fF Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z 98 F Filters palette Menu: Editor: Window > Styles and Effects Editor: Window > Filters (pre-version 3.0) Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2 See also: Filter Gallery, Artwork and Effects palette The number and type of fi lters available can make selecting which to use a diffi cult process. To help with this decision, Elements also contains a Filter Browser type feature that displays thumbnail versions of different fi lter effects. Before version 3.0 of the program the browser was a separate palette (1) and could be displayed by selecting Window > Filters or clicking on it’s tab in the Palette Dock. With the release of version 3.0 the browser became part of the thumbnail previews located in the new Styles and Effects palette (2). Double-clicking the fi lter preview thumbnail will open the Filter Gallery and apply the fi lter changes to your picture. The selection of fi lters previewed at any one time can be changed by altering the selection in the pop-up menu at the top of the palette. In version 5.0 fi lters can also be found in the Artwork and Effects palette. & Find Menu: Photo Browser: Find Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See also: Find All Version Sets, Find by Details, Find by Visual Similarity One of the great benefi ts of organizing your pictures in the Photo Browser workspace is the huge range of search options that then becomes available to you. In fact there are so many search options that Adobe created a new menu heading called ‘Find’ specifi cally to hold all the choices. Here you will be able to search for your photos based on a selected date range, fi lename, caption, media type (video, photo, audio or creation), history (when an item was e-mailed, printed, received, imported, used in a creation project or even shared online) and even by the predominant color in the photo. Filters Menu: Editor: Filter Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd F (last fi lter) OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Filter Gallery, Artwork and Effects palette Digital fi lters are based on the traditional photographic versions, which are placed in front of the lens of the camera or enlarger to change the way the image is captured or printed. Now, with the click of a button it is possible to make extremely complex changes to our images almost instantaneously – changes that a few years ago we couldn’t even imagine. The fi lters in Adobe Photoshop Elements can be found grouped under a series of subheadings based on their main effect or feature in the Filter menu. Selecting a fi lter will apply the effect to the current layer or selection. Some fi lters display a dialog that allows the user to change specifi c settings and preview the fi ltered image before applying the effect to the whole of the picture. This can be a great time saver, as fi ltering a large fi le can take several minutes. Other fi lters are incorporated into a Filter Gallery (Filter > Filter Gallery) feature that provides both preview and controls in a single dialog. Filters can also be accessed via the Filter section for the Styles and Effects palette or the new Artwork and Effects palette in version 5.0. FILTERS ' Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 99 www.ElementsA-Z.com fF F Find All Stacks Menu: Organizer: Find > All Stacks Shortcut: Shft Ctrl Alt S OS: Windows Version: 5 See also: Stacks, Version Sets, Auto Stacking To help with the management of the Organizer workspace a new method for searching for fi les has been added to the many ways already listed under the Find menu. Now you can quickly locate all the photos that have been grouped into stacks by selecting the All Stacks option (1) from the Find menu. Elements then presents you with a new window (2) containing all the stacks that it has located. Clicking the Back to All Photos button will redisplay all the images in your catalog. After ' & Find All Version Sets Menu: Photo Browser: Find > All Version Sets Shortcut: Ctrl Alt V OS: Windows Version: 4, 5 See also: Find, Version Set The Find > All Version Sets feature (1) is one of two new Find options introduced in Elements 4.0 (the other being Find > By Details (Metadata)). Using this option it is now possible to isolate just those photos that have been collated in Version Sets. The sets located as a result of the search are displayed in a new browser window (2). If you want to display all the items contained in a set then right-click on the thumbnail and choose Version Set > Reveal Items in Version Set from the pop-up menu. ' Find by Details (Metadata) Menu: Photo Browser: Find > By Details (Metadata) Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 4, 5 See also: Find In a new and very powerful search option in Elements 4.0 the wealth of information that is stored with your photo as metadata can be used as a basis for locating specifi c pictures. The Find > By Details (Metadata) option displays a sophisticated search dialog that allows you to nominate specifi c criteria (1) to use when looking within the metadata portion of the