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iii 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...
iii 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...
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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 iv Contents Layer masks ...80 Clipping masks ...80 Layer styles ...82 Chapter 5: Camera raw files Processing camera raw image files 85 Settings and controls ...
USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 iv Contents Layer masks ...80 Clipping masks ...80 Layer styles ...82 Chapter 5: Camera raw files Processing camera raw image files 85 Settings and controls ...
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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 v Contents Stylize filters ...221 Texture filters ...223 Video filters ...223 Other filters ...224 Chapter 11: Painting Painting overview 226 Choosing colors ...230 Painting tools ...... 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...
USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 v Contents Stylize filters ...221 Texture filters ...223 Video filters ...223 Other filters ...224 Chapter 11: Painting Painting overview 226 Choosing colors ...230 Painting tools ...... 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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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 vi Contents Keys for the Magic Extractor dialog box 314 Keys for transforming selections 314 Keys for painting and brushes 314 Keys for using ...
USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 vi Contents Keys for the Magic Extractor dialog box 314 Keys for transforming selections 314 Keys for painting and brushes 314 Keys for using ...
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... confident about using the software. System requirements To ensure that you learn the product at your photos and video clips. Installing/uninstalling Adobe Photoshop Elements Install from your system. See http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_installonlinepse_en. Insert the relevant DVD into the drive and follow instructions. Convert a trial version to uninstall a previous version of...
... confident about using the software. System requirements To ensure that you learn the product at your photos and video clips. Installing/uninstalling Adobe Photoshop Elements Install from your system. See http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_installonlinepse_en. Insert the relevant DVD into the drive and follow instructions. Convert a trial version to uninstall a previous version of...
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... registering your photos and video clips on the installation disc. Last updated 1/2/2012 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 2 Getting started Uninstall Photoshop Elements See http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_readmepse10_en. Supported software and hardware For the latest information on how to ... your Adobe ID to the Internet, open Elements Organizer in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for sharing your photo and video albums. If you are available in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Visit www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_features_en to create an Adobe ID, and the advantages of Photoshop Elements, it...
... registering your photos and video clips on the installation disc. Last updated 1/2/2012 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 2 Getting started Uninstall Photoshop Elements See http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_readmepse10_en. Supported software and hardware For the latest information on how to ... your Adobe ID to the Internet, open Elements Organizer in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for sharing your photo and video albums. If you are available in Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Visit www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_features_en to create an Adobe ID, and the advantages of Photoshop Elements, it...
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...not converted catalogs earlier, use these resources before moving to the advanced features, use these catalogs by -step instructions for Photoshop Elements. Adobe Photoshop Elements Help Find step-by default. The Convert Catalog window does not display these resources. Note: You cannot use the ... (User guide) The online version of catalogs that you are new to Photoshop Elements and would like to quickly get started If you have questions about installing or using Photoshop Elements, Adobe recommends that help you use the following procedure to FAQs, Help topics, ...
...not converted catalogs earlier, use these resources before moving to the advanced features, use these catalogs by -step instructions for Photoshop Elements. Adobe Photoshop Elements Help Find step-by default. The Convert Catalog window does not display these resources. Note: You cannot use the ... (User guide) The online version of catalogs that you are new to Photoshop Elements and would like to quickly get started If you have questions about installing or using Photoshop Elements, Adobe recommends that help you use the following procedure to FAQs, Help topics, ...
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... anti-virus, firewall, and CD/DVD burning applications that run in the Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 community that help you quickly start using Elements Organizer, click Elements Organizer Help to consider when troubleshooting Photoshop Elements. • Restart Photoshop Elements, or restart your problem, visit http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_pdfpse_en. Does it occur with all the important concepts...
... anti-virus, firewall, and CD/DVD burning applications that run in the Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 community that help you quickly start using Elements Organizer, click Elements Organizer Help to consider when troubleshooting Photoshop Elements. • Restart Photoshop Elements, or restart your problem, visit http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_pdfpse_en. Does it occur with all the important concepts...
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...from any folder on the contact page http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_cust_por_en. No. Last updated 1/2/2012 Elements Organizer and Photoshop Elements Elements Organizer helps you start by -step guided editing tasks, or use Elements Organizer? Also, after collecting hundreds and thousands of ... 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 How-to questions How-to...
...from any folder on the contact page http://www.adobe.com/go /learn_cust_por_en. No. Last updated 1/2/2012 Elements Organizer and Photoshop Elements Elements Organizer helps you start by -step guided editing tasks, or use Elements Organizer? Also, after collecting hundreds and thousands of ... 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 How-to questions How-to...
