Product Description

The perennial bestseller is updated and revised throughout for the latest release of Photoshop Elements 8

Richly illustrated in full color, this friendly, easy–to–understand guide provides all the essentials on the latest version of the affordable and popular image–editing program, Photoshop Elements. Get the scoop on using the latest digital imaging tools and techniques to correct color, brightness, and contrast; create postcards, slideshows, and movie files; apply artistic effects to your photos; fix flaws and even remove unwanted elements from your images; and so much more.

• Use the Organizer on a Windows PC or Adobe Bridge on a Mac to sort, find, tag, and catalog your photos
• Straighten crooked lines, crop for effect, or fix color, sharpness, red–eye, and contrast
• Move people or objects in and out of your pictures, change the background, combine multiple images, or replace one color with another
• Add effects with filters, get creative with type, or play with the drawing and painting tools
• Tag your photos using People Recognition or by geographical location
• Turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo books with a few simple clicks
• Import images into Elements from a variety of sources
• Upload and save images to Photoshop.com

Photoshop Elements 8 For Dummies  shows you how to make the most of Elements awesome image editing, organization, and photo sharing tools. Whether you’re concerned about color correction and clarity or just want a cool calendar of your kids for the wall, you’ll learn how to do it with this book!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #506 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

From the Back Cover
Repair, enhance, organize, and share your photos — it′s never been easier!

Whether you′re a brand–new digital photographer or you get paid to take pictures, Photoshop Elements has something for you — and so does this book. Learn the tools, commands, and workspaces; correct color, brightness, and contrast; create postcards, slide shows, and even movie files; give your photos the look of a fine–art painting, and so much more.

• Get organized — use the Organizer on a Windows PC or Adobe Bridge on a Mac to sort, find, tag, and catalog your photos

• Master simple makeovers — crop photos for better composition, straighten crooked images, remove red–eye, or adjust color

• Become a digital magician — move people or objects in and out of your pictures, change the background, combine multiple images, or replace one color with another

• Bring out your inner artist — discover how to add effects with filters, get creative with type, or play with the drawing and painting tools

• Share your work — turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo books with a few mouse clicks

Open the book and find:

• How to get images into Elements from a variety of sources

• Instructions for both Windows and Mac users

• Simple makeover tips to improve your images

• How to correct color, contrast, and clarity

• Steps for tagging your photos by geographic location

• Secrets for making and modifying selections

• Creative applications for layers, filters, effects, and styles

• How to upload and save images to Photoshop.com

About the Author
Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California specializing in print and Web design. She is currently a Graphic Design faculty member at Brooks Institute.

Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and digital imaging.

Customer Reviews

The missing manual
This is the manual which should have been enclosed with the Photoshop software. If, like me, you struggle with the online help system, this is a useful alternative. The index could be improved.

Not to easy to understand
There must be good books out there on elements but this is not it'it seems to be rushed through without being explained properly'however'i have learnt a few things from it

photoshop elements 8 for dummy's
Its ok but not the best idiot guide Ive seen, this book is not for dummys but for people who know a few facts and are already used to working with photoshop. I found too much technical stuff and this blured the meat of the detail that is needed to operate photoshop elements 8.