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Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 on Demand   What you need, when you need it!   Need answers quickly? Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Inside the Book • Browse, organize, and process files using the Organizer • Easily find and vie w just the photos and video clips you want to see • Whiten teeth, deepen a blue sky, and more with a single click using the new Smart Brush • Use auto controls to quickly fix a photo • Use Guided Edit to walk you step by step through the editing process • Use more precise color correction to enhance a photo • Easily brush away wrinkles and other unwanted photo results • Use image trickery and special effects to change or enhance a photo • Use themes and artwork to liven up your photo projects • Create perfect group shots, seamless panoramas, tourist-less landscapes, and more   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts   Visit the author site: perspection.com  

Full Product Details

Author:   Steve Johnson ,  . Perspection Inc. ,  Kate Binder
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 25.00cm , Length: 19.00cm
Weight:   0.953kg
ISBN:  

9780789739315

ISBN 10:   0789739313
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   24 March 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction    xvii 1    Getting Started with Photoshop Elements 7    1 Installing Photoshop Elements    2 Launching Photoshop Elements    4 Using the Welcome Screen    5 Viewing the Workspaces    6 New! Choosing Commands    8 Switching Between the Organizer and Editor    9 Working with the Task Pane in the Organizer    10 Working with Bins in the Editor    11 Working with Palettes    12 Moving Palettes    14 Working with Editor Tools    16 Undoing and Redoing an Action    18 Getting Online Information    19 Getting Help While You Work    20 New! Checking for Updates and Patches    22 Exiting Photoshop Elements    24 2    Customizing the Way You Work in the Organizer    25 Setting General Photo Browser Preferences    26 New! Modifying Files Preferences    28 Setting Folder Location View Preferences    30 Setting Editing Preferences    31 Setting Camera or Card Reader Preferences    32 Setting Scanner Preferences    34 Setting Date View Preferences    35 Setting Keyword Tags and Albums Preferences    36 Setting E-mail Sharing Preferences    37 Setting Adobe Partner Services Preferences    38 3    Importing Photos into the Organizer    41 Specifying Watched Folders    42 Importing Tags Attached to Photos    44 Getting Photos from Files and Folders    46 Getting Photos by Searching    48 Getting Photos from a CD or DVD    49 Getting Photos from a Camera or Card Reader    50 Getting Photos from a Scanner    52 Getting Photos from a Mobile Phone    53 Getting Photos from a Video in the Editor    54 Adding Photos to the Organizer from the Editor    55 Creating and Opening a Catalog    56 Managing Catalogs    58 Moving Files in a Catalog    59 Deleting Files from a Catalog    60 Backing Up a Catalog    61 Restoring a Catalog Backup    62 4    Viewing Photos in the Organizer    63 Viewing Photos in the Photo Browser    64 Viewing Photos by Folder Location    66 Viewing Specific Files in the Photo Browser    68 Viewing Video Clips in the Photo Browser    70 Selecting Photos in the Photo Browser    71 Viewing Photos in Full Screen View    72 Viewing Photos in Side by Side View    74 Using the Control Bar    75 Viewing and Finding Photos in Date View    76 Viewing Photos in Map View    78 5    Finding Photos in the Organizer    81 Using the Keyword Tags Palette    82 Creating a Keyword Tag    83 Working with Categories or Sub-Categories    84 Finding Faces for Keyword Tagging    86 Attaching Keyword Tags to Photos    87 Attaching Keyword Tags Using Folder Names    88 Removing Keyword Tags from Photos    89 Searching for Photos by Keyword Tags    90 Searching for Photos Using the Find Bar    91 Finding Photos Using the Find Menu    92 Finding Photos by Metadata Details    94 Finding Photos by Searching for Text    96 New! Finding Photos Using the Timeline    97 Finding Photos with Star Ratings    98 6    Working with Photos in the Organizer    99 Using the Albums Palette    100 Creating an Album    101 Creating