Turn
everyday snapshots into sensational photos. The #1 consumer photo editing
software helps you enhance your photos with powerful, easy-to-use editing
options; showcase them in personalized printed keepsakes like calendars and
photo books; and share them on Facebook and YouTube , in interactive Online
Albums, and more. The friendly and intuitive Photoshop Elements environment
offers bold icons, a helpful Action bar, and the ability to choose from Quick,
Guided, and Expert editing modes to fit your needs. Award winning for more than
10 years!
Whether
you re a home user or hobbyist, a professional photographer or a business user,
Photoshop Elements makes it easy to produce good-looking pictures, share your
stories in sophisticated creations for both print and web, and manage and
safeguard your precious photos. We ll cover:
A
Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements
Importing
and Sorting Photos
Tagging,
Grouping, and Searching Photos
Image
Editing Basics
Working
with Color
Fixing
Exposure Problems
Reframing,
Retouching, and Recomposing Images
Combining
Images
Getting
Creative
Printing,
Sharing, and Exporting
Who Should Attend
Photoshop
Elements is great for anyone who takes pictures to remember important life
events including family milestones, celebrations with friends, travel
experiences, and everyday moments. It s also ideal for people who want to
enhance their photos and enjoy expressing themselves creatively through
photography.
Prerequisites
Students
should know how to operate a computer such as opening files and using a mouse
1. A Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements
How Photoshop Elements works
The library catalog file
Creating a new catalog
Importing media
Getting photos from files and folders
Exploring the Organizer workspace
Reviewing and comparing images
Viewing photos in Full Screen mode
Comparing photos side-by-side
Reconnecting missing files to a catalog
Switching between the Organizer and the Editor
The Editor workspace
Working with panels and the Panel Bin
Customizing the Panel Bin
Getting Help
Navigating Help
Additional resources
2 Importing and Sorting Photos
Getting photos
Dragging photos from Windows Explorer
Dragging photos from the Mac OS Finder
Importing attached keyword tags
Automatically fixing red eyes during import
Searching for photos to import
Importing images from iPhoto
Importing from a digital camera
Advanced Photo Downloader options
Using watched folders on Windows
Acquiring still frames from a video
Importing from a PDF document
Importing from Adobe Revel
Sorting your photos
Automatically finding faces for tagging
Setting up People Recognition
Tagging faces in the Media Browser
Tagging undetected faces
Tagging faces in batches
Importing Facebook friends as People tags
Welcome to the People view
Tagging faces in the People view
Working with People groups
Sorting photos by location
Adding Places tags to your photos
Adding photos to a saved location
A short trip to the Places view
Repositioning Place pins
Grouping photos as Events
Creating Events from the Media Browser
An invitation to the Events view
Adding photos to an Event
Getting smart about creating Events
Creating long Events
3 Tagging, Grouping, and Searching
Photos
Making it easier to find your photos
Rating photos
Tagging photos with keywords
Organizing keyword tags and categories
Customizing the Keywords list
Creating and applying keyword tags
Grouping photos
Working with version sets
About stacks
Stacking photos automatically
Tips for working with stacks
Creating albums
Adding more photos to an album
Creating albums from People, Places, and Events
Filtering and finding photos
Finding people, places, and events
Looking for somebody?
Finding people from the Media view
Searching every place
Looking for the right occasion
Locating files in the folder list
Using the Timeline to refine a search
Finding photos by searching for keywords
Working with the Advanced Search panel
Saving complex searches
Finding photos by visual similarity
Finding objects in photos
Finding and removing duplicate photos
Finding photos by searching their metadata
Hiding files
4 Image Editing Basics
Editing photos in the Organizer
Editing in Full Screen mode
Recognizing what your photo needs
Understanding the histogram
Adjusting levels
Assessing a photo s color balance
Working with the Temperature and Tint settings
Consulting the color histogram
Adjusting the white balance
Making easy color and lighting adjustments
Fixing photos automatically in batches
Adding the auto-corrected files to your catalog
Correcting photos in Quick Edit mode
Using Smart Fix
Applying more automatic fixes
Adjusting images in Guided Edit mode
Guided color and lighting corrections
More guided solutions
Selective editing with the Smart Brush
Tweaking Smart Brush adjustments
Working with camera raw images
Workflow overview for raw images
What is a raw image?
