Macromedia Photoshop Elements - 2.0 User Guide
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Contents
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Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using Web resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
An Overview of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Use the tools of the trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Get up to speed quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Explore digital imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Quickly Fix Photographs
Photoshop Elements Quick Fix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Looking at the Work Area
Getting familiar with the work area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using rulers and the grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Undoing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Reverting to any state of an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Working with preset options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting Up Photoshop Elements
About color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting up color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Calibrating your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
About Web access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Acquiring and Opening Photos
About this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
About digital images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Getting photos from a scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Importing photos from a digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Getting images from video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Creating new images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the File Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Opening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Placing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Closing files and quitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Choosing an image mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fixing Your Photos
About fixing your photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Quickly fixing your photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjusting the range of dark and light tones in an image . . . . . . . 62
Describing color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adjusting color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Retouching an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Resizing, Cropping, and Laying Out Images
About image size and resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Changing image size and resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Cropping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Changing the size of the work canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rotating and straightening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Creating panoramic images using Photomerge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Creating multiple-image layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Creating PDF slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using Layers
About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
About the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Using the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selecting layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating a layered image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Specifying opacity and blending options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Using adjustment and fill layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Creating grouped layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Editing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Managing layered images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
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Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Selecting
About selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Selecting pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Adjusting selection borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Softening the edges of a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Moving, copying, and pasting selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Saving and loading selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Deleting selected areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Painting
About painting and drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Selecting foreground and background colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Using the Adobe Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Using the painting tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Setting options for painting and editing tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Filling and tracing selections and layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Using the gradient tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Transforming and Distorting Images
Transforming layers, selections, and shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Transforming objects in three dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Using Distort filters to transform an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Chapter 10
Applying Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles
Using the Filters, Effects, and Layer Styles palettes . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Using filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Using effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Using layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
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Improving performance with filters and effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Choosing a filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Applying special color effects to images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Creating Shapes and Text
About vector graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
About shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Editing shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Creating text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Working with type layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Creating a text selection border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Setting options for Asian type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Optimizing Images for the Web and E-mail
About creating images for the Web and e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Using the Save For Web dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Choosing a file format for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Optimizing Web images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Making transparent and matted images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Previewing and controlling dithering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Previewing an image in a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Saving optimized images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Creating animated GIFs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Creating Web banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Creating Web photo galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Sending images with an e-mail message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Chapter 13
Saving Images
Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Saving images in different file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
About file compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Setting preferences for saving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Adding file information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Using the Batch command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
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Chapter 14
Printing
Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Setting print options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Positioning and scaling images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Setting output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Choosing a print encoding method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Using color management when printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Using online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Index
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Installing and Learning
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
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elcome to the Adobe® Photoshop®
Elements application, an easy-
W
photo-retouching, and Web-graphics solution.
Photoshop Elements offers robust features
designed specifically for amateur photographers,
hobbyists, and business users who want to create
professional-quality images for print and the Web.
to-use, yet powerful image-editing,
Registration
So that Adobe can continue to provide you with
the highest quality software, offer technical
support, and inform you about new Photoshop
Elements software developments, please register
your application.
When you first start the Adobe Photoshop
Elements 2.0 application, you’re prompted to
register online. You can choose to submit the form
directly or fax a printed copy. You can also register
by filling out and returning the registration card
included with your software package.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For
more detailed information, see the following file
on the CD:
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(Windows®)
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(Mac® OS)
HowToInstall.wri
HowToInstall.txt
Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Adobe provides a variety of options you can use to
learn Photoshop Elements, including a printed
user guide, online Help, Hints, Recipes, tutorials,
and tool tips. You can also use the free Adobe
Online service to easily access a number of
continually updated Web resources, from tips and
tutorials to technical support information.
To view the Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF) files included on the Photoshop Elements
®
CD, you must use Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat Reader software is
included on the CD.
Reader™ or
Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
You must install the Photoshop Elements application from the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
CD onto your hard drive; you cannot run the
application from the CD.
Using the printed documentation
A printed user guide,
2.0 User Guide,
Adobe Photoshop Elements
is included with the application.
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Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
The user guide assumes you have a working
knowledge of your computer and its operating
conventions, including how to use a mouse and
standard menus and commands. It also assumes
you know how to open, save, and close files. For
help with any of these techniques, please see your
Microsoft Windows or Mac OS documentation.
Using online Help
The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 application
includes complete documentation in an accessible
HTML-based help system. The help system
includes all of the information in the
Photoshop Elements 2.0 User Guide.
essential information on using all Photoshop
Elements commands, features, and tools, as well as
tutorials, keyboard shortcuts, and full-color
illustrations.
