Photoshop Elements 12 All-in-one For Dummies

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

Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with Elements 5 Chapter 1: Examining the Elements Environment 7 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools 37 Chapter 3: Viewing and Navigating Images 57 Chapter 4: Setting Your Preferences 69 Book II: Organizer Fundamentals 91 Chapter 1: Gathering Your Image Files 93 Chapter 2: Viewing, Searching, and Sorting Images 111 Chapter 3: Organizing Images with Tags, Albums, and More 137 Book III: Image Essentials 161 Chapter 1: Creating, Undoing, and Saving Images 163 Chapter 2: Specifying Resolution and Changing Image Sizing 179 Chapter 3: Choosing Color Modes and File Formats 195 Chapter 4: Working with Camera Raw 219 Chapter 5: Using and Managing Color 233 Book IV: Selections 251 Chapter 1: Making Selections 253 Chapter 2: Modifying and Transforming Selections 277 Book V: Painting, Drawing, and Typing 293 Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing with Elements 295 Chapter 2: Filling and Stroking 313 Chapter 3: Working with Type 329 Book VI: Working with Layers and Masks 351 Chapter 1: Creating Layers 353 Chapter 2: Managing Layers 379 Chapter 3: Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes 395 Chapter 4: Cutting, Erasing, and Masking 407 Book VII: Filters, Effects, Styles, and Distortions 419 Chapter 1: Making Corrections and Having Fun with Filters 421 Chapter 2: Distorting with the Liquify Command 443 Chapter 3: Adding Pizzazz with Styles and Effects 451 Book VIII: Retouching and Enhancing 465 Chapter 1: Quick Image Makeovers 467 Chapter 2: Correcting Lighting, Color, and Clarity 499 Chapter 3: Compositing with Photomerge 533 Chapter 4: Getting Help in Guided Mode 549 Book IX: Creating and Sharing with Elements 561 Chapter 1: Creating Elements Projects 563 Chapter 2: Getting It Printed 579 Chapter 3: Sharing Projects with Others 601 Index 619