing in the Organizer .............................................. 132

Creating a new keyword tag ............................................................. 133

Working with keyword tags .............................................................. 134

Getting your head in the clouds....................................................... 136

Using the Timeline ............................................................................. 137

Using the Properties panel ............................................................... 138

Creating Albums .......................................................................................... 138

Rating images ..................................................................................... 139

Adding rated fi les to an album ......................................................... 139

Hiding Files That Get in the Way ............................................................... 143

Stacking ’em up .................................................................................. 144

Creating versions ............................................................................... 145

Protecting Your Assets ............................................................................... 147

Backing up your catalog.................................................................... 147

Backing up photos and fi les ............................................................. 149

Chapter 3: Working in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Looking at the Adobe Bridge Workspace ................................................. 151

Adding photos to the Bridge window ............................................. 155

Setting Bridge preferences ............................................................... 156

Sorting Your Photos .................................................................................... 157

Organizing Your Pictures ........................................................................... 159

Labeling photos.................................................................................. 159

Rating photos ..................................................................................... 160

Creating collections ........................................................................... 161

Stack ’Em Up ................................................................................................. 164

Creating Slide Shows ................................................................................... 164

Outputting Files ........................................................................................... 165

Outputting slide shows ..................................................................... 166

Outputting to a Web Gallery ............................................................. 168

Book III: Image Essentials ......................................... 171

Chapter 1: Specifying Resolution and Changing Image Sizing . . . . .173

Examining Images Closely .......................................................................... 173

Understanding resolution ................................................................. 174

Understanding image dimensions ................................................... 175

Understanding camera megapixels ................................................. 176

Looking at raster versus vector images .......................................... 176

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Using the Image Size Command ................................................................. 176

Downsampling images ....................................................................... 177

Upsampling images ............................................................................ 179

Using the Scale Command .......................................................................... 180

Choosing a Resolution for Print or Screen ............................................... 182

Changing the Canvas Size ........................................................................... 182

Chapter 2: Choosing Color Modes and File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Selecting a Color Mode ............................................................................... 185

Converting Color Modes and Profi les ....................................................... 186

Converting to Bitmap mode ............................................................. 186

Converting to Grayscale mode ......................................................... 189

Converting to Indexed Color mode ................................................. 191

Converting color profi les .................................................................. 192

Using the Proper File Format ..................................................................... 193

Using the Save/Save As dialog box .................................................. 193

Understanding fi le formats ............................................................... 195

File formats at a glance ..................................................................... 201

Saving fi les for the Web ..................................................................... 203

Chapter 3: Working with Camera Raw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Understanding Camera Raw ....................................................................... 207

Processing Camera Raw fi les ............................................................ 208

Acquiring Camera Raw images ......................................................... 209

Opening Camera Raw Files ......................................................................... 215

Opening any photo in Camera Raw ................................................. 218

Opening photos in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge .................... 218

Saving Your Edits ......................................................................................... 218

Chapter 4: Using and Managing Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Dealing with Foreground and Background Colors .................................. 219

Defi ning Color .............................................................................................. 220

Poking around the Color Picker ....................................................... 220

Grabbing color from the Swatches panel ....................................... 223

Lifting and sampling color ................................................................ 226

Understanding Color Management Essentials ......................................... 227

Introducing color channels .............................................................. 227

Understanding bit depth ................................................................... 228

Calibrating your monitor .................................................................. 229

Establishing Your Color Settings ............................................................... 231

Understanding How Profi les Work ............................................................ 232

Chapter 5: Time Travel — Undoing in Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Undoing What’s Done with the Undo Command ..................................... 233

Adjusting the number of available undos ....................................... 234

Redoing edits ...................................................................................... 235

Reverting to What’s Saved ......................................................................... 235

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Working with the Almighty Undo History Panel ...................................... 236

Viewing an image’s various states ................................................... 236

Navigating through the history states ............................................ 237

Deleting and clearing states ............................................................. 237

Book IV: Selections ................................................... 239

Chapter 1: Making Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Defi ning Selections ...................................................................................... 241

Selecting a Rectangular or Elliptical Area ................................................ 242

Fine-tuning squares and circles ....................................................... 244

Using the Marquee options .............................................................. 245

Freeform Selecting with the Lasso Tools ................................................. 247

Using the Lasso tool .......................................................................... 248

Selecting straight sides with the Polygonal Lasso tool ................. 250

Hugging edges with the Magnetic Lasso tool ................................. 250

Performing Wand Wizardry ........................................................................ 253

