Photoshop Elements 2023 Training Manual Classroom in a Book

Topics Covered:

Getting Acquainted with Photoshop Elements

1. Introduction to Photoshop Elements

2. The Home Screen

Importing Photos Into the Organizer

1. The Organizer Environment

2. JPEG and Camera Raw

3. Importing Photos from Files and Folders

4. Importing Photos from Cameras and Card Readers

5. Importing Photos from a Scanner

6. Importing Photos in Bulk

7. Setting Watch Folders (Windows Only)

Using the Organizer

1. Grid, Single Photo, and Full Screen Views

2. Creating and Using Albums

3. Photo Sharing

4. Managing Albums

5. The Taskbar

6. Creating a New Catalog

7. Renaming Images

8. Creating Keyword Tags

9. Creating New Tag Categories

10. Assigning and Managing Tags and Ratings

11. Stacking and Unstacking

12. Assigning Digital Notes

13. Sorting Images

14. Searching and Finding Your Images

15. Date View and Timeline View

16. Back Up and Restore a Catalog

17. Managing Files in the Organizer

18. Elements Web Features in the Organizer

Camera Raw

1. About Processing Camera Raw Files

2. Opening a Camera Raw Image from the Organizer

3. Opening a Camera Raw Image from the Editor

4. The Camera Raw Dialog Box in the Editor

5. Edit Tools in Camera Raw

6. Crop and Rotate Tools in Camera Raw

7. Red Eye Removal in Camera Raw

8. Camera Raw Preferences

9. Process Versions

10. Camera Raw Profiles

11. Adjusting the White Balance

12. Making Basic Tonal Adjustments

13. Making Image Detail Adjustments

14. Resetting Camera Raw Settings

15. Using the Filmstrip

16. Opening Processed Camera Raw Files in the Editor

17. Saving a Camera Raw File as a DNG File

Edit Modes

1. The Different Edit Modes

2. The Expert Edit Mode Environment

3. The Panel Bin and Taskbar

4. The Photo Bin

5. The Undo Command and Undo History Panel

6. Opening Images

7. Image Magnification

8. Viewing Document Information

9. Moving the Image

10. Setting Preferences

11. Quick Edit Mode

12. Guided Edit Mode

Basic Image Manipulation

1. Bitmap Images

2. Vector Images

3. Image Size and Resolution Settings

4. Creating New Images

5. Placing Files

6. Displaying Drawing Guides

Color Basics

1. Color Modes and Models

2. Color Mode Conversion

3. Color Management

4. Foreground and Background Colors

5. Using the Color Picker

6. Selecting Colors with the Color Picker Tool

7. Selecting Colors with the Swatches Panel

Painting Tools

1. Painting Tools

2. The Brush Tool

3. Blending Modes

4. The Impressionist Brush

5. The Pencil Tool

6. The Color Replacement Tool

7. The Eraser Tool

8. The Magic Eraser Tool

9. The Background Eraser Tool

10. The Smart Brush Tools

Brush Settings

1. Using the Brush Preset Picker

2. Loading New Brush Sets

3. Creating Custom Brush Presets

4. Creating Brush Tips from Selections

5. Setting Shape Dynamics

6. Resetting the Brush and Tool Settings

Making Selections

1. Selection Basics

2. Making Pixel Selections

3. The Marquee Tools

4. The Lasso Tool

5. The Polygonal Lasso Tool

6. The Magnetic Lasso Tool

7. The Magic Wand Tool

8. The Auto Selection Tool

9. The Selection Brush Tool

10. The Refine Selection Brush Tool

11. The Quick Selection Tool

12. Modifying Pixel Selections

13. Refining Selection Edges

14. Transforming Selections

15. Copying and Pasting Pixel Selections

16. Saving and Loading Selections

Filling and Stroking

1. Applying Fills

2. Using the Paint Bucket Tool

3. Using the Gradient Tool

4. Using the Gradient Editor

5. Using Patterns

6. Stroking

Layers

1. About Layers and the Layers Panel

2. Layer Types

3. Creating New Layers

4. Converting a Background Layer

5. Selecting Layers

6. Hiding and Showing Layers

7. Duplicating Layers

8. Stacking and Linking Layers

9. Linking Layers

10. Grouping Layers

11. Color Coding Layers

12. Moving Layer Content with the Move Tool

13. Locking Pixels in Layers

14. Renaming Layers and Deleting Layers

15. Merging Layers and Flattening Layers

16. Layer Styles

17. Adjustment Layers and Fill Layers

18. Creating Clipping Groups

19. Layer Masks

Text

1. Text Basics

2. Creating Point Text

3. Creating Paragraph Text

4. Selecting Text

5. Manipulating and Moving Text Boxes

6. Creating a Type Mask

7. Warping Text

8. Applying Layer Styles to Text Layers

9. Simplifying Text

10. Text on Selections, Shapes and Custom Paths Tools

Drawing

1. Raster vs. Vector

2. Shape Layers and Shape Options

3. Using the Shape Tools

4. The Cookie Cutter Tool

Manipulating Images

1. Changing the Canvas Size

2. Rotating and Flipping Images

3. Cropping Images

4. The Free Transform Command

5. The Smudge Tool

6. Blurring and Sharpening Images

7. Using the Dodge Tool and the Burn Tool

8. The Sponge Tool

9. Filters and The Filter Gallery

10. The Liquify Command

11. Applying Effects

12. The Clone Stamp Tool

13. The Recompose Tool

14. Photomerge

15. The Pattern Stamp Tool

16. The Healing Brush Tool

17. The Spot Healing Brush Tool

18. The Straighten Tool

19. The Content-Aware Move Tool

20. Correcting Camera Distortions

Enhancing Photos

1. Auto Fixes

2. The Red Eye Removal Tool

3. Adjusting Shadows/Highlights

4. Adjusting Brightness/Contrast

5. Using Levels

6. Removing Color Casts

7. Hue/Saturation

8. Removing Color

9. Replacing Color

10. Color Curves

11. Adjusting Skin Tone

12. Defringing Layers

13. Adjust Smart Fix

14. Convert to Black and White

15. Colorize Photo

16. Haze Removal

17. Adjust Sharpness

18. Smooth Skin

19. Open Closed Eyes

20. Adjust Facial Features

21. Shake Reduction

22. Unsharp Mask

23. Repairing Photos

24. Moving Photos

25. Moving Overlays

26. Moving Elements

Saving Images

1. Saving Images

2. The Save for Web Dialog Box

Printing, Sharing & Creating

1. Printing Images

2. Creation Wizards

3. Creating a Slide Show

4. Editing a Slide Show

5. Sharing Your Creations

Help

1. Elements Help

2. System Info

3. Online Updates