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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 155 User Guide Managing gradients By saving and loading libraries of gradients, you can customize the gradient list that appears in the gradient options bar and the Gradient Editor dialog box. For information on using the pop-up palette in the Gradient Editor dialog box, see "Using pop-up palettes" on page 35. You can also manage gradients using the Preset Manager. (For more information on the Preset Manager, see "Working with presets" on page 35.) You can change the view of the pop-up palette to display gradients different ways. You can use the same method to change the view of the gradients in the Gradient Editor dialog box. Using the paint bucket tool The paint bucket tool fills adjacent pixels that are similar in color value to the pixels you click. Note: The paint bucket tool cannot be used with images in Bitmap mode. To use the paint bucket tool: 1 Specify a foreground color. (See "Choosing foreground and background colors" on page 74.) 2 Select the paint bucket tool ( ). 3 Specify whether to fill the selection with the foreground color, or in Photoshop Elements, with a pattern. (See "Filling and stroking selections and layers" on page 159.) 4 Specify a blending mode and opacity for the paint. (See "Setting options for painting and editing tools" on page 147.) 5 If you choose to fill the selection with a pattern, click the inverted arrow( ) next to the pattern sample and select a pattern for the fill. (See "Creating and editing patterns" on page 161.) 6 Enter the tolerance for the fill. The tolerance defines how similar in color a pixel must be to be filled. Values can range from 0 to 255. A low tolerance fills pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance fills pixels within a broader range. 7 To smooth the edges of the filled selection, select Anti-aliased. (See "Softening the edges of a selection" on page 108.) 8 To fill pixels based on the merged color data from all visible layers, select All Layers. (See "Sampling from all layers" on page 178.) 9 To fill only pixels contiguous to the one you click, select Contiguous; leave unselected to fill all similar pixels in the image. 10 Click the part of the image you want to fill. All specified pixels within the specified tolerance are filled with the foreground color or pattern. If you're working on a layer and don't want to fill transparent areas, make sure that the layer's transparency is locked in the Layers palette. (See "Locking layers" on page 178.)

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

Managing gradients

By saving and loading libraries of gradients, you

can customize the gradient list that appears in the

gradient options bar and the Gradient Editor

dialog box. For information on using the pop-up

palette in the Gradient Editor dialog box,

see “Using pop-up palettes” on page 35. You can

also manage gradients using the Preset Manager.

(For more information on the Preset Manager,

see “Working with presets” on page 35.)

You can change the view of the pop-up palette to

display gradients different ways. You can use the

same method to change the view of the gradients

in the Gradient Editor dialog box.

Using the paint bucket tool

The paint bucket tool ﬁlls adjacent pixels that are

similar in color value to the pixels you click.

Note:

The paint bucket tool cannot be used with

images in Bitmap mode.

To use the paint bucket tool:

Specify a foreground color. (See “Choosing

foreground and background colors” on page 74.)

Select the paint bucket tool (

Specify whether to ﬁll the selection with the

foreground color, or in Photoshop Elements, with

a pattern. (See “Filling and stroking selections and

layers” on page 159.)

Specify a blending mode and opacity for the

paint. (See “Setting options for painting and

editing tools” on page 147.)

If you choose to ﬁll the selection with a pattern,

click the inverted arrow(

) next to the pattern

sample and select a pattern for the ﬁll.

(See “Creating and editing patterns” on page 161.)

Enter the tolerance for the ﬁll.

The tolerance deﬁnes how similar in color a pixel

must be to be ﬁlled. Values can range from 0 to

255. A low tolerance ﬁlls pixels within a range of

color values very similar to the pixel you click.

A high tolerance ﬁlls pixels within a broader range.

To smooth the edges of the ﬁlled selection,

select Anti-aliased. (See “Softening the edges of a

selection” on page 108.)

To ﬁll pixels based on the merged color data

from all visible layers, select All Layers.

(See “Sampling from all layers” on page 178.)

To ﬁll only pixels contiguous to the one you

click, select Contiguous; leave unselected to ﬁll all

similar pixels in the image.

Click the part of the image you want to ﬁll.

All speciﬁed pixels within the speciﬁed tolerance

are ﬁlled with the foreground color or pattern.

If you’re working on a layer and don’t want to

ﬁll transparent areas, make sure that the layer’s

transparency is locked in the Layers palette.

(See “Locking layers” on page 178.)