How to Do Everything with Photoshop(R) Elements 2

Name: How to Do Everything with Photoshop(R) Elements 2
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ISBN: 9780072226386

ISBN-10: 0072226382

ISBN-13: 9780072226386

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: David Plotkin

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This work shows how to use state-of-the-art tools to retouch and manipulate images captured with digital cameras and scanners. David Plotkin uses realistic projects to show consumers how to make the most of Photoshop Elements 2.

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List price: $24.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 10/22/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 508
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

David Plotkin is an Advisory Consultant for EMC2, working in Enterprise Information Management. He is responsible for leading efforts at client companies to plan and implement Data Governance both as stand-alone efforts and as part of other initiatives such as Data Quality improvement and Master Data Management. He has previously managed Data Governance at an insurance company and managed data quality at two large banks. He has been working with data governance, data modeling, metadata and data quality for over 20 years. He is a popular speaker at DAMA chapters and conferences, and serves as a subject matter expert on many topics around metadata, data governance, and data quality.

Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Introduction	p. xv
Get to Know Photoshop Elements	p. 1
Navigate in Photoshop Elements	p. 3
Understand the Interface	p. 4
View the Work Area	p. 5
View the Shortcuts Bar	p. 7
View the Options Bar	p. 7
View the Toolbox	p. 8
View the Status Bar	p. 10
View and Work with the Palette Well	p. 11
Get Started with the Welcome Screen	p. 13
Obtain Help from Photoshop Elements	p. 14
Get Help from the Main Help Facilities	p. 14
Find Definitions in the Glossary	p. 15
Search for Help	p. 15
View Hints in the Hints Palette	p. 15
Follow a Recipe	p. 16
Get Important Data from the Info Palette	p. 17
Rearrange the Photoshop Elements Work Area to Suit You	p. 18
Move and Resize Palettes	p. 18
Dock and Undock Palettes	p. 18
Group and Ungroup Palettes	p. 20
Collapse and Close Palettes	p. 20
Turn Palettes On and Off with the Window Menu	p. 21
Use the Palette Menus	p. 23
Correct Mistakes You've Made	p. 24
Correct the Last Action	p. 24
Use the Undo History Palette to Make Corrections	p. 24
Configure Photoshop Elements	p. 27
Manage Presets with the Preset Manager	p. 28
Load a Library of Presets	p. 29
Replace a Library of Presets	p. 29
Modify the Presets	p. 30
Save a Subset of Presets	p. 31
Change the Appearance of the Presets	p. 31
Set Your Own Preferences	p. 32
Set General Preferences	p. 33
Set Saving Files Preferences	p. 34
Set Display and Cursors Preferences	p. 34
Set Transparency Preferences	p. 35
Set Units and Rulers Preferences	p. 36
Set the Grid	p. 38
Set Up Scratch Disks	p. 38
Set Up the Memory Cache	p. 40
Get Your Images Into Photoshop Elements	p. 41
Create a New Image	p. 42
Create a New, Empty Image	p. 42
Create an Image from the Clipboard	p. 45
Open a File from a Disk Drive	p. 46
Open a File Using the File Browser	p. 47
View Your Drives and Files	p. 48
Sort the Files	p. 49
Choose the Type of Visible Image Information	p. 50
Rotate File Thumbnails	p. 50
Rename and Delete Files	p. 50
Open Acrobat, Photo CD, or PostScript Files	p. 52
Open an Adobe Acrobat File	p. 52
Open a Kodak Photo CD File	p. 53
Open a Postscript Image	p. 54
Import a PDF Image	p. 54
Obtain an Image from Your Scanner or Camera	p. 54
Figure Out Where You Are with the Navigator Palette	p. 56
