Wiley Photoshop Elements 9: Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks
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1. Index QO Action Player 45 Adams Ansel darkroom work 99 edge darkening 98 enhancing photographs 82 toning images 194 Add Noise dialog box 165 Adjust Color Curves dialog box 36 50 192 Adjust Color for Skin Tone control 55 Adjust Color option Enhance menu 55 Adjust Layer Opacity button Guided Edit panel 45 Adjust Sharpness feature 182 183 adjusting images applying adjustments to multiple photos 78 79 in black and white 192 195 bright highlights 52 53 color correcting to remove color casts 54 55 enhancing with Hue Saturation 56 57 Color Curves feature 50 51 Crop tool straightening photos 41 tighter shots 38 39 dark shadows 52 53 Editor customizing interface 32 33 setting preferences 34 35 Guided Edit feature Crop Photo option 42 Enhance Colors option 43 special effects 44 45 Levels adjusting midtones 48 49 setting blacks and whites 46 47 opening pictures 30 31 Quick Edit 58 59 RAW photos adjusting midtones to modify tonalities 68 69 blacks and whites 66 67 resetting adjustments 36 reversing adjustments 36 Save As feature 30 31 Straighten tool 40 Undo History panel 37 adjustment layers adding adjustments using black and white 128 131 Adjustment Layer icon 107 applying 108 109 balancing colors and tones 134 135 bringing out shadow detail 136 137 color correcting 114 115 enhancing 116 117 darkening highlight detail 138 139 fixing exposure problems with layer blending modes2. show 241 Smart Brush 100 101 196 197 Smart Fix Quick Edit 58 Snap Art plug in 232 233 soft edge brush 97 131 167 software plug ins Bokeh 228 229 Color Efex Pro 222 223 Dfine 77 224 225 Eye Candy 233 PhotoFrame 251 PhotoTune 230 231 Silver Efex Pro 226 227 Snap Art 232 233 Viveza 220 221 solid color layer 104 solving photo problems adding new background for subject 168 171 cloning 144 147 Content Aware Spot Healing 150 151 Gaussian blur 166 167 improving blank skies 162 165 lens distortion 152 153 out of focus background 158 159 perspective in building images 154 155 Photomerge Scene Cleaner 148 149 Recompose tool 156 157 removing distracting colors 160 161 sorting pictures 12 13 special effects Guided Edit feature 44 45 Spherical option panoramic image 210 Spot Healing Brush 147 150 square selection 87 sRGB color space JPEG files 35 stacking images 14 15 Straighten tool 40 straightening photos 40 41 Strength slider Silver Efex Pro plug in 227 Structure control Silver Efex Pro plug in 227 Viveza 2 220 Style Bin Photomerge Style Match panel 216 Style Clarity slider Photomerge Style Match panel 217 Style Eraser tool 217 Style Intensity slider Photomerge Style Match panel 217 Style Painter tool 217 styles transferring 216 217 Q _ tagging photos with face recognition 22 23 with keywords 18 21 Temperature slider Camera Raw 71 textures background 170 thresho
3. 118 119 flattening layers 140 141 layer masks combining two photos 122 125 combining with selections 132 133 overview 120 121 Levels adjustment layer blacks and whites 110 111 midtones 112 113 New Layer dialog box 106 overview 104 105 Adjustments panel 101 Adobe DNG file 81 white balance settings 71 Adobe Partner Services 237 AdobeRGB color space option 35 advanced importing 8 9 Advanced Options panel 9 Album Details panel 16 Album Settings window 242 albums 16 17 241 Alien Skin Software Bokeh 228 229 Eye Candy 233 Snap Art 2 232 233 Aligned option Clone Stamp tool 145 Allow Floating Documents in Full Edit Mode Editor 34 Also Delete Selected Item s option Hard Disk check box 13 altering reality 157 Alt Option button accessing tools 199 adjusting background 169 with black and white sliders 