Macromedia Photoshop Elements - 10.0 Instruction Manual
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ADOBE® PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 10
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing/uninstalling Adobe Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Creating an Adobe ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Registering your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Supported software and hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s new in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Converting a catalog from a previous version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Elements Organizer and Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Importing and organizing photos and video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Finding photos and video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Find the actual file of a photo or video clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating photo projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fixing (editing) photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Printing and sharing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Back up/synchronize files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Chapter 2: Photoshop Elements workspace
About workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Panels and bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Multitouch support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using Windows 7 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Use Application frames on Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Undo, redo, and cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scratch disks and plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3: Working in Photoshop Elements
Opening files in the Edit workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Importing in the Edit workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
File information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Viewing images in the Edit workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Guides, grids, and rulers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Saving and exporting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Guided Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 4: Using layers
Creating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Editing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Copying and arranging layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Opacity and blending modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adjustment and fill layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Layer masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Clipping masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 5: Camera raw files
Processing camera raw image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Settings and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Color and camera raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 6: Selecting parts of an image
Making selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Modifying selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Smoothing selection edges with anti-aliasing and feathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Moving and copying selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Saving selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Chapter 7: Color and tonal correction
Color and tonal correction basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adjusting shadows and light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Correcting color casts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting color saturation and hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjustment filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Chapter 8: Crop an image - Cropping, resizing, retouching, and transforming photos
Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Transforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Recomposing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Stitching together panoramas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Chapter 9: Understanding color
Understanding color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Using image modes and color tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Setting up color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Chapter 10: Filters, effects, styles, and artwork
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Artistic filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Blur filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brush Stroke filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Distort filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Noise filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Pixelate filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Render filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Sketch filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
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Stylize filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Texture filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Video filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Other filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Chapter 11: Painting
Painting overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Choosing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Painting tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Setting up brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fills and strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Presets and libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Chapter 12: Adding text and shapes
Add and edit text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Work with Asian type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Creating shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Editing shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
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Chapter 13: Creating projects in the Edit workspace
Project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Making photo projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Create a photo book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Create a greeting card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Create photo calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Editing photo projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Create a VCD with a menu of slide shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Flipbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Chapter 14: Optimizing for the web
Optimizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Using transparency and mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Dithering in web images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Previewing web images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Chapter 15: Printing and sharing photos
Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Print options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Send photos to online sharing services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Sharing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Chapter 16: Photoshop Elements keyboard shortcuts
Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Keys for viewing images (Full Edit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Keys for selecting tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Keys for selecting and moving objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
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Keys for the Magic Extractor dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Keys for transforming selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Keys for painting and brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Keys for using text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Keys for the Layers panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Keys for using blending modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Keys for the Info panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Keys for the Color Swatches panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Keys for showing or hiding panels (Full Edit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Keys for the Filter Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Keys for the Liquify filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Keys for using Photomerge Panorama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Chapter 17: Glossary
Find definitions for terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Digital imaging terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
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Chapter 1: Getting started
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 software combines power and simplicity so you can easily make your photos look
their best. You can also share them in imaginative ways, and easily find and view all your photos and video clips.
Use this information to install Photoshop Elements on your computer and get started with using the software. The
resources provided are designed to help you learn the product at your desired pace.
Adobe recommends that you go through the resources in the book before you look for external help. These resources
make you feel confident about using the product and also save you valuable time.
System requirements
To ensure that you have the required hardware and software to run Photoshop Elements, read the system
requirements in the ReadMe file.
If your computer is connected to the Internet, Adobe recommends that you use online content for the latest
information.
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For the system requirements of Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 for Windows and Mac OS, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_systemreq_en.
If you do not have access to the Internet, open the ReadMe file on the installation disc.
Installing/uninstalling Adobe Photoshop Elements
Install from disc
Ensure that you have a DVD drive (not CD drive) connected to your computer before you begin installation. Insert
the relevant DVD into the drive and follow instructions.
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_installpse10_en for comprehensive information on installing
Photoshop Elements from your installation disc.
Install downloaded software
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_installonlinepse_en.
Convert a trial version to a licensed (purchased) version
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_convertpse_en.
Can I have more than one version installed?
Photoshop Elements doesn't automatically remove or replace any previous versions of Photoshop Elements installed
on your system. It's not necessary to uninstall a previous version of Photoshop
versions of Photoshop
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Uninstall Photoshop Elements
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_uninstallpse_en.
Creating an Adobe ID
For information on how to create an Adobe ID, and the advantages of having an Adobe ID, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_adobeid_en.
Important: Free online benefits and Plus benefits for Photoshop Elements are available in the United States only. Internet
access required.
Sign up with your Adobe ID to receive free online benefits, such as 2 GB of free storage, automatic online backup, and
automatic syncing of your photos and video clips on multiple computers. You also receive tutorials that appear when
you need them, access to your photos and videos at Photoshop.com, and a personal URL for sharing your photo and
video albums. If you purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Plus, sign up with your Adobe ID to receive all the Plus
benefits, including additional storage space, artwork, and tutorials. For more information, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse10_membership_en.
