Photoshop Elements 8 All-in-One For Dummies

Improve your photos with the exciting new version of Photoshop Elements

Photoshop Elements has come a long way from its early days as Photoshop’s low-end cousin. Now a feature-rich editing program popular with professionals as well as hobbyist photographers, Elements boasts versatile tools and capabilities. With these self-contained minibooks, you’ll learn to make the most of every feature of Photoshop Elements 8.

You’ll get started by setting up your Elements environment and learn how to launch, navigate, and personalize the program. You’ll then gradually progress to working with Camera Raw, resolution, layers, masks, color modes, files formats, and more. This All-in-One guide shows you how to make your photos better with Photoshop Elements 8 and inspires you to share your hard work with photo books, calendars, online albums, galleries, prints, and more.

• Shows you how to set up your environment for Photoshop Elements 8, the newest version of the affordably- priced photo-editing program
• Explains how to import and export image files and offers advice on picking file formats
• Walks you through using the selection tools and shows you what the Pencil and Brush tools can do
• Demonstrates cool things to do with type
• Addresses how and why to create a Photoshop.com account

Maximize every element of Photoshop Elements 8 with this friendly guide by your side.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Here's how to do it all with Elements — more versatile than you ever imagined

Whether you're new to Photoshop Elements, want to take your skills up a notch, or want to quickly take advantage of the new features and enhancements in Photoshop Elements 8, you've come to the right place. Nine easy-to-follow minibooks cover everything you need to know about organizing, editing, sharing, and creating projects with your photos.

• The groundwork — Books I and II cover setting up your work environment, using tools and shortcuts, and managing your files
• Make them pretty — learn to work with resolution, manage color, use appropriate file formats, and handle selections in Books III and IV
• Take it up a notch — in Books V, VI, and VII, learn to use the Brush and Pencil tools, work with layers, and create artistic effects
• Fix the flaws — Book VIII helps you erase imperfections, fine-tune color, and more
• Be creative — with slide shows, calendars, greeting cards, flip books, and other projects in Book IX

Open the book and find:

• Help in setting up the Elements work environment
• Steps for acquiring, saving, and exporting images
• How to correct contrast, color, and clarity
• Tips for making and transforming selections
• Advice on creating layers and working with masks
• Cool things to do with type
• Creative applications for filters, effects, styles, and distortions
• ? Instructions for retouching and enhancing images

Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California specializing in print and Web design. She is currently a Graphic Design faculty member at Brooks Institute. Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe® Acrobat®, PDF, and digital imaging.