Photoshop Elements 12: The Missing Manual

10/29/2013 · No Responses

Whether you’re a photographer, scrapbooker, or aspiring graphic artist, Photoshop Elements 12 is an ideal image-editing tool—once you know how to use it. This bestselling book removes the guesswork. With candid, jargon-free advice and step-by-step guidance, you’ll get the most out of Elements for everything from sharing and touching-up photos to fun print and online projects.

The important stuff you need to know:

Get to work right away. Import, organize, edit, crop, and color-correct your photos with ease.
Retouch any image. Repair and restore old and damaged photos.
Add pizzazz. Dress up your photos with dozens of filters, layer styles, and special effects.
Share photos. Create online albums, email-ready slideshows, and web-ready files.
Use your words. Make greeting cards, calendars, and flyers by adding text to images.
Unleash your creativity. Design photo books, scrapbooks, collages, and other projects.
Find your artistic flair. Create digital artwork from scratch, using tools to draw, paint, and blend.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction to Elements
Chapter 1. Finding Your Way Around Elements
Chapter 2. Importing, Managing, and Saving Photos
Chapter 3. Rotating and Resizing Photos

Part 2: Elemental Elements
Chapter 4. The Quick Fix
Chapter 5. Making Selections
Chapter 6. Layers: The Heart of Elements

Part 3: Retouching
Chapter 7. Basic Image Retouching
Chapter 8. Elements for Digital Photographers
Chapter 9. Retouching: Fine-Tuning Images
Chapter 10. Removing and Adding Color
Chapter 11. Photomerge: Creating Panoramas, Group Shots, and More

Part 4: Artistic Elements
Chapter 12. Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools
Chapter 13. Filters, Actions, Layer Styles, and Gradients
Chapter 14. Text in Elements

Part 5: Sharing Images
Chapter 15. Creating Projects
Chapter 16. Printing Photos
Chapter 17. Email and the Web
Chapter 18. Creating Slideshows

Part 6: Additional Elements
Chapter 19. Beyond the Basics

Part 7: Appendixes
Appendix A. Installation and Troubleshooting