an Album Group    102 Adding Photos to an Album    103 Creating and Editing a Smart Album    104 Working with Albums and Album Groups    106 Fixing Photos Using Auto Smart Fix    108 Correcting Color Photos with Auto Color    109 Correcting Exposures with Auto Levels    110 Improving Contrast with Auto Contrast    111 Sharpening Photos with Auto Sharpen    112 Removing Red Eye with Auto Red Eye Fix    113 Cropping Photos    114 Rotating Photos    115 Stacking and Unstacking Photos    116 Working with Stacks    118 Working with Version Sets    120 Changing the Date and Time of Files    122 7    Working with Photos in the Editor    123 Creating a New File    124 Selecting Color Modes and Resolution    125 Creating a New File Using Presets    126 New! Opening a File    127 Opening a PDF File    128 Inserting Images in a File    129 Opening Raw Files from a Digital Camera    130 New! Working with Open Files    132 Processing Multiple Files    134 Changing Image Size and Resolution    136 Using Full Edit and Quick Fix    138 New! Using Guided Edit    140 New! Attaching Information to a File    142 Saving a File    144 Reverting to the Last Saved Version    146 Understanding File Formats    147 Understanding File Compression    148 Closing a File    150 8    Navigating and Using the Editor    151 Changing the View Size with the Navigator Palette    152 Changing the View Area with the Navigator Palette    153 Changing the Color of the Navigator Palette View Box    154 Changing the View    155 Changing the View with the Zoom Tool    156 Increasing or Decreasing Magnification    158 Moving Images in the Document Window    159 Working with One Image in Multiple Windows    160 Moving Layers Between Two Open Documents    162 Working with the Info Palette    163 Changing How the Info Palette Measures Color    164 Working with Rulers    165 Examining the Undo History Palette    166 Using the Undo History Palette    167 Undoing and Redoing with the Undo History Palette    168 Clearing Memory and the Undo History Palette    170 Using the Status Bar    171 Working with Guides    172 Viewing Notes    173 Listening to an Audio Annotation    174 9    Mastering the Art of Selection    175 Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool    176 Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool    177 Using the Lasso Marquee Tool    178 Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool    180 Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool    182 Using the Quick Selection Tool    183 Using the Magic Wand Tool    184 Using the Selection Brush Tool    185 Using the Magic Extractor    186 Refining a Selection Edge    188 Modifying an Existing Selection    189 Changing an Existing Selection    190 Adding, Subtracting, and Cropping a Selection    192 Saving Selections    194 Loading and Deleting Saved Selections    196 Copying and Pasting Selections    198 Moving Selections    200 10    Working with Layers    201 Understanding the Layers Palette    202 Defining Layer Designations and Attributes    203 Creating a New Layer    204 Selecting Layers    206 Creating a Selection from a Layer    207 Creating a Layer from a Selection    208 Simplifying a Layer    209 Converting a Background into a Layer    210 Working with Layers Using the Layers Palette    212 Stacking and Moving Layers    214 Moving Layers Between Documents    215 Using Merge Layer Options    216 Linking and Unlinking Layers    217 Deleting Layers    218 Duplicating a Layer    219 Working with Layer Blending Modes    220 Creating a Clipping Layer Group    221 Using Adjustment and Fill Layers    222 Creating an Adjustment Layer    223 Creating a Fill Layer    224 Changing Fill or Adjustment Layer Content    225 Modifying a Fill or Adjustment Layer    226 Deleting a Fill or Adjustment Layer    227 Using Blending Modes with Fill or Adjustment Layers    228 Merging Fill or Adjustment Layers    230 Creating a Temporary Composite Image    231 Using Masks with Adjustment Layers    232 Creating Masks with Selection    233 Setting Layers Palette Options    234 11    Adjusting and Correcting Color    235 Working with Color Modes and Depth    236 Understanding the RGB Color Mode    237 Understanding the Grayscale Color Mode    238 Understanding the Bitmap Color