| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Getting Started With Photoshop Elements 2019 |
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Chapter Getting Started with Image Editing |
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Getting Familiar with the New Home Screen |
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Launching the Photo Editor |
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Making Basic Edits in Quick Mode |
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Reverting to the last save |
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Saving Files with Purpose |
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Using the Save/Save As dialog box |
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Chapter 2 Taking Pictures |
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Understanding the Importance of Lighting |
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Identifying the Different Kinds of Photography |
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Focusing on the Phases of Photography |
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Choosing Your Camera Equipment |
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Working with Color Profile Equipment |
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Getting Familiar with Indoor Lighting Equipment |
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Inexpensive lighting equipment |
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Professional lighting equipment |
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Working with Common Lighting Patterns |
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Understanding flash units and equipment |
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Using flash as a fill light |
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Chapter 3 Basic Image-Editing Concepts |
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Grappling with the Ubiquitous Pixels |
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38 | (3) |
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Understanding image dimensions |
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Changing image size and resolution |
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Choosing a Resolution for Print or Onscreen |
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Working with File Formats |
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JPEG (*.jPG, *.JPEG, *.jPE) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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Getting Familiar with Color |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (5) |
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49 | (1) |
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Choosing a color workspace |
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Understanding how profiles work |
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51 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Exploring the Photo Editor |
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Examining the Photo Editor |
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53 | (14) |
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Examining the image window |
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57 | (3) |
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Uncovering the contextual menus |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (3) |
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Selecting from the Tool Options |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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Creating different views of an image |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Finding Your Bearings in Guided Mode |
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69 | (2) |
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Controlling the Editing Environment |
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Launching and navigating preferences |
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72 | (1) |
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Checking out all the preferences panes |
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| Part 2: Managing Media |
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Chapter 5 Navigating the Organizer |
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Organizing Photos and Media on a Hard Drive |
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Adding Images to the Organizer |
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Adding files from folders and removable media |
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Downloading camera images with the Elements Downloader |
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83 | (2) |
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Importing additional photos from folders |
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Navigating the Media Browser |
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Understanding image requirements |
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Using scanner plug-ins (Windows) |
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Scanning many photos at a time |
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Setting Organizer Preferences |
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Chapter 6 Organizing Your Pictures |
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96 | (3) |
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Organizing Groups of Images with Tags |
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Creating and viewing a tag |
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99 | (2) |
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Working with default tags |
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Working with subcategories |
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Sorting photos according to tags |
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106 | (1) |
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Working with Auto Creations |
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Auto-generating creations |
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107 | (1) |
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Adding Images to an Album |
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108 | (3) |
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108 | (2) |
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Using albums for temporary work |
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Finding out more about sharing your albums |
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Adding People in the Media Browser |
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113 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Viewing and Finding Your Images |
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117 | (5) |
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Using the Catalog Manager |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Backing up photos and files (Windows) |
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121 | (1) |
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Switching to a Different View |
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122 | (1) |
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Viewing Photos in Memories (Slideshow) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (6) |
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125 | (2) |
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Searching for untagged items |
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127 | (1) |
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Searching captions and notes |
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128 | (1) |
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Grouping Files That Get in the Way |
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| Part 3: Selecting And Correcting Photos |
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Chapter 8 Making and Modifying Selections |
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Creating Rectangular and Elliptical Selections |
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138 | (4) |
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Perfecting squares and circles with Shift and Alt (Option on the Mac) |
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Making Freeform Selections with the Lasso Tools |
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Selecting with the Lasso tool |
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Getting straight with the Polygonal Lasso tool |
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Snapping with the Magnetic Lasso tool |
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145 | (3) |
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Working Wizardry with the Magic Wand |
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148 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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Wielding the Wand to select |
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149 | (2) |
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Modifying Your Selections |
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151 | (2) |
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Adding to, subtracting from, and intersecting a selection |
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Painting with the Selection Brush |
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Painting with the Quick Selection Tool |
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155 | (2) |
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Selecting with the Auto Selection Tool |
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157 | (1) |
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Fine-Tuning with the Refine Selection Brush |
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158 | (2) |
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Working with the Cookie Cutter Tool |
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160 | (2) |
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Eliminating with the Eraser Tools |
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162 | (3) |
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The Background Eraser tool |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (6) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Refining the edges of a selection |
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167 | (1) |
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Using the Modify commands |
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168 | (1) |
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Applying the Grow and Similar commands |
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Saving and loading selections |
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169 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Working with Layers |
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171 | (24) |
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171 | (7) |
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Converting a background to a layer |
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172 | (1) |
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Anatomy of the Layers panel |
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173 | (3) |
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Using the Layer and Select menus |
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176 | (2) |
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Working with Different Layer Types |
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178 | (5) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (4) |
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Creating a new layer from scratch |
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183 | (1) |
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Using Layer via Copy and Layer via Cut |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Dragging and dropping layers |
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Using the Paste into Selection command |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (3) |
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Flattening and Merging Layers |
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192 | (3) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Simple Image Makeovers |
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Cropping and Straightening Images |
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195 | (6) |
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Cutting away with the Crop tool |
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196 | (2) |
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Fixing distortion with the Perspective Crop tool |
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198 | (2) |
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Cropping with a selection border |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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Employing One-Step Auto Fixes |
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203 | (7) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (4) |
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Fixing Small Imperfections with Tools |
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214 | (19) |
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Cloning with the Clone Stamp tool |
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214 | (2) |
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Retouching with the Healing Brush |
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216 | (3) |
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Zeroing in with the Spot Healing Brush |