picture fi le. The dialog also provides sections to choose how to match (2) the search text (Starts with, Ends with, Contains, etc.) and a place to insert the search text (3) or value (Filename, Camera Make, Camera Model, Capture Date, etc.). Beyond simple camera-based metadata you can also use this dialog to search for any Captions, Notes, Tags or Collections that you have applied to your pictures. For more sophisticated search options you can add extra criteria by clicking on the ‘+’ button on the right of the dialog. Alternatively criteria can be removed by clicking the ‘–’ button (4). ' & ( ) & FIND ALL STACKS Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. fF Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z 100 F Find by Visual Similarity Menu: Photo Browser: Find > By Visual Similarity with Selected Photos Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 4, 5 See also: Find The Find > By Visual Similarity (1) with Selected Photos feature is a new search option in version 4.0 and replaces the Find > By Color Similarity that appeared in version 3.0. Both fi nd options use the color and tones of the currently selected photos (or photo) in the Browser workspace as the basis of the search. Photos that most match the search criteria are displayed in a new Browser window. The degree of matching is listed as a percentage value in the bottom left of each thumbnail (2). This style of search method is also known as ‘Pixel-matching’. After Before ' & Find Edges fi lter Menu: Editor: Filter > Stylize > Find Edges Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Filters The Find Edges fi lter, as one of the group of Stylize fi lters, searches for and highlights the edges in a picture. The feature classifi es edges as being picture parts where there is a major change in tone, color and/or contrast. The feature outlines the edges it locates with dark lines against a lighter colored background. There are no extra controls of slider adjustments available for this fi lter. The edge-fi nding ability of this fi lter is used in the fast sharpening technique at the front of this book. The approach isolates the sharpening effects of the Unsharp Mask fi lter to the edges of a picture. Before edge sharpening After edge sharpening Find faces for tagging Menu: Photo Browser: Find > Find Faces for Tagging Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 4, 5 See also: Tags, Find The ability to add tags (keywords) to photos in Elements is one of the program’s key strengths, providing a great way to sort the thousands of images that reside on our hard drives. Many photographers use the Tagging feature to sort their pictures of people, adding different tags for each family member or friend featured in the photo. Doing this makes the often time- consuming process of fi nding photos of a particular person a lot easier as the tags can be used as the basis for the search. In version 4.0 the Adobe engineers have added a new auto feature that speeds up the location of people photos as well as the process of adding tags. Called Find Faces for Tagging (1), the feature searches through your thumbnails isolating the faces of people in the photos and then displays these faces in a new special Face Tagging window (2). Adding tags is then a simple matter of dragging then from the Tags pane (3) onto the faces. & ' ( FIND BY VISUAL SIMILARITY Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 101 www.ElementsA-Z.com fF F Fixed Size option Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 5 See also: Marquee tool, Crop tool The Fixed Size option is available in the options bar of both the marquee (1) and Crop tools (2). This feature allows you to set the size of the selection or cropping area before drawing the shape on the picture’s surface. The size can be nominated in pixels (px), inches (in), centimeters (cm), millimeters (mm) points, picas or percent. Fixed Size is not an Options bar menu item for the Crop tool in Elements 4.0 but is available in version 5.0. & ' Flatten Image Menu: Editor: Layer > Flatten Image Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Merge Linked The Flatten Image command combines the detail of all visible layers into a single layer. In the process transparent areas are fi lled with white and hidden layers are discarded. Text, shape and adjustment layers are no longer present, after fl attening nor are their contents editable. The fi le size of the fl attened picture will be much smaller than the layered version. To fl atten your image select the option from the Layer menu (1) or from the menu that pops out from the More button in the Layers palette (2). As a general rule you should not fl atten the layers in Elements documents unless you are absolutely sure that you do not want to edit the picture further. If you are unsure, make a copy of the layered fi le and fl atten the copy, keeping the original safe for editing later. Also, if you have vector layers such as text or shapes and want to print them at the highest quality possible then do not fl atten the image. & ' Flipbook Menu: Organizer: File > Create > Flipbook Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 5 See also: Animated GIFs Flipbooks are a new way of creating small animations from a series of individual photographs. The results simulate the ‘old skool’ animation technique where slightly different drawings were created on corners of successive pages of a small notebook. Flipping the pages between thumb and forefi nger created a sense of motion. The process for creating an Elements Flipbook is simple. Select the pictures to include from those displayed in the Organizer workspace and then choose File > Create > Flipbook. You can also start the process from the editor and it will use open fi les. Set the speed in frames per second (1), order (2) and output options (3) in the Flipbook dialog and then click Output to create. The resultant WMV (Windows Media Video) fi le can be played with any Windows machine with the latest version of Windows Media Player installed. The VCR type controllers allow you to preview the book before outputting. & ( ' FIXED SIZE OPTION Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. fF Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z 102 F Flip Vertical Menu: Editor: Image > Rotate > Flip Vertical Shortcut: - OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Flip Layer Vertical The Flip Vertical command rotates the picture (and all its layers) from top to bottom and produces a result similar to the view of the picture if it was fl ipped upside down. After Flip Vertical Flip Layer Vertical Menu: Editor: Image > Rotate > Flip Layer Vertical Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Flip Vertical The Flip Layer Vertical command rotates the layer from top to bottom and produces a result similar to the view of the layer and its contents when it was fl ipped upside down. Flip Layer Horizontal Menu: Editor: Image > Rotate > Flip Layer Horizontal Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4 See also: Flip Horizontal The Flip Layer Horizontal command rotates the selected layer from left to right and creates a result similar to a view of the refl ection of the layer contents in a mirror. Before After Flip Horizontal After Flip Vertical Focus tools Menu: – Shortcut: R OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Blur tool, Sharpen tool The Focus tool group contains the Blur and Sharpen tools. The tools are used like a paintbrush but instead of laying down color on the canvas the image is blurred (1) or sharpened (2). The Size (brush tip), Mode (blend mode) and Strength settings for the tool are all controlled in the options bar. When using these tools most professionals apply repeated low strength strokes to build up the effect rather than a single application using a high strength setting. & ' & Before Flip Horizontal Menu: Editor: Image > Rotate > Flip Horizontal Shortcut: - OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Flip Layer Horizontal The Flip Horizontal command rotates the picture (and all its layers) from left to right and creates a result similar to a refl ection of the photo in a mirror. Before After Flip Horizontal FLIP LAYER HORIZONTAL Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 103 www.ElementsA-Z.com fF F Fonts, selecting Menu: - Shortcut: - OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Font size, Font styles and families You can select the typeface or font family in one of two ways: by choosing the family along with other type characteristics in the options bar, before adding the text to the picture, or alternatively you can select the existing text and then choose a different typeface (1) (above). Font styles and families Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Faux fonts The font family is a term used to describe the way that the letter shapes look. Most readers would be familiar with the difference in appearance between Arial and Times Roman. These are two different families each containing different characteristics that determine the way that the letter shapes appear (1). The font style refers to the different versions of the same font family. Most fonts are available in regular, italic, bold and bold italic styles (2). Both font characteristics, family and style, can be altered via the items on the type options bar. You can download new fonts from specialist websites to add to your system. After downloading, the fonts should be installed into the Fonts section of your system directory. Windows and Macintosh users will need to consult their operating system manuals to fi nd the preferred method for installing new fonts on their computer. Font size Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Fonts, selecting The size of the text you place in your image fi les is measured as pixels, millimeters or points. I fi nd the pixel setting most useful when working with digital fi les, as it indicates to me the precise size of my text in relationship to the whole image. Millimeter and points values, on the other hand, vary depending on the resolution of the picture and the resolution of the output device. Some of you might be aware that 72 points approximately equals 1 inch, but