Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 191

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 186 User Guide • Click the zoom bar (where the zoom percentage appears) to choose a zoom percentage. • Drag in the preview window to center a specific area of the image in the window. • Click the Show/Hide button at the top of the dialog box to hide the filter thumbnails. Hiding the thumbnails expands the preview area. • Click the eye icon next to a filter to hide the effect in the preview image. 5 If the dialog box contains sliders, hold down Option while dragging a slider to see a real-time preview (real-time rendering). 6 Click in the image window to center a specific area of the image in the preview window. (This may not work with all preview windows.) Note: A blinking line beneath the preview size indicates that the preview is being rendered. 7 If you are using the Filter Gallery or the filter opens in the Filter Gallery, do any of the following and click OK: • Click the New Effect Layer button at the bottom of the dialog box and choose an additional filter to apply. You can add multiple effect layers to apply multiple filters. • Rearrange applied filters by dragging a filter name to another position in the list of applied filters at the bottom of the dialog box. Rearranging the order of filters can dramatically change the way your image looks. • Remove applied filters by selecting the filter and clicking the Delete Effect Layer button . 8 If you are using the Styles And Effects palette or a Filter command, do one of the following: • Double-click the filter. • Drag the filter onto the image. 9 Click OK. See also "About filters" on page 183 "Filter categories" on page 186 "To use the Styles And Effects palette" on page 177 "Filter Gallery" on page 187 Filter categories You can apply the following categories of filters: Adjustment filters Change the brightness values, color, grayscale range, and tonal levels of pixels in an image. Convert color pixels to black and white. Artistic filters Simulate a painterly appearance on traditional media, and create a unique look. Blur filters Soften a selection or an image. Useful for retouching. Brush Stroke filters Give a painterly or fine-arts look using different brush and ink stroke effects. Distort filters Geometrically distort an image, creating three-dimensional or other reshaping effects. Noise filters Blend a selection into the surrounding pixels, and remove problem areas, such as dust and scratches. Pixelate filters Sharply define an image or selection by clumping pixels of similar color values.