Zoom In and Out	p. 57
Use the Zoom Tool	p. 57
Use the View Menu	p. 58
Drag Your Photo Around with the Hand Tool	p. 59
Reorient the Image	p. 59
Set Up a Contact Sheet to See the Contents of a Folder	p. 61
Save a File in Any Format	p. 63
Save a File in Photoshop Elements Format	p. 64
Save a File as a JPEG	p. 64
Save a File as a GIF	p. 66
Save a File as a TIFF	p. 68
Save a File as EPS	p. 69
Make Simple Adjustments to Your Images	p. 71
Make General Fixes to an Entire Image	p. 73
Crop Your Picture to Remove Unneeded Portions	p. 74
Crop with the Crop Tool	p. 74
Crop with the Crop Command	p. 75
Change the Canvas Size	p. 76
Let Photoshop Elements Correct Your Pictures	p. 77
Make Quick Fixes to Your Photos	p. 78
Adjust the Brightness	p. 78
Correct the Color	p. 80
Enhance the Focus	p. 80
Use the Rotate Quick Fix	p. 80
Preview Multiple Variations	p. 81
Correct Deep Shadows with Fill Flash	p. 82
Bring Out the Background with Backlighting	p. 84
Sharpen a Photo to Correct Focus Problems	p. 86
Make Color Corrections for Yourself	p. 87
Understand the Color Wheel	p. 87
Analyze Color Distribution with the Histogram	p. 89
Correct a Color Cast	p. 91
Adjust the Hue and Saturation	p. 93
Convert to Black and White	p. 95
Adjust the Brightness and Contrast	p. 96
Correct Your Photos with the Levels Controls	p. 97
Adjust the Tonal Range with the Input Levels	p. 99
Adjust the Tonal Range with Output Levels	p. 101
Set the Target Colors with the Eyedroppers	p. 101
Rotate and Straighten Images	p. 102
Apply Special Effects to a Photo	p. 104
Posterize a Photo	p. 104
Apply a Gradient Map	p. 106
Convert to High-Contrast with Threshold	p. 107
Choose and Customize Paint and Brush Tools	p. 109
Pick a Paint Tool to Do Touch-Ups	p. 110
Set the Options for Your Paint Tool	p. 111
Set the Brush Size and Style	p. 112
Set the Opacity	p. 113
Set the Blending Mode	p. 114
Configure the Sponge Tool	p. 116
Set up Special Tool Options	p. 117
Set the Brush Dynamics	p. 117
Pick a Color to Use with Your Brush Tools	p. 122
Exercise Color Control with the Adobe Color Picker	p. 122
Pick a Color with the Eyedropper	p. 124
Choose a Color from the Swatch Palette	p. 125
Create and Edit Brushes	p. 126
Build a Brush	p. 126
Save and Load Sets of Brushes	p. 127
Create a Custom Brush Shape	p. 128
Touch Up Your Photo with Brushes and Shapes	p. 129
Paint an Area of a Photo with the Brush Tool	p. 130
Draw with the Pencil	p. 132
Add Blur to Hide Features of a Photo	p. 133
Sharpen Areas to Bring Them Into Focus	p. 134
Saturate and Desaturate with the Sponge Tool	p. 137
Smudge a Photo to Soften Details	p. 138
Remove Red Eye	p. 140
Clean Up Areas with Darkroom-Like Tools	p. 143
Lighten an Area with the Dodge Tool	p. 144
"Burn in" an Area with the Burn Tool	p. 146
Repair Old Photos with the Dust & Scratches Filter	p. 147
Paint with the Background Color Using the Eraser	p. 151
Remove Extraneous Backgrounds with the Background Eraser	p. 151
Erase Blocks of Color	p. 153
Make Fine Repairs with the Clone Stamp	p. 154
Fix Scan Noise with the Clone Stamp	p. 156
Remove an Object with the Clone Stamp	p. 157
Repair an Old Photo with the Clone Stamp	p. 160
Paint a Pattern with the Pattern Stamp	p. 160
Apply Changes to Specific Parts of Your Photos	p. 165
Make Selections and Apply Changes	p. 167
Make a Selection with the Selection Tools	p. 169
Select with the Marquee Tools	p. 171
Select with the Lasso Tools	p. 173
Make a Selection with the Selection Brush	p. 178
Select a Color with the Magic Wand	p. 179
Modify a Selection	p. 181
Add, Subtract, and Intersect Selections	p. 181
Invert a Selection	p. 184
Expand or Contract a Selection	p. 184
Select a Border	p. 186
Add a Border with Stroke	p. 187
