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Index
Photoshop Elements 12: The Missing Manual
A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
The Missing Credits
About the Author
About the Creative Team
Acknowledgements
The Missing Manual Series
Introduction
Why Photoshop Elements?
What You Can Do with Elements 12
What’s New in Elements 12
Elements vs. Photoshop
The Key to Learning Elements
About This Book
A Note About Operating Systems
About the Outline
For Newcomers to Elements
The Very Basics
About→These→Arrows
About the Online Resources
Missing CD web page
Registration
Feedback
Errata
Safari® Books Online
1. Introduction to Elements
1. Finding Your Way Around Elements
Getting Started
The Welcome Screen
Organizing Your Photos
Photo Downloader
Editing Your Photos
Understanding Expert Mode
Basic Workspace
Custom Workspace
Bins, Panels, and Tabs
The Photo Bin/Tool Options Area
The Panel Bin
Image Windows
Elements’ Tools
Getting Help
Guided Edit
Escape Routes
Undo
The History Panel
The One Rule of Elements
Getting Started in a Hurry
2. Importing, Managing, and Saving Photos
Importing from Cameras
The Photo Downloader
Opening Stored Images
Working with PDF Files
Scanning Photos
Creating a New File
Picking a File Size
Choosing a Resolution
Selecting a Color Mode
Choosing a Background
Using the Organizer
Your Catalog
Media View
Working with Folders
Full Screen View
Creating Categories and Tags
Working with Basic Tags and Categories
Albums
Using Revel
Tagging People
Tagging Places
Tagging Places in Places View
Tagging Places in Media View
Editing and Deleting Place tags
Working with Events
Searching for Photos
Searching by Metadata
Saving Your Work
File Formats Elements Understands
About JPEGs
Changing a File’s Format
Backing Up Files
Organizer Backups
3. Rotating and Resizing Photos
Straightening Scanned Photos
Straightening Two or More Photos at Once
Straightening Individual Photos
Rotating Images
Rotating and Flipping Options
Straightening the Contents of an Image
The Straighten Tool
Free Rotate Layer
Cropping Pictures
The Crop Tool
Cropping an Image to an Exact Size
Cropping with the Marquee Tool
Zooming and Repositioning Your View
Image Views
The Zoom Tool
The Hand Tool and Navigator Panel
Changing the Size of an Image
Resizing Images for Email and the Web
Resizing for Printing
Resampling
Adding Canvas
2. Elemental Elements
4. The Quick Fix
The Quick Fix Window
The Quick Fix Toolbox
The Adjustments Panel
Using Presets
Different Views: After vs. Before and After
Editing Your Photos
Fixing Red Eye
Smart Fix
Adjusting Exposure
Adjusting Lighting and Contrast
Levels
Contrast
Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights
Adjusting Color
Auto Color
The Color Sliders
Balancing Color
Sharpening
Whitening Teeth
Quick Fix Suggested Workflow
Other Fast Fixes
Adjusting Skin Tones
Auto Smart Tone
Getting Fancy: Effects, Textures, and Frames
5. Making Selections
Selecting Everything
Selecting Rectangular and Elliptical Areas
Selecting Irregularly Sized Areas
Controlling the Selection Tools
Selecting with a Brush
Refining Selection Edges
The Selection Brush
The Magic Wand
The Lasso Tools
The Basic Lasso Tool
The Magnetic Lasso
The Polygonal Lasso
Extracting Objects
Changing and Moving Selections
Inverting a Selection
Resizing a Selection
Moving Selected Areas
The Content-Aware Move Tool
The Move Tool
Saving Selections
Editing a Saved Selection
6. Layers: The Heart of Elements
Understanding Layers
The Layers Panel
The Background
Creating Layers
Adding Layers
Deleting Layers
Duplicating Layers
Copying and Cutting from Layers
Managing Layers
Hiding Layers
Adjusting Layer Opacity
Locking Layers
Blend Modes
Rearranging Layers
Arranging Layers with the Move Tool
Aligning and Distributing Layers
Linking and Clipping Layers
Linking Layers
Clipping Layers Together
Merging and Flattening Layers
Merging Layers
Flattening an Image
Layer Masks
Editing a Layer Mask
Adjustment and Fill Layers
Adding Fill and Adjustment Layers
Fill Layers
Adjustment Layers
Moving Objects Between Images
3. Retouching
7. Basic Image Retouching
Fixing Exposure Problems
Deciding Which Exposure Fix to Use
Fixing Major Exposure Problems
The Shadows/Highlights Command
Correcting Part of an Image
Correcting Color with a Brush
Controlling the Colors You See
Calibrating Your Monitor
Getting Started with Calibrating
Choosing a Color Space
Using Levels
Understanding the Histogram
Adjusting Levels: The Eyedropper Method
Adjusting Levels: The Slider Controls
Removing Unwanted Color
The Remove Color Cast Command
Choosing Colors
The Color Picker
The Color Picker/Eyedropper Tool
The Color Swatches Panel
Saving Colors in the Swatches Panel
Sharpening Images
Unsharp Mask
Adjust Sharpness
The High-Pass Filter
The Sharpen Tool
8. Elements for Digital Photographers
The Raw Converter
Using the Raw Converter
Adjusting the View
Rotating, Straightening, and Cropping
Adjusting White Balance
Adjusting Tone
Adjusting Clarity, Vibrance, and Saturation