The accessible HTML format allows for easy
navigation and reading using Web browsers. To
produce a handy desktop reference, you can print
the HTML file or an included PDF copy.
Adobe
It contains
Using Hints, recipes, and tutorials
Photoshop Elements provides Hints, recipes, and
tutorials to help you learn the application quickly
and work knowledgeably.
The Hints palette displays an illustration and brief
description of any palette or tool your mouse
pointer is on. The How To palette provides recipes
that guide you through typical image-editing
tasks, such as removing red eye in photos, adding
effects to text, and creating GIF animations.
Note:
To add new recipes, choose Download New
Adobe Recipes from the How To palette pop-up
menu.
Tu torials are available through the Help system
and use sample files to take you step-by-step
through the basics of working with layers,
animated GIFs, and merging photos. The layers
tutorial is particularly helpful, because understanding layers is an important step in mastering
fundamental Photoshop Elements tools and
techniques.
Online Help requires Netscape Communicator 4.x
or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or 5.x.
To start online Help:
Do one of the following:
Choose Help > Photoshop Elements Help.
•
(Windows) Press F1.
•
Note:
To properly view online Help topics, you must
open them in Photoshop Elements.
Using context-sensitive menus
Context-sensitive menus, which display options
for tools and palettes, change depending on the
item you’ve currently selected.
To display context menus:
1
Position the pointer over an image or palette
item.
2
Right-click (Windows) or hold down Control
and press the mouse button (Mac OS).
If no context-sensitive menu appears, no menu is
available for that tool or palette.
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Using tool tips
The tool tips feature lets you display the names of
tools, buttons, or controls.
To identify a tool, button, or control:
Position the pointer over a tool, button, or control,
and pause. A tool tip appears showing the name
and keyboard shortcut (if any) for the item.
Note:
To ol tips are not available in most dialog
boxes.
Using Web resources
If you have an Internet connection, you can access
additional resources for learning Photoshop
Elements on the Adobe Systems Web site. These
resources are continually updated.
To access the Adobe home page for your region:
1
Open the Adobe U.S. home page at
www.adobe.com.
2
From the Adobe sites pop-up menu, choose
your geographical region. Adobe’s home page is
customized for 20 different geographical regions.
About Adobe Online
Adobe Online provides access to the latest
tutorials, quicktips, and other Web content for
Photoshop Elements and other Adobe products.
Adobe Online also provides bookmarks that take
you quickly to noteworthy sites related to Adobe
and Photoshop Elements.
Using Adobe Online
Adobe Online is constantly changing, so you
should update it before you use it. Updating
Adobe Online updates its bookmarks and buttons
so you can access the most current content
available. You can set preferences to automatically
update Adobe Online daily, weekly, or monthly.
When you set up Adobe Online, you can choose to
have Adobe either notify you when new information for Adobe Online is available, or automatically download and install that information to
your hard disk. You can also choose Help >
Updates to view and download new Adobe Online
files whenever they are available.
To set preferences for Adobe Online:
Choose Edit > Preferences > Adobe Online
1
(Windows and Mac OS 9) or Photoshop
Elements> Preferences > Adobe Online
(Mac OS X).
2
To specify how often Adobe Online checks for
updates, choose an option from the pop-up menu.
3
Click OK.
To use Adobe Online:
In Photoshop Elements, click the icon at the top
1
of the toolbox.
Adobe Online icon
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Note:
To use Adobe Online, you must have an
Internet connection and an installed Web browser.
Do any of the following:
2
Click Updates to access updated files.
•
Click Preferences to specify how often Adobe
•
Online checks for updates.
•
Click Go Online to access the Adobe Web site.
•
Click Close to return to Photoshop Elements.
Customer support
When you register your product, you may be
entitled to technical support for a single incident.
Te r ms vary depending on the country of residence
and are only available for retail and upgrade
versions. For more information, refer to the
technical support card provided with your
Photoshop Elements documentation.
Customer support on Adobe Online
Adobe Online provides access to the Support
Knowledgebase, where you can find troubleshooting information that provides solutions
to common problems.
Additional customer support resources
Adobe Systems also provides several forms of
automated technical support:
•
See the ReadMe and ReadMe First! files installed
with the program for information that became
available after this guide went to press.
•
Explore the extensive customer support
information on Adobe’s World Wide Web
site (www.adobe.com). To access Adobe’s
We b site from Photoshop Elements, choose
Help > Support.
An Overview of
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
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dobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 makes
digital imaging a breeze. Use Photoshop
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print, e-mail, and the Web.