46 47 66 67 111 192 Camera Raw sharpening image 75 cloning out problems 144 with Layer mask icon 137 187 removing selections 93 Always Optimize for Printing option Edit menu 35 Amount slider Adjust Sharpness 183 Bokeh 229 Camera Raw 74 Quick Edit 58 Unsharp Mask 180 Angle icon Correct Camera Distortion window 154 Aperture controls Bokeh 229 Apply Metadata section Photo Downloader dialog box 9 architectural photography perspective problems 154 selections and 84 sharpening photo 181 artifacts 146 181 Auto Select Layer option Move tool 214 215 auto white balance 54 70 auto
4. alog box 245 Check All option Photo Downloader dialog box 8 checkerboard pattern layer thumbnail 167 circle selection 87 clarity 72 73 Clean Edges window 210 Clear Crop option Camera Raw 65 Clone Stamp tool Aligned option 145 overview 146 using with Photomerge Scene Cleaner 149 cloning versus Content Aware spot healing 151 defined 144 general discussion 144 147 cloning artifacts 146 Cloudy white balance option 114 Collage option panoramic image 210 color See also color casts adding to blank sky 164 balancing with adjustment layers 134 135 boosting with Vibrance slider 72 effect of blacks whites and midtones 69 enhancing with adjustment layers 116 117 enhancing with Hue Saturation 56 57 layer masks 125 removing distracting 160 161 Color Auto button 59 color casts correcting RAW photos to clean up 70 71 defined 114 removing 54 55 Color Curves feature 50 51 Color Efex Pro plug in 222 223 color noise 76 color photo converting to black and white 190 191 Color Picker dialog box 163 170 Color Settings option Edit menu 35 Color slider Camera Raw 77 Colorize check box Hue Saturation dialog box 85 comparing photos 15 composition of photo tightening up 64 Confirm Deletion from Catalog dialog box 13 Constrain Proportions box Image Size dialog box 175 Content box albums 16 17 Content Aware Spot Healing Brush 150 151 Contiguous check box Magic Wand 91 94 163 contracting selecti
5. cus creating with Gaussian blur 166 167 selective 228 Folder Location view Organizer 24 Friends List Photoshop 239 full screen mode viewing photos 10 11 Fun Edits Guided Edit panel 44 __ O Gaussian Blur background 171 blurring edges 137 creating focus 166 167 Gaussian Blur dialog box 133 159 glossy paper 177 gradations black and white image 192 Gradient tool 135 165 170 171 Graduated Neutral Density Filter Color Efex Pro plug in 222 grayscale 193 grouping images 212 215 Guided Edit feature Crop Photo option 42 Enhance Colors option 43 special effects 44 45 Hand tool adding new background 169 improving blank skies 165 Quick Edit 59 hand colored look 198 201 Hard Disk check box Confirm Deletion from Catalog dialog box 13 hard drive external 26 27 237 hard edge brush feathering 97 layer masks 131 Spot Healing Brush 150 Hide Task Pane Organizer 25 high dynamic range HDR photography 203 205 Highlight controls Bokeh 229 highlights adjusting with Recovery slider 67 bright 52 53 darkening detail 138 139 histogram 49 111 History States button Undo History panel 35 Horizontal Perspective slider Correct Camera Distortion window 155 Hue slider Guided Edit panel 43 Hue Saturation dialog box 57 Silver Efex Pro plug in 227 Hue Saturation adjustment panel 107 109 117 Hue Saturation feature 56 57 image resolution 177 247 Image Size dialog box 174 Ima
