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Copyright © 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Using Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 8 for Mac OS® This user guide is protected under copyright law, furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe Systems Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the informational content contained in this guide. This user guide is
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©Copyright 1997 All rights reserved. Proximity Technology A Division of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, New Jersey USA. ©Copyright 1984 Updated 12 June 2009 Editions Fernand Nathan ©Copyright 1989 All rights reserved. Proximity Technology A Division of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, New Jersey USA. © Copyright 1983 S Fischer Verlag ©Copyright 1997 All rights reserved. Proximity Technology A Division of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, New Jer
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iv Contents Chapter 1: Getting started Installing Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using Help and getting support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New and enhanced features . . . . . . . .
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v USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Contents Chapter 7: Selecting parts of an image Making selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Modifying selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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vi USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Contents Setting up brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Fills and strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Patterns . . . .
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1 Chapter 1: Getting started Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software combines power and simplicity so you can easily make your photos look their best. You can share them in imaginative ways, and easily find and view all your photos. Installing Photoshop Elements Requirements To review the complete system requirements and recommendations for your Adobe® software, see the ReadMe file included with your software. Install the software 1 Close any other Adobe applications open on your computer. 2 Ins
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2 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started Help in the application Help in the application provides access to key tasks and concepts. If you aren’t connected to the Internet, Photoshop Elements launches Help in the application. Help in the application is a small subset of the complete Help available on the web. Help PDF Help is also available as a PDF that is optimized for printing. Click the Help PDF link at the top of each Help page. The Help PDF is the best way to access the most compre
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3 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started Do more with your photos Share in many ways from one convenient place Quickly and easily share your photos in various ways—including e- mail, web galleries, and burning to CD. Liven up your photo projects Use great-looking new themes and artwork to give your photo projects a professional look. Surface blur The Surface Blur filter blurs an image while preserving edges. Easily find and view photos Quick Fix preview You can preview how a photo looks af
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4 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started When working in Photoshop Elements, use Adobe Bridge to find and manage your photos and Adobe PDF documents, even if they’re stored in different locations. Adobe Bridge automatically organizes photos by date as they download. You can further sort and categorize photos by adding star ratings, stacking photos, and assigning keyword tags to help you identify people, places, and events. You can quickly view every photo you’ve taken of your dog. For ex
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5 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started Edit Guided mode walks you through each editing step to make improving your photos easier than ever. You can feel free to experiment, too, because you can undo or redo multiple steps with a click. Creating photo composites You can create beautiful composites, including perfect group shots and seamless panoramas, with easy-to-use tools. New photo-blending technology, called Photomerge, lets you easily combine the best facial expressions from a series
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6 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started Use a single tool to easily combine the best facial expressions and body language from a series of group shots to create a single composite in which everyone looks great. Photomerge Exposure and Photomerge Scene Cleaner With Photomerge Scene Cleaner, you can create perfect scenic photos from multiple photos. For example, you can eliminate tourists that inadvertently wandered into the scenery. Select File > New > Photomerge Scene Cleaner, or choose
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7 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started Photomerge Exposure Creating and sharing photo projects After you’ve perfected your photos in Photoshop Elements, you can use them in various fun projects that you can share with family and friends. For example, you can create printed photo projects, such as albums, scrapbook pages, greeting cards, CD/DVD labels and jackets, and photo collages that you can print at home. Professionally designed templates feature color-coordinated, themed layouts fo
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8 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Getting started Create customized photo collages with graphical elements, such as frames, drop shadows, backgrounds, and text. You can also use your photos in projects such as online photo galleries and photo slide shows. As with print photo projects, Photoshop Elements guides you through the process of creating your project by helping you design the page, arrange the photos, customize the layout, and burn the project to a disc or upload it to the web. Last updated
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9 Chapter 2: Photoshop Elements workspace Use the Photoshop Elements workspace for creating, editing, and fixing your images. You can add functionality with plug-in modules and expand system memory by using scratch disks. Select a photo and then choose Quick Fix, Full Edit, or Guided Edit to edit it. About the workspace The Welcome screen When you start Photoshop Elements, the Welcome screen opens by default. The Welcome screen is a convenient starting place, or hub, for major tasks. Click
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10 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Photoshop Elements workspace C AB D G F E Full Edit workspace A. Inactive tab B. Active tab C. Active image area D Tools E. Project Bin F. Panel bin G. Panels Menu bar Contains menus for performing tasks. The menus are organized by topic. For example, the Enhance menu contains commands for applying adjustments to an image. Workspace buttons Moves you between the Guided Edit, Quick Fix, and Full Edit workspaces. These buttons change according to the curren
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11 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Photoshop Elements workspace Use Application frames On the Mac, the Application frame groups all the workspace elements into a single, integrated window that enables you to treat the application as a single unit. When you move or resize the Application frame or any of its elements, all the elements within it respond to each other so that none overlap. Panels don’t disappear when you switch applications or when you accidentally click out of the application. If you
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12 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Photoshop Elements workspace Using keyboard commands and modifier keys Keyboard commands let you quickly execute commands without using a menu; modifier keys let you alter how a tool operates. When available, the keyboard command appears to the right of the command name in the menu. More Help topics “Keys for selecting and moving objects” on page 283 “Keys for selecting tools” on page 281 Tools About the toolbox Use tools in the toolbox to select, edit, and view i
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13 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Photoshop Elements workspace Toolbox overview A Navigation and D Crop tools F Painting and A measuring tools drawing tools Crop (C) Move (V) Brush (B) Cookie Cutter (Q) Pencil (N) Zoom (Z) Straighten (P) B Impressionist Hand (H) Recompose (C+C) Brush (B) E Color Replacement (B) Retouching tools Eyedropper (I) C D Smart Brush (F) Red Eye Removal (Y) B Selection tools Detail Smart Brush (F) Spot Healing Brush (J) E Rectangular Paint Bucket (K) Mar
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14 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Photoshop Elements workspace A D E B C F Using tools A. Toolbox B. Active tool C. Hidden tools D. Tool name E. Tool shortcut F. Hidden tool triangle More Help topics “Keys for selecting tools” on page 281 Set tool preferences 1 Choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General. 2 Set one or more of the following options, and click OK. � Select Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips. � Select Use Shift Key For Tool Switch to cycle through a set of hidden to