With a broad set of features, Photoshop Elements
gives you endless ways to explore your creativity —
restore old photographs, adjust color and lighting,
create a new image by combining photographs,
apply artistic effects, and prepare photos for
sending via email or posting on the Web.
Elements to create high-quality images for
Use the tools of the trade
Based on the leading image-editing software that
professionals have always relied on, Photoshop
Elements 2.0 offers you an easy way to create highquality images.
Quick Fix dialog
with just a few clicks in the Quick Fix dialog box.
Digital video frame acquisition
individual video frames from downloaded files
with support for common video file formats,
including MPEG2, MPEG3, and AVI.
Photomerge
photos into one seamless panorama.
File browser
all of your photos and view important metadata
about each photo using the File menu Browse
feature.
Make instant color adjustments
Easily capture
Automatically assemble multiple
Quickly preview, open, and organize
Red eye brush
single stroke of the red eye brush.
Color variations
photo by previewing various color adjustments
to your photo and applying your choice with a
single click.
Auto straighten/auto crop
taken or scanned at a slight angle, and may need
to be cropped or rotated. You can correct skewed
photos with one click.
Fill flash/adjust backlighting
improper lighting with Fill Flash and Adjust
Backlighting tools.
Broad file format support
virtually any use: print on photo paper, import
into newsletters, presentations, reports, or
greeting cards; attach to e-mail, post on the
We b, and share as PDF (Portable Document
Format) files on almost any computer or
handheld device.
GIF animation
tions using Photoshop Elements layers and
then interactively preview the results before
saving.
Save for Web
look sharp on the Web and download quickly.
Mac OS X and Windows XP support
advantage of the newest operating systems
including Windows XP and Mac OS X.
Fix unwanted red eye with a
Bring out the best in any
Photos are often
Instantly fix
Save your images for
Import or create GIF anima-
Compress your photos so they
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WIA Support (Windows only)
Easily acquire
photos from Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
enabled digital cameras, scanners, and other
devices.
Get up to speed quickly
The intuitive design, built-in glossary, tutorials,
and innovative Help features in Photoshop
Elements 2.0 make it easy to learn and easy to use.
Comprehensive Help features
answers to your questions simply by typing a word
in the new Help field. Linked to all Hints, Recipes,
Tu torials, and the Glossary, the new Help feature
does the searching for you and provides all the
information you need in plain English.
Glossary
Built-in glossary explains digital-
imaging and computer terms.
Attach E-mail
Easily attach edited pictures
to e-mail using your existing e-mail program.
Photoshop Elements can automatically resize and
optimize the file for sending and viewing.
Graphics file management (Windows only)
the built-in file association manager to set the file
formats you want to be associated with Photoshop
Elements.
Hints palette
Get productive fast with illustrations and tips that show you how to use the wide
variety of painting tools and palettes.
Dialog tips
Tips embedded in the more complex
dialogs eliminate confusion.
Get immediate
Use
Web photo gallery
Quickly and easily create a
We b photo gallery featuring your pictures. Choose
from a variety of templates that includes holiday,
sports, and business themes, an old-fashioned
slide show, and many other cool designs.
Batch processing
Automatically rename, resize,
convert the format, reorganize, or make other
changes to multiple images at once using convenient Batch Processing.
History palette
Wo rk without worry knowing you
can instantly undo or redo multiple steps with the
History Palette.
Customizable palette well
Access the tools you
need quickly by organizing palettes any way you
like in the palette well.
Explore digital imaging
Expand your creativity with powerful tools and
effects.
Recipes
nation and describe how to perform complex
editing techniques.
Selection brush
unwanted areas of a photo with the Selection
Brush that lets you see feathered edges as you
brush.
Editable text
and make changes at any time to the font, size,
color.
Inspirational Recipes spark your imagi-
Easily and precisely mask
Ty pe and see text right on the canvas
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PDF Slideshow
Create PDF slide shows, complete
with transitions that you can share with anyone
who has Adobe Acrobat Reader—even on Palm
and Pocket PC devices.
Picture package printing
Lay out multiple
pictures in various sizes on the same page for highquality printouts from your home inkjet printer.
Painting tools
Add creative touches to your
photos using realistic paintbrush effects that
simulate oils, watercolors, charcoal, pastels, and
different canvas textures.
Effects
Instantly apply frames, edges, and other
complex effects to your photos, text, and shapes
from the Effects Browser.
Filters
Never run out of ways to enhance your
photos. Visually scan the complete range of filter
effects from a floating palette and apply any filter
simply by dragging and dropping it onto your
photo.