6. dtones slider Levels dialog box 49 50 monitor calibration 245 ppi 179 monochrome 109 193 More Options dialog box Organizer 249 More Less slider PhotoTune plug in 230 motion blur effect Bokeh 229 Motion Blur tool 183 Move tool Auto Select Layer option 214 215 moving layers 105 moving pictures to Photoshop Elements 80 81 Multiply exposure blending mode increasing effects 129 Opacity and 118 119 muted color background 170 My Friends button Photoshop com 239 My Gallery button Photoshop com 239 My Library button Photoshop com 239 naming layers 107 netbooks 238 neutral color 71 New Album panel Organizer 236 New Layer dialog box 106 New Layer icon Layers panel 144 162 250 New Smart Album dialog box 17 Nik Software Color Efex Pro 222 223 Dfine 77 224 225 Viveza 2 220 221 noise Adjust Sharpness feature and 182 controlling in RAW photos 76 77 out of focus areas 186 Screen exposure mode and 119 Noise Reduction controls Camera Raw 76 Noiseware program Imagenomic 77 nondestructive processing 62 63 On First Save drop down menu Editor 34 one color photos 109 onOne Software Photo Essentials 231 PhotoFrame plug in 251 PhotoTune plug in 230 opacity defined 115 Eraser tool and 167 exposure blending modes and 119 Open dialog box Editor 31 opening pictures 30 31 Organizer Create Keyword Tag dialog box 19 Display button 15 24 Edit Keyword Tag Icon dialog box 19 Folde
7. g edges by feathering 96 97 Lasso tools 88 89 Marquee tools 86 87 Elliptical Marquee tool 87 Rectangular Marquee tool 86 selections creating 84 85 expanding or contracting 92 93 inverting 94 95 using for traditional edge darkening 98 99 Smart Brush 100 101 Loupe window Dfine plug in 225 Lower Tonality slider Color Efex Pro plug in 222 luminance noise 76 Luminance slider Camera Raw 76 Q Mac Command key 5 37 Mac Photoshop Elements menu 7 Index Magic Wand tool Contiguous check box 163 improving blank skies 162 overview 90 selecting skies 94 Magnetic Lasso tool 88 89 magnification Camera Raw 63 Magnifier tool 59 Make It Better program onOne Photo Essentials 231 manual exposure 207 Manual setting Photomerge Exposure 204 Marquee tools 86 87 Elliptical Marquee tool 87 Rectangular Marquee tool 86 Masking slider Camera Raw 75 Master drop down menu Hue Saturation adjustment panel 56 57 117 matte finish paper 177 megapixels 75 memory card importing images 6 7 Merge and Make New Layer command 185 merged flattened layer 159 merging photos for more detail 204 205 for panoramic image 208 211 Method drop down menu Dfine plug in 225 Midtone Contrast slider Shadows Highlights dialog box 53 midtones adjusting in black and white photos 192 with Color Curves feature 50 51 with levels 48 49 tonalities light or dark 68 69 Clarity slider 72 levels adjustment layer 112 113 Mi
8. g out problems 144 feathering edges 96 improving blank skies 165 making selections 92
9. genomic Noiseware program 77 imbalance problems 134 importing images advanced importing 8 9 from digital camera or memory card 6 7 inkjet printer 176 244 Interactive Layout option panoramic image 210 inverting selections 94 95 iPad 238 iron on transfer 249 ISO settings 76 224 7 JPEG file backup 237 defined 63 Editor 30 31 flattening layers 140 oversharpening 187 versus RAW 60 sharpening 180 JPEG Options dialog box 179 keywords tagging images 18 21 _ landscapes 181 187 Lasso tools adding and subtracting from selection 93 following picture elements 88 89 layer blending modes 118 119 layer mask changing between white and black 161 combining two photos 122 125 combining with selections 132 133 overview 120 121 refining edges 171 layers See also adjustment layers combining with effects into single layer 141 duplicating 129 sharpening photos 184 185 Layers panel Adjustment Layer icon 107 Eye icon 108 moving layers 105 New Layer icon 144 162 250 Smart Brush and 100 101 Trash Can icon 111 lens distortion 152 153 lens flare 146 Lensbaby system 229 Levels adjusting midtones 48 49 setting blacks and whites 46 47 Levels adjustment layer blacks and whites 110 111 midtones 112 113 Levels dialog box black and white images 192 selections and 97 Lighten Shadows slider Shadows Highlights dialog box 52 local control features automated tools 90 91 blendin