Mode    239 Understanding the Indexed Color Mode    240 Using the Color Swatches Palette    242 Creating Custom Color Swatches    244 Working with Strokes and Fills    246 Using Automatic Lighting and Color Commands    248 Working with the Histogram Palette    249 Controlling Tonal Range with Levels    250 Using the Shadows/Highlights Adjustment    252 Using the Brightness/Contrast Adjustment    253 Using the Color Curves Adjustment    254 Using the Hue/Saturation Adjustment    255 Using the Replace Color Adjustment    256 Using the Color Variations Adjustment    257 Using the Remove Color Cast Adjustment    258 Adjusting Color for Skin Tone    259 Using the Gradient Map Adjustment    260 Using the Photo Filter Adjustment    261 Using the Invert and Equalize Commands    262 Using the Threshold and Posterize Adjustments    263 Using the Black and White Adjustment    264 12    Using Transformation and Retouching Tools    265 Using Free Transform and Transform    266 Using    3D Transform    268 Resizing an Image to Scale    270 Using the Cookie Cutter Tool    271 Using Straighten and Crop    272 Using Rotate and Flip    274 Correcting Camera Distortion    276 Using the Adjust Sharpness Filter    278 Using the Sharpen Tool    279 Using the Unsharp Mask Filter    280 Using the Blur Tool    281 Using the Clone Stamp Tool    282 Using the Dodge and Burn Tools    283 Using the Sponge Tool    284 Using the Healing Brush Tool    285 Working with the Spot Healing Brush    286 Working with the Red Eye Tool    287 Retouching with the Smart Brush    288 New! Working with the Detail Smart Brush    289 New! 13    Using the Paint, Shape Drawing, and Eraser Tools    291 Understanding Foreground and Background Colors    292 Viewing the Brushes Palette    294 Changing the Brushes Palette View    295 Selecting Brush Tips    296 Creating Custom Brush Tips    297 Modifying or Deleting Brush Tips    298 Creating Custom Brush Tip Sets    300 Working with the Brush and Airbrush Tools    302 Setting Dynamic Brush Options    303 Working with the Pencil Tool    304 Working with Auto Erase    305 Working with the Impressionist and Smudge Tools    306 Using the Paint Bucket Tool    308 Using the Pattern Stamp Tool    309 Working with the Eraser Tools    310 Working with the Magic Eraser Tool    312 Creating and Applying Gradients    313 Creating Custom Gradients    314 Using the Color Replacement Tool    316 Creating Shapes in a Layer    317 Selecting and Moving Shapes    318 Working with the Line Tool    319 Using the Standard Shape Tool    320 Working with the Custom Shape Tool    322 14    Working with Layer Styles and Photo Effects    323 Exploring Layer Styles    324 New! Applying Layer Styles    325 Working with Layer Styles    326 Changing Drop Shadow Style Settings    328 Changing Bevel Style Settings    330 Change Inner and Outer Glow Style Settings    332 Changing Stroke Style Settings    334 Exploring Photo Effects    335 New! Applying Photo Effects    336 Using the Content Palette    337 New! Adding Stylized Shapes or Graphics    338 Adding a Stylized Frame or Theme    340 Adding Stylized Text    341 Adding Styles and Effects to Favorites    342 15    Manipulating Images with Filters    343 Working with the Filter Gallery    344 Applying Multiple Filters to an Image    346 Controlling Filters Using a Selection    347 Blending Modes and Filter Effects    348 Using the Color Halftone Pixelate Filter    349 Modifying Images with the Liquify Filter    350 Working with Liquify Filter Options    352 Using the Lighting Effects Filter    353 Using Blur Filters    354 Using the Gaussian Blur Filter    356 Applying the Surface Blue Filter    357 New! Using the Add Noise Filter    358 Using the Reduce Noise Filter    359 Viewing Various Filter Effects    360 16    Getting Creative with Type    363 Using Standard Type Tools    364 Editing Type    366 Working with Asian Type    367 Working with Type Options    368 Using the Warp Text Option    370 Setting the Anti-Aliasing Type Option    372 Creating a Type Mask    373 Isolating Image Pixels Using a Type Mask    374 Creating Chiseled Type with a Type Mask    376 Applying a Gradient Fill to Text    378 17    Saving Photos for the Web and Other Devices    379 Saving for the Web    380 Working with