Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies [Paperback]

Barbara Obermeier (Author), Ted Padova (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0470397004 | ISBN-13: 978-0470397008 | Edition: 1

Photoshop Elements lets you edit and enhance your digital photographs and images with professional quality tools. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a beginner, Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies gives you the scoop on using this full-featured photo-editing program.

You’ll find out how to transform your ordinary photos into visually stunning creations. This book gives you the tools to enhance your images, fix flaws, share pictures online, correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, take charge with Shortcuts, present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, and create movie files. You’ll also learn to:

• Use the Organizer to move around efficiently in Elements
• Correct color, brightness, contrast, and exposure
• Use Adobe’s free Photoshop.com service
• Streamline your work using shortcuts
• Work with bitmap, grayscale, and indexed color modes
• Create albums and import images
• Follow creative applications for filters and effects
• Prepare images for printing
• Turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albums
• Straighten crooked lines, crop for effect, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrast

Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies shows you how to use all the Elements of great image editing, management, and photo fun. Whether you’re concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid’s photo on a calendar, you’ll learn how with this book!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...overall it gives a better understanding of many of the issues...worth buying this book even before you upgrade" (GadgetSpeak.com, March 13th 2009)

From the Back Cover

Whether you're a hobbyist or a pro, look what you can do with Elements!

Photoshop Elements is a full-featured image editing program, and this full-color guide gives you the scoop on all the coolest features. It's easy to enhance your images, fix flaws, and share pictures online. Whether you're concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid's photo on a calendar, Elements can do it, and here's how!

• Get it together — use the Organizer to easily sort, find, and compare photos and open them for editing

• Make it easy — correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, and take charge with shortcuts

• Be creative — turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albums with a few mouse clicks

• Master simple makeovers — to straighten crooked images, crop for better composition, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrast

• Share — present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, or create movie files

Open the book and find:

• How to get images into Elements from all kinds of sources

• Steps for working with resolution, color modes, and file formats

• Ways to organize and manage your photos

• Tips for performing simple image makeovers

• Secrets for making and modifying selections

• How to combine multiple images into creative collages

• Creative applications for filters, effects, and styles

• How to upload and save images to Photoshop.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470397004
• ISBN-13: 978-0470397008
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Algorithms > Digital Image Processing

Customer Reviews

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for Dummies, but a good manual, December 12, 2008

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John W. Kohler "NikonJohn" (Lakeland, Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies (Paperback)

Unlike other Dummies books I have (Windows XP and Vista for Dummies), this is more like the manual that should have come with Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. It's not for people that have never used a photographic program before. It assumes you have some knowledge of digital enhancements. That being said, it's a very good manual and it's in color. It's a good desk reference. It's not meant to be read from cover to cover. After reading the first few chapters, you can use as a reference to get you over the hurtles you don't understand, give you some common sense tips, enlighten you on some things you probably didn't know, and give you some helpful short-cuts. All-in-all, a very useful manual to have, and the DVD is great to get you started even before you start and reading. Two thumbs up from me.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction, December 9, 2008

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Joseph B. Cohen "Pragmatist" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Excellent introduction to Elements 7 and just what I've come to expect from this Dummies series. Just got Elements 7 and wanted/needed to get me going and let's see something now. In one-half hour I had my first photo edited. Not a wiz yet but give me another half-hour. Learned the interface, was able to easily follow the instructions. Good clear English and easy reading.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Summary - Easy to Read - Helpful in Reviewing Skills, January 12, 2009

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Michael - "the Tea Lover" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies (Paperback)

One of the better Dummies' book and a good reference. I found it easy to read what I already knew from other books and training and I learned a few additional tips that I had previously missed from other training books.

Not the ultimate Photoshop Elements 7 book, which I am still waiting to come out; but definitely a good second contendor and a easy read. Easy read is the "Dummies" touch to make it as user friendly as possible.