Layer styles
Quickly create drop shadows, bevels,
glows, and other effects by applying Layer Styles
to the contents of a layer. Watch the contents
instantly update anytime you edit the layer.
Liquify
Create surreal effects by interactively
twisting and pulling an image, or use Liquify as a
touch-up tool to make subtle enhancements.
Background eraser
Easily erase the background
from a photo without disturbing objects in the
foreground. Then paste the objects into another
photo to effortlessly create composite pictures
without harsh edges.
Darkroom-style tools
Adjust the tone of specific
areas of a photo using professional photographers’
darkroom tools, including dodge, burn, and
sponge.
Drawing tools
Add graphic elements to your
photos from a newly expanded library of shapes
and symbols.
Layers
Combine multiple images, text, and
graphics on layers that you can move and modify
independently with complete flexibility.
Contact sheet
Quickly create a visual index of
your photos that you can save or print for future
reference.
Quickly Fix Photographs
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Photoshop Elements Quick Fix
f you are new to digital photography or experienced at digital imaging, you’ll find the tools
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you need to correct and enhance your photos
in Photoshop Elements. In this tutorial you’ll learn
about basic tools and techniques to make your
photos look their best. Be sure to look under the
Help menu to read additional tutorials.
The Photoshop Elements Quick Fix dialog box
gathers several image correction tools in one spot.
You can fix photos that are too dark or too light,
have an off-color cast, need more contrast, or need
sharpening. Before and after previews let you
compare adjustments to your original image
before saving the changes.
1. Open the Quick Fix dialog box.
With the file you want to fix open, choose
Enhance > Quick Fix. The Quick Fix dialog box
opens and presents tools for fixing photographs
and tips for using the tools.
To make adjustments to your photograph:
Select an adjustment category Choose a category
from the list:
• Brightness adjusts your photo’s contrast and
brightness, and quickly fixes overexposed or
underexposed areas.
• Color Correction adjusts the saturation and
color (hue) in your photo, and automatically
corrects a color cast.
• Focus sharpens or blurs your photo.
• Rotate flips your image horizontally and verti-
cally, or rotates your image at 90° or 180° angles.
Select an adjustment Each category has multiple
adjustments that you can choose. The Tips
provide more information for each adjustment.
Apply the adjustment If an adjustment has
options to set, drag the slider to increase or
decrease the value. If you selected an automatic
adjustment, click Apply.
2. Rotate the photograph.
Choose Rotate from Select Adjustment Category,
rotate the photo right, and then click Apply.
The photograph in our example was taken with a
digital camera at a vertical orientation. The After
preview shows the new orientation.
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To straighten an image that was captured at an
angle, or for more rotation options, choose
Image > Rotate rather than Quick Fix.
3. Correct the color and contrast.
The photograph in our example has a blue color
cast, and it needs a little more contrast. We can fix
both of these problems using Auto Color.
Choose Color Correction from Select Adjustment
Category, select Auto Color, and then click Apply.
If your photograph needs more contrast, but the
color looks fine, you could use the Auto Contrast
command in the Brightness category. The Tips
provide more information on when to use an
adjustment.
4. Sharpen the photos.
Choose Focus from Select Adjustment Category,
select Auto Focus, and then click Apply. You
can click Apply multiple times for additional
sharpening.
5. Accept the changes.
If you are satisfied with the adjustments click OK.
If you are not satisfied, you can undo, redo, or reset
the adjustments:
• Click Undo once or multiple times for each
successive adjustment you’d like to undo.
Clicking Undo can undo the Reset Image
option.
• Click Redo once or multiple times for each
adjustment you’d like to redo that was undone.
• Click Reset Image to start over and undo all
adjustments you’ve set in the current Quick Fix
dialog box.
6. Learn more correction techniques.
The image adjustment tools in the Quick Fix
dialog box are individually available in the
Photoshop Elements menus. You can work in the
Quick Fix dialog box or choose the tools you need
individually.
In addition, you might want to become familiar
with other image correction tools:
Variations to fix color casts, add color saturation,
and lighten and darken images.
Levels and adjustment layers to have more
control over contrast, brightness, and color
adjustments.
Unsharp mask to precisely control sharpening in
your photo.
Complete information for these tools is available
in the Photoshop Elements Help.
Chapter 1: Looking at the Work Area
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elcome to Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Photoshop Elements gives you an
efficient work area and user interface to
create and edit images for both print and the Web.
Getting familiar with the
work area
The Photoshop Elements work area is arranged to
help you focus on creating and editing images. The
work area consists of the following components:
Menu bar The menu bar contains menus for
performing tasks. The menus are organized by
topic. For example, the Layers menu contains
commands for working with layers.
