Saturday, March 14, 2009

Getting to grips with Adobe Elements

By David Peters

Adobe Photoshop Elements doesn't just have one single interface and is capable of launching the program in several different modes. There a selection of different modes on Elements for different requirements like organizing photos, the full edit mode, the quick fix, and you can even produce your own photo album books.

If you are lucky enough to have the Photoshop Elements 6 version you would have seen some extra really awesome features such as email, burning to CD or DVD, plus a real bonus is that the uncluttered interface. This certainly makes life a lot easier when you need to move round the screen.

The quick fix guide mode allows you to make very elementary changes to your photos as it allow you to change lighting, colour, sharpen, as well as options to do a novel smart fix. On the right hand side of Photoshop Elements entrance menu you will find the auto fix button which is another revolutionary tool that Adobe have introduced.

Auto fixing is perfect for complete elements newbies if you're looking for a quick photo fix. Check out these six great editing tools and features.

1 - Sometimes you'll find your editing isn't going the way it should be, so you can just hit the "Reset Button" on the after picture. 2 - If you need to show your before and after images, there?s a drop down button in the bottom left hand corner, which says "View". 3 - Your tool box can be found on the left hand side of the screen. 4 - You can zoom in from your image on this page and the zoom button can be found in the bottom left hand corner. 5 - Your auto tab buttons can be found on the right hand side of the screen. 6 - Each quick mode gives you the option of using sliders.

The full edit mode provides the necessary tools to change any of your photo images. The majority of the tools and commands are to be found in the palettes.

With the Palettes feature you can manage your layers and apply quality effects to your digital photos. The layers and effects palette come up automatically on opening up Elements. The windows menu also offers some other important editing features , which is at the top of the view screen. The palettes float on the screen, allowing you to position them anywhere you like on the computer screen. - 15437

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