Photoshop^® Elements 3 For Dummies^®

by Deke McClelland (Boulder, Colorado); Galen Fott (Total Training, Inc., Kissimmee, Florida)

• ISBN13: 9780764583728
• ISBN10: 0764583727
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Do you want to rearm Venus de Milo, shave Uncle Harry' s beard, or turn gray skies to blue? Have at it with Photoshop"Elements 3 For Dummies, your guide to enhancing the effect, fixing the flaws, or adding artistic effects to your photos. You' ll discover how to: Import and organize your photos Create, rearrange, blend and manipulate layers to create a composite image Save photos using the correct file format TIFF (Tagged Image File Format, PDF (Portable Document Format), or BMP (for PC users) Save for the Web with JPEG and GIF Take advantage of the terrific Help Great Help system, including a How To palette with step-by-step tutorials for image editing and features Create a slide show, a picture package, or a Web photo gallery "PhotoshopElements 3 For Dummies was written by Dele McClelland, award-winning author of more than 75 titles, including Photoshop "for Dummies and "Photoshop CS Bible, and Galen Fott, writer and reviewer for "Macworld and "PC Magazine. It includes16 pages of full-color examples that demonstrate capabilities and show you " before" and " after" photos. You' ll

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Element-ary School.

Chapter 1: Braving the Elements.

Chapter 2: Dissecting Your Desktop.

Chapter 3: “Open!” Says Me.

Chapter 4: Pixels: It’s Hip to Be Square.

Chapter 5: Over (and Under) the Rainbow.

Part II: Be Prepared.

Chapter 6: Get Organized (Before It Gets You).

Chapter 7: Saving with Grace.

Chapter 8: It’s Perfect. No, Wait! Okay, Print.

Chapter 9: Making Selections on the Pixel Prairie.

Chapter 10: Fifty Ways to Love Your Layer.

Part III: Realer Than Life.

Chapter 11: The Midas Retouch.

Chapter 12: Darkroom Déjà Vu.

Chapter 13: The Rainbow Correction.

Part IV: Unreality Programming.

Chapter 14: Startling Style.

Chapter 15: If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words . . . Then Shut Up and Paint.

Chapter 16: Painting with the Digital Stencil.

Chapter 17: Type Righter.

Chapter 18: Can Photoshop Elements Do That?

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Shortcuts to Commit to Long-Term Memory.

Chapter 20: Ten Reasons Why You Might Want to Upgrade to Photoshop Someday.

Index.