Adobe 65045315 Photoshop Elements Manual - Page 137

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 131 Color and tonal correction Comparing color adjustments in the Color Variations dialog box 1 In the Edit workspace, choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Color Variations. The two preview images show the original image (Before) and the adjusted image after you've made changes (After). 2 Select an option to choose what you want to adjust in the image: Midtones, Shadows, or Highlights Specify which part of the tonal range to adjust: dark, middle, or light areas. Saturation Makes the image colors more vivid (more saturation) or muted (less saturation). 3 Set the amount, or intensity, of each adjustment by using the Adjust Color slider. Dragging the slider to the left decreases the amount, and dragging to the right increases it. 4 If you are adjusting the color of midtones, shadows, or highlights, do either of the following: • To add a color to the image, click the corresponding Increase color thumbnail. • To subtract a color, click the corresponding Decrease color thumbnail. Each time you click a thumbnail, all thumbnails are updated. 5 If you are adjusting color saturation, click either the Less Saturation or More Saturation button. 6 To undo or redo adjustments, do any of the following, then click OK to apply the adjustments to your image. • Click Reset Image to start over and undo all adjustments. • Click Undo once or multiple times for each successive adjustment you want to undo. You cannot undo the Reset Image option. • After undoing a new adjustment, click Redo once or multiple times for each adjustment you want to redo. Last updated 1/2/2012