Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies by Barbara Obermeier (PDF)

Description

Photoshop Elements lets you edit and enhance your digital photographs and images with professional quality tools. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a beginner, Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies gives you the scoop on using this full-featured photo-editing program. You’ll find out how to transform your ordinary photos into visually stunning creations. This book gives you the tools to enhance your images, fix flaws, share pictures online, correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, take charge with Shortcuts, present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, and create movie files. You’ll also learn to:Use the Organizer to move around efficiently in ElementsCorrect color, brightness, contrast, and exposureUse Adobe’s free Photoshop.com serviceStreamline your work using shortcutsWork with bitmap, grayscale, and indexed color modesCreate albums and import imagesFollow creative applications for filters and effectsPrepare images for printingTurn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albumsStraighten crooked lines, crop for effect, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrastPhotoshop Elements 7 For Dummies shows you how to use all the Elements of great image editing, management, and photo fun. Whether you’re concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid’s photo on a calendar, you’ll learn how with this book!

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Whether you’re a hobbyist or a pro, look what you can do with Elements!Photoshop Elements is a full-featured image editing program, and this full-color guide gives you the scoop on all the coolest features. It’s easy to enhance your images, fix flaws, and share pictures online. Whether you’re concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid’s photo on a calendar, Elements can do it, and here’s how!Get it together — use the Organizer to easily sort, find, and compare photos and open them for editingMake it easy — correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, and take charge with shortcutsBe creative — turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albums with a few mouse clicksMaster simple makeovers — to straighten crooked images, crop for better composition, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrastShare — present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, or create movie filesOpen the book and find:How to get images into Elements from all kinds of sourcesSteps for working with resolution, color modes, and file formatsWays to organize and manage your photosTips for performing simple image makeoversSecrets for making and modifying selectionsHow to combine multiple images into creative collagesCreative applications for filters, effects, and stylesHow 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.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I like the book but I’m having to read it carefully because it is very technical for someone who is new at this. I used to use HP Photosmart (very simple) and then bought PE7. However, I am learning quite a bit. I think it’s a great reference tool. The illustrations are great too. I started with tuitorials, but once you close them out, you can’t remember what to do! I can have the book open AT THE SAME TIME I am using my Photoshop to keep me on track. I also like learning the technical stuff on color, saving different types of files and what their best uses are, etc…I always wondered about all that. But you could skip over it if it disinterests you…and get to the editing part. The book even tells you that you can skip around to your favorite parts. I am happy with my purchase. This is my first “dummies” book.

⭐This volume covers the most used steps in using Elements version 7.0 very well. I’ve been an Elements user since its inception. Not at a very high level, just to a degree necessary for good image production for personal use.As Elements takes on more of the matel of a full photoshop application, A good practical instruction book was needed and this book for dummies has filled the bill to a tee.It provides good clear and complete instruction of all of the features within Elements. I’ve been slowly learning things that I never knew where there. Most will never be used; but should I need to investigate them the answers can be found within.

⭐I have read this book a couple times now and it does give a background to understanding what the program’s many buttons, commands and tools can do. I would have liked a bit more examples but any program, especialy a graphics one, is a ‘hands on; project. It also gives a clear review on what layers are, how to use them and encourages you to experiment. One thing I thought was missing was color pictures so you could see an effect