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Registering your software
For information on registering your purchased Adobe software, and the benefits of registering, see
www.adobe.com/support/registrationfaq.html.
Supported software and hardware
For the latest information on file formats, graphics drivers, other hardware, and devices supported by
Photoshop
If you do not have access to the Internet, open the ReadMe file on the installation disc.
Elements, see http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_readmepse10_en.
What’s new in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
Visit www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_features_en to learn about new and enhanced features.
Converting a catalog from a previous version
When you open Elements Organizer in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for the first time, you are prompted to convert
the current catalog of the previous version. When you click Yes, the catalog from the previous version is converted and
renamed.
Note: Before converting a catalog from a previous version of Photoshop Elements, it is recommended that you back up
the catalog using File > Backup.
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If you have not converted catalogs earlier, use the following procedure to convert catalogs from previous versions.
1 Select File > Catalog > Convert.
2 In the Convert Manager dialog, select the catalog from the previous version.
Note: Catalogs saved to a folder in a location other than the default location do not appear in the Convert Catalog
window automatically. Click Find More Catalogs, and then select the folder where your catalog is located. Catalogs
located in that folder are added to the list of catalogs that can be converted.
3 Click Convert.
Show previously converted catalogs
You can view converted catalogs or catalogs created as backups from earlier versions. The Convert Catalog window
does not display these catalogs by default. Select Show Previously Converted Catalogs to view a list of the previously
converted catalogs.
Note: You cannot use the converted catalog with earlier versions. However, when the catalog is converted, it copies the
data into a new catalog file, and the original catalog file remains unchanged. You can continue to use the original catalog
in the earlier versions.
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Help resources
If you have questions about installing or using Photoshop Elements, Adobe recommends that you use these resources
before contacting Adobe support. These resources contain answers to many common questions.
Welcome screen
Use the resources on the Welcome screen to get started with using Photoshop Elements.
Other getting started sources
If you are new to Photoshop Elements and would like to quickly get started with using it before moving to the advanced
features, use these resources.
Getting Started page See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_gs_en. The Getting Started page provides links to
FAQs, Help topics, videos, and other resources that help you quickly start using Photoshop Elements.
Help and Support page See http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshopelements/ for quick links to all key
resources for Photoshop Elements.
Adobe Photoshop Elements Help
Find step-by-step instructions for how to use the various features of Photoshop Elements from within the application
and in online Help.
Using Help within the application Press F1 to launch the Help client. Ensure that you are online at least once to
download the Help content. Thereafter, the Help client uses the downloaded content on your computer or downloads
content from the Internet based on your computer's connection status. For more information on the Community Help
client, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_psechc_en.
Online Help (User guide) The online version of the user guide. See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_usinpse_en.
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Download User Guide (PDF) See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pdfpse_en.
Help menu
Use the Help menu in Photoshop Elements to quickly access a list of resources that help you get started with the
software.
Photoshop Elements Help If you are using Elements Organizer, click Elements Organizer Help to launch the Help
client. Depending on whether you are online or offline, the online Help (user guide) content or the downloaded
Help content is loaded.
Getting Started The Getting Started page contains FAQs, Help topics, videos, and other resources that help you
quickly start using Photoshop
Key concepts Opens a page containing all the important concepts and terms that are good to know when working
with Photoshop
Support Opens the Help and Support page containing information on Help and troubleshooting resources.
Video tutorials Opens a link to the Adobe TV page containing a list of videos that help you get started with
Photoshop
Elements Inspiration Browser Opens a window containing a list of videos for Photoshop Elements. Use the search
options to search for videos.
Elements.
Elements.
Elements.
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Provide feedback on the product/post useful tips and tricks
• Visit www.adobe.com/go/learn_psefeed_en.
Troubleshooting tips
Here are some things to consider when troubleshooting Photoshop Elements.
• Restart Photoshop Elements, or restart your computer.
• Reset the Photoshop Elements preferences. Hold down the Ctrl + Alt + Shift keys (Windows) or Option +
Command + Shift keys (Mac OS) immediately after you choose to open Photoshop
Organizer on the Welcome Screen.
• Turn off other programs, including anti-virus, firewall, and CD/DVD burning applications that run in the
background, until you find the cause.
• Make sure that the computer operating system is up-to-date. Install the latest drivers for your video card, sound
card, printer, and other devices.
• Remove any recent additions to your computer. What was the last thing you changed on your computer before the
problem began? Did you install a new printer, font, or other software?
• If a problem occurs when you open or edit a photo, does the problem occur with all photos? Does it occur with
photos from different cameras or sources?
• If something in Photoshop Elements doesn’t seem to work properly, check Photoshop Elements Help.
