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

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!

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.

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.

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 Photoshop Elements tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Photoshop Elements 12 in no time. You'll learn to: Use both the Organizer and Editor Import photos from various sources Enhance lighting and color Restore old photos and add effects Save, back up, and share photos Designed for visual learners Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules Succinct explanations walk you through step by step Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

Do you want to learn Photoshop but are intimated by the difficulty? This book is the answer to all our problems. This book will give you all you need to know about Photoshop tools! This will make you a master in this editing software, and soon you'll be able to create and edit images and create effects that make your pictures sharp and clear.