Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies E-Book

Barbara Obermeier

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 762

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Make ordinary photos extraordinary with Photoshop Elements 13 Whether you prefer to snap shots on your smartphone or never leave home without your DSLR, chances are you have way more photos than you ever dreamed possible. With the help of Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies, you can edit those photos and turn them into stunning works of art. The book will help you get to know the key features of Photoshop Elements, including examining the Elements workspace; navigating the tools; viewing images on your computer; setting your preferences; and acquiring, saving, and exporting images. You'll then take your skills to next level and become a pro at working with iOS and Android devices, specifying resolution and changing image sizing, choosing color modes and file formats, working with Camera Raw, using and managing color, painting and drawing with Elements, creating layers, and so much more. Plus, you'll discover how to add pizzazz with styles and effects, apply quick image makeovers, correct lighting, color, and clarity, and composite with Photomerge. Photoshop Elements is the #1-selling consumer photo editing software, and Adobe continues to add innovative features that allow digital photography enthusiasts to do it all. Going well beyond the basics of how to use Photoshop Elements--and weighing in at more than 672 pages--Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies is the most comprehensive Elements book on the market. Written by Barbara Obermeier and Ted Padova, veteran authors, long-time instructors, and expert speakers who have spent decades specializing in digital imaging, this hands-on, friendly guide is jam-packed with everything you need to create, edit, fix, share, and organize digital images. * Combines nine content-rich books in one value-packed reference * Includes updated and revised information to reflect the latest release, Photoshop Elements 13 * Richly illustrated in full color and brimming with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions * Explains how to enhance your images by adjusting color, brightness, resolution, contrast, and sharpness Whether you're an amateur photographer or new to the digital photo scene and want to perform sophisticated editing techniques with a powerful image-editing software program, Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies has everything you need--and more.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Conventions Used in This Book

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Book I: Getting Started with Elements

Chapter 1: Examining the Elements Environment

Launching Elements

Opening the Organizer

Adding Images to the Organizer

Navigating the Different Modes

Visiting Expert editing mode

Visiting Quick editing mode

Getting help with Guided mode

Moving through the Menu Bar

Using Context Menus

Selecting Settings in the Options Panel

Playing with Panels

Getting choosy in the Favorites panel

Exploring other panels

Using the Photo Bin

Getting Productive with Shortcuts

Finding Help When You Need It

Using the Help menu

Reading PDFs from the Installer DVD-ROM

Reading tooltips

Checking dialog boxes

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools

Examining the Tools Panel

Using Selection Tools

Geometric selection tools

Lasso tools

Magic Wand tool

Quick Selection tool

Selection Brush tool

Using Drawing and Painting Tools

Brush tools

Smart Brush tools

Eraser tools

Paint Bucket tool

Gradient tool

Using Tools for Cloning and Healing

Cloning tools

Healing brushes

Content-Aware Move tool

Creating Text with Typographical Tools

Using Focus and Toning Tools

Red Eye Removal tool

Toning tools

Focus tools

Creating Shapes

Cookie Cutter tool

Shape tools

Viewing, Navigating, and Sampling Tools

Color Picker tool

Hand tool

Zoom tool

Other Editing Tools

Move tool

Crop tool

Recompose tool

Straighten tool

Discovering the Automation Tools

Using one-click auto adjustments

Running actions

Chapter 3: Viewing and Navigating Images

Looking at the Image Window

Zooming In and Out of Image Windows

Zooming with keyboard shortcuts

Using the Zoom tool

Moving with the Hand tool

Cruising with the Navigator panel

Aligning Image Elements with Grids and Guides

Using the Info Panel

Book II: Organizer Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Gathering Your Image Files

Organizing Image Files on Your Hard Drive

Dedicating a drive to just photos

Viewing your hard drive’s folder structure in the Organizer

Transferring Images to Your Computer

Getting images from your camera

Getting images from your card reader

Grabbing photos from mobile devices

Scanning images

Adding images from any media via your file system

Importing Files from Your Hard Drive into the Organizer

Importing photos manually

Setting Up Watch Folders

Protecting Your Assets

Backing up your catalog

Backing up photos and files (Windows)

