Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 classroom in a book : the official training workbook from Adobe Systems
- Published:
- Berkeley, CA : Adobe Press, 2011.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 429 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Additional Creators:
- Adobe Systems
- Series:
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: About Classroom in a Book -- Prerequisites -- Requirements on your computer -- Required skills -- Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 -- Copying the Classroom in a Book files -- Copying the Lessons files from the CD -- Creating a work folder -- About catalog files -- Additional resources -- 1.A Quick Tour Of Photoshop Elements -- How Photoshop Elements works -- Workflow -- The library catalog file -- Creating a new catalog -- Importing media -- Getting photos from files and folders -- The Organizer workspace -- About keyword tags -- Reviewing and comparing -- Comparing photos side-by-side -- Choosing files -- Viewing photos at full screen -- Switching between the Organizer and the Editor -- The Editor workspace -- Multitouch support -- Using panels and the Panel Bin -- Sharing photos in e-mail -- Getting photos from a digital camera -- Using the Adobe Photo Downloader -- Creating an Adobe ID -- Signing up from the Welcome screen -- Signing up from the Organizer or Editor -- Signing in to your Photoshop.com account -- Using Windows 7 features -- Using Help -- Navigating Help -- Search tips -- Links to help in the application -- Hot-linked tips -- Additional resources -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 2.Basic Organizing -- Getting started -- Creating a new catalog -- Getting photos -- Dragging photos from Windows Explorer -- Dragging photos from the Mac OS Finder -- Importing attached keyword tags -- Getting photos from a known location -- Automatically fixing red eyes during import -- Searching for photos to import -- Importing from a digital camera -- Using watched folders -- Viewing photo thumbnails in the Organizer -- Using the Media Browser views -- Using the Date View -- Working with star ratings and keyword tags -- Applying keyword tags and rating photos -- Using Star ratings and the Hidden tag -- Creating new categories and sub-categories -- Applying and editing category assignments -- Creating and applying new keyword tags -- Converting keyword tags and categories -- Working with keyword tags in Full Screen mode -- Creating a keyword tag for your working files -- Using keyword tags to find pictures -- Automatically finding faces for tagging -- Using People Recognition -- Tagging faces in the Media Browser -- Tagging faces in the Label People dialog box -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 3.Advanced Organizing -- Getting started -- Creating a new catalog -- Advanced import options -- Photo Downloader options -- Acquiring still frames from a video -- Importing from a PDF document -- Scanning images on Windows -- Scanning images on Mac OS -- Organizing photos -- Working with version sets -- About stacks -- Tips for working with stacks -- Stacking photos automatically -- Creating albums -- Working with smart albums -- Viewing and finding photos -- Viewing and managing files by folder location -- Finding photos using details and metadata -- Metadata support for audio and video files -- Viewing video files -- Hiding files -- Using a text search to find photos -- Finding photos by visual similarity -- The Map view -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 4.Creating Projects -- Getting started -- Creating a new catalog -- Importing the lesson files -- Reconnecting missing files to a catalog -- Exploring the artwork library -- Creating a greeting card -- Choosing a size and theme -- Replacing the background image -- Working with photos and frames -- Adjusting a photo inside a frame -- Working with backgrounds -- Adding graphics from the Content library -- Using layers and layer styles to refine a project -- Producing a Photo Book -- Rearranging the order of images in a project -- Setting up a Photo Book layout -- Adding more photos to your Photo Book -- Refining your Photo Book layout -- Adding graphics -- Adding text to your project -- Assembling a photo collage -- Setting up your project page -- Adding a background -- Adding more images -- Working with layers to refine a project -- Adding graphics from the Content library -- Applying effects -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 5.Printing, Sharing, And Exporting -- Getting started -- About printing -- Printing a contact sheet -- Printing a Picture Package -- Printing individual photos -- Ordering professionally printed photos online -- Creating an Adobe ID -- Signing up from the Organizer or Editor -- Signing in to your Photoshop.com account -- Launching the Inspiration Browser -- Sharing pictures -- Using Photo Mail -- Creating an Online Album -- Customizing your Online Album -- Sharing an existing album online -- Using an online sharing service -- Backing up and synchronizing media files -- Setting backup and synchronization options -- Checking backup and synchronization status -- Synchronizing separate computers -- About exporting -- Saving copies of your images for use on the Web -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 6.Easy Editing -- Getting started -- Editing photos in the Organizer -- Editing in Full Screen mode -- Getting to know the Edit modes -- Making easy color and lighting adjustments -- Fixing files automatically in batches -- Adding the auto-corrected files to the Organizer -- Using Guided Edit -- Correcting color in Guided Edit mode -- Removing a color cast using Guided Edit -- Adjusting lighting using Guided Edit -- Creative fun with Guided Edit -- Using Quick Edit mode -- Applying automatic adjustments separately -- Opening an image for Quick Fix editing -- Using Smart Fix -- Applying more automatic fixes -- Using the Smart Brush -- Applying a Smart Brush adjustment -- Tweaking a Smart Paint adjustment -- Applying multiple Smart Paint adjustments -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 7.Adjusting Color In Images -- Getting started -- Batch-processing the lesson files -- Adding auto-corrected files to the Organizer -- Correcting color problems -- Comparing methods of fixing color -- Creating extra working copies of an image -- Correcting color automatically -- Adjusting the results of an automatic fix manually -- Tweaking the results of an automatic fix -- Comparing results -- Adjusting skin tones -- Using the Touch Up tools -- Brightening a smile -- Setting up the Quick Edit workspace -- Using the Whiten Teeth tool -- Adding to and subtracting from an adjustment selection -- Modifying the Touch Up tool adjustment -- Working with red eye -- Using the automatic Red Eye Fix -- Using the Red Eye Removal tool -- Making selections -- Using the Selection Brush tool -- Editing a saved selection -- Using the Quick Selection tool -- Working with selections -- Why won't Photoshop Elements do what I tell it to do? -- Replacing the color of a pictured object -- Using the Color Replacement tool -- Replacing a color throughout an image -- Replacing a color in a limited area of an image -- About printing color pictures -- Working with color management -- Setting up color management -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 8.Fixing Exposure Problems -- Getting started -- Batch-processing the lesson files -- Brightening an underexposed image -- Applying Quick Fix adjustments -- Adjusting exposure in Guided Edit mode -- Fixing exposure in Full Edit mode -- Using blending modes -- About adjustment layers -- Using adjustment layers to correct lighting -- Correcting parts of an image selectively -- Creating a selection -- Using layers to isolate parts of an image -- Correcting underexposed areas -- Adding more intensity -- Adjusting color curves -- Improving faded or overexposed images -- Creating a set of duplicate files -- Using blending modes to fix a faded image -- Adjusting shadows and highlights manually -- Adjusting brightness and contrast manually -- Adjusting levels -- Comparing results -- Review questions.
- Summary:
- Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does---an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. --
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Classroom in a Book contains 12 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning Adobe Photoshop Elements and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. --
What you need to use this book: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 software, for either Windows or Mac OS. (Software not included.) --
Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe Photoshop Elements software. --
"The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students." Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor Rocky Mountain Training. --Book Jacket. - Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0321749731
9780321749734 - Note:
- Includes index.
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