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219 | (1) |
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Repositioning with the Content-Aware Move tool |
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220 | (2) |
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Lightening and darkening with Dodge and Burn tools |
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222 | (2) |
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Smudging away rough spots |
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224 | (1) |
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Softening with the Blur tool |
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225 | (1) |
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Focusing with the Sharpen tool |
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226 | (1) |
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Sponging color on and off |
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227 | (2) |
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Replacing one color with another |
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229 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity |
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Editing Your Photos Using a Logical Workflow |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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Fixing lighting with Shadows/Highlights |
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235 | (1) |
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Using Brightness/Contrast |
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236 | (1) |
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Pinpointing proper contrast with Levels |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (14) |
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Removing color casts automatically |
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240 | (1) |
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Adjusting with Hue/Saturation |
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241 | (1) |
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Eliminating color with Remove Color |
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242 | (2) |
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Switching colors with Replace Color |
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244 | (1) |
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Correcting with Color Curves |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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Adjusting color temperature with photo filters |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Removing noise, artifacts, dust, and scratches |
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253 | (1) |
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Blurring when you need to |
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254 | (3) |
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Sharpening for better focus |
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257 | (3) |
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260 | (1) |
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Adjusting Facial Features |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Working Intelligently with the Smart Brush Tools |
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263 | (4) |
| Part 4: Exploring Your Inner Artist |
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Chapter 12 Playing with Filters, Effects, Styles, and More |
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269 | (38) |
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269 | (8) |
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270 | (1) |
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Corrective or destructive filters |
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271 | (1) |
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One-step or multistep filters |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Selectively applying a filter |
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272 | (1) |
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Working in the Filter Gallery |
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273 | (2) |
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Distorting with the Liquify filter |
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275 | (2) |
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Correcting Camera Distortion |
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277 | (1) |
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Exploring Element's Unique Filters |
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278 | (4) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Using the Pen and Ink filter |
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281 | (1) |
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Dressing Up with Photo and Text Effects |
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282 | (2) |
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Adding Shadows, Glows, and More |
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284 | (4) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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Mixing It Up with Blend Modes |
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288 | (7) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (12) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (4) |
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Chapter 13 Drawing and Painting |
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307 | (28) |
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307 | (5) |
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Working with the Color Picker |
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308 | (1) |
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Dipping into the Color Swatches panel |
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309 | (2) |
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Sampling with the Eyedropper tool |
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311 | (1) |
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Getting Artsy with the Pencil and Brush Tools |
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312 | (7) |
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Drawing with the Pencil tool |
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312 | (2) |
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Painting with the Brush tool |
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314 | (2) |
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Using the Impressionist Brush |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (2) |
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Filling and Outlining Selections |
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319 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
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Outlining with the Stroke command |
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320 | (1) |
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Splashing on Color with the Paint Bucket Tool |
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321 | (1) |
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Working with Multicolored Gradients |
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322 | (5) |
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Applying a preset gradient |
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322 | (2) |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (2) |
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Applying a preset pattern |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Creating Shapes of All Sorts |
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329 | (6) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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Specifying Geometry options |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Working with Type |
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335 | (20) |
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Understanding Type Basics |
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335 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (4) |
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Using the Text On Selection tool |
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340 | (1) |
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Using the Text On Shape tool |
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341 | (2) |
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Using the Text On Custom Path tool |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (3) |
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Stylizing and Warping Type |
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351 | (6) |
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351 | (1) |
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Applying filters to your type |
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351 | (2) |
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Painting your type with color and gradients |
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353 | (1) |
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| Part 5: Printing, Creating, And Sharing |
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355 | (38) |
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Chapter 15 Getting It on Paper |
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357 | (16) |
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Getting Pictures Ready for Printing |
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358 | (1) |
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Working with Color Printer Profiles |
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359 | (10) |
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Printing a photo with the printer managing color |
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360 | (6) |
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Printing a photo with Elements managing color |
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366 | (2) |
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Printing a picture package or contact sheet |
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368 | (1) |
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Getting Familiar with the Print Dialog Box |
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369 | (4) |
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371 | (1) |
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Creating transfers, borders, and more with More Options |
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371 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Sharing Your Work |
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373 | (12) |
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Getting Familiar with the Elements Sharing Options |
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373 | (3) |
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374 | (1) |
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Understanding photo sharing in Elements |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (5) |
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377 | (2) |
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Working with Adobe Premiere Elements |
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379 | (1) |
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Sharing your photos on social networks |
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379 | (2) |
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Creating Facebook Cover Images |
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381 | (4) |
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Chapter 17 Making Creations |
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385 | (8) |
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Checking Out the Create Panel |
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385 | (1) |
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Grasping Creation-Assembly Basics |
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386 | (4) |
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Creating a Memories Video |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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Making Additional Creations |
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391 | (2) |
| Part 6: The Part Of Tens |
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393 | (16) |
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Chapter 18 Ten Tips for Composing Better Photos |
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395 | (8) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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Experiment with Viewpoints |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Consider Direction of Movement |
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401 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Ten (Or So) More Project Ideas |
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403 | (6) |
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403 | (1) |
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Flyers, Ads, and Online Auctions |
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404 | (2) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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Household and Business Inventories |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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School Reports and Projects |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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|
408 | (1) |
| Index |
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409 | |