Save for Web Options    382 Working with Transparency and Mattes    384 Working with Dithering    386 Working with Web File Formats    388 Optimizing a JPEG Document    390 Optimizing a GIF Document    392 Optimizing a PNG-8 Document    394 Optimizing a PNG-24 Document    396 Optimizing an Image to File Size    397 Creating an Animated GIF    398 Previewing an Image in a Web Browser    400 Preparing Clipart for the Web    402 Preparing a Photo for the Web    404 Preparing an Image for the Inkjet or Laser Printer    406 Understanding Monitor, Image, and Device Resolution    408 18    Making Specialty Projects    409 Finding and Opening Projects    410 Saving a Project    411 Making a Photo Book    412 Making a Photo Calendar    414 Making a Photo Collage    415 Creating Labels and Jackets    416 Creating Greeting Cards    417 Creating an Online Album    418 New! Creating a Flipbook    420 Creating a Slide Show    421 Setting Slide Show Preferences    422 Working with Content in a Slide Show    424 Editing a Slide Show    425 Adding Effects to a Slide Show    426 Adding Extras to a Slide Show    428 Publishing a Slide Show    430 Creating a VCD with a Menu of Slide Shows    432 Using Photomerge Faces    434 Using Photomerge Group Shot    436 Using Photomerge Panorama    438 Using Photomerge Scene Cleaner    440 New! Keeping Proper Perspective with Vanishing Point    442 Resizing and Rotating Project Photos    444 Editing Photo Projects in Photoshop CS3    445 19    Printing and Sharing Photos    447 Working with Page Setup    448 Setting Measurement Units for Printing    449 Printing in the Organizer    450 Using More Print Options in the Organizer    452 Printing in the Editor    454 Setting Print Output Options    456 Choosing Color Setting    457 Setting Print Color Management Options    458 Printing a Document    460 Printing Multiple Layers    461 Using the Sharing Center    462 Sending Files in E-mail    463 Sending Files in Photo Mail    464 Sending Files to a Mobile Phone    465 Using the Contact Book    466 Making a CD or DVD with Files    468 Making a PDF Slide Show    469 Exporting Files    470 Copying or Moving Files to a Disk    471 Using Photos as Desktop Wallpaper    472 20    Customizing the Way You Work in the Editor    473 Optimizing Photoshop Elements    474 Setting General Preferences    476 New! Modifying Saving Files Preferences    478 Setting File Associations    480 Selecting Scratch Disks    481 Allocating Memory & Image Cache    482 Setting Undo History Preferences    484 Setting Display & Cursors Preferences    486 Setting Units & Rulers Preferences    488 Working with the Grid    490 Controlling Transparency Preferences    492 Setting Type Preferences    493 Selecting Plug-Ins    494 Managing Libraries with the Preset Manager    496 Using Drawing Tablets    498 Workshop: Putting It All Together    499 New Features    515 New! Keyboard Shortcuts    517 Index    527  

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Steve Johnson has written more than 50 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS3, Adobe Flash CS4 and CS3, Dreamweaver CS4 and CS3, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Leopard. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.   Kate Binder has mastered Photoshop and several other graphics programs over the past 20 years and is starting to feel quite old. She still enjoys tinkering with photos and does so at every opportunity. (It’s much more entertaining than doing actual work.) When she can be found working, Kate is most likely to be doing magazine or book production, creating ebooks for major publishers, or writing books like this one. Books Kate has written or cowritten include Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in 24 Hours (Sams, 2008), The iMac Portable Genius (Wiley, 2008), Easy Mac OS X Leopard (Que, 2007), Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours (Sams, 2008), Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 (Que, 2005). Kate lives in an old house in New Hampshire with her husband, journalist Don Fluckinger, and assorted children, greyhounds, cats, and (she’s pretty sure) a mouse under the dryer. Kate’s Website is http://www.prospecthillpub.com.  

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