| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. xxi |
| Photoshop Elements Orientation | |
| Installing Elements for Peak Performance | p. 3 |
| Elements Installation | p. 4 |
| Macintosh Installation | p. 4 |
| Windows Installation | p. 5 |
| Setting Up the Maximum Fidelity Display | p. 7 |
| Calibrating Your Monitor | p. 11 |
| Instrument Calibration of a Monitor | p. 13 |
| Using Color Profiles for Input and Output Devices | p. 13 |
| Tweak for the Peak in Performance | p. 14 |
| Software Considerations | p. 16 |
| More on Tuning Photoshop in Preferences | p. 21 |
| Installing Third-Party Plug-Ins | p. 24 |
| What Elements Does Best | p. 27 |
| Perfectly Suited for the Busy Business Pro | p. 28 |
| Recipes for Navigating Complex Tasks | p. 28 |
| Quick Fixes | p. 29 |
| One-Click Tricks | p. 32 |
| Specialized Tools and Commands | p. 36 |
| Multi-Level Undo | p. 41 |
| Hints: Online Help for Just About Everything | p. 42 |
| Instant Effects | p. 43 |
| Built-In Panorama Building | p. 47 |
| Touring Elements' Functional Components | p. 51 |
| The Splash Screen | p. 52 |
| The Welcome Screen | p. 54 |
| The Menu Bar | p. 57 |
| The Shortcuts Bar | p. 146 |
| The Palette Well | p. 148 |
| The Status Bar | p. 149 |
| The Palettes | p. 153 |
| Palette Well | p. 154 |
| Tools and the Toolbox | p. 187 |
| The Toolbox | p. 188 |
| The Tools | p. 189 |
| A Deeper Look at Recipes | p. 229 |
| Using Recipes | p. 231 |
| Recipes by Category | p. 231 |
| The Art of Selections | p. 253 |
| The Purpose of Making Selections | p. 254 |
| Lifting Selections to New Highs | p. 255 |
| Tuning a Selection's Edges and Position | p. 257 |
| Saving Your Selections | p. 266 |
| Quick Selections with Select Similar and Grow Commands | p. 267 |
| Cool Tricks with the Magic Wand | p. 268 |
| Understanding Layers | p. 277 |
| Introducing Layers | p. 278 |
| Basic Layer Manipulation | p. 282 |
| Layer Types | p. 287 |
| Layer Masks | p. 294 |
| Stacking Order and Layer Interaction | p. 301 |
| Working with Groups of Layers | p. 303 |
| Layer Transparency | p. 306 |
| Merging Layers | p. 309 |
| Converting Layers | p. 310 |
| Applying Filters, Effects, Styles, and Blending Modes to Layers | p. 311 |
| Blending It All Together | p. 317 |
| Using Blending Modes with Tools and Options | p. 319 |
| Painting with Blending Modes | p. 320 |
| Dodging and Burning with Blending Modes | p. 322 |
| Lighting with Blending Modes | p. 325 |
| Creating Special Effects with Blending Modes | p. 326 |
| The Blending Modes | p. 329 |
| Using Blending Modes with Layers | p. 340 |
| Definitions | p. 344 |
| The Digital Darkroom Workflow | |
| Collecting, Cataloging, and Managing Images | p. 349 |
| Getting the Picture Into Your Computer | p. 350 |
| Understanding File Types and Their Purposes | p. 362 |
| Managing Images | p. 375 |
| Getting Into Shape: Resizing, Stretching, and Distorting Your Images | p. 391 |
| Image Damage Insurance Strategies | p. 392 |
| Resizing Strategies | p. 397 |
| Transformations | p. 403 |
| Cropping Your Images | p. 409 |
| Correcting Exposure, Contrast, and Color Balance | p. 413 |
| Automatic Image Correction | p. 415 |
| Correcting Exposure | p. 416 |
| Correcting Contrast | p. 425 |
| Correcting Color Balance | p. 428 |
| Converting an Image to Black and White | p. 434 |
| Retouching and Repairing | p. 439 |
| Replacing One Part of the Image with Another | p. 441 |
| Putting Your Retouching on Layers | p. 443 |
| Eliminating Shadows, Stains, and Blotches | p. 443 |
| Getting Rid of Dust, Scratches, and Other Unwanted Artifacts | p. 447 |
| Red Eye Removal | p. 450 |
| Do Fence It In | p. 450 |
| Adding Shadows and Highlights | p. 450 |
| Adding Texture | p. 455 |
| Smoothing Over the Rough Spots | p. 459 |
| Sharpening the Focus | p. 461 |
| Changing the Shape of Things | p. 465 |
| Putting It All Together | p. 470 |
| The Special Effects Workflow | |
| Filter Effects | p. 473 |
| Using Filters | p. 474 |
| Artistic Filters | p. 475 |
| Blur Filters | p. 487 |
| Brush Strokes Filters | p. 492 |
| Distort Filters | p. 498 |
| Noise Filters | p. 510 |
| Pixelate Filters | p. 514 |
| Render Filters | p. 518 |
| Sharpen Filters | p. 522 |
| Sketch Filters | p. 524 |
| Stylize Filters | p. 536 |
| Texture Filters | p. 543 |
| Video Filters | p. 549 |
| Other Filters | p. 550 |
| Creating Special Effects, Text, and Shapes | p. 555 |
| Creating Special Effects with Filters | p. 556 |
| Text and Shapes | p. 606 |
| Painting in Elements | p. 617 |
| Using a Pressure-Sensitive Tablet Versus Using a Mouse | p. 618 |
| Preparation for a Painting | p. 619 |
| Using the Brush Tools for Painting | p. 622 |
| Masking with Selections | p. 640 |
| Painting with the Clone Tool | p. 642 |
| Painting with Textures and Patterns | p. 645 |
| Moving Digital Paint Around | p. 648 |
| Editing Tools | p. 651 |
| Photo Painting | p. 655 |
| Painting from Scratch | p. 659 |
| Making Composite Images | p. 663 |
| Taking the Right Pictures for a Composite | p. 665 |
| Making Drop-Dead Knockouts | p. 669 |
| Managing Your Composites | p. 680 |
| Layer Tricks for Compositing | p. 683 |
| Preparing Your Photos for the Web, Print, and Presentation | |
| Publishing Your Images to the Web | p. 691 |
| Image Formats for the Web | p. 692 |
| Optimizing Images for the Web | p. 694 |
| Publishing Photos to a Web Gallery | p. 717 |
| Printing Your Images for Presentation | p. 727 |
| Printing What You See on Screen | p. 728 |
| Understanding the Longevity Issue | p. 730 |
| Sizing the Image for Maximum Print Quality | p. 731 |
| Printing Only Specific Layers | p. 733 |
| Place a Caption or a Signature | p. 733 |
| Print More Than One Picture on a Page | p. 734 |
| Index | p. 741 |
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