Saving Your Settings
Adjusting Sharpness and Reducing Noise
Choosing Bit Depth
Finishing Up
Converting to DNG
Blending Exposures
Automatic Merges
Manual Merges
Photo Filter
Processing Multiple Files
Choosing Files
Renaming Files
Changing Image Size and File Type
Applying Quick Fix Commands
Attaching Labels
Watermarks
Adding Captions
9. Retouching: Fine-Tuning Images
Fixing Blemishes
The Spot Healing Brush: Fixing Small Areas
The Healing Brush: Fixing Larger Areas
The Clone Stamp
Applying Patterns
The Healing Brush
The Pattern Stamp
Recomposing Photos
Color Curves: Enhancing Tone and Contrast
Making Colors More Vibrant
The Hue/Saturation Dialog Box
Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool
Changing an Object’s Color
Using an Adjustment Layer
Replacing Specific Colors
The Color Replacement Tool
Special Effects
10. Removing and Adding Color
Method One: Making Color Photos Black and White
Method Two: Removing Color from a Photo
Creating Spot Color
Brushing Away Color
Erasing Colors from a Duplicate Layer
Removing Color from Selections
Using an Adjustment Layer and the Saturation Slider
Colorizing Black-and-White Photos
Tinting a Whole Photo
Using a Layer Style
The Graphics Panel’s Tint Effects
Using Colorize
11. Photomerge: Creating Panoramas, Group Shots, and More
Creating Panoramas
Merging Different Faces
Arranging a Group Shot
Tidying Up with Scene Cleaner
Merging Styles
Correcting Lens Distortion
Transforming Images
Skew, Distort, and Perspective
Free Transform
4. Artistic Elements
12. Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
Picking and Using a Basic Brush
Modifying Your Brush
Saving Modified Brush Settings
Special Brushes
Making a Custom Brush
The Impressionist Brush
The Pencil Tool
The Paint Bucket
Dodging and Burning
Dodging
Burning
Blending and Smudging
Blend Modes
The Smudge Tool
The Eraser Tools
Using the Basic Eraser
The Magic Eraser
The Background Eraser
Drawing with Shapes
The Custom Shape Tool
Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle
Ellipse
Polygon and Star Tools
Line Tool
The Shape Selection Tool
The Cookie Cutter Tool
13. Filters, Actions, Layer Styles, and Gradients
Using Filters
Applying Filters
The Filter Menu
Effects Panel
The Filter Gallery
Filter Categories
Practical Uses for Filters
Removing Noise: Getting Rid of Graininess
Adding Noise: Smoothing Out Repair Jobs
Gaussian Blur: Drawing Attention to an Object
Lens Blur: Creating Depth of Field
Radial Blur: Producing a Sense of Motion
Color Correcting with the Average Blur Filter
Improving Skin Texture with the Surface Blur Filter
Applying Actions and Effects
Using Actions
Effects
Special Effects in Guided Edit
Adding Layer Styles
Applying Gradients
The Gradient Tool
Gradient Fill Layers
Editing Gradients
Transparency in Gradients
Creating Noise Gradients
Saving Gradients
Gradient Maps
14. Text in Elements
Adding Text to an Image
Text Options
Creating Text
Editing Text
Smoothing Text: Anti-Aliasing
Warping Text
Adding Special Effects
Text Effects
Text Gradients
Applying the Liquify Filter to Text
Type Masks: Setting an Image in Text
Using the Type Mask Tools
Creating Outlined Text
Artistic Text
Adding Text to a Selection
Making Text Outline a Shape
Creating Your Own Path
5. Sharing Images
15. Creating Projects
Photo Collages
Customizing Your Project
Adjusting Photos and Frames
Adding Graphics and Text
Create Modes: Basic and Advanced
Photo Books
Greeting Cards
Photo Calendars
CD/DVD Jackets
CD/DVD Labels
Working with the Graphics and Favorites Panels
The Graphics Panel
The Favorites Panel
16. Printing Photos
Getting Ready to Print
Ordering Prints
Printing at Home
Making Individual Prints
Printing in Windows
Printing in OS X
Positioning Your Image
Print Window Settings
The Page Setup Dialog Box
Additional Print Options
Color Management
Printing Multiple Images (Windows)
Contact Sheets
Picture Packages
Printing Multiple Images (Mac)
Contact Sheets
Picture Packages
Customizing a Picture Package
17. Email and the Web
Image Formats and the Web
Saving Images for the Web or Email
Using Save For Web
Save For Web Format and Quality Options
Previewing Images
Creating Animated GIFs
Emailing Photos
Individual Attachments (Mac and Windows)
Photo Mail (Windows only)
PDF Slideshows (Mac and Windows)
18. Creating Slideshows
Full Screen View
PDF Slideshows
Simple PDF Slideshow
Making a PDF in the Slide Show Editor (Windows Only)
The Slide Show Editor (Windows only)
Slide Show Preferences
Using the Slide Show Editor
Adding Special Effects
Saving and Sharing Your Slideshow
A Few More Ways to Share
6. Additional Elements
19. Beyond the Basics
Graphics Tablets
Stuff from the Internet
When You Really Need Photoshop
Beyond This Book
7. Appendixes
A. Installation and Troubleshooting
Installing Elements in Windows
Installing Elements on a Mac
Scratch Disks
Troubleshooting
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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