How To Do Everything with Photoshop Elements 2, 2/e

Push the boundaries of Photoshop Elements with help from this easy-to-understand resource. Learn to navigate the Elements interface, rearrange the desktop, and set preferences to suit your style. Then, when youre ready, get progressively more immersed in the details of this exciting application with nearly 20 chapters of guidance on fixing existing images, using darkroom-like tools, using layers, creating photo collages, working with filters, adding type, and more. Plus, get tips for printing your images and posting them to the Internet. Whether youre a business or home user, How to Do Everything with Photoshop Elements 2 will help you create beautiful and functional digital images.

• Apply quick, automatic corrections to images to improve their quality
  
• Restore treasured photographs--plus remove red-eye, scratches, tears, and creases
  
• Create professional-quality images for print or the Web
  
• Insert text and shapes into photos
  
• Add and remove objects and change backgrounds
  
• Combine layers, masks, gradients, and color adjustments to improve photos
  
• Use powerful filters, effects, and layer styles to make quick changes
  
• Construct panoramic scenes or artistic collages
  

Contents           

   PART I: Get to Know Photoshop Elements
    1: Navigate in Photoshop Elements
    2: Configure Photoshop Elements
    3: Get Your Images Into Photoshop Elements

   PART II: Make Simple Adjustments to Your Images
    4: Make General Fixes to an Entire Image
    5: Choose and Customize Paint and Brush Tools
    6: Touch Up Your Photo with Brushes and Shapes
    7: Clean Up Areas with Darkroom-Like Tools

   PART III: Apply Changes to Specific Parts of Your Photos
    8: Make Selections and Apply Changes
    9: Create and Manage Layers
    10: Customize Layers with Layer Styles
    11: Transform and Rotate Part of an Image
    12: Add Objects and Change Image Backgrounds
    13: Add Simple Shapes to Your Image

   PART IV: Use Effects, Filters, and Text to Go Beyond the Darkroom
    14: Use Media Filters to Change the Look of Your Images
    15: Use Power Filters to Enhance Your Images
    16: Add Type to Your Images
    17: Build Panoramics from Your Images

   PART V: Share Your Images with Others
    18: Prepare Your Images for the Web and Viewing
    19: Print and Modify Batches of Images