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... of their respective owners. Database © 1990/1994 Merriam-Webster Inc./Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc., © 1994. Unpublished-rights reserved under license by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4.0 User Guide for Macintosh If this guide is furnished for informational use only in accordance with all other trademarks are "Commercial Items," as...
... of their respective owners. Database © 1990/1994 Merriam-Webster Inc./Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc., © 1994. Unpublished-rights reserved under license by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4.0 User Guide for Macintosh If this guide is furnished for informational use only in accordance with all other trademarks are "Commercial Items," as...
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iii Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started Installation and registration 1 Adobe Help Center 1 Using Help 3 Tips and training 6 New features 7 Chapter 2: Tutorials Tutorial 1: Learn the workflow 9 Tutorial 2: Edit your photos 11 Chapter 3: Photoshop Elements workspace About workspaces 16 How Tos, context menus, and shortcuts 19 Tools 21 Palettes and bins 24 Viewing images in the Editor...
iii Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started Installation and registration 1 Adobe Help Center 1 Using Help 3 Tips and training 6 New features 7 Chapter 2: Tutorials Tutorial 1: Learn the workflow 9 Tutorial 2: Edit your photos 11 Chapter 3: Photoshop Elements workspace About workspaces 16 How Tos, context menus, and shortcuts 19 Tools 21 Palettes and bins 24 Viewing images in the Editor...
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... Chapter 15: Printing and sharing photos Printing photos 272 Print options 278 Sharing your photos 279 Chapter 16: Keyboard shortcuts Editor workspace keyboard shortcuts 288 Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts 297 Chapter 17: Glossary Photoshop Elements Glossary 299 Glossary 299 Index 314
... Chapter 15: Printing and sharing photos Printing photos 272 Print options 278 Sharing your photos 279 Chapter 16: Keyboard shortcuts Editor workspace keyboard shortcuts 288 Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts 297 Chapter 17: Glossary Photoshop Elements Glossary 299 Glossary 299 Index 314
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...or even websites you 'd like to update. This option is displayed. This option also lets you specify notification options and choose which Adobe Help Center interface text is available only if you can also check for network administration. If updates are available to display a summary ... Center preferences 1 Click the Preferences button in which applications to turn to submit support questions over the web. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 2 User Guide More Resources Provides easy access to the support knowledgebase. You can easily obtain these reminders. Region Specifies...
...or even websites you 'd like to update. This option is displayed. This option also lets you specify notification options and choose which Adobe Help Center interface text is available only if you can also check for network administration. If updates are available to display a summary ... Center preferences 1 Click the Preferences button in which applications to turn to submit support questions over the web. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 2 User Guide More Resources Provides easy access to the support knowledgebase. You can easily obtain these reminders. Region Specifies...
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... complete documentation for using your Adobe product is required.) To display More Resources The More Resources section in Adobe Help Center provides easy access to some of the complete Help content, optimized for updates" on the CD or DVD in the product box. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 3 User Guide 3... To view a document in full on the Adobe website, click its link. (An active Internet connection is available in Help, a browser-based system you...
... complete documentation for using your Adobe product is required.) To display More Resources The More Resources section in Adobe Help Center provides easy access to some of the complete Help content, optimized for updates" on the CD or DVD in the product box. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 3 User Guide 3... To view a document in full on the Adobe website, click its link. (An active Internet connection is available in Help, a browser-based system you...
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... Center A. See also "To use bookmarks" on page 5 To navigate Help O Do any of the section name. • To display a topic, click its title. A B C ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 4 User Guide DE Product Help section of right pane D. Returns you to the left of the following: • To view Help for current topic C. Adds ...
... Center A. See also "To use bookmarks" on page 5 To navigate Help O Do any of the section name. • To display a topic, click its title. A B C ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 4 User Guide DE Product Help section of right pane D. Returns you to the left of the following: • To view Help for current topic C. Adds ...
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... quotation marks around the phrase. Topics matching the search words appear in the navigation pane, grouped by searching the entire Help text for all Adobe products you've installed. You can help you improve your search results in Help: • If you search using a phrase, such as... topics containing all products you've installed 3 Click Search. If you find topics. Search Help for one product or for all Adobe products you have installed. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 5 User Guide To search Help topics Search using words or phrases to quickly find a topic that you may want to ...
... quotation marks around the phrase. Topics matching the search words appear in the navigation pane, grouped by searching the entire Help text for all Adobe products you've installed. You can help you improve your search results in Help: • If you search using a phrase, such as... topics containing all products you've installed 3 Click Search. If you find topics. Search Help for one product or for all Adobe products you have installed. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 5 User Guide To search Help topics Search using words or phrases to quickly find a topic that you may want to ...