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Shortcuts bar The shortcuts bar displays buttons
for executing common commands. (See “Using
the shortcuts bar” on page 13.)
Options bar The options bar provides options for
using a tool. (See “Using the options bar” on
page 12.)
To olbox The toolbox holds tools for creating and
editing images. (See “Using the tools” on page 12.)
Palette well The palette well helps you organize
the palettes in your work area. (See “Using the
palette well” on page 13.)
Palettes Palettes help you monitor and modify
images. (See “Using palettes” on page 14.)
Photoshop Elements work area
A. Too lbox B. Menu bar C. Shortcuts bar D. Options bar E. Active image area F. Search field G. Palette well H. Palettes
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Using the tools
You use tools in the toolbox to select, edit, and
view images; other tools let you paint, draw, and
type. 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
is called the tool tip. Additional information about
the tool appears in the Hints palette. (See “Using
the Hints palette” on page 16.)
You must select a tool in order to use it. The
currently selected tool is highlighted in the
toolbox. Some tools have additional tools beneath
them—these are called hidden tools. When you see
a small triangle at the lower right of the tool icon,
you know that there are hidden tools.
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Selecting a hidden tool
A. Too lbox B. Active tool C. Hidden tool D. Shortcut key
• 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 (see “Using keyboard
commands and modifier keys” on page 19).
To move the toolbox:
Drag the toolbox by its title bar.
To set tool preferences:
1 In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit >
Preferences > General.
2 In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements >
Preferences > General.
3 Set one or more of the following options:
• Select Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips
and rollover hints in the Hints palette.
• Select Use Shift Key for Tool Switch so you can
hold down the Shift key in order to cycle
through a set of hidden tools. When this option
is deselected, you can cycle through a set of
hidden tools by simply pressing the shortcut key
(without holding down Shift).
4 Click OK.
To select a tool:
Do one of the following:
• Click a tool in the toolbox. If there is a small
triangle at a tool’s lower right corner, hold down
the mouse button to view the hidden tools.
Then click the tool you want to select.
Using the options bar
The first thing you should do after you select a tool
is set its options in the options bar. By default, the
options bar appears below the shortcuts bar at the
top of the work area. The options bar is context
sensitive, which means that 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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Options bar for lasso tool
A. Gripper bar B. Tool icon C. Active tool D. Hidden tools
E. Tool options
To use the options bar:
1 Select a tool. (See “Using the tools” on page 12.)
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
online Help.
To return a tool or all tools to the default settings:
Click the tool icon in the options bar, then choose
Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the context
menu.
Using the shortcuts bar
The shortcuts bar displays buttons for common
commands. You can quickly click commands as
you need them while you’re working in Photoshop
Elements. To see the name of a button, position
the pointer over the button and its tool tip appears.
You can also perform searches in the shortcuts bar.
In the search field, you can enter a word or a
phrase, click the Search button, and then a Search
Results palette will appear. You can click on a link
for more information about your search topic.
Clicking the Help Contents button in the
shortcuts bar takes you directly to the Help system.
In the Help system, you can search through the
User Guide on-screen to help you find the answers
you need. The results of your search will appear in
the Search Results palette.
Using the palette well
The palette well helps you organize and manage
palettes. You can store palettes that you don’t
frequently use in the palette well. You can still
access the palettes, without having them expanded
in the work area.
The shortcuts bar should always be left open in
the work area so you can access all the tools and
options that are available to you.
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Shortcuts bar
A. Gripper bar B. Too l t ip
Palette well
Note: The shortcuts bar must be showing in order to
use the palette well. Choose Window > Shortcuts to
display the shortcuts bar if it’s not open.
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To use a palette in the palette well:
Click the palette’s tab. The palette remains open
until you click outside it or click the palette’s tab.
To store palettes in the palette well:
Do one of the following:
• Drag the desired palette’s tab into the palette
well so that the palette well is highlighted.
• Make sure that the Close Palette to Palette Well
option is selected in the palette’s menu (see
“Using palette menus” on page 15), and then
close the palette.
To move a palette in the palette well:
Click the palette’s tab and then drag it to a new
location in the palette well.
To view information about a palette in the
palette well:
1 Position the pointer over the palette’s tab.
2 Look at the Hints palette to see a brief
description of the palette. (See “Using the Hints
palette” on page 16.)
Using palettes
Palettes help you monitor and modify images.
