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Adobe Photoshop Elements Visual QuickStart Guide, 1st edition

Published by Peachpit Press (February 7, 2022) © 2022

  • Jeff Carlson

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Master Adobe's friendliest tool for editing photos and making digital artwork, Photoshop Elements 2022, quickly and easily with step-by-step tutorials and full color images.

Visual QuickStart Guides provide an easy, visual approach to learning, using tightly integrated video, images, and text. Purchase of the book includes access to the free Web Edition, which features more than three hours of video, enhancing and expanding the information in the text.

Concise steps and explanations guide you through the foundations of using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022, getting you up and running in no time. Adobe Photoshop Elements has many of the same features as its older brother but with a simpler, streamlined interface designed for both the casual photographer and the serious hobbyist.

Learn how to:

  • Use new slideshow styles
  • Extend photo backgrounds
  • Manipulate overlays to fit any shape
  • Apply moving animations
  • Render your compositions with an art filter

Includes access to the free Web Edition, which features more than three hours of video, enhancing and expanding the information in the text.

Introduction

Chapter 1 Editing Photos in 5 Easy Steps

Chapter 2 The Basics

Chapter 3 Managing Photos in the Organizer

Chapter 4 Cropping and Straightening Images

Chapter 5 Making Quick and Guided Edits

Chapter 6 Making Selections

Chapter 7 Working with Layers

Chapter 8 Adjusting Lighting and Color

Chapter 9 Working with Camera Raw Photos

Chapter 10 Fixing and Retouching Photos

Chapter 11 Filters and Effects

Chapter 12 Painting and Drawing

Chapter 13 Working with Text

Chapter 14 Saving and Printing Images

Chapter 15 Sharing Your Images

Appendix A Troubleshoot at Startup

Appendix B Editor Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)

Appendix C Organizer Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)

Appendix D Editor Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS)

Appendix E Organizer Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS)

Index

Jeff Carlson is the author of all editions of the iMovie: Visual QuickStart Guide and Making a Movie with iMovie and iDVD: Visual QuickProject Guide. He divides his time between his Seattle Web design company, Never Enough Coffee Creations, and writing for publications such as Macworld, I.D., and HOW Magazine. He is also the managing editor of the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS, which covers Macintosh and Internet issues.

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Learn the quick and easy way! Visual QuickStart Guide is an easy, visual approach to learning. Concise steps and explanations guide you through the latest technology and software applications, getting you up and running in no time. New editions of the book include a Web Edition with instructional videos, enhancing and expanding the information in the book while providing an alternative method for learning. Whether you're experienced or a beginner, Visual QuickStart Guides are an established and trusted resource for creative people.

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