Move the Selection	p. 188
Cut and Move the Selected Object	p. 188
Copy and Move the Selection	p. 189
Reuse Selections by Saving and Loading	p. 189
Apply Effects to Selected Areas	p. 192
Blur the Background	p. 192
Change the Color of an Object	p. 194
Use Brightness/Contrast to Fix an Area	p. 197
Use the Paint Bucket to Fill an Area	p. 198
Use the Gradient Tool to Recolor an Object	p. 202
Use the Gradient Map to Recolor an Object	p. 205
Create a Smooth Custom Gradient	p. 207
Create a Noise Custom Gradient	p. 210
Create and Manage Layers	p. 213
Understand What Layers Can Do	p. 214
View and Use the Layers Palette	p. 216
Modify Layer Opacity	p. 217
Modify the Layer Blending Mode	p. 217
Change Layer Visibility	p. 218
Lock or Unlock a Layer	p. 218
Rearrange the Layer Stacking Order	p. 219
Choose the Layer to Work On	p. 220
Rename a Layer	p. 222
Group Layers Together	p. 222
Delete a Layer	p. 224
Duplicate a Layer	p. 224
Copy a Layer to a New Image	p. 225
Create New Layers	p. 225
Create a New Fill Layer	p. 225
Create a New Adjustment Layer	p. 229
Create a New Layer from the Background	p. 231
Create a New Layer Using Cut and Paste	p. 231
Manage and Manipulate Layers	p. 234
Link Layers Together to Control Them as One	p. 234
Reduce the Number of Layers	p. 236
Simplify Layers to Make Them Editable	p. 238
Sample from All Layers with the Brush Tools	p. 238
Use a Mask to Control Layer Effects	p. 240
Create a Mask with the Selection Tools	p. 240
Modify a Mask with the Brush Tools	p. 241
Apply a Gradient Mask	p. 245
Customize Layers with Layer Styles	p. 249
Set a Layer Style	p. 250
Apply a Layer Style Using the Layer Style Palette	p. 251
Adjust the Layer Style Settings	p. 254
Create Useful Digital Effects with Layer Styles	p. 258
Use Color Burn	p. 258
Use Color Fade	p. 258
Use the Fog Layer Style	p. 259
Use the Rain Layer Style	p. 260
Use Snow to Turn Summer into Winter	p. 262
Transform and Rotate Part of an Image	p. 267
Flip and Rotate Layers	p. 269
Flip and Rotate Selections	p. 270
Perform a Transform	p. 271
Scale Part of an Image	p. 273
Rotate Part of an Image	p. 276
Set the Reference Point	p. 276
Skew Part of an Image	p. 278
Distort Part of an Image	p. 279
Apply Perspective	p. 280
Add Objects and Change Image Backgrounds	p. 287
Add an Object to an Image	p. 288
Add a Dramatic Sky to a Photo	p. 292
Add a Dramatic Sky to a Photo with the Magic Eraser	p. 292
Add a Dramatic Sky to a Photo with a Mask	p. 293
Add a Dramatic Sky to a Photo with the Clone Stamp	p. 296
Change the Background of an Image	p. 298
Replace the Background Using Copy and Paste	p. 298
Replace the Background by Creating a Layer Via Cut	p. 299
Replace the Background Using Layer Via Copy	p. 302
Add Simple Shapes to Your Image	p. 305
Choose and Customize a Shape	p. 307
Choose the Shape to Use	p. 307
Customize Shape Behavior	p. 308
Work with Shapes	p. 314
Add Shapes to the Diagram	p. 314
Choose a Layer Style	p. 319
Move and Transform Shapes	p. 320
Change the Shape Fill Color	p. 322
Fill Shapes with Gradients and Patterns	p. 324
Use Shapes with Photos	p. 326
Dress Up an Image with Thought Bubbles	p. 326
Build a Custom Sign	p. 327
Add a Frame to an Image	p. 328
Use Effects, Filters, and Text to Go Beyond the Darkroom	p. 335
Use Media Filters to Change the Look of Your Images	p. 337
Choose a Filter to Apply to Your Image	p. 340
Understand Filter Categories	p. 342
Work with the Artistic Filters	p. 342
Add Texture with Underpainting	p. 342
Add Texture and Style with Rough Pastels	p. 343
Convert an Image to Colored Pencil	p. 344
Use the Cutout Filter to Simulate Paper Cutouts	p. 344
Paint an Image in Fresco Style	p. 346
Create a Painting with Paint Daub	p. 347
Work with Brush Stroke Filters	p. 347