Elements or Elements
Ask experts
To reach out to experts in the Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 community that can help you with your problem, visit
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Support for How-to questions
How-to questions and most issues related to using Photoshop Elements can be best solved using the following
resources:
• Help and Support page (http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshopelements/)
• Getting Started page (http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_gs_en)
• Photoshop Elements Forums (http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_forumpse_en)
Customer support for product orders, installation, and activation
For the most efficient ways to get through to customer support, try the following:
• If you prefer getting answers through email, log on to the customer support portal
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_cust_por_en. If you do not have a registered Adobe ID, click the Create An
Account button to create your ID.
• If you must call, Adobe recommends using the pop-up menus found on the contact page
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_contact_en. You are given the option of Live Chat (if available) or a phone
support through this contact method.
• If you call and encounter a long hold time, you can request a callback from the first available agent. Alternatively,
you can schedule a callback at a more convenient time.
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Elements Organizer and Photoshop Elements
Elements Organizer helps you view, manage, and find all of your photos and video clips. You can also make quick fixes
in the Organize workspace.
In the Edit workspace, you can refine your photos, make basic edits, follow step-by-step guided editing tasks, or use
advanced editing tools.
After working with your photos in either workspace, you can create photo projects, such as scrapbook pages,
slideshows, photo books, and online albums. You can easily share these projects with family and friends through Flickr
and Facebook.
Note: Flipbook, slideshow, and HTML-based photo mail creation are not supported in Mac OS.
To access the Organize workspace from the Edit workspace, click the icon
Do I have to use Elements Organizer? No. You can copy photos to your computer and fix your photos in the Edit
workspace of Photoshop
Organizer. Also, after collecting hundreds and thousands of photos on your computer, you’ll discover that finding and
managing photos with Elements Organizer is much easier.
Elements. However, there are lots of great things you can do with your photos in Elements
Importing and organizing photos and video clips
As you work in Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10, you start by importing photos into Elements Organizer. You can
import photos from devices such as cameras, card readers, and scanners or from any folder on a computer. In Elements
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Import Options
Use the Photo Downloader to download files
1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer. (See the documentation that came with your device, if
necessary.)
Note: (Windows) If AutoPlay is enabled, the Windows AutoPlay dialog box opens with a list of options for getting the
photos. In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box, select Organize, and Edit using Adobe Elements 10 Organizer. If Elements
Organizer is not already open, the Photo Downloader dialog box opens. Click Get Photos. Elements Organizer opens and
imports the media files.
2 In the Organize workspace, select File > Get Photos and Videos > From Camera or Card Reader.
3 In the Photo Downloader dialog box under Source, choose from the Get Photos From drop-down list to specify
where to copy/import the photos from.
4 In the Import Settings area, set the following options:
Location Specifies the folder to which images are downloaded. To change the default folder location, click Browse, and
then specify a new location.
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Create Subfolder Creates a subfolder using the naming scheme chosen from the pop-up menu. If you choose Custom
Name, type a subfolder name in the box.
Rename Files Changes the filenames using the naming scheme selected from the pop-up menu. If you choose Custom
Name, type a base filename and a starting number for assigning sequentially numbered filenames to the photos.
Note: If the name you entered exists, the copied image filename is appended with “-1” or another appropriately numbered
designator.
Preserve Current Filename In XMP Select this option to use the current filename as the filename stored in the metadata
of the photo.
Delete Options Specifies whether to leave the photos on your camera or card, verify and delete the files, or delete the
files after they are copied. Photos that you do not import into Adobe Photoshop
Elements are not deleted from the
camera or card.
5 (Optional) (Windows) To automatically download photos to Photoshop Elements after a device is connected,
select Automatic Download. Automatic download options are set in the Camera Or Card Reader preferences.
6 (Optional) For more download options, click the Advanced Dialog button.
7 Click Get Photos.
The photos are copied to your hard drive.
8 Click OK in the Files Successfully Copied dialog box.
Note: If Elements Organizer is launched while copying the photos, click Yes in the Files Successfully Copied box.
Organizing your photos and video clips
Use Elements Organizer to manage your files. Elements Organizer enables you to find photos, video files, audio clips,
and Adobe PDF documents, even if they’re stored in different locations on your computer.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements automatically organizes photos by date as they download. Elements Organizer has a
Timeline (choose Window > Timeline) and Date View for finding photos by date.
You can further sort and categorize photos by adding star ratings, by stacking photos, and by assigning keyword tags
such as:
• People
• Places
• Events
• Other
What are catalogs and albums? When you import photos or video clips, Elements Organizer stores the details of the
imported files in a catalog. The catalog contains links to the files and records of details such as the star ratings and tags
that you attach to your photos. Albums are great for sharing photos in projects, creations, online albums, and they also
make it easy to find related photos. An album is a subset of a catalog.
Create a catalog
As you import more files, it’s a good idea to create more catalogs so that you don’t lose the work you have done to
organize the files. Large catalog files can also cause sluggish performance.
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1 Choose File > Catalog.