10. k Edit 58 59 Quick Selection tool 90 Radius slider Adjust Sharpness 183 Camera Raw 75 Gaussian Blur dialog box 159 Unsharp Mask 181 RAW photos adjusting blacks and whites 66 67 midtones to make tonalities light or dark 68 69 applying adjustments to multiple photos 78 79 controlling noise 76 77 correcting color to clean up color casts 70 71 cropping photos to start processing 64 65 defined 30 moving picture to Photoshop Elements 80 81 nondestructive processing 62 63 sharpening 74 75 180 using Clarity to intensify images 72 73 using Vibrance to intensify images 72 73 Recompose tool 156 157 Recovery slider Camera Raw 67 recropping 65 Rectangular Marquee tool 84 86 Refine Edge dialog box adding new background 169 improving blank skies 162 Refine Mask dialog box 197 Remove Color Cast dialog box 54 55 Remove Color option Enhance menu 193 199 Index Remove Distortion slider Correct Camera Distortion window 155 Remove drop down menu Adjust Sharpness 183 removing color casts 54 55 dead space 156 157 distracting colors 160 161 people from scene 148 149 unwanted objects 150 151 Reposition option panoramic image 210 Resample Image option Image Size dialog box 175 177 Reset button Guided Edit 43 Reset Tool function Gradient tool 165 resetting adjustments 36 Camera Raw sliders 73 resolution image sizing and 176 image versus printer 177 247 Resolution boxes 38 rever
11. ld screens defined 111 Unsharp Mask 181 Thumbnail Size icons Organizer 24 TIFF file 30 31 140 TIFF Options dialog box Editor 31 tilting camera 155 Tint slider Camera Raw 71 Tolerance setting Magic Wand 91 tonemapping 205 tones balancing 130 balancing with adjustment layers 134 135 black and white image 194 195 midtones and 68 69 transparency 115 Trash Can icon Layers panel 111 tripod leveling 207 taking multiple exposures 203 O UnCheck All option Photo Downloader dialog box 8 underexposure 77 Undo History panel correcting sky placement 165 Editor interface 33 34 flattened files 141 setting 37 Unsharp Mask 180 181 Upper Tonality slider Color Efex Pro plug in 222 Use drop down menu Photomerge Panorama feature 209 vertical panoramas 207 Vertical Perspective slider Correct Camera Distortion window 154 Vertical Shift slider Color Efex Pro plug in 223 vibrance 72 73 View menu Organizer 24 positioning of photos on page 215 viewing photos full screen mode 10 11 views Nik Software 225 Vignette controls Correct Camera Distortion window 153 vignette effect Bokeh 229 Viveza plug in 220 221 warning icon Camera Raw 79 Web computers 238 white balance control 54 whites See black and white wideangle lens 155 Windows Alt key 5 37 Windows Control key 5 37 work print 247 workflow 4 5 x l XMP file 80 81 O Zoom tool adding new background 169 clonin
12. mall areas of change and 137 Edit icon defined 17 Edit Keyword Tag Icon dialog box Organizer 19 Editor customizing interface 32 33 moving pictures from Camera Raw 80 81 opening RAW files 62 setting preferences 34 35 Effects panel Editor interface 32 Elements Organizer confirmation dialog box 22 Elliptical Marquee tool 86 87 e mail sharing photos online 243 sizing photos for 178 179 Enhance Colors option Guided Edit feature 43 Enlarge It program onOne Software 231 Eraser technique 159 Eraser tool adjusting color in image 201 cloning and 147 modifying border effects 251 refining picture 167 expanding selections 92 93 exposure adjusting whites 66 bad difficulty in correcting 69 bright areas 139 fixing with layer blending modes 118 119 Exposure whites slider Camera Raw 67 external hard drive 26 27 237 Eye Candy plug in Alien Skin 233 Eye icon Layers panel 108 Eyedropper tool 199 F Face Recognition icon Keyword Tags panel 22 faces 22 23 181 187 Feather Selection dialog box 97 166 feathering 96 97 133 Files Successfully Copied dialog box Photo Downloader dialog box 7 Fill Layer command Edit menu 129 Fill Layer dialog box 129 fill layers 107 Fill Light slider Camera Raw 66 Film Types section Silver Efex Pro plug in 227 Filmstrip icon 11 filters 102 251 Fix slider Quick Edit 58 flattening layers 140 141 Flip Image in Iron on Transfer option Organizer 249 fo