this is only true if the picture’s resolution is 72 dpi. At higher resolutions the pixels are packed more closely together and therefore the same 72 point type is smaller in size. To change the units of measurement used for type, go to the Units & Rulers option in the Preferences menu and then select the Type measure unit you want from the drop-down type menu (1). To set the size of your font before adding the text to the picture input the value in the Font Size section of the options bar. To change font size of existing type select the type and then alter the font size value. & & & ' Folder View Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 4 See also: Date view Along with both the Date and Import Batch views, the thumbnails in the Photo Browser can be displayed in Folder view. This option shows a folder tree representation of your computer on the left side of the Browser workspace. Change to this viewing mode by selecting the Folder Location entry from the drop-down menu at the bottom left of the workspace (1). Whilst in this mode clicking on a thumbnail will automatic- ally reveal the folder where the photo is stored (2). & ' FOLDER VIEW Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. fF Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z 104 F Fragment fi lter Menu: Editor: Filter > Pixelate > Fragment Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Filters The Fragment fi lter, as one of the group of Pixelate fi lters, breaks the picture into smaller sections and slightly offsets these parts. The change is often very subtle and only obvious at high magnifi cation or when applied to a low resolution fi le. There are no extra controls for altering the look or strength of the effect. Foreground color Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Background color Photoshop Elements bases many of its drawing, painting and fi lter effects on two colors – the foreground and background colors. The currently selected foreground and background colors are shown at the bottom of the toolbox as two colored swatches. The topmost swatch (1) represents the foreground color, the one beneath (2) the hue for the background. The default for these colors is black and white but it is possible to customize the selections at any time. Double-click the swatch and then select a new color from the color picker window (5). To switch foreground and background colors click the double-headed curved arrow at the top right (3) and to restore the default (black and white) click the mini swatches bottom left (4). & ' ( ) * Frame, select a Menu: Editor: File > Print Multiple Photos Shortcut: Alt Ctrl P OS: Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See also: Print One of the features of the Print Multiple Photos option introduced in Elements 3.0 is the ability to add a frame to your picture before printing. Elements ships with a range of pre-made frames that can be added, automatically sized and rotated directly from the Print Photos dialog. Simply select the picture to print and then choose the Print Multiple Photos (even if it is only one image) to open the dialog. After setting the print options select the frame from the list provided before pressing Print. Frames are only available for the Picture Package and Label options. Fonts WYSIWYG Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 4, 5 See also: - New for version 4.0 is the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) preview that is displayed on the Text tool font menu. Now you can see an example of how the letter shapes for each font family appear right in the menu itself. You can change the size of the font preview in the Type Preferences (Preferences > Type > Font Preview Size). The default is Medium. FONTS WYSIWYG Frame and photo editing Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 5 See also: Frame layers To move the picture and frame combination to a new position on the canvas just click- drag the combination. The size and orientation of the Frame/Picture can be altered by clicking on the picture and frame fi rst, to select it, and then using the corner, edge and rotate handles to scale or pivot. Click on the Commit button (green tick) at the bottom of the selected picture to apply the changes. To disregard the changes click the Cancel button (red circle with diagonal line through it) instead. These options are available via the right- click menu when the Move tool is selected: Rotate 90° Right or Left – Pivot the frame and picture by a set amount. Position Photo in Frame – Switch to Picture Select mode to allow photo editing. Fit Frame to Photo – Automatically adjust the frame size to accommodate the dimensions and format of the photo. Replace Photo – Displays a dialog where you can select a photo for the frame. Clear Photo – Removes the photo but keeps the frame. Clear Frame – Removes the frame but keeps the photo. Bring to Front/Bring Forward – Moves the frame and photo up the layer stack. Send to Back/Send Backward – Moves the frame and photo down the layer stack. Edit Text – Switches text layers to the Edit mode. & Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 