2 To choose a preset location for the catalog, select Catalogs Accessible By All Users (Windows® only) or Catalogs
Accessible By The Current User. To select a custom location, choose Custom Location, click Browse, and browse
to the location.
Note: (Mac® OS) You cannot access catalogs present on a network drive.
3 Click New, type a name for the catalog in the Enter A Name For The New Catalog dialog box, and then click OK.
Create an album
1 Click the Create New Album Or Album Category button in the Albums panel of the Organize tab, and then
choose New Album.
2 (Optional) From the Albums Category menu, choose a category into which to place the album.
Albums Category Menu
3 In the Album Name box, type a name for the album.
4 Drag photos into the Items area.
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The album appears in the Albums panel under the album category you specified.
Finding photos and video clips
You can find photos and video files by date, star rating, album, folder location, filename, media type, keyword tag, text,
or other criteria. You can also find objects in photos through Object search. For more information, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_photos_find_en.
Here are a few of the features in Elements Organizer to find photos:
Find bar Drag a photo to the Find bar to find matching or similar photos and media files.
Albums panel Select an album to view only the media files in it.
Keyword Tags panel Select a keyword tag to see only the files with that tag.
Text box Type text in the Search box to find files with matching text. Matches can include items such as filenames,
metadata, keyword tags, captions, notes, album names, album groups, camera information, dates, folders, and formats.
Search options Photos can be searched using the Visual Similarity, Object, and Duplicate Photo search options from
the Search drop-down list.
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Timeline Click a month or set a range to find photos and media files chronologically by date, import batch, or folder
locations.
Note: Select Window > Timeline to display the timeline.
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Elements Organizer has many tools and features for finding photos.
A. Find bar B. Text box C. Albums panel D. Keyword Tags panel
Find the actual file of a photo or video clip
1 In Elements Organizer, select the photo or video clip whose file you want to find.
2 Press Alt + Enter (Windows) or Option + Enter (Mac OS) to open the Properties-General window.
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3 Do one of the following:
• (Windows) Click the Reveal In Explorer icon .
• (Mac OS) Click the Reveal In Finder icon .
Creating photo projects
You can use your photos in various fun projects that you can share with family and friends. For example, you can create
photo projects, such as albums, greeting cards, CD/DVD labels and jackets, and photo collages. You can print these
photo projects at home, or you can upload them to an online printing service. You can also use your photos in online
photo galleries, photo slideshows, and flipbooks. For more information, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_projects_en.
Give your projects a personal look by customizing the project templates. Adjust layout colors to better complement
your photos, and add new graphical elements, text, and effects, such as drop shadows and glows. Use the Contents
panel to quickly browse hundreds of frames, themes, backgrounds, clip art, and effects to apply to your photos and
photo projects.
Note: Flipbook, slideshow, and HTML-based photo mail creation are not supported in Mac OS.
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Create and share a slideshow (Windows only)
1 In Elements Organizer, select the photos you want in the slideshow.
2 In the Create tab , click slideshow to show the slideshow Preferences.
3 Change any of the preferences, or click OK to use the default options.
All the tools for creating your slideshow are in the slideshow dialog box. The photos you chose to use in the slideshow
appear at the bottom of the screen.
4 In the slideshow Editor, have fun adding effects, text, small graphics, music, or your own narration. The slideshow
Editor provides lots of possibilities for creativity.
5 If you want to reorder your slides, drag the slide’s thumbnail image to a new location. The image thumbnails are at
the bottom of the slideshow Editor. Drag one forward or back until you see the blue bar, and then release the mouse
button.
6 To preview your slideshow with all its effects, use the VCR-style buttons under the slide preview. You can return
to editing slides at any time by pressing the VCR-style button.
Note: You can also preview your slideshow with all its effects using the Full Screen Preview icon. You can return to editing
slides from the Full screen preview by pressing the Esc key.
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Click Save Project (in the upper left of the slideshow Editor). It’s a good idea to save the slideshow regularly as you work.
8 To output your slideshow for viewing or sharing, click Output (in the upper left of the slideshow Editor). Choose
how you want to share your slideshow. You can save it as a movie file or a PDF file. You can also burn it to a disc
(VCD/DVD) so you can play it on a TV or computer (Windows only). You must have Adobe Premiere Elements
installed to burn your movie files to DVD.
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Fixing (editing) photos
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 offers several levels of editing, from simple one-click fixes in the Organize workspace
to advanced color correction and composition in the Edit workspace.
Crop a photo
Cropping removes unwanted areas from a photo.
1 In the Organize workspace, select the photo you want to crop.
2 Click the Fix tab, select Crop, and then follow the instructions in the Crop dialog box.
Resize a photo
Resizing allows you to change the dimensions of a photo. If you want to increase or decrease the size without distorting
the photo, make sure that you keep the Constrain Proportions option selected.
1 In the Edit workspace, choose Image > Resize > Image Size.
2 Select Constrain Proportions.
3 Change the width or the height.
4 Click OK.
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Fix photos in the Organize workspace
In the Organize workspace, you can perform various basic image adjustments: Auto Smart Fix, Auto Color, Auto
Contrast, Auto Red Eye, and Auto Sharpen, for example. For more information, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_fix_organizer_en.