There are many ways to organize palettes in the
work area. You can store palettes in the palette well
to keep them out of your way but easily accessible;
or, you can keep frequently used palettes open in
the work area. Another option is to group palettes
together in the work area, or to dock one palette at
the bottom of another palette.
Note: Drag a palette out of the palette well if you
want to keep it open.
To display a palette:
Do one of the following:
• Click its tab.
• Choose the palette’s name in the Window
menu. Choosing the palette a second time hides
the palette.
To change the size of a palette:
Drag any corner of the palette (Windows) or drag
the size box at its lower right corner (Mac OS).
Note: Not all palettes can be resized.
To close a palette:
Do one of the following:
• If the palette is in the palette well, click outside
the palette in the work area or click the palette’s
tab. (See “Using the palette well” on page 13.)
• Click the close icon on the palette title bar.
• If the palette is in a palette group, click the close
icon on the title bar for the group.
• Choose the palette name in the Window menu.
To show or hide multiple palettes:
Do one of the following:
• To show or hide all open palettes, the options
bar, the shortcuts bar, and the toolbox,
press Tab.
• To show or hide all palettes in the work area
(not in the palette well) press Shift+Tab.
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To group palettes together:
1 Display the palettes you want to group together.
If the palettes are in the palette well, drag at least
one of them into the work area.
2 Drag a palette’s tab onto the body of the target
palette. A thick line appears around the body of
the target palette when the pointer is over the
correct area.
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B
Grouping two palettes together
A. Dragging a palette onto another open palette
B. Palettes grouped together
Note: Entire palette groups cannot be docked
together at once, but you can dock the palettes from
one group to another, one at a time.
To move a palette group:
Drag its title bar.
To collapse a palette group:
Double-click a palette’s tab or title bar.
To reset palettes to their default positions:
Choose Window > Reset Palette Locations.
To always start with the default palette and dialog box
positions:
1 In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit >
Preferences > General.
2 In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements >
Preferences > General.
3 Deselect Save Palette Locations. The change
takes effect the next time you start the application.
To move a palette to another group, drag the
palette’s tab to that group. To separate a palette
from a group, drag the palette’s tab outside
the group.
To dock palettes together:
Drag a palette’s tab to the bottom of another
palette. A double line appears at the bottom of
the target palette when the pointer is over the
correct area.
Using palette menus
Palette menus are an important part of working
with Photoshop Elements. Some commands in
palette menus can be found in the menu bar; other
commands are exclusive to palette menus.
When a palette has a palette menu, a More button
appears at the top of the palette. The exact location
and appearance of the More button depends on
where the palette is located: in the palette well, in a
palette group, or in the options bar. When a palette
is docked, the More button is a sideways triangle.
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Layers palette menu
To use a palette menu:
1 Select a palette. If the palette is in the palette
well, click the palette’s tab to open it.
2 Click the More button in the upper right
corner of the palette.
3 Choose a command from the palette menu.
Using pop-up sliders
A number of palettes and dialog boxes contain
settings that use pop-up sliders (for example, the
Opacity option in the Layers palette). If there is a
triangle next to the text box, you can activate
the pop-up slider by clicking the triangle.
To use a pop-up slider:
Do one of the following:
• 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 the triangle next to the setting to open the
pop-up slider box, and drag the slider or angle
radius to the desired value. Click outside the
slider box or press Enter or Return to close the
slider box. To cancel changes, press the Escape
key (Esc).
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.
Getting the most out of Photoshop Elements
The Photoshop Elements interface provides a
variety of features to help you work efficiently and
knowledgeably. Some features—such as the Hints
palette and the How To palette—provide information about using tools and performing tasks.
Other features—such as the Info palette and status
bars—provide feedback about the current image
and operation. Yet other features—such as context
menus and keyboard commands—provide
alternate ways to access commands.
Using the Hints palette
The Hints palette helps you learn how to use tools
and palettes. As you run your mouse over a tool or
select a tool, the Hints palette will give you information on using the tool.
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To use the Hints palette:
1 Display the Hints palette by clicking its tab. If
the Hints palette isn’t showing in the palette well
or the work area, choose Window > Hints to
display the palette.
2 Position the pointer over a tool or palette, and
look at the Hints palette to see a brief description
of the item.
3 Click on one of the Related topics links for more
information about an item.
Using the How To palette
The How To palette provides activities, called
recipes, that guide you through different
image-editing tasks. For example, you can view
instructions about restoring an old photograph.
Photoshop Elements will even do some of the steps
for you.
To use the How To palette:
1 Display the How To palette by clicking its tab in
the palette well. If the How To palette isn’t showing
in the palette well or the work area, choose
Window > How To to display the palette.