Chapter 2: Viewing, Searching, and Sorting Images

Cataloging Files

Creating a new catalog

Importing legacy catalogs

Switching catalogs

Viewing Images in the Organizer

Understanding the Media Browser

Using Thumbnail view

Using sort commands

Changing view options on the View menu

Viewing photos as a slide show and in Full Screen view

Searching for Images in the Organizer

Typing search terms in the Search box

Searching metadata

Searching by media type

Searching by history

Searching captions and notes

Searching by filename

Searching missing files, version sets, and stacks

Searching by visual similarities

Searching for miscellaneous items

Hiding Files That Get in the Way

Stacking ’em up

Chapter 3: Organizing Images with Tags, Albums, and More

Introducing Tags and the Tags Panel

Organizing Groups of Images with Keyword Tags

Creating a custom keyword tag

Tagging photos

Adding icons to keyword tags

Modifying the default keyword tags

Building your own categories and subcategories

Finding and Tagging People in Photos

Adding people

Marking faces

Mapping Photos with Place Tags

Tagging Events with the Events Tab

Removing Tags

Creating Smart Events

Automating Tagging with Image Tags

Rating Images with Stars

Working with Albums

Exploring album benefits

Creating an album

Using albums for temporary work

Editing an album

Book III: Image Essentials

Chapter 1: Creating, Undoing, and Saving Images

Opening an Image in the Photo Editor

Using in Camera Raw

Opening recently edited files

Opening an image within another image

Creating a New Image

Undoing in Elements

Undoing what’s done with the Undo command

Reverting to what’s saved

Working with the almighty History panel

Saving Files

Closing and Quitting

Chapter 2: Specifying Resolution and Changing Image Sizing

Examining Images Closely

Understanding resolution

Understanding image dimensions

Understanding camera megapixels

Looking at raster versus vector images

Using the Image Size Command

Downsampling images

Upsampling images

Using the Scale Command

Choosing a Resolution for Print or Screen

Changing the Canvas Size

Using the Canvas Size dialog box

Using the Crop tool

Chapter 3: Choosing Color Modes and File Formats

Selecting a Color Mode

Converting Color Modes and Profiles

Converting to Bitmap mode

Converting to Grayscale mode

Converting to Indexed Color mode

Converting color profiles

Using the Proper File Format

Using the Save/Save As dialog box

Understanding file formats

Saving files for the web

Creating Versions

Batch-Processing Files

Exporting files in the Organizer

Processing multiple files

Chapter 4: Using and Managing Color

Dealing with Foreground and Background Colors

Defining Color

Poking around the Color Picker

Grabbing color from the Color Swatches panel

Lifting and sampling color

Using Adobe Kuler

Getting started with Adobe Kuler

Exploring color themes

Creating your own color theme in Kuler

Getting themes from master artists

Loading Adobe Kuler themes into Elements

Understanding Color Management Essentials

Discovering color channels

Understanding bit depth

Calibrating your monitor

Establishing your color settings

Understanding how profiles work

Book IV: Selections

Chapter 1: Making Selections

Defining Selections

Selecting a Rectangular or an Elliptical Area

Fine-tuning squares and circles

Using the Marquee options

Free-Form Selecting with the Lasso Tools

Using the Lasso tool

Selecting straight sides with the Polygonal Lasso tool

Hugging edges with the Magnetic Lasso tool

Performing Wand Wizardry

Talking about tolerance

Selecting with the Magic Wand tool

Painting with the Selection Brush

Saving Time with the Quick Selection Tool

Fine-Tuning with the Refine Selection Brush

Resizing Smartly with the Recompose Tool

Chapter 2: Modifying and Transforming Selections

Modifying Selections

Adding to a selection

Subtracting from a selection

Intersecting two selections

Avoiding Keyboard Collisions

Adding a perfectly square or circular selection

Deleting from an existing selection while drawing from the center out

Using the Select Menu

Selecting all or nothing

Reselecting a selection

Inversing a selection

Feathering a selection

Using the Modify commands

Applying the Grow and Similar commands

Saving and loading selections

Moving and Cloning Selections

Cloning

Moving the selection outline, but not the pixels

Transforming Pixels

Book V: Painting, Drawing, and Typing

Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing with Elements

Introducing the Pencil and Brush Tools

Drawing with the Pencil tool

Painting with the Brush tool

Getting artsy with the Impressionist Brush

Creating a custom brush

Creating Shapes

Drawing a shape

Drawing multiple shapes on a shape layer

Specifying Geometry options

Editing shapes

Chapter 2: Filling and Stroking

Filling a Selection with a Solid Color

Filling Options and Tips

Pouring with the Paint Bucket Tool

Stroking a Selection

Working with Multicolored Gradients

Applying a preset gradient to a selection

Customizing and editing gradients

Adding transparency to a gradient

Managing and Saving Gradients

Working with Patterns

Applying a preset pattern

Creating a new pattern

Chapter 3: Working with Type

Understanding Type Modes

Understanding Different Kinds of Type

Exploring the Type Tools

Entering Point Type

Entering Paragraph Type

Creating Path Type