1 In the Organize workspace, select the photos you want to fix.
2 Click the Fix tab. Make the desired adjustments.
If you don’t like the results, click Undo , or press Ctrl + Z (Windows) or Command + Z (Mac OS).
Open photos in Full, Quick, or Guided editing modes
Photoshop Elements provides additional editing modes in the Edit workspace: Full, Quick, and Guided. The level of
your editing expertise and complexity of the image editing determine which mode is appropriate for your task.
1 In Elements Organizer, select the photos you want to work with in the Edit workspace.
2 Click the triangle beside the Fix tab, and then select one of the following: Full Photo Edit, Quick Photo Edit, or
Guided Photo Edit.
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In the Edit workspace, photos appear in the Project Bin. You can move between the photos you want to fix by doubleclicking them in the Project Bin.
Do I have to use Elements Organizer to open images in the Edit workspace? No. You can open photos from the Edit
workspace too. Choose File > Open and navigate to the photos you want to open.
What if I switch to Elements Organizer while fixing photos in the Edit workspace? If you switch to Elements Organizer
while files are open in the Edit workspace, you’ll see a banner over the thumbnails of the opened files. The files cannot
be changed in the Organize workspace until they are closed in the Edit workspace.
Making precise selections
When you want to edit a specific part of a photo, select that part. Photoshop Elements provides many automatic and
manual selection tools that help you select difficult shapes with ease. For example, the Lasso tool draws freehand
selection borders and lets you make precise selections.
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Making Precise Selections Effect
The Quick Selection tool automatically makes selections based on color and texture when you click or click-drag an area.
Quick Selection Tool
You can also modify the selections in many ways. For example, you can choose Select > Inverse to invert the selection
or include areas of similar color (Select > Grow or Select > Similar.
See online Help for more information.
Create photo effects with Guided Edits
With Guided Edits, you can create pop art masterpieces, reflection effects, LOMO camera style photography effects,
and more in a few steps.
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To access the Guided Edits options:
1 Click the Edit tab in the Editor.
2 Click the Guided tab.
3 Select a type of Guided Edit.
Saving your edits
After you edit an image in the Edit workspace, save it, or you’ll lose your work. Fixes you make in the Organizer
workspace are saved automatically.
❖ In the Edit workspace, choose File > Save.
Photos saved from the Edit workspace are saved as a version and grouped with other saved versions of the original
photo. These version sets are stacked together in Elements Organizer with the latest saved version at the top of the
stack.
What if I don’t want to save versions of a photo? It’s recommended that you save versions of a photo to preserve the
original file. If for some reason, you don’t want to save a version of a photo, choose File > Save after you’ve finished
editing a photo. Under Save Options in the Save As dialog box, deselect the Save In Version Set With Original option.
What if I must optimize the photo for the web? Choose File > Save For Web. You can use different optimization
options and preview the changes. Typically, GIF, JPEG, and PNG formats are used on the web.
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Printing and sharing photos
Photoshop Elements offers many ways to quickly share your photos. You can let people view your photos through an
interactive online album. You can send photos to people via email. You can print photos to your home printer or order
professionally printed photos. Or, you can put your files or albums on CDs/DVDs.
In Elements Organizer, you first select photos you want to share. Click the Share tab, and then select the way you want
to share photos. For more information, see
Print from Elements Organizer (Windows only)
1 Select photos or video clips in the Photo Browser. If you select a video clip, only the first frame of the clip is printed.
2 Choose File > Print.
3 Specify printing options in the Prints dialog box, and then click Print.
Print online
1 In Elements Organizer, select the photos you want to print.
2 Do one of the following and follow the instructions in the Order Prints dialog box that opens.
• Click File > Order Prints > Order Shutterfly Prints.
Note: Sign up for Shutterfly to use their services.
• Click File > Order Prints > Order Kodak Prints.
Note: Sign up for Kodak membership to use their services.
www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_share_en.
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Share photos using email
Photoshop Elements streamlines sharing photos by email. You can either attach photos to an email or, in Windows,
embed a photo in an email using Photo Mail.
1 Make sure that your email client is specified in Preferences. In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > Sharing.
Note: In Mac OS, you can find the Preferences option in the Adobe Elements 10 Organizer menu.
2 In Windows, choose Microsoft Outlook®, Outlook Express, or Adobe email Service. In Mac OS, choose Entourage
or Mail.
Note: In Windows Vista® or Windows 7®, choose Microsoft Outlook®, Windows Live Mail®, or Adobe email Service.
3 Select a photo in the Media Browser, and then click Share and Email Attachments.
4 To add more items to the email, select them in the Media Browser, then click the Add button .
Note: You can also remove items by selecting them in the Items list, and then clicking the Remove button .