Talking about Tolerance ................................................................... 254

Selecting with the Magic Wand tool ................................................ 254

Painting with the Selection Brush ............................................................. 256

Saving Time with the Quick Selection Tool .............................................. 258

Resizing Smartly with the Recompose Tool ............................................. 260

Chapter 2: Modifying and Transforming Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Modifying Selections ................................................................................... 263

Adding to a selection ......................................................................... 264

Subtracting from a selection ............................................................ 265

Intersecting two selections ............................................................... 266

Avoiding Keyboard Collisions .................................................................... 266

Adding a perfectly square or circular selection ............................ 266

Deleting from an existing selection while drawing from the center out .............................................. 267

Using the Select Menu ................................................................................. 267

Selecting all or nothing ..................................................................... 268

Reselecting a selection ...................................................................... 268

Inversing a selection .......................................................................... 268

Feathering a selection ....................................................................... 269

Using the Modify commands ............................................................ 269

Applying the Grow and Similar commands .................................... 271

Saving and loading selections .......................................................... 272

Moving and Cloning Selections .................................................................. 273

Cloning ................................................................................................ 273

Moving the selection outline, but not the pixels ........................... 273

Transforming Pixels .................................................................................... 274

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Book V: Painting, Drawing, and Typing ...................... 281

Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing with Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Introducing the Pencil and Brush Tools ................................................... 283

Drawing with the Pencil tool ........................................................... 284

Painting with the Brush tool ............................................................. 285

Getting artsy with the Impressionist Brush ................................... 288

Creating a custom brush ................................................................... 289

Creating Shapes ........................................................................................... 295

Drawing a shape ................................................................................. 296

Drawing multiple shapes in a shape layer ...................................... 299

Specifying Geometry options ........................................................... 299

Editing shapes .................................................................................... 301

Chapter 2: Filling and Stroking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Filling a Selection with a Solid Color ......................................................... 303

Filling Options and Tips .............................................................................. 305

Pouring with the Paint Bucket Tool .......................................................... 305

Stroking a Selection ..................................................................................... 307

Working with Multicolored Gradients ...................................................... 309

Applying a preset gradient to a selection ....................................... 310

Customizing and editing gradients .................................................. 312

Adding transparency to a gradient .................................................. 316

Managing and Saving Gradients ................................................................. 317

Working with Patterns ................................................................................ 317

Applying a preset pattern ................................................................. 318

Creating a new pattern ...................................................................... 319

Chapter 3: Working with Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Understanding Type Modes ....................................................................... 321

Understanding Different Kinds of Type .................................................... 322

Exploring the Type Tools ........................................................................... 322

Entering Point Type ..................................................................................... 323

Entering Paragraph Type ............................................................................ 324

Using the Options Bar ................................................................................. 325

Editing Text .................................................................................................. 328

Rasterizing the Type Layer ........................................................................ 328

Masking with Type ...................................................................................... 329

Stylizing and Warping Type ....................................................................... 333

Playing with type opacity ................................................................. 334

Applying fi lters to type ...................................................................... 337

Painting over type with color ........................................................... 337

Warping your type ............................................................................. 338

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Book VI: Working with Layers and Masks ................... 341

Chapter 1: Creating Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343

Getting Familiar with Layers ...................................................................... 343

Introducing Different Types of Layers ...................................................... 345

Working with image layers ............................................................... 346

Using adjustment layers.................................................................... 346

Taking advantage of fi ll layers .......................................................... 349

Making use of shape layers............................................................... 352

Using type layers................................................................................ 352

Getting to Know the Layers Panel ............................................................. 354

Using the Layer and Select Menus ............................................................ 356

The Layer menu ................................................................................. 356

The Select menu ................................................................................. 357

Making Layers .............................................................................................. 358

Creating a new layer .......................................................................... 358

Using Layer via Copy and Layer via Cut ......................................... 359

Duplicating layers .............................................................................. 359

Compositing with Multiple Images ............................................................ 360

Copying and pasting images ............................................................. 360

Dragging and dropping layers .......................................................... 360

Using the Paste into Selection command ....................................... 361

Chapter 2: Managing Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369

Viewing Layers ............................................................................................. 369

Rearranging Layers ..................................................................................... 370

Moving Layer Elements ............................................................................... 371

Transforming Layers ................................................................................... 372