2 Select a category of recipes, and click the recipe
you want to use.
3 Follow the instructions in the recipe. When
available, you can click Do this step for me to have
Photoshop Elements perform the task for you.
Using the Info palette
The Info palette provides feedback as you use a
tool. Make sure the Info palette is visible in your
work area if you want to view information while
dragging in the image.
To use the Info palette:
1 Display the Info palette by clicking its tab if it’s
in the palette well. If the Info palette isn’t showing
in the palette well or the work area, choose
Window > Info to display the palette.
2 Select the desired tool.
3 Move the pointer in the image, or drag in the
image to use the tool. The following information
may appear, depending on which tool you’re
using:
The numeric values for the color beneath the
pointer.
The x- and y-coordinates of the pointer.
The width (W) and height (H) of a marquee or
shape as you drag, or the width and height of an
active selection.
The x- and y-coordinates of your starting
position (when you click in the image).
The change in position along the x-coordinate,
X, and y-coordinate, Y, as you move a
selection, layer, or shape.
The angle (A) of a line or gradient; the change
in angle as you move a selection, layer, or shape; or
the angle of rotation during a transformation. The
change in distance (D) as you move a selection,
layer, or shape.
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The percentage of change in width (W) and
height (H) as you scale a selection, layer, or shape.
The angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical
skew (V) as you skew a selection, layer, or shape.
To change the mode of color values displayed in the
Info palette:
Do one of the following:
• Click an eyedropper icon in the Info palette,
and choose a color mode from the pop-up
menu.
• Choose Palette Options from the Info palette
menu. Choose a color mode for First Color
Readout and/or Second Color Readout, and
click OK.
Actual Color displays values in the current
color mode of the image; Grayscale displays the
grayscale values beneath the pointer; RGB Color
displays the RGB values beneath the pointer;
We b Color displays the hexadecimal code for the
RGB values beneath the pointer; and HSB Color
displays the HSB values beneath the pointer.
(See “About image modes” on page 54 for more
information.)
To change the unit of measurement displayed in the
Info palette:
Do one of the following:
• Click the cross-hair icon in the Info palette,
and choose a unit of measurement from the
pop-up menu.
• Choose Palette Options from the Info palette
menu. Choose a unit of measurement from the
Ruler Units pop-up menu, and click OK.
Using the status bar
The status bar at the bottom of the application
window (Windows) or document window
(Mac OS) displays useful information and is
divided into three sections:
• The leftmost section displays the current
magnification. (See “Magnifying and reducing
the view” on page 20).
• The middle section displays information about
the current file. You can change the type of
information that displays.
• (Windows only) The rightmost section
provides information as you use a tool. It also
displays a progress bar to help you monitor
operations. When an operation—such as
applying a filter or using the Photomerge
command—is in progress, you cannot perform
other operations. However, you can interrupt
the process or have the program notify you
when it has finished.
To display file information in the status bar:
1 Click the triangle in the status bar.
2 Select a view option:
• Document Sizes to display information on the
amount of data in the image. The number on
the left represents the printing size of the
image—approximately the size of the saved,
flattened file in Photoshop format. The number
on the right indicates the file’s approximate size,
including layers.
• Document Profile to display the name of the
color profile used by the image. (See “About
color management” on page 31.)
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• Document Dimensions to display the
document size of the image. (See “Changing the
print dimensions and resolution of an image”
on page 78.)
• Scratch Sizes to display information on the
amount of RAM and scratch disk used to
process the image. The number on the left
represents the amount of memory that is
currently being used by the program to display
all open images. The number on the right represents the total amount of RAM available for
processing images.
• Efficiency to display the percentage of time
actually doing an operation instead of reading
or writing the scratch disk. If the value is below
100%, Photoshop Elements is using the scratch
disk and, therefore, is operating more slowly.
• Timing to display the amount of time it took to
complete the last operation.
• Current Tool to view the name of the active tool.
To cancel operations:
Hold down Esc until the operation in progress
has stopped. In Mac OS, you can also press
Command+period.
To set notification for completion of operations:
1 In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit >
Preferences > General.
2 In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements >
Preferences > General.
3 Select Beep when Done, and click OK.
Using context menus
In addition to the menus at the top of your screen,
context-sensitive menus display commands that
are relevant to the active tool, selection, or palette.
Context menu for a document window
To use a context menu:
1 Position the pointer over an image or
palette item.
2 Click the right mouse button (Windows) or
hold down Control and press the mouse
button (Mac OS).
3 Choose a command from the menu.
Using keyboard commands and
modifier keys
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. You can view a list of
keyboard commands and modifier keys in the
Quick Reference Card section of online Help.
