Introduction to

Adobe Photoshop
Elements
Eli Sohn

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 What is Elements
 a software used to edit and
manipulate digital images.
• Rotate
• Change colors
• Create collage
• Lighten or darken
• Remove or move parts of the picture
• And so much more

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 Initial screen
 Open a new file
 Browser to find an
existing file
 Connect to
camera or scanner
 Common issues
 Tutorials

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 Main Menu
 A typical screen configuration.

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 Main Menu
• Menu bar
• Shortcuts bar
• Options bar
• Toolbar
• Status bar
• Palette Well and
open palettes

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 Main Menu: Toolbar
 Selection tools
 Drawing tools
 Editing tools
 Vector tools
 View tools

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 Main Menu: toolbar
Continued
 Move
 Crop
 Type
 Color
• eyedropper
• Foreground color
• Background color

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 Main menu explore
 File > New
 Width enter 600 px
 Height 400 px

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 Main menu explore
 Select pencil
• Option bar
 Select colors
• Foreground
• Background
 Try out the pencil
tool

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 Palette: History
 Tracks the steps
you applied to the
image.

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 Layers
 More flexible
 More creative
 Easier to work with
images.

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 Hint and How To Recipe
 Hint provides a short description
about the features of the tool that is
selected.
 How To Recipes are tutorials for
many popular tasks.

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 Before you start
 Use a copy of your
original file.
 There are more
than one way to
create the effect.

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 Starting
 To open your file
 File
 Browse…
 Navigate to your
file.

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 Continue Exploring!
 Try the different options to see what
works best for you.
 Don’t be afraid to try something new.
 Work comfortable, there is always a
way to undo if you do not like the
result.
 Keep the original and work on a copy.

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