Getting to know the Camera Raw window
Adjusting the white balance
Working with the Temperature and Tint settings
Using the tone controls on a raw image
Saving the image in the DNG format
5 Working with Color
Batch-processing the lesson files
Correcting color problems
Comparing methods of fixing color
Correcting color automatically
Adjusting the results of an automatic fix manually
Tweaking an automatic fix using Color Variations
Comparing results
Adjusting skin tones
Removing a color cast with one click
Brightening a smile
Working with red eye
Using the automatic Red Eye Fix
Using the Red Eye Removal tool
Making selections
Using the Selection Brush
Using the Quick Selection tool
Working with saved selections
Editing through selections
Why won t Photoshop Elements do what I tell it to do?
Replacing the color of a pictured object
Using the Color Replacement tool
Replacing a color throughout an image
Replacing a color in a limited area of an image
About printing color pictures
Working with color management
Setting up color management
6 Fixing Exposure Problems
Batch-processing the lesson files
Adjusting images for tonal balance
Brightening an underexposed image
Applying Quick Fix lighting adjustments
Adjusting exposure in Guided Edit mode
Fixing exposure in Full Edit mode
Using blending modes
About adjustment layers
Using adjustment layers to correct lighting
Correcting parts of an image selectively
Creating a selection
Using layer masks to isolate parts of an image
Correcting underexposed areas
Adding more intensity
Improving faded or overexposed images
Creating a set of duplicate files
Using blending modes to fix a faded image
Adjusting shadows and highlights manually
Adjusting brightness and contrast manually
Adjusting levels
Comparing results
7 Reframing, Retouching, and Recomposing
Images
Improving the composition of a photo
Using the Straighten tool
Re-framing a photo with the Crop tool
Working with the image canvas
Adding a border to a photo
Working with text
Adding a quick border
Recomposing an image within its frame
Removing wrinkles and spots
Fixing blemishes
Using the Healing Brush tool
Refining the Healing Brush results
Removing unwanted objects from images
Using the Content-Aware healing feature
Creative fun with Guided Edit
Creating effects with filters
Using the filter gallery
Layering filters and effects
8 Combining Images
Combining images automatically
Merging photos into a panorama
Setting up Photomerge Panorama options
Photomerge Panorama layout options
Creating a composite group shot
Removing unwelcome intruders
Blending differently exposed photos
Using the Photomerge Exposure tool
Merging exposures manually
Merging exposures automatically
Using layers to combine photographs
Arranging the image layers
Creating a gradient layer mask
Matching the colors of blended images
Cleaning up selection edges
9 Getting Creative
On the arty side of the Editor
Exploring the artwork library
Using the Favorites panel
Producing a Photo Book
Changing page layouts
Rearranging the order of images in a project
Working with backgrounds
Working with photos and frames
Adjusting a photo inside a frame
Refining your Photo Book layout using layers and effects
Re-ordering the pages in a Photo Book
Adding graphics to a project
Placing text in a layout
Creative framing with layer masks
Getting creative with text
Fitting text to a selection
Wrapping text around a shape
Using preset text styles
More fun with type
Creating a type mask
Adding impact to a type mask
10 Printing, Sharing, and Exporting
About printing
Printing a contact sheet
Printing a Picture Package
Printing individual photos
Ordering professionally printed photos online
Sharing pictures
Sharing photos by e-mail
Using Photo Mail
Creating an Online Album
Customizing your Online Album
Exporting copies of your photos for the Web
Using an online sharing service
Backing up your catalog and media files
Backing up the catalog file
Doing incremental backups
*Disclaimer:
All course objectives and outlines are a guide for students. To ensure student
satisfaction, these course topics and order may be modified or added to ensure
the latest information is covered to support real world use of the technology.