Work with the Pixelate Filters	p. 348
Apply Alternate Media to an Image with the Sketch Filters	p. 350
Build a Color Image Using Water Paper	p. 351
Turn Your Image to Metal with the Chrome Filter	p. 352
Render Images in Two Colors	p. 353
Use the Stylize Filters	p. 359
Adding Texture to Images with the Texture Filters	p. 362
Use Power Filters to Enhance Your Images	p. 365
Work with Blur Filters	p. 366
Precisely Control Blur with Smart Blur	p. 366
Add Realistic Blur with Gaussian Blur	p. 369
Simulate Motion with Motion Blur	p. 369
Work with Distort Filters	p. 370
Look at Your Image Through Glass	p. 371
Create Water Reflections with Ripple and Ocean Ripple	p. 371
Define Your Own Wave Patterns	p. 373
Simulate a Diffusion Filter	p. 375
Melt Your Image with the Liquefy Filter	p. 376
Work with the Noise Filters	p. 382
Use Median to Reduce Motion Blur	p. 382
Accentuate Edges with Despeckle	p. 383
Add Noise to an Image with the Add Noise Filter	p. 383
Work with the Render Filters	p. 385
Build Your Own Cloud Patterns	p. 385
Tint Your Image with Difference Clouds	p. 386
Add Lens Flare to a Bright Picture	p. 386
Add Lights to Your Image with Lighting Effects	p. 388
Add Three-Dimensional Effects with the 3D Transform	p. 395
Sharpen Photos with the Sharpen Filters	p. 405
Combine Filters with Effects	p. 405
Add Type to Your Images	p. 409
Create Your Text	p. 410
Edit and Modify the Text Properties	p. 412
Select Text for Editing	p. 412
Modify the Text Properties	p. 413
Change Text Orientation	p. 417
Warp Text into Strange Shapes	p. 418
Reposition and Transform Text	p. 420
Change the Text Layer	p. 421
Apply Layer Styles	p. 422
Apply Filters to Type	p. 422
Apply Effects to Jazz Up Your Text	p. 423
Apply a Fancy Fill to Text	p. 424
Add a Gradient Fill to Your Text	p. 425
Fill Text with a Pattern	p. 425
Fill Text with a Picture	p. 426
Group an Image Layer with a Text Layer	p. 426
Create a Text-Shaped Selection	p. 430
Create a Mask with the Type Mask Tools	p. 432
Build Panoramics from Your Images	p. 435
Understand the Photomerge Tool	p. 436
Build a Panoramic Image	p. 436
Modify the Photomerge Composition	p. 441
Change the View Options of the Photomerge Dialog Box	p. 442
Apply Perspective to the Image	p. 442
Correct Color Differences with Advanced Blending	p. 444
Share Your Images with Others	p. 445
Prepare Your Images for the Web and Viewing	p. 447
Change the Picture Size to Keep Transfer Time Down	p. 448
Set the Image Dimensions	p. 449
Control Resampling	p. 449
Choose a Web Format for Your Photos	p. 450
Use JPEG for Photos	p. 450
Use GIF for Clipart and Vector Images	p. 453
Optimize Your Image with Save For Web	p. 454
Use Predefined Optimization Settings	p. 456
Set Optimization for JPEG Files	p. 457
Set Optimization for GIF Files	p. 458
Modify the Image Size	p. 460
Create a Web Photo Gallery	p. 460
Specify the Site Characteristics	p. 461
Choose a Source for Your Images	p. 463
Choose the Destination for Your Web Photo Gallery	p. 463
Specify the Options	p. 463
Create Your Web Photo Gallery	p. 468
Create an Acrobat Photo Presentation	p. 470
Print and Modify Batches of Images	p. 475
Set Up and Print Your Image	p. 476
Set Up the Page	p. 476
Print the Image	p. 477
Preview Your Print	p. 478
Set the Basic Print Preview Options	p. 479
Set Output and Color Management Options	p. 479
Optimize a Sheet of Paper with Picture Package	p. 482
Pick a Picture Source	p. 483
Set the Document Options	p. 484
Set the Label Options	p. 486
Apply Batch Conversions to Multiple Images	p. 486
Set the Files to Convert	p. 486
Set the Conversion File Type	p. 487
Set the File Size	p. 487
Rename the Result Files	p. 488
Set the Output Options	p. 489
Index	p. 491
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