Simplifying Layers ....................................................................................... 373

Aligning and Distributing Layers ............................................................... 377

Linking Layers .............................................................................................. 379

Locking Layers ............................................................................................. 379

Flattening and Merging Layers ................................................................... 380

Merging layers .................................................................................... 380

Flattening layers ................................................................................. 381

Chapter 3: Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385

Adjusting Layer Opacity ............................................................................. 385

Creatively Mixing with Blend Modes ........................................................ 386

General Blend modes ........................................................................ 387

Blend modes that darken .................................................................. 387

Blend modes that lighten .................................................................. 389

Lighting blend modes ........................................................................ 390

Blend modes that invert ................................................................... 392

HSL color model Blend modes ......................................................... 393

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Chapter 4: Cutting, Extracting, and Masking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Working with the Cookie Cutter Tool ....................................................... 398

Using the Magic Extractor .......................................................................... 399

Selective Erasing with the Eraser Tools ................................................... 402

Using the Eraser tool ......................................................................... 402

Selecting and erasing by color ......................................................... 403

Removing the background from an image ...................................... 404

Working with Layer Masks ......................................................................... 406

Creating Clipping Masks ............................................................................. 408

Book VII: Filters, Effects, Styles, and Distortions ........ 411

Chapter 1: Making Corrections and Having Fun with Filters . . . . . . .413

Understanding Filter Basics ....................................................................... 413

Applying fi lters ................................................................................... 414

Corrective and destructive fi lters .................................................... 414

Single and multistep fi lters ............................................................... 415

Reapplying a fi lter .............................................................................. 416

Fading a fi lter ...................................................................................... 416

Selectively applying a fi lter ............................................................... 417

Working in the Filter Gallery ...................................................................... 417

Having Fun with Filters ............................................................................... 420

Correcting camera distortion ........................................................... 420

The Facet fi lter ................................................................................... 421

Getting artsy ....................................................................................... 422

Stroking your image ........................................................................... 424

Distorting for fun ................................................................................ 425

Getting noisy....................................................................................... 425

Breaking your image into pieces ...................................................... 427

Rendering ............................................................................................ 427

Getting organic with the Sketch fi lters ............................................ 429

Adding texture .................................................................................... 430

Chapter 2: Distorting with the Liquify Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433

Exploring the Liquify Window .................................................................... 433

The distortion painting tools ........................................................... 434

The other tools ................................................................................... 436

The Options Area ......................................................................................... 437

Distorting an Image with Liquify ................................................................ 437

Chapter 3: Adding Pizzazz with Styles and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441

Seeing What the Effects Panel Can Do ...................................................... 441

Enhancing with Photo Effects .......................................................... 442

Working with layer styles ................................................................. 443

Editing layer styles ............................................................................ 446

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Book VIII: Retouching and Enhancing ........................ 451

Chapter 1: Quick Image Makeovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453

Cropping an Image ....................................................................................... 453

Cutting away with the Crop tool ...................................................... 454

Cropping with a selection border .................................................... 456

Straightening Images ................................................................................... 458

Using the Straighten tool .................................................................. 458

Using the Straighten menu commands ........................................... 458

Using the Divide Scanned Photos Command ........................................... 459

Applying One-Step Auto Fixes .................................................................... 460

Auto Smart Fix .................................................................................... 461

Auto Levels ......................................................................................... 461

Auto Contrast ..................................................................................... 462

Auto Color Correction ....................................................................... 463

Auto Sharpen ...................................................................................... 463

Auto Red Eye Fix ................................................................................ 464

Using the Red Eye Removal tool ...................................................... 464

Editing with Edit Quick Mode .................................................................... 465

Cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool ........................................................... 469

Cosmetic Surgery with the Healing Brush Tool ....................................... 472

Zeroing In with the Spot Healing Brush .................................................... 474

Colorizing with the Color Replacement Tool ........................................... 475

Lightening and Darkening with Dodge and Burn Tools .......................... 478

Turning Color Up or Down with the Sponge Tool ................................... 480

Smoothing with the Smudge Tool ............................................................. 481

Softening with the Blur Tool ...................................................................... 483

Focusing with the Sharpen Tool ................................................................ 484

Chapter 2: Correcting Lighting, Color, and Clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491

Understanding the Histogram Panel ......................................................... 492

Adjusting Lighting ....................................................................................... 494

Fixing lighting with Shadows/Highlights ......................................... 494

Using Brightness/Contrast ................................................................ 495

