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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 55 User Guide • Transparent to make the first layer transparent, with no color values. The resulting document will not have a background layer. (See "About the background layer" on page 166.) 5 Click OK. Opening and importing images You can open and import images in various file formats. The available formats appear in the Open dialog box, the Open As dialog box (Windows), or the Import submenu. (See "About file formats" on page 245.) Note: Photoshop Elements uses plug-in modules to open and import many file formats. If a file format does not appear in the Open dialog box or in the File > Import submenu, you may need to install the format's plug-in module. (See "Using plug-in modules" on page 40.) Opening files The Open dialog box provides controls for locating and previewing files. To bypass the Open dialog box, use the Open Recent command. There may be instances when Photoshop Elements cannot determine the correct format for a file. For example, transferring a file between Mac OS and Windows can cause the format to be mislabeled. In such cases, you must specify the correct format in which to open the file. To open a file: 1 Choose File > Open ( ). 2 Select the name of the file you want to open. If the file does not appear, select the option for showing all files from the Files of Type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) pop-up menu. 3 (Mac OS) Click Show Preview to preview the selected file. This option requires the Apple QuickTime extension. Note: Previews display faster if they are saved with the file. Select Always Save for Image Previews in the Saving Files preferences to always save a preview; select Ask When Saving to save previews on a fileper-file basis. 4 Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears, letting you set format-specific options. (See "Opening and importing PDF files" on page 56 and "Opening PostScript artwork" on page 57.) Note: If a color profile warning message appears, specify whether to convert the pixels based on the file's color profile. (See "Using color management" on page 65.) To open a recently used file: Choose File > Open Recent, and select a file from the submenu. To specify the number of files that are available in the Open Recent submenu, choose Edit > Preferences > Saving Files, and enter a number in the Recent File List Contains text box.

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

•

Transparent to make the ﬁrst layer transparent,

with no color values. The resulting document will

not have a background layer. (See “About the

background layer” on page 166.)

Click OK.

Opening and importing images

You can open and import images in various ﬁle

formats. The available formats appear in the Open

dialog box, the Open As dialog box (Windows),

or the Import submenu. (See “About ﬁle formats”

on page 245.)

Note:

Photoshop Elements uses plug-in modules to

open and import many

ﬁ

le formats. If a

ﬁ

le format

does not appear in the Open dialog box or in the

File > Import submenu, you may need to install

the format

’

s plug-in module. (See

“

Using plug-in

modules

”

on page 40.)

Opening ﬁles

The Open dialog box provides controls for

locating and previewing ﬁles. To bypass the Open

dialog box, use the Open Recent command.

There may be instances when Photoshop Elements

cannot determine the correct format for a ﬁle.

For example, transferring a ﬁle between Mac OS

and Windows can cause the format to be misla-

beled. In such cases, you must specify the correct

format in which to open the ﬁle.

To open a ﬁle:

Choose File > Open (

Select the name of the ﬁle you want to open.

If the ﬁle does not appear, select the option for

showing all ﬁles from the Files of Type (Windows)

or Show (Mac OS) pop-up menu.

(Mac OS) Click Show Preview to preview the

selected ﬁle. This option requires the Apple

QuickTime extension.

Note:

Previews display faster if they are saved with

the

ﬁ

le. Select Always Save for Image Previews in the

Saving Files preferences to always save a preview;

select Ask When Saving to save previews on a

ﬁ

le-

per-

ﬁ

le basis.

Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears,

letting you set format-speciﬁc options.

(See “Opening and importing PDF ﬁles” on

page 56 and “Opening PostScript artwork” on

page 57.)

Note:

If a color pro

ﬁ

le warning message appears,

specify whether to convert the pixels based on the

ﬁ

’

s color pro

ﬁ

le. (See

“

Using color management

”

on page 65.)

To open a recently used ﬁle:

Choose File > Open Recent, and select a ﬁle from

the submenu.

To specify the number of ﬁles that are available in

the Open Recent submenu, choose Edit > Prefer-

ences > Saving Files, and enter a number in the

Recent File List Contains text box.