105 www.ElementsA-Z.com fF F Frame From Video command Menu: Editor: File > Import > Frame From Video Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: - With more and more still digital cameras providing movie options it is no wonder that Adobe included a feature that enables you to grab frames of your favorite video. Called the Frame From Video feature, the option allows you to review your footage and select specifi c still frames to send to Elements. To make photos from your own video start by selecting the feature from the File > Import menu or from the Camera or Scanner button in the Mac Welcome Screen. When the Frame From Video dialog appears click the Browse option to search for and locate your movie fi les. If the videos are stored in the AVI, MPEG or WMV formats you should be able to display the fi rst frame of the movie as a thumbnail. This will make the task of selection easier. Click on the fi le and select the Open button. Using the VCR buttons (play, forward, reverse, stop and pause) at the bottom of the dialog play the video to locate the sections that contain the images you want. Click the Grab Frame button to capture the video frame as a still image (1) and then pass it to the Elements workspace. Alternatively you can use the slider control to move through the video sequence, stopping to ‘Grab’ as you go. Once you are happy with your selection(s) click Done. & Frames – adjusting images in Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 5 See also: Frame layers Double-clicking (with the Move tool selected)or choosing the Position Photo in Frame option from the right-click menu selects the photo and displays a marquee around the picture. A small control panel is also displayed at the top of the marquee (1). To move the position of the photo in the frame simply click-drag on the image, releasing the mouse button when the picture is correctly placed. You can alter the size of the photo within the frame by moving the Scale slider (in the control panel) or by dragging one of the handles of the marquee. Moving a corner handle will scale the photo proportionately, whereas dragging a side handle will squish or stretch the image. The picture can be rotated in 90 degree increments (to the left) by clicking the rotate button in the control panel. Alternatively, you can rotate the image to any angle using the rotate handle (middle of the bottom edge of the marquee) or by click-dragging the cursor outside the boundaries of the marquee. The photo can be replaced with a new picture by clicking the Replace button in the control panel and then selecting the new picture from the fi le dialog that is displayed. FRAME LAYERS Frame layers Menu: – Shortcut: – OS: Windows Version: 5 See also: Frame and photo editing In Elements 5.0 Adobe introduces a new layer type to coincide with its Photo Layout creation project. Called the Frame layer, its role is to store both the frame and the picture that sits within it. In Frame layers both the component parts remain as separate individual images despite being stored as one layer. What does this mean in day-to-day editing? Well it means that you can do things like change the size, shape and orientation of either the frame, or the picture, independently of each other. Frame layers appear like a standard image layer except they have a small plus sign in the bottom right-hand corner of the layer thumbnail to distinguish them from other layer types (1). Like text and shape layers, Frame layers are also resolution independent. The upside of this characteristic is that the frame and photo content can be up- or downsized many times with minimal or no damage to picture components. This is not the case for a standard image layer where such changes over time cause the photo to become less clear. The downside is that because of this basic structure you cannot edit or enhance the pixels in a Frame layer directly. Any attempt to adjust brightness, color, contrast or even fi lter the photo or the frame meets with a warning dialog that states that you must Simplify the Frame layer fi rst. Simplifying the layer means converting it from its resolution independent ‘frame plus photo’ state to a standard pixel-based image layer (2). & & ' Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. fF Photoshop Elements 5.0 A–Z 106 F Free Rotate Layer Menu: Editor: Image > Rotate > Free Rotate Layer Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Rotate The Free Rotate Layer option allows you to spin the contents of a layer around a pivot point. After selecting the command a bounding box surrounds the layer and the mouse pointer changes to a curved arrow to indicate that it is in Rotate mode. When you click-drag the mouse the layer rotates (1). By default the pivot point is in the center of the layer, but you can select a new position for this point by clicking onto one of the corner or side boxes in the reference point diagram (2) in the options bar. Free Transform command Menu: Editor: Image > Transform > Free Transform Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd T OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Distort, Perspective, Skew The Image > Transform menu contains four options that allow you to change the shape of your pictures from their standard rectangle format. The Free Transform feature is one of these options but unlike the others, which tend to only allow one style of change, Free Transform can be used to scale, rotate, distort, skew or even apply a perspective change to your picture. After selecting the feature you may be prompted to change the background to a standard layer ready for transformation. Click Yes in this dialog. Use the following key stroke combinations to change the shape of your layer: Scale – Click-drag any of the bounding box handles. To scale proportionately hold the Shift key down whilst dragging. Rotate – Move the mouse pointer outside the bounding box and click-drag to rotate. Distort – Ctrl/Cmd-click-drag a bounding box handle to distort. Skew – Shft-Ctrl/Cmd-click-drag a bounding box handle to skew. Perspective – Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Shft- click-drag to apply perspective changes. When completed either double-click on the transformed layer or press the Enter key to ‘commit’ the changes. To cancel press the Esc key. You cannot apply Distort or Perspective to Type layers. Freehand selection Menu: – Shortcut: L OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Lasso Freehand selection is another term for the style of selection created with the Lasso tool, as the effectiveness and accuracy of the selection is largely dependent on the drawing (mouse moving) abilities of the user. It was for this reason that Adobe developed the Magnetic Lasso, which is designed to stick to the edges of picture parts as you draw. Professionals whose work regularly requires them to make freehand selections often use a Stylus and Graphics tablet as they fi nd the approach more natural and more akin to drawing with a pencil. & ' Full Screen view Menu: Photo Browser: View > View Photos in Full Screen Shortcut: F11 OS: Windows Version: 4, 5 See also: – Starting life as the Photo Review feature in version 3.0, the View Photos in Full Screen option provides an instant slide show of the fi les that you have currently displayed in the Photo Browser. With the provided controls you can play, pause or advance to next or last photos, enlarge or reduce the size of the picture, automatically enhance, add and remove tags, mark the fi les for printing and add the fi le to a chosen collection. Specifi c picture properties such as tag, history and metadata are available by hitting the Alt + Enter keys to display the Properties window. 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This fi lter is often used to blur the background of photographs, producing an artifi cial shallow Depth of Field effect. To reproduce these results select the area to be blurred fi rst and then apply the fi lter. Unlike the Blur and Blur More options, the Gaussian Blur fi lter provides a slider control that governs the strength of the effect (1). Get Photos Menu: Photo Browser: File > Get Photos Shortcut: Shft Ctrl G OS: Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See also: Open The Organizer, in Photo Browser view, creates the thumbnails that it displays during the process of adding your photographs to a collection. Adding your photos to a collection starts with the Get Photos command and includes a range of options for the source of these pictures. To start your fi rst collection simply select the View and Organize option from the Welcome Screen and then proceed to the File > Get Photos menu option. Select one of the listed sources of pictures provided and follow the steps and prompts in the dialogs that follow. & Get Photo sources: Camera or Card Reader This will probably be the most frequently used route for your images to enter the Elements program. Here you can make use of the Adobe Photo Downloader dialog to transfer and catalog picture fi les from your camera or memory card (in a reader) to your computer. Scanner The Get Photos > From Scanner option enables users to obtain images directly from the scanners they have connected to their computers. Files and Folders Acting much like the File > Open option common to most programs this selection provides a familiar window that allows you to search for and catalog photos that are already on your computer or on CDs, data DVDs, or external hard drives. Mobile Phone It is no surprise given the availability of phone-cameras that Adobe has seen fi t to include a new Get Photos > From Mobile Phone option in Elements 3.0. The option does not link your computer directly to your mobile phone, you will need the software that came with the unit for that, but rather watches the default folder where your phone pictures are downloaded and automatically catalogs pictures stored here. Online Sharing Service After a simple, and free, sign-up procedure users can upload web-friendly copies of pictures directly to a sharing and print service hosted by www.ofoto.com. Once stored online the fi les can be shared with friends and relatives. This Get Photos