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30 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area ( ) The change in position along the xcoordinate ( X) and y-coordinate ( Y) as you move a selection, layer, or shape. ( ) The angle (A) of a line or gradient; the change in angle as you move a selection, layer, or shape; or the angle of rotation during a transformation. The change in distance (D) as you move a selection, layer, or shape. ( ) The percentage of change in width (W) and height (H) as you scale a selection, layer, or shape. ( ) The angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical skew (V) as you skew a selection, layer, or shape. To change the mode of color values displayed in the Info palette: Do one of the following: • Click an eyedropper icon ( ) in the Info palette, and choose a color mode from the pop-up menu. • Choose Palette Options from the Info palette menu. Choose a color mode for First Color Readout and/or Second Color Readout, and click OK. Actual Color displays values in the current color mode of the image; Grayscale displays the grayscale values beneath the pointer; RGB Color displays the RGB values beneath the pointer; Web Color displays the hexadecimal code for the RGB values beneath the pointer; and HSB Color displays the HSB values beneath the pointer. (See "Choosing a color mode" on page 68 for more information.) To change the unit of measurement displayed in the Info palette: Do one of the following: • Click the cross-hair icon ( ) in the Info palette, and choose a unit of measurement from the popup menu. • Choose Palette Options from the Info palette menu. Choose a unit of measurement from the Ruler Units pop-up menu, and click OK. Using the status bar The status bar at the bottom of the application window (Windows) or document window (Mac OS) displays useful information and is divided into three sections: • The leftmost section displays the current magnification. (See "Magnifying and reducing the view" on page 25). • The middle section displays information about the current file. You can change the type of information that displays. • (Windows only) The rightmost section provides information as you use a tool. It also displays a progress bar to help you monitor operations. When an operation-such as applying a filter or using the Photomerge command-is in progress, you cannot perform other operations. However, you can interrupt the process or have the program notify you when it has finished.

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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CHAPTER 1

Looking at the Work Area

(

)

The change in position along the

coordinate (

X) and

-coordinate (

Y) as you

move a selection, layer, or shape.

(

)

The angle (A) of a line or gradient; the change

in angle as you move a selection, layer, or shape; or

the angle of rotation during a transformation. The

change in distance (D) as you move a selection,

layer, or shape.

(

)

The percentage of change in width (W) and

height (H) as you scale a selection, layer, or shape.

(

)

The angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical

skew (V) as you skew a selection, layer, or shape.

To change the mode of color values displayed in the

Info palette:

Do one of the following:

•

Click an eyedropper icon (

) in the Info

palette, and choose a color mode from the pop-up

menu.

•

Choose Palette Options from the Info palette

menu. Choose a color mode for First Color

Readout and/or Second Color Readout, and

click OK.

Actual Color displays values in the current color

mode of the image; Grayscale displays the

grayscale values beneath the pointer; RGB Color

displays the RGB values beneath the pointer; Web

Color displays the hexadecimal code for the RGB

values beneath the pointer; and HSB Color

displays the HSB values beneath the pointer. (See

“Choosing a color mode” on page 68 for more

information.)

To change the unit of measurement displayed in the

Info palette:

Do one of the following:

•

Click the cross-hair icon (

) in the Info palette,

and choose a unit of measurement from the pop-

up menu.

•

Choose Palette Options from the Info palette

menu. Choose a unit of measurement from the

Ruler Units pop-up menu, and click OK.

Using the status bar

The status bar at the bottom of the application

window (Windows) or document window

(Mac OS) displays useful information and is

divided into three sections:

•

The leftmost section displays the current magni-

ﬁcation. (See “Magnifying and reducing the view”

on page 25).

•

The middle section displays information about

the current ﬁle. You can change the type of infor-

mation that displays.

•

(Windows only) The rightmost section provides

information as you use a tool. It also displays a

progress bar to help you monitor operations.

When an operation—such as applying a ﬁlter or

using the Photomerge command—is in progress,

you cannot perform other operations. However,

you can interrupt the process or have the program

notify you when it has ﬁnished.