5 Choose an option from the Maximum Photo Size menu, and use the Quality slider to adjust image clarity.
6 Click Next.
7 Type a message in the Message text box.
8 Select recipients of the email by doing one of the following:
• Select a name from the Select Recipients list (the names you see are from your contact book).
• If you want, add the recipient to your contact book by selecting New Contact in the Contact Book dialog. Click OK;
the recipient appears selected in the Select Recipients list.
9 Click Next.
Photoshop Elements opens the message in your default email application.
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What if I use a web-based email service? If you use a web-based email service such as Gmail™ or Yahoo® Mail, you can
export your photos and attach them to email messages. Click the Share tab, and select Email Attachments. The Email
Attachments wizard leads you through the steps for creating versions of your photos that are suitable for email.
Back up/synchronize files
Note: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 free online benefits and Photoshop Elements Plus are available in the United States
only. Internet access required.
When you sign in with your Adobe ID, you can back up your albums and catalogs to Photoshop.com servers. Backing
up and synchronizing your albums and catalogs is essential for protecting your photos and media files. For example,
if you add keyword tags to media files on your computer, the corresponding photos on Photoshop.com are updated
with the tags.
The Backup/Synchronization wizard is automatically launched when the user activates Backup/Synchronization for
the first time.
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Backup/Synchronization Window
1 Start Elements Organizer, and then sign in with your Adobe ID.
2 Choose an option from the Backup/Synchronization dialog box.
Yes - Turn It On For Me Enables you to set your entire catalog for Backup/Synchronization. All your videos and
photos securely get uploaded to your online account.
Yes - But Show Me The Advanced Settings Enables you to set advanced Backup/Synchronization settings in the
Preferences dialog box.
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No - Leave It OFF. I Don’t Want To Protect My Photos And Videos Your videos and photos don’t get backed up and
synchronized online.
3 Select the desired option, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enable Backup/Synchronization.
View Backup/Synchronization activity status
❖ Do one of the following:
• Right-click the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent icon in the system tray and select View
Backup/Synchronization Status.
• Click the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent icon in the status bar of Elements Organizer, and then select
View Backup/Synchronization Status.
The Elements Backup/Synchronization Status dialog box is displayed. The dialog box displays the following
information:
• The total number of assets that are being synchronized
• The overall progress of the synchronization activity
• The online storage capacity being used
• The asset that is being synchronized
View Backup/Sync Activity Status
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Start backup and synchronization activity manually
Backup/Synchronization is a scheduled activity. The Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent checks for assets to
synchronize at regular intervals. Between these periods of activity, the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent is idle.
To synchronize right away instead of waiting for the next scheduled synchronization, click Backup/Sync Now in the
system tray. The Backup/Synchronization process starts, and any changes that you have made are synced to
Photoshop.com immediately.
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Chapter 2: Photoshop Elements workspace
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 has two main workspaces: the Organize workspace and the Edit workspace. Use the
Organize workspace for finding, organizing, and sharing your photos and media files. Use the Edit workspace for
creating, editing, and fixing your images. You can also add functionality with plug-in modules and expand system
memory by using scratch disks.
To open a photo in the Edit workspace, select the photo in Organize workspace. Click the triangle beside the Fix tab,
and then choose Full Photo Edit, Quick Photo Edit, or Guided Photo Edit. When you are working in the Edit
workspace, click the Organizer button
You can move between the two workspaces by clicking the corresponding button in the Windows® OS task bar or in
the Mac® dock.
About workspaces
to open the Organize workspace.
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The Welcome screen
When you start Photoshop Elements, the Welcome screen opens by default. The Welcome screen is a convenient
starting place, or hub, for major tasks.
Note: The Photoshop Elements free online benefits and Photoshop Elements Plus are available in the United States only.
Internet access required.
Click Organize to import, tag, or organize your photos. Click Edit to enhance your images or add special effects.
Click the Close button (X) in the upper-right corner of the Welcome screen to close the Welcome screen. You can
reopen the Welcome screen at any time by clicking the Welcome Screen button
Organize workspace. It’s not necessary to return to the Welcome screen to open other workspaces—you can open
different workspaces from within any other workspace.
Click Settings to launch the Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 dialog box. Select the option to control the Adobe
Photoshop Elements launch behavior. Select one of the options and click OK:
• Just show the Welcome Screen
• Always Launch Elements Organizer only
• Always Launch Photoshop Elements Editor only
To configure which workspace launches when you start PSE10 click Settings when you launch PSE 10.
in the Edit workspace or the
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Edit Launch Settings
More Help topics
“Creating an Adobe ID” on page 2
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The Edit workspace
For a video about the Quick Fix mode, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid905_pse_en.
The Edit workspace provides modes to create and edit images. Select one of the following options:
Full Enables you to edit photos in the Full Edit mode.
Quick Enables you to edit photos in the Quick Fix mode.
Guided Enables you to edit photos in the Guided Edit mode.