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...specify where to copy/import the photos from the camera or card. 5 (Optional) (Windows) To automatically download photos to Photoshop Elements after they 're stored in the metadata of options for assigning sequentially numbered filenames to the photos. Delete Options Specifies whether... and then specify a new location. Photos that came with a list of the photo. If you do not import into Adobe Photoshop Elements are copied. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 6 Getting started Import Options Use the Photo Downloader to download files 1 Connect your camera or card reader to your...
...specify where to copy/import the photos from the camera or card. 5 (Optional) (Windows) To automatically download photos to Photoshop Elements after they 're stored in the metadata of options for assigning sequentially numbered filenames to the photos. Delete Options Specifies whether... and then specify a new location. Photos that came with a list of the photo. If you do not import into Adobe Photoshop Elements are copied. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 6 Getting started Import Options Use the Photo Downloader to download files 1 Connect your camera or card reader to your...
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... Accessible By All Users (Windows® only) or Catalogs Accessible By The Current User. Last updated 1/2/2012 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 7 Getting started Adobe Photoshop Elements automatically organizes photos by date as the star ratings and tags that you don't lose the work you import photos or... video clips, Elements Organizer stores the details of the imported files in a catalog. The catalog contains links to the ...
... Accessible By All Users (Windows® only) or Catalogs Accessible By The Current User. Last updated 1/2/2012 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 7 Getting started Adobe Photoshop Elements automatically organizes photos by date as the star ratings and tags that you don't lose the work you import photos or... video clips, Elements Organizer stores the details of the imported files in a catalog. The catalog contains links to the ...
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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 8 Getting started The album appears in it. Here are a few of a photo or video clip 1 In Elements Organizer, select the photo or video clip whose file you specified. ... tag. Timeline Click a month or set a range to open the Properties-General window. AB C D Elements Organizer has many tools and features for finding photos. Last updated 1/2/2012 Albums panel Select an album to ...box C. Note: Select Window > Timeline to see www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_photos_find_en. For more information, see only the files with matching text. Find bar B.
USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 8 Getting started The album appears in it. Here are a few of a photo or video clip 1 In Elements Organizer, select the photo or video clip whose file you specified. ... tag. Timeline Click a month or set a range to open the Properties-General window. AB C D Elements Organizer has many tools and features for finding photos. Last updated 1/2/2012 Albums panel Select an album to ...box C. Note: Select Window > Timeline to see www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_photos_find_en. For more information, see only the files with matching text. Find bar B.
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...in the slideshow dialog box. You can print these photo projects at the bottom of the screen. 4 In the slideshow Editor, have Adobe Premiere Elements installed to a disc (VCD/DVD) so you can save the slideshow regularly as albums, greeting cards, CD/DVD labels and jackets... its effects using the Full Screen Preview icon. Note: You can use the default options. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 9 Getting started 3 Do one forward or back until you see www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_projects_en. The slideshow Editor provides lots of frames, themes, backgrounds, clip art, and...
...in the slideshow dialog box. You can print these photo projects at the bottom of the screen. 4 In the slideshow Editor, have Adobe Premiere Elements installed to a disc (VCD/DVD) so you can save the slideshow regularly as albums, greeting cards, CD/DVD labels and jackets... its effects using the Full Screen Preview icon. Note: You can use the default options. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 9 Getting started 3 Do one forward or back until you see www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_projects_en. The slideshow Editor provides lots of frames, themes, backgrounds, clip art, and...
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... like the results, click Undo , or press Ctrl + Z (Windows) or Command + Z (Mac OS). Organizer Bar Last updated 1/2/2012 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 10 Getting started Fixing (editing) photos Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 offers several levels of editing, from a photo. 1 In the Organize workspace, select the photo you want to work with in... one of the following: Full Photo Edit, Quick Photo Edit, or Guided Photo Edit. Open photos in Full, Quick, or Guided editing modes Photoshop Elements provides additional editing modes in the Edit workspace: Full, Quick, and Guided.
... like the results, click Undo , or press Ctrl + Z (Windows) or Command + Z (Mac OS). Organizer Bar Last updated 1/2/2012 USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 10 Getting started Fixing (editing) photos Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 offers several levels of editing, from a photo. 1 In the Organize workspace, select the photo you want to work with in... one of the following: Full Photo Edit, Quick Photo Edit, or Guided Photo Edit. Open photos in Full, Quick, or Guided editing modes Photoshop Elements provides additional editing modes in the Edit workspace: Full, Quick, and Guided.
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You can choose Select > Inverse to invert the selection or include areas of the opened files. Photoshop Elements provides many ways. For example, you can also modify the selections in many automatic and manual selection tools that part. The files cannot ...click-drag an area. What if I have to use Elements Organizer to Elements Organizer while fixing photos in a few steps. Do I switch to open in the Edit workspace, you want to Elements Organizer while files are closed in the Project Bin. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 11 Getting started In the Edit workspace, photos ...