13. mated tools 90 91 Automatic Download check box Photo Downloader dialog box 7 automatic exposure 207 Automatic setting Photomerge Exposure 204 background adding for subject 168 171 out of focus 158 159 backing up pictures 26 27 Backup Sync check box Album Details panel 16 balance tone 130 barrel distortion 152 Basic Membership Photoshop 236 Bicubic Sharper option Image Size dialog box 175 177 Bicubic Smoother option Image Size dialog box 175 177 bit depth 81 black and white adding adjustments 128 131 adjusting RAW photos 66 67 layer masks 124 125 Levels adjustment layer 110 111 removing adjustments 126 127 setting with Levels 46 47 black blocking 121 Blacks slider Camera Raw 66 blank skies improving 162 165 Blend slider Color Efex Pro plug in 222 blending edges 96 97 blending modes 195 blocking effect 127 Bokeh plug in 228 229 bracket keys 125 127 bright color 160 170 bright highlights adjusting 52 53 brightness 66 130 Brightness slider 68 99 120 193 Brightness Contrast adjustment layer 120 133 138 brushes adjusting 125 Content Aware Spot Healing Brush 149 hard edge 97 131 150 layer masks and 131 Selection Brush 90 Smart Brush 100 101 196 197 soft edge 97 131 167 Spot Healing Brush 147 150 burning in edges 98 N calibration monitor 245 Camera Raw software 62 See also RAW photos Change Settings button Prints dialog box 248 Change Settings di
14. ons 92 93 Contrast control Silver Efex Pro plug in 227 Contrast slider Camera Raw 68 control point Nik Software 220 221 227 Convert to Black and White dialog box 190 Correct Camera Distortion filter 152 Correct Camera Distortion window 153 Create Keyword Tag dialog box Organizer 19 Crop Photo option Guided Edit feature 42 Crop tool correcting distorted edges 153 155 defined 38 39 versus Recompose tool 156 157 straightening photos 41 cropping photos layers and 113 RAW files 64 65 for tighter shots 38 39 Cut It Out program onOne Software 231 Cylindrical option panoramic image 210 Index dark shadows adjusting 52 53 Darken Highlights slider Shadows Highlights dialog box 53 dead space removing 156 157 depth of field effects 228 deselecting selections 85 destructive editing 63 Detail slider Camera Raw 75 Detail tab Camera Raw 74 Dfine plug in Nik Software 77 224 225 digital camera importing images from 6 7 digital negative DNG file 81 digital single lens reflex dSLR camera 60 152 Display button Organizer 15 24 distracting colors removing 160 161 DNG digital negative file 81 Done option Camera Raw 81 dSLR digital single lens reflex camera 60 152 Duplicate option File menu 195 dust spots 147 edge darkening 98 99 Edge Extension slider 153 edges blending 96 97 blur and 159 distorted 153 155 importance of 131 refining with layer mask 171 s
