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56 CHAPTER 2 Getting Images into Photoshop Elements To specify the file format in which to open a file: Do one of the following: • (Windows) Choose File > Open As, and select the file you want to open. Then choose the desired format from the Open As pop-up menu, and click Open. • (Mac OS) Choose File > Open, and choose All Documents from the Show pop-up menu. Then select the file you want to open, choose the desired file format from the Format pop-up menu, and click Open. Important: If the file does not open, then the chosen format may not match the file's true format, or the file may be damaged. Opening files with File Browser File Browser helps you quickly locate image files on your computer. To open a file using File Browser: 1 Choose Window > Show File Browser. 2 Select one of the following from the drop-down list: • Hard disk drive to show the directories and files on the hard disk drive. • Desktop to show the files saved on the desktop of your computer. Thumbnails of image files are displayed to identify each image. • The name of any other drive or removable media such as a Photo CD. 3 Double-click a file folder to view its contents. 4 Do one of the following to open the image in Photoshop Elements: • Double-click an image file. • Drag and drop an image file. • Select an image file and then press Return. Opening and importing PDF files Portable Document Format (PDF) is a versatile file format that can represent both vector and bitmap data and can contain electronic document search and navigation features. PDF is the primary format for Adobe Illustrator 9.0 and Adobe Acrobat. Photoshop Elements recognizes two types of PDF files: Photoshop PDF files and Generic PDF files. You can open both types of PDF files; however, you can only save images to Photoshop PDF format. Photoshop PDF files Are created using the Photoshop Elements Save As command. Photoshop PDF files can contain only a single image. Photoshop PDF format supports all of the color modes and features that are supported in standard Photoshop format. Photoshop PDF also supports JPEG and ZIP compression, except for Bitmapmode images, which use CCITT Group 4 compression.

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 2

Getting Images into Photoshop Elements

To specify the ﬁle format in which to open a ﬁle:

Do one of the following:

•

(Windows) Choose File > Open As, and

select the ﬁle you want to open. Then choose the

desired format from the Open As pop-up menu,

and click Open.

•

(Mac OS) Choose File > Open, and choose

All Documents from the Show pop-up menu.

Then select the ﬁle you want to open, choose the

desired ﬁle format from the Format pop-up menu,

and click Open.

Important:

If the

ﬁ

le does not open, then the chosen

format may not match the

ﬁ

’

s true format, or the

ﬁ

le may be damaged.

Opening ﬁles with File Browser

File Browser helps you quickly locate image ﬁles

on your computer.

To open a ﬁle using File Browser:

Choose Window > Show File Browser.

Select one of the following from the

drop-down list:

•

Hard disk drive to show the directories and ﬁles

on the hard disk drive.

•

Desktop to show the ﬁles saved on the desktop of

your computer. Thumbnails of image ﬁles are

displayed to identify each image.

•

The name of any other drive or removable media

such as a Photo CD.

Double-click a ﬁle folder to view its contents.

Do one of the following to open the image in

Photoshop Elements:

•

Double-click an image ﬁle.

•

Drag and drop an image ﬁle.

•

Select an image ﬁle and then press Return.

Opening and importing PDF ﬁles

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a versatile

ﬁle format that can represent both vector and

bitmap data and can contain electronic document

search and navigation features. PDF is the

primary format for Adobe Illustrator 9.0 and

Adobe Acrobat.

Photoshop Elements recognizes two types of PDF

files: Photoshop PDF files and Generic PDF files.

You can open both types of PDF ﬁles; however,

you can only save images to Photoshop PDF

format.

Photoshop PDF ﬁles

Are created using the

Photoshop Elements Save As command.

Photoshop PDF ﬁles can contain only a single

image.

Photoshop PDF format supports all of the color

modes and features that are supported in standard

Photoshop format. Photoshop PDF also supports

JPEG and ZIP compression, except for Bitmap-

mode images, which use CCITT Group 4

compression.