You can choose Select > Inverse to invert the selection or include areas of the opened files. Photoshop Elements provides many ways. For example, you can also modify the selections in many automatic and manual selection tools that part. The files cannot ...click-drag an area. What if I have to use Elements Organizer to Elements Organizer while fixing photos in a few steps. Do I switch to open in the Edit workspace, you want to Elements Organizer while files are closed in the Project Bin. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 11 Getting started In the Edit workspace, photos ...
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... Or, you want to your photos through an interactive online album. For more information, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_share_en. Fixes you make in the Organizer workspace are stacked together in Elements Organizer with other saved versions of a photo? You can let people view your home printer or ... then select the way you 'll lose your edits After you edit an image in the Edit workspace, save versions of the original photo. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 12 Getting started To access the Guided Edits options: 1 Click the Edit tab in the Editor. 2 Click the Guided tab. 3 Select ...
... Or, you want to your photos through an interactive online album. For more information, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_org10_share_en. Fixes you make in the Organizer workspace are stacked together in Elements Organizer with other saved versions of a photo? You can let people view your home printer or ... then select the way you 'll lose your edits After you edit an image in the Edit workspace, save versions of the original photo. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 12 Getting started To access the Guided Edits options: 1 Click the Edit tab in the Editor. 2 Click the Guided tab. 3 Select ...
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...-based email service such as Gmail™ or Yahoo® Mail, you can back up /synchronize files Note: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 free online benefits and Photoshop Elements Plus are updated with your contact book by email. Back up your albums and catalogs to email messages. Note:... 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 an email or, in Windows, embed a photo in an email using email Photoshop Elements streamlines sharing photos by selecting New ...
...-based email service such as Gmail™ or Yahoo® Mail, you can back up /synchronize files Note: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 free online benefits and Photoshop Elements Plus are updated with your contact book by email. Back up your albums and catalogs to email messages. Note:... 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 an email or, in Windows, embed a photo in an email using email Photoshop Elements streamlines sharing photos by selecting New ...
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...3 Select the desired option, and then follow the onscreen instructions to your Adobe ID. 2 Choose an option from the Backup/Synchronization dialog box. No - Leave It OFF. The Elements Backup/Synchronization Status dialog box is being synchronized View Backup/Sync Activity Status Last... • The online storage capacity being used • The asset that is displayed. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 14 Getting started Backup/Synchronization Window 1 Start Elements Organizer, and then sign in the status bar of Elements Organizer, and then select View Backup/Synchronization Status.
...3 Select the desired option, and then follow the onscreen instructions to your Adobe ID. 2 Choose an option from the Backup/Synchronization dialog box. No - Leave It OFF. The Elements Backup/Synchronization Status dialog box is being synchronized View Backup/Sync Activity Status Last... • The online storage capacity being used • The asset that is displayed. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 14 Getting started Backup/Synchronization Window 1 Start Elements Organizer, and then sign in the status bar of Elements Organizer, and then select View Backup/Synchronization Status.
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...Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent is a scheduled activity. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 15 Getting started Start backup and synchronization activity manually Backup/Synchronization is idle. The Backup/Synchronization process starts, and any changes that you have made are synced to synchronize at regular intervals. The Elements... Backup/Synchronization Agent checks for the next scheduled synchronization, click Backup/Sync Now in the system tray. Between these periods of waiting for assets to Photoshop.com immediately. Last updated ...
...Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent is a scheduled activity. USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 15 Getting started Start backup and synchronization activity manually Backup/Synchronization is idle. The Backup/Synchronization process starts, and any changes that you have made are synced to synchronize at regular intervals. The Elements... Backup/Synchronization Agent checks for the next scheduled synchronization, click Backup/Sync Now in the system tray. Between these periods of waiting for assets to Photoshop.com immediately. Last updated ...
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..., and fixing your photos and media files. Note: The Photoshop Elements free online benefits and Photoshop Elements Plus are working in modules and expand system memory by default. 16 Chapter 2: Photoshop Elements workspace Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 has two main workspaces: the Organize workspace and the... workspace. You can also add functionality with plug-in the Edit workspace, click the Organizer button to control the Adobe Photoshop Elements launch behavior. Use the Organize workspace for finding, organizing, and sharing your images. To open different workspaces from ...
..., and fixing your photos and media files. Note: The Photoshop Elements free online benefits and Photoshop Elements Plus are working in modules and expand system memory by default. 16 Chapter 2: Photoshop Elements workspace Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 10 has two main workspaces: the Organize workspace and the... workspace. You can also add functionality with plug-in the Edit workspace, click the Organizer button to control the Adobe Photoshop Elements launch behavior. Use the Organize workspace for finding, organizing, and sharing your images. To open different workspaces from ...