HOW TO DO EVERYTHING WITH PHOTOSHOP(R) ELEME

"Get the most out of the powerful image-editing features of Photoshop Elements 3.0 with help from this full-color guide. First, learn to navigate and customize the program to suit your preferences. Then, get started retouching, repairing, and enhancing digital images in no time. Step-by-step examples show you how to crop images, fix color, focus, and exposure problems, eliminate defects, manipulate images, add special effects, and much more. You’ll also get tips for getting great prints and posting your photos on the Web.

Import images into Photoshop or create new images from scratch
Crop, rotate, and change the size of images
Correct color, contrast, lighting, exposure, and focus
Touch up photos and hide defects
Use layers, masks, gradients, and filters to create special effects
Include text and shapes in your images
Create panoramics, cards, calendars, and photo books
Prepare images for print or the Web
Organize your images and modify batches of images
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David Plotkin (Walnut Creek, CA) is a senior data administrator for Longs Drugstores Inc. He designs computer systems and databases for a living, and is a self-taught web tool user. He maintains websites for various nonprofit and charitable organizations and has written several computer books on database topics and graphics, as well as 1000+ periodical articles.