Photoshop Elements 11 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks

1 Import and Organize Photos

#1 Import Your Images 4

#2 Use the Organizer Interface 8

#3 Sort the Good Pictures From the Bad 10

#4 Stack Your Images 12

#5 Back Up Your Pictures to Protect Them 14

#6 Use Instant Fix 16

#7 Create Albums to Group Your Pictures 18

#8 Work With People View 20

#9 Work With Places View 24

#10 Work With Events View 28

#11 Use Keywords to Tag Your Images 32

2 Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements

#12 Open Pictures and Use Save As 38

#13 Set Preferences to Make Editor Work for You 40

#14 You Cannot Hurt Your Pictures 42

#15 Crop Your Photos for Tighter Shots 44

#16 Fix and Rotate Crooked Pictures 46

#17 Use Guided Edit to Help You Learn the Program 48

#18 Set Blacks and Whites with Levels 50

#19 Adjust Your Midtones with Levels 52

#20 Adjust Your Midtones with Color Curves 54

#21 Quickly Adjust Dark Shadows and Bright Highlights 56

#22 Correct Color to Remove Color Casts 58

#23 Enhance Color with Hue/Saturation 60

#24 Use Quick Edit to Work Fast 62

3 Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements

#25 Change Images Nondestructively 66

#26 Crop Your Photos to Start Your Processing 68

#27 Adjust Blacks and Whites to Give a Photo Strength 70

#28 Adjust Midtones to Make Tonalities Light or Dark 72

#29 Correct Color to Clean Up Color Casts 74

#30 Use Vibrance and Clarity to Intensify Images 76

#31 Sharpen Photos with Precision 78

#32 Control Noise in Your Photo 80

#33 Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos 82

#34 Move Your Picture to Photoshop Elements 84


4 Choose Local Control Features

#35 Create and Use a Selection 88

#36 Use Marquee Tools for Specific Shapes 90

#37 Use Lasso Tools to Follow Picture Elements 92

#38 Use Automated Tools for Easy Selections 94

#39 Expand or Contract Your Selection 96

#40 Select What Is Easy and Invert 98

#41 Blend Edges by Feathering 100

#42 Refine Edges for More Selection Control 102

#43 Use the Smart Brush for Specific Area Fixes 104

5 Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes

#44 Understand How Layers Work 108

#45 Understand How Adjustment Layers Work 110

#46 Work Blacks and Whites with a Levels Adjustment Layer 114

#47 Work Midtones with a Levels Adjustment Layer 116

#48 Correct Color with an Adjustment Layer 118

#49 Enhance Color with an Adjustment Layer 120

#50 Fix Problem Exposures with Layer Blending Modes 122

#51 Understand How Layer Masks Work 124

#52 Combine Two Photos with Layer Masks 126

#53 Remove Adjustments with Black 130

#54 Add Adjustments Using Black and Then White 132

#55 Combine Layer Masks with Selections 136

#56 Balance Colors and Tones in a Picture 138

#57 Bring Out Shadow Detail in Specific Areas 140

#58 Darken Highlight Detail in Specific Areas 142

#59 Flatten Layers When Done 144

6 Solve Photo Problems

#60 Clone Out Problems 148

#61 Remove People from a Scene with Photomerge Scene Cleaner 152

#62 Remove Unwanted Objects with Enhanced Spot Healing 154

#63 Fix Problems Due to Lens Distortion 156

#64 Fix Perspective Problems with Building Photographs 158

#65 Remove Dead Space with Recompose 160

#66 Make an Out-Of-Focus Background 162

#67 Remove Distracting Colors 164

#68 Improve Blank Skies 166

#69 Control the Focus with Tilt-Shift Effects 170

#70 Add a New Background for Your Subject 172

7 Size and Sharpen Photos

#71 Basic Workflow for Image Sizing 178

#72 Size Photos for Printing 180

#73 Size Photos for E-Mail 182

#74 Sharpen Photos with Unsharp Mask 184

#75 Sharpen Photos with Adjust Sharpness 186

#76 Sharpen Photos When You Have Layers 188

#77 Selectively Sharpen Parts of Your Photo 190

8 Go Beyond the Basics

#78 Convert Color Photos to Black-and-White 194

#79 Adjust Your Photos in Black-and-White 196

#80 Create Toned Images 198

#81 Try Filters for Creative Effects 200

#82 Create a Graphic Novel Look 202

#83 Use the Smart Brush for Creative Effects 204

#84 Create Pop Art Effects with Guided Edit 206

#85 Add Text to a Page 208

#86 Photograph a Scene to Get More Exposure Detail 210

#87 Merge Photos for More Photo Detail 212

#88 Photograph a Scene for a Panoramic Image 214

#89 Merge Photos for a Panoramic Image 216

#90 Transfer Styles Between Photos 220

9 Software Plug-ins Make Work Easier

#91 Use Viveza for Quick Creative Adjustments 224

#92 Use Color Efex Pro for Efficient Photo Work 226

#93 Remove Noise with Dfine 228

#94 Get Dramatic Black-and-White with Silver Efex Pro 230

#95 Use Snap Art for Creative Effects 232

10 Get Photos out of Photoshop Elements

#96 Calibrate Your Monitor 236

#97 Print Your Photos 240

#98 Print a Calendar 244

#99 Print a Photo Book 246

#100 Add a Border Effect to Your Pictures 248

#101 Make a Greeting Card 250