15. otoshop Document PSD file 31 109 140 172 photo sizing controls 174 Phototune plug in 230 231 pixels destructive editing 63 nondestructive processing 62 plug ins and 221 working directly with 102 pixels per inch ppi 177 playback toolbar Organizer 10 plug ins See software plug ins Plus Membership Photoshop 236 Polygonal Lasso tool 88 89 portraits adjusting multiple photos 78 increased clarity and 73 sharpening 181 ppi pixels per inch 177 Preferences dialog box Editor 34 35 presence photograph 72 preset effects Silver Efex Pro 226 Preview check box Camera Raw 69 Levels dialog box 49 Preview window Unsharp Mask dialog box 181 Print Space drop down menu Organizer 249 printer inkjet 176 244 printer profile 245 printer resolution 177 247 printing sizing photos for 176 177 Prints dialog box Organizer 248 Pro section PhotoTune plug in 231 processing organizing photos for backing up pictures backup software 27 external hard drive 26 27 creating albums to group pictures 16 17 importing images advanced importing 8 9 from digital camera or memory card 6 7 setting up workflow 4 5 sorting pictures 12 13 stacking images 14 15 tagging photos with face recognition 22 23 using keywords to tag images 18 21 viewing photos with full screen mode 10 11 Project Bin tab Editor 33 PSD Photoshop Document file 31 109 140 172 Quality slider JPEG Options dialog box 179 Quic
16. r Location view 24 Full Screen icon 10 Hide Task Pane 25 interface 24 25 managing photos 6 More Options dialog box 249 New Album panel 236 opening RAW file 62 printing group of photos 248 organizing photos for processing backing up pictures backup software 27 external hard drive 26 27 creating albums to group pictures 16 17 full screen mode 10 11 importing images advanced importing 8 9 from digital camera or memory card 6 7 Organizer interface 24 25 sorting 12 13 stacking 14 15 tagging with face recognition 22 23 with keywords 18 21 workflow 4 5 out of focus background 158 159 overlapping images 214 oversharpening 185 O panoramic image merging photos for 208 211 overview 188 photographing scene for 206 207 paper profile 245 parametric sliders Color Curves 50 Pencil tool Photomerge Scene Cleaner 149 People mode PhotoTune plug in 231 People Recognition window 23 personalizing photo gallery 243 perspective control lenses 155 Perspective option panoramic image 210 perspective problems architecture 154 155 Photo Downloader dialog box 6 9 PhotoFrame plug in 251 Photographic Effects Guided Edit panel 44 photographing scenes for more exposure detail 202 203 for panoramic image 206 207 Photomerge dialog box 208 Photomerge Exposure feature 204 Photomerge feature 149 Photomerge Panorama feature 209 Photomerge Scene Cleaner 148 149 Photomerge Style Match feature 216 Ph
17. sing adjustments 36 rotating images 41 Rotation slider Color Efex Pro plug in 223 Saturation slider brightening colors 73 Guided Edit panel 43 Hue Saturation dialog box 57 Saturation tool 72 Save As feature 30 31 Save Panel Locations option Editor 34 saving flattened layers 141 scratch space 35 Screen blending mode 129 Screen exposure mode 118 119 Select a Layout drop down menu Prints dialog box 249 Select Paper Size drop down menu Prints dialog box 248 Select Print Size drop down menu Prints dialog box 247 248 Select Type of Print drop down menu Prints dialog box 249 Selection Brush 90 selections circle 87 creating 84 85 expanding or contracting 92 93 inverting 94 95 square 87 using automated tools 90 91 using for traditional edge darkening 98 99 selective focus 228 sepia tone 194 shadows adjusting 52 53 136 137 Shadows Highlights control 52 53 205 Sharpen slider 59 sharpening photos Adjust Sharpness 182 183 with layers 184 185 RAW photos 74 75 180 selectively 186 187 Unsharp Mask 180 181 sharpness 73 Shift key moving photos with 123 Show Bounding Box option Move tool 215 Show Crosshair in Brush Tip Preferences dialog box 35 Show Task Pane Organizer 25 Silver Efex Pro plug in 226 227 sizing photos for e mail 178 179 for printing 176 177 workflow 174 175 skies balance problems 134 blank 162 165 skin texture 73 SkinTune section PhotoTune plug in 231 slide
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