New to Photoshop Elements? Learn everything you need to know to make your pictures perfect with Absolute Beginner's Guide to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2. The book covers all aspects of the software (including the new features "borrowed" from the new Photoshop 7), offering you quick and easy explanations on controlling the software for the results you want. Photoshop Elements provides easy access to powerful editing tools and connects users to online output services as well as options for Web and print output. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 shows the beginning user how to maximize all these features and more!

Explores the computer graphics program and discusses techniques to enhance digital images, key features, and how to add artistic touches to photos.

This book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that’s never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure things out on your own. Instead, it does something that virtually no other Elements book has ever done—it tells you flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. If you’re looking for one of those “tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Mask-filter” books, this isn’t it. You can grab any other Elements book on the shelf, because they all do that. Instead, this book gives you the inside tips and tricks of the trade for organizing, correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and printing your photos like a pro. You’ll be absolutely amazed at how easy and effective these techniques are—once you know the secrets. LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT Each year we train thousands of digital photographers and, almost without exception, they have the same questions and face the same problems—that’s exactly what we cover in this book. You’ll learn: The real secrets of how the pros retouch portraits How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat (you’ll be amazed at how the pros do it!) How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos, but JPEGs and TIFFs, too! (And you’ll learn why so many pros like it best—because it’s faster and easier) The sharpening techniques the pros really use (there’s an entire chapter just on this!) How to deal with common digital camera image problems, including removing noise and avoiding halos The most requested photographic special effects, and much more! THE BOOK’S SECRET WEAPON Although Elements 10 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop CS5 doesn’t offer, there are plenty of features that Photoshop CS5 has that Elements 10 still doesn’t have (things like paths, Channel Mixer, etc.). But in this book, you’ll learn some slick workarounds, cheats, and some fairly ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features from right within Elements. Plus, since this book is designed for photographers, it doesn’t waste your time talking about how to frame a shot, set your exposure, etc., and there’s no talk about which camera or printer to buy. It’s all Elements, step by step, cover to cover, in the only book of its kind, and you’re gonna love it!

From the creative team behind the Photoshop Wow! Book, Jack Davis and Linnea Dayton, comes this companion to Photoshop Elements, Adobe's new digital imaging solution for amateur photographers, hobbyists, and business users. The book contains: a quick guide to loading and applying the One-Click Wow! Layer Styles; how to scale, customize, combine & copy Styles, including a quick Layer Style tutorial; easy instructions on how to save, size and print Photoshop Elements files; and a printed catalog of all the mouth-watering One-Click Wow! Styles with samples applied to all kinds of photos, type & graphics. The CD-ROM contains: more than 300 stunning, practical effects that can transform photos, type or graphics with just a single click; before and after tutorial files; automated recipes for working with Styles; a test file for developing & storing custom Styles; and a try-out version of Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Priced at $99, Keynote is the new application that promises to bring to everyone the ability to create stunning, professional-quality presentations. It includes professionally designed themes, top-end typography, animated charts and tables, and cinematic quality transitions. Keynote has Apple's traditional elegance and ease-of-use, with intuitive controls and beautiful graphics. Keynote 1.0 has been positively reviewed by the press. Though Apple has not yet released any sales figures, it is clear that the software is gaining rapid adoption. According to MacCentral, the company's CFO was saying that its software sales were great, "fueled by the release of iLife, Keynote, and Final Cut Express." The First Looks reviews are just coming out now, but they are undeniably positive. This book shows users how to: Design compelling presentations swiftly, using Keynote's advanced typography, gorgeous charts, and included layout themes. Give a presentation pizzazz by using spiffy visual effects like slide transitions, builds, and element effects. Easily manage a presentation's pace using Keynote's thumbnail viewer, slide navigator, and grouping capabilities. Precisely control how to convey a message with advanced but easy-to-use anti-aliased text, dynamic alignment guides and multimedia components.

Perfect your photos and images with this 'focused' guide to the latest version of Photoshop Elements. The book features full-colour pages which bring the techniques to life and make taking great photos fun and easy. It shows you how to upload images to your computer and reviews ways to view, find, and organise your photos.

Get the most out of Photoshop Elements 11 with this simplified guide If you already understand the basics of Photoshop Elements and are eager try out some unique tips and techniques, then you'll love this collection of 100 must-know tips and tricks. Two-page tutorials, full-color screen shots, and step-by-step instructions make it easy to see and follow the directions, helping you to get the very most from this top-selling image-editing software. This guide gets you up to speed on Photoshop Elements 11 and helps you expand your skill set with these best practices for getting the most out of the new version. Shares innovative techniques and unique tips for using the newest and coolest features found in the new Photoshop Elements 11 Explains techniques, best practices, and creative ways to transform your digital images from everyday to extraordinary Features beautiful photos and tips from an experienced photographer and author who shares his secrets on how to create memorable images Includes step-by-step instruction in a series of two-page, highly visual tutorials, with helpful, full-color screen shots on every page Take your image editing and Photoshop Elements skills to the next level with this practical guide.