The Full Edit workspace has tools to correct color problems, create special effects, and enhance photos. The Quick Fix
workspace contains simple tools for correcting color and lighting, and commands to quickly fix common problems,
such as red eye. The Guided Edit workspace contains tools for basic photo edits, guided activities, and photographic
effects. If you are new to digital imaging, Quick Fix or Guided Edit is a good place to start fixing photos.
If you’ve worked with image-editing applications before, you’ll find that the Full Edit workspace provides a flexible
and powerful image-correction environment. It has lighting and color-correction commands, along with tools for
fixing image defects, making selections, adding text, and painting on your images. You can rearrange the Full Edit
workspace to best suit your needs. You can move, hide, and show panels, and arrange panels in the Panel Bin. You can
also zoom in or out of the photo, scroll to a different area of the document window, and create multiple windows and
views.
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Full Edit workspace
A. Inactive tab B. Active tab C. Active image area D. Menu bar E Options bar F. Tool box G. Project bin H. Pallette I. Pallette
Menu bar Contains menus for performing tasks. The menus are organized by topic. For example, the Enhance menu
contains commands for applying adjustments to an image.
Toolbox Holds tools for editing images.
Options bar Provides options for the tool you select.
Project Bin Displays thumbnails of opened images, and lets you easily manage them.
Panels Help you monitor and modify images.
Panel Bin Helps you organize the panels in your work area.
More Help topics
“Correct color in Quick Fix” on page 112
“Display file information in the Info panel or status bar” on page 42
“Creating an Adobe ID” on page 2
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Launch the Elements Inspiration Browser
The Inspiration Browser lets you access and organize tutorials that contain ideas and ways to do more with your media
files.
❖ To launch the Inspiration Browser, select Help > Elements Inspiration Browser.
If you are not signed in with your Adobe ID, a dialog box opens up enabling you to sign in.
Use context menus
You can use context menus in both the Edit and Organize workspaces. Context-sensitive menus display commands
that are relevant to the active tool, selection, or panel. These menus are often another way to access the commands in
the main menus.
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Right-click to open a context menu. This menu appears in the Project Bin in Full Edit.
1 Position the pointer over an image or panel item.
Note: Not all panels offer context menus.
2 Right-click and choose a command from the menu.
Using keyboard commands and modifier keys
You can use keyboard shortcuts in both the Edit and Organize workspaces. Keyboard commands let you quickly
execute commands without using a menu; modifier keys let you alter how a tool operates. When available, the
keyboard command appears to the right of the command name in the menu.
More Help topics
“Photoshop Elements keyboard shortcuts” on page 310
“Keys for selecting tools” on page 311
Exit Photoshop Elements
To exit Photoshop Elements, you need to close both the Edit and Organize workspaces—closing one does not
automatically close the other.
1 From any workspace, do one of the following:
• In Windows, choose File > Exit. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Quit Photoshop Elements.
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• Click the Close button (X) in the upper-right corner of the workspace.
2 When closing the Edit workspace, choose whether to save any open files.
More Help topics
“Save changes in different file formats” on page 49
Tools
About the toolbox
You can access tools in the Edit workspace. You use tools in the toolbox to select, edit, and view images; some tools let
you paint, draw, and type. The toolbox appears on the left side of the Full Edit and Quick Fix workspaces. In the Full
Edit workspace, you can move the toolbox by dragging the gripper bar at the top of the box.
Select a tool in the toolbox to use it. Once selected, the tool is highlighted in the toolbox. Optional settings for the tool
appear in the options bar, which is located below the shortcuts bar at the top of the Edit workspace. Some tools in the
toolbox have additional tools beneath them. These tools are called hidden tools. A small triangle at the lower right of
the tool icon indicates the presence of hidden tools. When you select a tool, any additional hidden tools appear in the
options bar.
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Note: You cannot deselect a tool—once you select a tool, it remains selected until you select a different tool. For example,
if you’ve selected the Lasso tool, and you want to click your image without selecting anything, select the Hand tool.
You can view information about any tool in the toolbox by positioning the pointer over it. The name of the tool appears
below the pointer—this name is called the tool tip. You can click a link in some tool tips to see additional information
about the tool.
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Navigation and
measuring tools
Move (V)
Zoom (Z)
Hand (H)
Eyedropper (I)
B
Selection tools
Rectangular
Marquee (M)
Elliptical Marquee (M)
Lasso (L)
Magnetic Lasso (L)
Polygonal Lasso (L)
Magic Wand (W)
Quick Selection (A)
Selection Brush (A)
C
Type tools
Horizontal Type (T)
Vertical Type (T )
Horizontal Type
Mask (T)
Vertical Type
Mask (T)
Crop tools
Crop (C)
Cookie Cutter (Q)
Straighten (P)
Recompose (C+C)
E
Retouching tools
Red Eye Removal (Y)
Spot Healing
Brush (J)
Healing Brush (J)
Clone Stamp (S)
Pattern Stamp (S)
Eraser (E)
Background Eraser (E)
Magic Eraser (E)
Blur (R)
Sharpen (R)
Smudge (R)
Sponge (O)
Dodge (O)
Burn (O)
Painting and
drawing tools
Brush (B)
Pencil (N)
Impressionist
Brush (B)
Color Replacement (B)
Smart Brush (F)
Detail Smart Brush (F)
Paint Bucket (K)
Gradient (G)
G
Shape tools
Rectangle (U)
Rounded
Rectangle (U)
Ellipse (U)
Polygon (U)
Line (U)
Custom Shape (U)
Shape Selection (U)
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Indicates default tool * Keyboard shortcuts appear in parenthesis
Toolbox overview
Select a tool
For videos about automatic and manual selection of tools, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid907_pse_en and
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid908_pse_en.