option provides access to these online sharing fi les . Searching The Get Photos > By Searching option provides a speedy way to locate all the folders connected to your computer that contain pictures that you may want to add to your Photo Browser catalogs. PhotoDeluxe and ActiveShare Albums Users of both PhotoDeluxe and ActiveShare products can incorporate the contents of the Albums created with these programs into their Elements Photo Browser. After selecting the appropriate option from the Get Photos menu, Elements will locate and list the albums found in the folder you are searching. Once selected the images are then imported into the Photo Browser and organized automatically according to date. GAUSSIAN BLUR FILTER Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. [...]... Shortcut: – Version: 5 OS: Windows See also: Artwork and Effects palette When an illustration is added to a Photoshop Elements document from the Graphics section of the Artwork and Effects palette, the picture is saved in its own layer as a Smart Object This way of working is new for Photoshop Elements 5.0 and brings with it the ability to scale, rotate and distort the illustration without any loss of... the base layer for the group (the one underlined) and then choose Layer > Ungroup In version 4.0 and 5.0 of Photoshop Elements the Grouped Linked option has been replaced with the Group with Previous command Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 126 Photoshop Elements lL LAYER CONTENT OPTIONS Before After Layer Content Options Menu: Editor: Layer > Layer... PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 114 Photoshop Elements hH HARD MIX BLENDING MODE Before Before After After Hard Mix blending mode Menu: – Shortcut: – Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 OS: Mac, Windows See also: Blending modes Healing Brush tool Editor: Help > Photoshop Elements Help Photo Browser: Help > Photoshop Elements Help Shortcut: F1 OS: Mac, Windows Version: 3, 4, 5... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 128 Photoshop Elements lL LAYERS PALETTE Layer Smart Object, Frame layers Menu: – Shortcut: – Layer Smart Object Menu: – Shortcut: – Version: 4, 5 Layers palette Menu: Editor: Window > Layers Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Layers Elements 4.0 and 5.0 support the display of the Smart Objects introduced into Photoshop CS2 The objects are... are averaged and used as a basis for creating new pixels according to a specific algorithm When resizing pictures in Elements you can select from several different interpolation algorithms (1) These options are available in the Image Size feature Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 120 Photoshop Elements ijk IMAGE SIZE COMMAND Image Size command Menu: Editor:... remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 130 Photoshop Elements lL LAYERS Layers Menu: Editor: Window > Layers Shortcut: – OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Background layer Smart Object layer (version 4/5 only) – A special layer that contains a Photoshop CS2 Smart Object Elements cannot create or edit Smart Object (5) layers directly but any frames and graphics added to a document will be stored... available in both the Quick Fix and Standard editing spaces With the grid displayed and the Snap to Grid option (View > Snap to Grid) selected objects will automatically align with grid lines and intersections when being moved or sized The grid is often used in conjunction with the Rulers (View > Rulers) feature to help align and size objects and picture parts The color, style and spacing of the grid can... revised Photoshop Elements Help system provides a variety of ways to present you with the knowledge you need The Help window contains Contents, Index and Glossary tabs, buttons for navigating backwards and forwards through Help topics, displaying the Help’s home page and printing Help topics and a place to search for all entries on a specific topic The window lists the Help topics on the left and the... via the Grid section of the Edit > Preferences dialog (Windows) or the Photoshop Elements > Preferences dialog (Mac) (1) Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 112 Photoshop Elements hH HALFTONE PATTERN FILTER Before © www.ablestock.com 2005 Before After hH After Group with Previous command Menu: Editor: Layer > Group with Previous Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd G OS:... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5.0 A–Z 124 Photoshop Elements lL LABELS, PRINT lL Labels, print Lasso tools Menu: Editor: File > Print Multiple Photos Photo Browser: File > Print Shortcut: Alt Ctrl P OS: Windows Version: 3, 4, 5 See also: Print Menu: – Shortcut: L This feature was first introduced in Elements 3.0 for Windows It is a multiphoto printing option that lays out and sizes images to suit the . watermark. hH Photoshop Elements 5. 0 A–Z 114 H Hand tool Menu: – Shortcut: H OS: Mac, Windows Version: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See also: Move The Hand tool helps. 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