Photoshop Elements 11 Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks

1 Import and Organize Photos #1 Import Your Images 4 #2 Use the Organizer Interface 8 #3 Sort the Good Pictures From the Bad 10 #4 Stack Your Images 12 #5 Back Up Your Pictures to Protect Them 14 #6 Use Instant Fix 16 #7 Create Albums to Group Your Pictures 18 #8 Work With People View 20 #9 Work With Places View 24 #10 Work With Events View 28 #11 Use Keywords to Tag Your Images 32 2 Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements #12 Open Pictures and Use Save As 38 #13 Set Preferences to Make Editor Work for You 40 #14 You Cannot Hurt Your Pictures 42 #15 Crop Your Photos for Tighter Shots 44 #16 Fix and Rotate Crooked Pictures 46 #17 Use Guided Edit to Help You Learn the Program 48 #18 Set Blacks and Whites with Levels 50 #19 Adjust Your Midtones with Levels 52 #20 Adjust Your Midtones with Color Curves 54 #21 Quickly Adjust Dark Shadows and Bright Highlights 56 #22 Correct Color to Remove Color Casts 58 #23 Enhance Color with Hue/Saturation 60 #24 Use Quick Edit to Work Fast 62 3 Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements #25 Change Images Nondestructively 66 #26 Crop Your Photos to Start Your Processing 68 #27 Adjust Blacks and Whites to Give a Photo Strength 70 #28 Adjust Midtones to Make Tonalities Light or Dark 72 #29 Correct Color to Clean Up Color Casts 74 #30 Use Vibrance and Clarity to Intensify Images 76 #31 Sharpen Photos with Precision 78 #32 Control Noise in Your Photo 80 #33 Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos 82 #34 Move Your Picture to Photoshop Elements 84 4 Choose Local Control Features #35 Create and Use a Selection 88 #36 Use Marquee Tools for Specific Shapes 90 #37 Use Lasso Tools to Follow Picture Elements 92 #38 Use Automated Tools for Easy Selections 94 #39 Expand or Contract Your Selection 96 #40 Select What Is Easy and Invert 98 #41 Blend Edges by Feathering 100 #42 Refine Edges for More Selection Control 102 #43 Use the Smart Brush for Specific Area Fixes 104 5 Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes #44 Understand How Layers Work 108 #45 Understand How Adjustment Layers Work 110 #46 Work Blacks and Whites with a Levels Adjustment Layer 114 #47 Work Midtones with a Levels Adjustment Layer 116 #48 Correct Color with an Adjustment Layer 118 #49 Enhance Color with an Adjustment Layer 120 #50 Fix Problem Exposures with Layer Blending Modes 122 #51 Understand How Layer Masks Work 124 #52 Combine Two Photos with Layer Masks 126 #53 Remove Adjustments with Black 130 #54 Add Adjustments Using Black and Then White 132 #55 Combine Layer Masks with Selections 136 #56 Balance Colors and Tones in a Picture 138 #57 Bring Out Shadow Detail in Specific Areas 140 #58 Darken Highlight Detail in Specific Areas 142 #59 Flatten Layers When Done 144 6 Solve Photo Problems #60 Clone Out Problems 148 #61 Remove People from a Scene with Photomerge Scene Cleaner 152 #62 Remove Unwanted Objects with Enhanced Spot Healing 154 #63 Fix Problems Due to Lens Distortion 156 #64 Fix Perspective Problems with Building Photographs 158 #65 Remove Dead Space with Recompose 160 #66 Make an Out-Of-Focus Background 162 #67 Remove Distracting Colors 164 #68 Improve Blank Skies 166 #69 Control the Focus with Tilt-Shift Effects 170 #70 Add a New Background for Your Subject 172 7 Size and Sharpen Photos #71 Basic Workflow for Image Sizing 178 #72 Size Photos for Printing 180 #73 Size Photos for E-Mail 182 #74 Sharpen Photos with Unsharp Mask 184 #75 Sharpen Photos with Adjust Sharpness 186 #76 Sharpen Photos When You Have Layers 188 #77 Selectively Sharpen Parts of Your Photo 190 8 Go Beyond the Basics #78 Convert Color Photos to Black-and-White 194 #79 Adjust Your Photos in Black-and-White 196 #80 Create Toned Images 198 #81 Try Filters for Creative Effects 200 #82 Create a Graphic Novel Look 202 #83 Use the Smart Brush for Creative Effects 204 #84 Create Pop Art Effects with Guided Edit 206 #85 Add Text to a Page 208 #86 Photograph a Scene to Get More Exposure Detail 210 #87 Merge Photos for More Photo Detail 212 #88 Photograph a Scene for a Panoramic Image 214 #89 Merge Photos for a Panoramic Image 216 #90 Transfer Styles Between Photos 220 9 Software Plug-ins Make Work Easier #91 Use Viveza for Quick Creative Adjustments 224 #92 Use Color Efex Pro for Efficient Photo Work 226 #93 Remove Noise with Dfine 228 #94 Get Dramatic Black-and-White with Silver Efex Pro 230 #95 Use Snap Art for Creative Effects 232 10 Get Photos out of Photoshop Elements #96 Calibrate Your Monitor 236 #97 Print Your Photos 240 #98 Print a Calendar 244 #99 Print a Photo Book 246 #100 Add a Border Effect to Your Pictures 248 #101 Make a Greeting Card 250