❖ Do one of the following:
• Click a tool in the toolbox. If there is a small triangle in a tool’s lower-right corner, hold down the mouse button to
view the hidden tools nested with the tool. Then, click the tool you want to select.
• Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example, you can select
the Move tool by pressing the V key.
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Using tools
A. Toolbox B. Active tool C. Hidden tools D. Tool name E. Tool shortcut F. Hidden tool triangle
More Help topics
“Keys for selecting tools” on page 311
Set Edit preferences
1 In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > General. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General.
2 Set one or more of the following options, and click OK.
• Select Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips.
• Select Use Shift Key For Tool Switch to cycle through a set of hidden tools by holding down the Shift key. When
this option is deselected, you can cycle through a set of hidden tools by pressing the shortcut key (without holding
down Shift).
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Set the appearance of a tool pointer
1 In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > Display & Cursors. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences >
Display & Cursors.
2 Select a setting for the Painting Cursors:
Standard Displays pointers as tool icons.
Precise Displays pointers as cross-hairs.
Normal Brush Tip Displays pointers as circles at 50% of the size you specify for the brush.
Full Size Brush Tip Displays pointers as circles at the full size you specify for the brush.
Show Crosshair In Brush Tip Displays cross-hairs in the circles when you choose either Normal Brush Tip or Full Size
Brush Tip.
3 Select a setting for Other Cursors:
Standard Displays pointers as tool icons.
Precise Displays pointers as cross-hairs.
Resize or change the hardness of painting cursors by dragging
You can resize or change the hardness of a painting cursor by dragging in the image. As you drag, you preview both
the size and hardness of the painting tool.
• To resize a cursor, right-click + press Alt (Windows) or Control + Option (Mac OS) and drag to the left or right.
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• To change the hardness of a cursor, press Shift + right-click + Alt (Windows) or Control + Option + Command
(Mac OS) and drag to the left or right.
Set tool options
The options bar appears below the shortcuts bar at the top of the Edit workspace. The options bar is context sensitive—
it changes as you select different tools. Some settings in the options bar are common to several tools, and some are
specific to one tool.
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B
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Lasso options bar
A. Tool icon B. Active tool C. Hidden tools D. Tool options
1 Select a tool.
2 Look in the options bar to see the available options. For more information on setting options for a specific tool,
search for the tool’s name in Photoshop
C
D
Elements Help.
Note: To return a tool or all tools to their default settings, click the tool icon, and then click the triangle in the options bar,
then choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the context menu.
More Help topics
“Keys for selecting tools” on page 311
Set a completed operations alert
1 In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > General. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General.
2 Select Beep When Done, and click OK.
Panels and bins
About panels
Panels are available in both the Edit and Organize workspaces; however, they behave a little differently in each. Panels
help you manage, monitor, and modify images. Some panels have menus that provide additional commands and
options. You can organize panels in the workspace in many different ways. You can store panels in the Panel Bin to
keep them out of your way, but easily accessible, or you can keep frequently used panels open in the workspace.
Another option is to group panels together or dock one panel at the bottom of another panel.
Note: Drag a panel out of the Panel Bin if you want to remove it from the Panel Bin and keep it open.
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Photoshop Elements workspace
Dragging a panel.
Panel menus
Some commands appear in both the panel menu and the menu bar. Other commands are exclusive to panel menus.
Click panel menu to view the different commands in each panel.
Pop-up sliders within panels
Some panels and dialog boxes contain settings that use pop-up sliders (for example, the Opacity option in the Layers
panel). If there is a triangle next to the text box, you can activate the pop-up slider by clicking the triangle. Position the
pointer over the triangle next to the setting, hold down the mouse button, and drag the slider or angle radius to the
desired value. Click outside the slider box or press Enter to close the slider box. To cancel changes, press Esc.
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To increase or decrease values in 10% increments when the pop-up slider box is open, hold down Shift and press the
Up Arrow or Down Arrow key.
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Different ways to enter values
A. Dial B. Click to open window C. Text box D. Menu arrow E. Scrubby slider F. Check box G. Slider H Pop-up slider triangle
Work with panels in the Edit worspace
The Panel Bin in the Edit workspace lets you store multiple panels in a single area. You can easily configure, close, or
keep open the Panel Bin for easy and fast access. By default, the Panel Bin appears on the right side of the workspace.
When you adjust panels, they remain as you leave them until you reset or change them.
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