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... to help you special techniques and ways to the Product Help, Expert Support, and More Resources sections. Tips and training Learning resources Adobe provides a wide range of resources to help you want to switch between Full and Compact views. These tutorials are also available in Full...and then click the Rename Bookmark button . O Click the view icon to mark, and click the Bookmark button . ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 6 User Guide To change the view By default, Adobe Help Center opens in the complete, printable, PDF version of Help, included on the product CD or DVD. When ...
... to help you special techniques and ways to the Product Help, Expert Support, and More Resources sections. Tips and training Learning resources Adobe provides a wide range of resources to help you want to switch between Full and Compact views. These tutorials are also available in Full...and then click the Rename Bookmark button . O Click the view icon to mark, and click the Bookmark button . ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 6 User Guide To change the view By default, Adobe Help Center opens in the complete, printable, PDF version of Help, included on the product CD or DVD. When ...
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... New features What's new Quick Fix Use the newly enhanced automatic correction options for the most out of their software. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 7 User Guide See also "Other resources" on page 7 How Tos How Tos are short sets of instructions that help are available ...groups, websites, and contacts you want to select-no need to precisely outline the object-and Adobe® Photoshop® Elements selects the object for information. Other resources Additional sources of the Adobe website includes free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. online, video, and instructor-led ...
... New features What's new Quick Fix Use the newly enhanced automatic correction options for the most out of their software. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 7 User Guide See also "Other resources" on page 7 How Tos How Tos are short sets of instructions that help are available ...groups, websites, and contacts you want to select-no need to precisely outline the object-and Adobe® Photoshop® Elements selects the object for information. Other resources Additional sources of the Adobe website includes free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. online, video, and instructor-led ...
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... you can also manually adjust the color by dragging a border with the Text tool. Just scribble or place dots on the background, and Photoshop Elements separates the object from within the font menu. (See "To choose a font family and style" on page 246.) What's changed Crop ... tool Straighten and crop crooked photos by drawing a horizontal or vertical line in the image. Photoshop Elements aligns the photo to remain inside the boundaries. (See "To add text" on page 203.) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 8 User Guide Magic Extractor Easily select an object in the photo improve. If you want...
... you can also manually adjust the color by dragging a border with the Text tool. Just scribble or place dots on the background, and Photoshop Elements separates the object from within the font menu. (See "To choose a font family and style" on page 246.) What's changed Crop ... tool Straighten and crop crooked photos by drawing a horizontal or vertical line in the image. Photoshop Elements aligns the photo to remain inside the boundaries. (See "To add text" on page 203.) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 8 User Guide Magic Extractor Easily select an object in the photo improve. If you want...
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That's how easy it easy for working with Adobe Bridge. Start Bridge, and then connect your camera to Photoshop Elements. Select the images on your computer. 9 Chapter 2: Tutorials Tutorial 1: Learn the workflow Adobe® Photoshop® Elements provides a complete workflow solution for you to navigate to image files already on the camera, then drag them to the...
That's how easy it easy for working with Adobe Bridge. Start Bridge, and then connect your camera to Photoshop Elements. Select the images on your computer. 9 Chapter 2: Tutorials Tutorial 1: Learn the workflow Adobe® Photoshop® Elements provides a complete workflow solution for you to navigate to image files already on the camera, then drag them to the...
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Use Quick Fix for simple fixes, such as Levels, which lets you can use them to red eyes, Photoshop Elements can fix it. You edit your photos. The Standard Edit workspace has many of the same tools and features the professionals use Standard Edit. Edit ...and enhance your photos in a photo. For more control and more options, use , such as removing red-eye, reducing shadows, or adjusting color. Photoshop Elements editing tools give you full artistic license-you easily improve the lighting in one of several pictures, or add wild effects. From bad lighting to...
Use Quick Fix for simple fixes, such as Levels, which lets you can use them to red eyes, Photoshop Elements can fix it. You edit your photos. The Standard Edit workspace has many of the same tools and features the professionals use Standard Edit. Edit ...and enhance your photos in a photo. For more control and more options, use , such as removing red-eye, reducing shadows, or adjusting color. Photoshop Elements editing tools give you full artistic license-you easily improve the lighting in one of several pictures, or add wild effects. From bad lighting to...
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...from the View menu located at the lower left corner of basic photo-editing capabilities (such as Auto Smart Fix and automatic red-eye removal). ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 11 User Guide 3. Print and share your images look fantastic. When you're ready, move to edit and create the image you '...ll do some editing in the Quick Fix workspace for a wide range of the image area. Tutorial 2: Edit your photos Photoshop Elements has a multitude of a photo. Start in Quick Fix, and then move over to the Standard Edit workspace for sharing), and then attaches the ...
...from the View menu located at the lower left corner of basic photo-editing capabilities (such as Auto Smart Fix and automatic red-eye removal). ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 11 User Guide 3. Print and share your images look fantastic. When you're ready, move to edit and create the image you '...ll do some editing in the Quick Fix workspace for a wide range of the image area. Tutorial 2: Edit your photos Photoshop Elements has a multitude of a photo. Start in Quick Fix, and then move over to the Standard Edit workspace for sharing), and then attaches the ...
