Photoshop Elements 11 for Dummies - Softcover

Bring out the best in your photos with Photoshop Elements. This book makes it easy!

Photoshop Elements puts powerful yet simple-to-use tools in the hands of every shutterbug. This handy guide shows you how to make the most of Photoshop Elements to organize your images, fix common problems, control color, add text, create slide shows, and much more.

• Elements-ary, my dear Watson — get familiar with the tools, menus, and options, import your images, and explore the Organizer
• Under the hood — understand resolutions, color modes, and file formats, and add tags and albums so you can find your photos fast
• The beauty within — tweak entire photos or the teeniest detail, remove red-eye, crop photos for better composition, correct contrast and color, and fix flaws
• Express your vision — turn a photo image into a drawing or apply many other effects, experiment with type, or play with the drawing and painting tools
• Share the moment — create professional looking prints, share your creations over the web and social networks, or view them on your TV

Open the book and find:

• How to import and organize your images
• Instructions for both Windows and Mac users
• How to wave the Magic Wand and toss the Lasso
• Techniques for correcting color, contrast, and clarity
• Tips for composing and cropping photos
• Creative and practical projects anyone can do
• Secrets for quickly sharing photos on your favorite social networks
• How to upload and save images to Photoshop Showcase

Learn to:

• Fix the most common digital photo problems
• Edit and crop images, enhance color, and sharpen photos
• Share your photos with family and friends on FacebookŪ and FlickrŪ

IN FULL COLOR!

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