Photoshop Elements 12 All-in-One for Dummies

9 books in 1

• Getting Started with Elements
• Organizer Fundamentals
• Image Essentials
• Selections
• Painting, Drawing, and Typing
• Working with Layers and Masks
• Filters, Effects, Styles, and Distortions
• Retouching and Enhancing
• Creating and Sharing with Elements

Create extraordinary photos with Photoshop Elements 12 and this friendly guide!

These days, we're practically never without a camera at hand ? even if it's just a cellphone. Whatever you shoot with, Photoshop Elements can help you make your shots look their best. The nine easy-to-follow minibooks in this guide will help you organize, edit, create, and share your amazing photos.

• Elements fundamentals ? explore the Elements workspace, view and navigate images, and work with the Organizer
• Sharpen your tools ? learn to work with resolution, manage color, understand Camera Raw, and master selections
• Take it up a notch ? discover how to use the Brush and Pencil tools, work with layers and masks, and experiment with type
• Perfect and share ? learn to improve your images, from quick fixes to fine-tuning, and share the joy with slide shows, photo books, greeting cards, calendars, and more

Open the book and find:

• How to acquire and export images
• Easy ways to fix flaws and undo mistakes
• Tips for making and modifying selections
• How to save and share photos on the new Adobe Revel
• Advice on getting creative with layers, masks, filters, and effects
• Secrets for creating composite images
• Steps for sharing your photos on social networks
• Instructions for both WindowsR and MacR users

Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California. She is currently a Graphic Design faculty member in the School of Film and Communication at Brooks Institute. Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and digital imaging.