The Visibooks Guide To Photoshop Elements 3.0 (2006).pdf

Table of Contents

Elements Basics ............................................. 1

Create GIFs .................................................................................11

Create JPGs ................................................................................19

Resize graphics ..........................................................................25

Flip and rotate graphics.............................................................31

Formatting Graphics ..................................... 43

Crop graphics .............................................................................44

Reduce file size ..........................................................................50

Change resolution ......................................................................62

Lighten/darken graphics............................................................68

Creating Graphics ......................................... 77

Draw and paint............................................................................78

Create text graphics ...................................................................89

Replace colors ............................................................................99

Create shapes ...........................................................................103

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Advanced Techniques .................................111

Make GIF backgrounds transparent ....................................... 112

Enhance and correct graphics................................................ 120

Work with layers ...................................................................... 129

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Elements Basics

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

•

Create GIFs

•

Create JPEGs

•

Resize graphics

•

Flip and rotate graphics

ELEMENTS BASICS

1. Open a web browser, then go to:

www.visibooks.com/books/pse3

2. Right click the Download Photoshop Elements Practice Files

link.

3. When the menu appears, click Save Target As .

4. When the Save As window appears, navigate to the My

Documents folder.

Then click the icon.

ELEMENTS BASICS