Nailing proper contrast with Levels ................................................ 496

Adjusting Color ............................................................................................ 499

Removing colorcasts automatically ................................................ 499

Adjusting with Hue/Saturation ......................................................... 500

Eliminating color with Remove Color ............................................. 502

Switching colors with Replace Color............................................... 502

Correcting with Color Curves........................................................... 504

Adjusting skin tones .......................................................................... 506

Defringing layers ................................................................................ 507

Correcting with Color Variations ..................................................... 508

Adjusting color temperature with photo fi lters ............................. 510

Mapping your colors ......................................................................... 511

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Adjusting Clarity .......................................................................................... 513

Removing noise, artifacts, dust, and scratches ............................. 513

Blurring when you need to ............................................................... 514

Sharpening for better focus .............................................................. 516

Working Intelligently with the Smart Brush Tools .................................. 518

Using the Smart Brush ...................................................................... 518

Getting accurate with the Detail Smart Brush ............................... 520

Chapter 3: Compositing with Photomerge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523

Stitching a Scene with Photomerge Panorama ........................................ 523

Getting the Best Shot with Photomerge Group Shot .............................. 527

Manipulating Image DNA with Photomerge Faces .................................. 529

Eliminating with Photomerge Scene Cleaner ........................................... 531

Photomerge Exposure ................................................................................. 533

Chapter 4: Getting Help in Guided Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .537

Understanding Guided Mode ..................................................................... 537

Basic Photo Edits ......................................................................................... 539

Lighting and Exposure ................................................................................ 540

Color Correction .......................................................................................... 543

Guided Activities ......................................................................................... 544

Photomerge .................................................................................................. 545

Automated Actions ...................................................................................... 545

Photographic Effects ................................................................................... 547

Book IX: Creating and Sharing with Elements ............. 551

Chapter 1: Creating Elements Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .553

Getting a Handle on Creations ................................................................... 553

Creating a Photo Book ................................................................................ 555

Making a Photo Calendar (Windows) ....................................................... 557

Assembling a Photo Collage ....................................................................... 559

Creating a Slide Show .................................................................................. 560

Ordering Prints Online (Windows) ............................................................ 563

Getting in Touch with Greeting Cards ...................................................... 563

Making Photo Stamps (Windows) ............................................................. 565

Getting Organized with CD/DVD Labels ................................................... 566

Creating a VCD with Menu (Windows) ..................................................... 566

Making a Flipbook (Windows) ................................................................... 567

Chapter 2: Getting It Printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .569

Getting Images Ready for Printing ............................................................. 570

Setting Print Options ................................................................................... 570

Printing from the Organizer (Windows) ......................................... 571

Printing from Edit Full mode ............................................................ 575

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Printing Multiple Images ............................................................................. 576

Printing contact sheets ..................................................................... 576

Printing picture packages ................................................................. 578

Printing with Color Profi les ........................................................................ 579

Working with color printer profi les ................................................. 579

Understanding how Elements uses color profi les ......................... 580

Printing to Inkjet Printers ........................................................................... 580

Automatic profi le selection for Epson printers ............................. 582

Selecting a printer profi le ................................................................. 587

Using Online Printing Services (Windows) .............................................. 589

Exploring Other Print Options ................................................................... 590

Chapter 3: Getting It on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591

Understanding Basic Web Optimization ................................................... 591

Choosing a resolution ....................................................................... 592

Selecting a color mode ...................................................................... 594

Understanding fi le formats ............................................................... 595

Using a Web-Safe Palette and Hexadecimal Colors ................................. 597

Specifying a foreground Web Safe color ......................................... 597

Using a Web Safe palette ................................................................... 599

Making Type Look Good Onscreen ........................................................... 599

Optimizing Images with Save for Web ...................................................... 601

Chapter 4: Sharing Projects with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603

Getting a Grip on the Share Panel ............................................................. 603

Creating an Online Album (Windows) ...................................................... 604

Creating an E-Mail Attachment .................................................................. 606

Sending Photo Mail (Windows) ................................................................. 608

Sharing Photos Online ................................................................................ 609

Using Kodak EasyShare ..................................................................... 610

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Showcase (Windows) .................................................................... 610

Sending photos to SmugMug Gallery (Windows) .......................... 610

Sending photos to CIVEA Digital Photo Frame .............................. 610

Sharing Flickr (Windows) ................................................................. 610

Index ....................................................................... 611