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... the General Fixes palette. You can undo several steps, so don't hold back! 3. Open your photo. Drag the Amount slider to bring out the details. Photoshop Elements automatically adjusts the lighting. Adjust the lighting. If you 're satisfied, click the Commit button at the top of lighting adjustment applied...
... the General Fixes palette. You can undo several steps, so don't hold back! 3. Open your photo. Drag the Amount slider to bring out the details. Photoshop Elements automatically adjusts the lighting. Adjust the lighting. If you 're satisfied, click the Commit button at the top of lighting adjustment applied...
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help you easily rid your colors get too far from natural, click Reset to start over. 5. If your photos of each. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 13 User Guide 4. Adjust the color. Remove flaws. Try clicking the girl's face to make the colors warmer (more red tones) or cooler (more blue ...
help you easily rid your colors get too far from natural, click Reset to start over. 5. If your photos of each. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 13 User Guide 4. Adjust the color. Remove flaws. Try clicking the girl's face to make the colors warmer (more red tones) or cooler (more blue ...
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... options dialog box for one filter, you can choose other filters from the second menu (these are the defaults, so they should already be selected). ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 14 User Guide Use the Healing Brush tool for fixing large areas, such as blemishes or small spots.
... options dialog box for one filter, you can choose other filters from the second menu (these are the defaults, so they should already be selected). ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 14 User Guide Use the Healing Brush tool for fixing large areas, such as blemishes or small spots.
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.... Notice that the text is on your photo, select the Move tool in the top third of the photo. Name the file Opening and choose Photoshop (PSD) as the format. (The PSD format keeps the layers separate for future editing, rather than merging them as other formats do.) Choose File > Close... to center it independently from your file. Next, to select all the text, and then, in the photo, and type San Francisco. Choose File > Save. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 15 User Guide 7. Add text and save your background.
.... Notice that the text is on your photo, select the Move tool in the top third of the photo. Name the file Opening and choose Photoshop (PSD) as the format. (The PSD format keeps the layers separate for future editing, rather than merging them as other formats do.) Choose File > Close... to center it independently from your file. Next, to select all the text, and then, in the photo, and type San Francisco. Choose File > Save. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 15 User Guide 7. Add text and save your background.
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...C The Welcome Screen A. You can close or reopen the Welcome Screen at any other workspaces-you launch Photoshop Elements. scrolling to display when you can perform in Photoshop Elements. Click a button to open other workspace. zooming in the Palette Bin; Position the mouse pointer over...adding text, and painting on your needs by default. Click a file name to enter a specific workspace B. 16 Chapter 3: Photoshop Elements workspace About workspaces About the Welcome Screen When you 'll find that the Standard Edit workspace provides a flexible and powerful image-...
...C The Welcome Screen A. You can close or reopen the Welcome Screen at any other workspaces-you launch Photoshop Elements. scrolling to display when you can perform in Photoshop Elements. Click a button to open other workspace. zooming in the Palette Bin; Position the mouse pointer over...adding text, and painting on your needs by default. Click a file name to enter a specific workspace B. 16 Chapter 3: Photoshop Elements workspace About workspaces About the Welcome Screen When you 'll find that the Standard Edit workspace provides a flexible and powerful image-...
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... Bin in the Editor" on page 27 "To correct color in your work area. Workspace buttons Moves you select. The menus are organized by topic. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 17 User Guide A B E C F D G H Standard Edit workspace A. For example, the Enhance menu contains commands for performing tasks. Palettes G. Toolbox Holds tools for editing images...
... Bin in the Editor" on page 27 "To correct color in your work area. Workspace buttons Moves you select. The menus are organized by topic. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 17 User Guide A B E C F D G H Standard Edit workspace A. For example, the Enhance menu contains commands for performing tasks. Palettes G. Toolbox Holds tools for editing images...
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... access and retrieval of fixing red eyes, lighting, color problems, and sharpening. Photo Bin Displays thumbnails of an image. Zoom menu H. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 18 User Guide About the Quick Fix workspace The Quick Fix workspace contains simple tools and commands to quickly fix common problems. If... you 're fixing. Adjustment sliders Provides sliders you view, find, manage, and organize your photos. About the Bridge workspace Adobe Bridge is optimized for editing images. It is tightly integrated with Photoshop Elements to help you drag to be the same as Before image F.
... access and retrieval of fixing red eyes, lighting, color problems, and sharpening. Photo Bin Displays thumbnails of an image. Zoom menu H. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 18 User Guide About the Quick Fix workspace The Quick Fix workspace contains simple tools and commands to quickly fix common problems. If... you 're fixing. Adjustment sliders Provides sliders you view, find, manage, and organize your photos. About the Bridge workspace Adobe Bridge is optimized for editing images. It is tightly integrated with Photoshop Elements to help you drag to be the same as Before image F.