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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 107 User Guide To use the magic wand tool: 1 Select the magic wand tool ( ). 2 In the options bar, specify whether to create a new selection ( ), add to an existing selection ( ), subtract from a selection ( ), or select an area intersected by other selections ( ). The magic wand cursor changes depending on which option is selected. 3 For Tolerance, enter a range of pixel values, ranging from 0 to 255. Enter a low value to select colors very similar to the pixel you click, or enter a higher value to select a broader range of colors. 4 To deﬁne a smooth edge, select Anti-aliased. (See "Softening the edges of a selection" on page 108.) 5 To select only adjacent areas using the same colors, select Contiguous. Otherwise, all pixels using the same colors will be selected. 6 To select colors using data from all the visible layers, select Use All Layers. Otherwise, the magic wand tool selects colors from the active layer only. 7 In the image, click the color you want to select. If Contiguous is selected, all adjacent pixels within the tolerance range are selected. Adjusting pixel selections You can adjust and reﬁne your pixel selections using the selection tools and a variety of commands in the Select menu. In addition, you can apply geometric transformations to change the shape of a selection border. (See "Transforming layers, selections, and shapes" on page 126.) Moving, hiding, or inverting a selection You can move a selection border around an image, hide a selection border, and invert a selection so that the previously unselected part of the image is selected. To move a selection border: 1 Using any selection tool, select new selection ( ) from the options bar, and position the pointer inside an existing selection border. The pointer changes to indicate that you can move the selection ( ). 2 Drag the border to enclose a different area of the image. You can drag a selection border partly beyond the canvas boundaries. When you drag it back, the original border reappears intact. You can also drag the selection border to another image window. To control the movement of a selection: • To constrain the direction to multiples of 45°, begin dragging, and then hold down Shift as you continue to drag. • To move the selection in 1-pixel increments, use an arrow key. • To move the selection in 10-pixel increments, hold down Shift, and use an arrow key.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements	9
Registration	9
Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements	9
Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements	9
Using Web resources	11
Customer support	12
Overview	15
Digital Photography: Capture and Correct	15
Digital Photography: Explore and Create	17
Easy to Use and Affordable	18
Web Tools	20
Explore Your Creativity	21
Produce Outstanding Results	22
Looking at the Work Area	27
Getting familiar with the work area	27
Viewing images	32
Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements	36
Correcting mistakes	40
Reverting to any state of an image	41
Working with presets	43
Configuring Photoshop Elements	46
Closing files and quitting	50
Getting Images into Photoshop Elements	53
About bitmap images and vector graphics	53
About image size and resolution	54
Changing image size and resolution	56
Scanning images	59
Importing images from a digital camera	60
Importing images using WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Support	61
Creating new images	62
Opening and importing images	63
Placing files	68
Working with Color	73
About color and computer graphics	73
Using color management	73
Calibrating your monitor	74
Describing color	75
Choosing a color mode	76
Choosing foreground and background colors	82
Using the Adobe Color Picker	85
Using other color pickers	87
Making Color and Tonal Corrections	91
About correcting images	91
Checking scan quality and tonal range	92
Adjusting tonal range	93
Adjusting color	99
Applying special color effects to images	103
Sharpening images	106
Selecting	111
About selections	111
Making pixel selections	111
Adjusting pixel selections	115
Softening the edges of a selection	116
Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers	118
Deleting selections	121
Transforming and Retouching	125
Cropping images	125
Changing the size of the work canvas	126
Creating panoramic images using Photomerge	126
Using the Liquify filter	132
Rotating and straightening images	133
Transforming layers, selections, and shapes	134
Transforming objects in three dimensions	138
Retouching an image	140
Painting and Drawing	147
About painting and drawing	147
Using the painting tools	147
Erasing	148
Using the impressionist brush tool	150
Customizing brush libraries	151
Setting options for painting and editing tools	155
Using the gradient tools	158
Using the paint bucket tool	163
Drawing shapes	164
Editing shapes	165
Filling and stroking selections and layers	167
Creating and editing patterns	169
Using Layers	173
About layers	173
Using the Layers palette	174
Creating a layered image	178
Managing layered images	181
Using layer styles	183
Editing layers	185
Specifying opacity and blending options	187
Creating grouped layers	188
Using adjustment layers and fill layers	189
Applying Filters and Effects	197
Using filters	197
Using effects	200
Tips for applying special filter effects	200
Improving performance with filters	201
Choosing a filter effect	201
Artistic filters	203
Blur filters	204
Brush Stroke filters	205
Distort filters	205
Liquify filter	207
Noise filter	207
Pixelate filters	208
Render filters	209
Sharpen filters	210
Sketch filters	210
Stylize filters	211
Texture filters	213
Video filters	213
Other filters	214
Lighting Effects filter	215
About plug-in filters	218
Using Type	221
About type	221
Creating type	221
Working with type layers	222
Formatting characters	225
Setting options for Asian type	228
Optimizing Images for theWeb	233
About optimization	233
Using the Save For Web dialog box	233
Choosing a file format for optimization	235
Optimizing images	238
Making transparent and matted images	241
Previewing and controlling dithering	243
Creating animated GIFs	247
Previewing an image in a browser	248
Saving optimized images	248
Creating Web photo galleries	249
Saving Images	253
About file formats	253
Saving images	254
Saving images in specific formats	255
Adding file information	262
Setting preferences for saving files	262
Using the Batch command	264
Creating multiple-image layouts	265
Printing	269
Printing images	269
Positioning and scaling images	270
Setting output options	270
Printing part of an image	271
Choosing a print encoding method	271
Using color management when printing	272
Printing over the Web	274
Production Notes	293

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

User Guide

To use the magic wand tool:

Select the magic wand tool (

In the options bar, specify whether to create a

new selection (

), add to an existing selection (

subtract from a selection (

), or select an area

intersected by other selections (

). The magic

wand cursor changes depending on which option

is selected.

For Tolerance, enter a range of pixel values,

ranging from 0 to 255. Enter a low value to select

colors very similar to the pixel you click, or enter a

higher value to select a broader range of colors.

To deﬁne a smooth edge, select Anti-aliased.

(See “Softening the edges of a selection” on

page 108.)

To select only adjacent areas using the same

colors, select Contiguous. Otherwise, all pixels

using the same colors will be selected.

To select colors using data from all the visible

layers, select Use All Layers. Otherwise, the magic

wand tool selects colors from the active layer only.

In the image, click the color you want to select.

If Contiguous is selected, all adjacent pixels within

the tolerance range are selected.

Adjusting pixel selections

You can adjust and reﬁne your pixel selections

using the selection tools and a variety of

commands in the Select menu.

In addition, you can apply geometric transforma-

tions to change the shape of a selection border.

(See “Transforming layers, selections, and shapes”

on page 126.)

Moving, hiding, or inverting a selection

You can move a selection border around an image,

hide a selection border, and invert a selection so

that the previously unselected part of the image

is selected.

To move a selection border:

Using any selection tool, select new

selection (

) from the options bar, and position

the pointer inside an existing selection border. The

pointer changes to indicate that you can move the

selection (

Drag the border to enclose a different area of

the image. You can drag a selection border partly

beyond the canvas boundaries. When you drag

it back, the original border reappears intact.

You can also drag the selection border to another

image window.

To control the movement of a selection:

•

To constrain the direction to multiples of 45°,

begin dragging, and then hold down Shift as you

continue to drag.

•

To move the selection in 1-pixel increments,

use an arrow key.

•

To move the selection in 10-pixel increments,

hold down Shift, and use an arrow key.