Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Classroom in a Book

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COntentS
GettinG StARted 1
About Classroom in a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Requirements on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Required skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Copying the Classroom in a Book fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Copying the Lessons fi les from the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Creating a work folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Creating a catalog fi le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Reconnecting missing fi les to a catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1 PHOtOSHOP eLeMentS FOR WindOWS - A QUiCK tOUR 8
How Photoshop Elements works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
About the Photoshop Elements workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
The Organizer workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Editor workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using panels and the Panel Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Workfl ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Importing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Getting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Creating a new catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Adobe Photo Downloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Getting photos from a digital camera or card reader . . . . . . . .16
Getting photos from fi les and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
About keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
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Reviewing and comparing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Viewing photos at full screen or side-by-side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Choosing fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Sharing photos in e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Creating an Adobe ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Signing up from the Welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Signing up from the Organizer or Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Signing in to your Photoshop.com account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Navigating Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Search tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Links to help in the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Hot-linked tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Review answers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
2 BASiC ORGAniZinG On WindOWS 28
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Getting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Creating a new catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dragging photos from Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Getting photos from a known location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Automatically fi xing red eyes during import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Searching for photos to import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Importing from a digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using watched folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Viewing photo thumbnails in the Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using the Media Browser views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using the Date View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Working with star ratings and keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Applying keyword tags and rating photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Using Star ratings and the Hidden tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Creating new categories and sub-categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Applying and editing category assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Creating and applying new keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Converting keyword tags and categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Applying more keyword tags to images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Working with keyword tags in Full Screen mode . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Creating a keyword tag for your working fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Editing In Full Screen mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using keyword tags to fi nd pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Automatically fi nding faces for tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
About People Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Naming faces in the Media Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Finding people for tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Review answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
3 BASiC ORGAniZinG On MAC OS 64
A Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements (Mac OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Working in Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
The Bridge workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Choosing fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
The Photoshop Elements workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Using panels and the Panel Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Working with the Application Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Opening Bridge from Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Getting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Browsing for fi les with Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Opening fi les from Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Opening fi les from the Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Getting photos from a camera or card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Guidelines for getting photos from devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Using the Adobe Photo Downloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Reviewing and comparing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Viewing a selection of photos in the Preview panel . . . . . . . . .76
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Viewing photos at full-screen size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Viewing a full-screen slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Compare and select photos using Review mode . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Sharing photos by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Using Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Navigating Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Search tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Links to help in the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Review answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4 AdVAnCed ORGAniZinG On WindOWS 82
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Advanced import options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Photo Downloader options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Acquiring still frames from a video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Importing from a PDF document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Scanning images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Organizing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Working with version sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
About stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tips for working with stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Creating albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
The Map view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Viewing and fi nding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Finding photos by visual similarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Finding photos using details and metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Find photos using a text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Metadata support for audio and video fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Viewing and managing fi les by folder location . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Hiding fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Working with smart albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Review answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
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5 AdVAnCed ORGAniZinG On MAC OS 118
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Advanced import options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Photo Downloader options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Acquiring still frames from a video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Importing from a PDF document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Scanning images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Organizing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
About keyword tags, labels, and star ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Assigning labels and ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Working with keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Searching by keywords, labels, and ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Searching for photos with the Find command . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Finding photos using the Filter panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Performing a Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Creating Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Working with Smart Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
About stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Review answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
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Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Creating a greeting card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Choosing a theme and a layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Working with frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Adjusting a photo inside a frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Working with backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Adding graphics from the Content library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Refi ning a project in Full Edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Working with multiple pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Producing a Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Rearranging the order of images in a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Choosing a theme and a photo layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
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Refi ning your Photo Book layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Replacing design elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Adding graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Adding text to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Assembling a photo collage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Setting up your project page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Exploring the artwork library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Adding a background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Adding more images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Adding graphics from the Content library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Applying eff ects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Review answers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
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Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
About printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Printing a contact sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Printing a Picture Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Printing individual photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Ordering professionally printed photos online . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Creating an Adobe ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Signing up from the Welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Signing up from the Organizer or Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Signing in to your Photoshop.com account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
About sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Using Photo Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Creating a Web Photo Gallery on Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Creating an Online Album on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Adding photos to your Online Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Changing the order of photos in an Online Album . . . . . . . . .189
Sharing an existing album online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Backing up and synchronizing albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
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