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Using the Welcome window
The Welcome window provides options for
acquiring images, as well as links to online Help
and tutorials.
To display the Welcome window:
Choose Window > Welcome.
Deselect Show this screen at startup if you don’t
want the Welcome window to appear when you
restart Photoshop Elements.
Viewing images
The hand tool, the zoom tools, the Zoom
commands, and the Navigator palette let you view
different areas of an image at different magnifications. The document window is where your image
appears. You can open additional windows to
display several views of an image at once (such as
different magnifications).
Magnifying and reducing the view
You can magnify or reduce your view using
various methods. The window’s title bar displays
the zoom percentage (unless the window is too
small for the display to fit), as does the status bar at
the bottom of the window.
When using the zoom tool, hold down Alt
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to switch
between zooming in and zooming out.
To z oom in:
Do one of the following:
• Select the zoom tool , and click the Zoom In
button in the options bar. Click the area you
want to magnify. Each click magnifies the image
to the next preset percentage, centering the
display around the point you click. When the
image has reached its maximum magnification
level of 1600%, the magnifying glass appears
empty.
• Click the Zoom In button on the Navigator
palette bar.
• Ty pe the desired magnification in the Navigator
palette bar text box.
• Choose View > Zoom In.
To zoom out:
Do one of the following:
• Select the zoom tool , and click the Zoom
Out button in the options bar. Click the
center of the area of the image you want to
reduce. Each click reduces the view to the
previous preset percentage. When the file has
reached its maximum reduction level so that
only 1 pixel is visible horizontally or vertically,
the magnifying glass appears empty.
• Choose View > Zoom Out to reduce to the
previous preset percentage. When the image
reaches its maximum reduction level, the
command is dimmed.
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• Enter the desired magnification level in the
Zoom text box in the status bar (See “Using the
status bar” on page 18) or in the Navigator
palette.
• Click the Zoom Out button on the Navigator
palette bar.
To magnify by dragging:
1 Select the zoom tool , and click the Zoom In
button in the options bar.
2 Drag over the part of the image you want
to magnify.
Drag the zoom tool to magnify the view.
The area inside the zoom marquee is displayed at
the highest possible magnification. To move the
marquee around the image, begin dragging a
marquee and then hold down the spacebar while
dragging the marquee to a new location.
To display an image at 100%:
Do one of the following:
• Double-click the zoom tool .
• Select the zoom tool or the hand tool, and click
Actual Pixels in the options bar.
• Choose View > Actual Pixels.
• Enter 100% in the Status Bar and press Enter or
Return.
To change the view to fit the screen:
Do one of the following:
• Double-click the hand tool .
• Select the zoom tool or the hand tool, and click
Fit on Screen in the options bar.
• Choose View > Fit on Screen.
These options scale both the zoom level and the
window size to fit the available screen space.
To automatically resize the window when magnifying
or reducing the view:
With the zoom tool active, select Resize Windows
To Fit in the options bar. The window resizes when
you magnify or reduce the view of the image.
When Resize Windows To Fit is deselected, the
window maintains a constant size regardless
of the image’s magnification. This can be helpful
when you are using smaller monitors or working
with tiled views.
To automatically resize the window when magnifying
or reducing the view using keyboard shortcuts:
1 In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit >
Preferences > General.
2 In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements >
Preferences > General.
3 Select the Keyboard Zoom Resizes Windows
preference, and click OK.
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Looking at the Work Area
Navigating the view area
If you have enlarged your image, you can navigate
to bring another area of the image into view.
To view another area of an image:
Do one of the following:
• Use the window scroll bars.
• Select the hand tool and drag to pan over
the image.
To use the hand tool while another tool is
selected, hold down the spacebar as you drag
in the image.
To move the view of an image using the Navigator
palette:
1 Choose Window > Navigator, or click the
Navigator tab in the palette well.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the view box in the thumbnail of the
image, which represents the boundaries of the
image window.
• Drag the slider in the Navigator palette.
• Click in the thumbnail of the image. The new
view includes the area you clicked.
View of an image in the Navigator palette
To change the color of the Navigator palette view box:
1 Choose Palette Options from the Navigator
palette menu.
2 Choose a color:
• To use a preset color, choose an option for
Color.
• To specify a different color, click the color box,
and choose a color. (See “Using the Adobe
Color Picker” on page 131.)
• Choose Custom from the preset list.
3 Click OK.
Using the document window
You can open multiple windows to display
different views of the same file. A list of open
windows appears in the Window menu. Available
memory may limit the number of windows
per image.
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