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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 - Second Edition

By : Robin Nichols
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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 - Second Edition

By: Robin Nichols

Overview of this book

Adobe Photoshop Elements is a raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors, and hobbyists. Updated and improved to cover the latest features of Photoshop Elements 2020, this second edition includes focused coverage of Adobe's new AI-powered features that are designed to make the editing process more efficient, creative and fun. This book takes you through the complexities of image editing in easy-to-follow, bite-sized chunks, helping you to quickly recognize the editing challenge at hand and use suitable tools and techniques to overcome it. You’ll start by learning how to import, organize, manage, edit, and use your pictures in a format that’s designed for creative photography projects. Throughout this Adobe Photoshop Elements book, you'll discover how to fix different photographic problems using an extensive repertoire of commonly applied solutions. Common processes such as applying artistic effects to creative projects, custom image makeovers, processing images for social media, and other file export methods will also be covered. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned about the impressive tools available in Photoshop Elements 2020, and how it is designed not only for photographers who’d like to dip their toes into the editing world, but also for those wanting simple but effective ideas on how to expand their creativity while remaining time-efficient.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Keyboard shortcuts

Here are a few handy keyboard shortcuts that fit nicely with the topics we discussed in this chapter:

  • Export as New Files: Ctrl/Cmd + E
  • Change resolution and image size: Image | Resize | Image Size
  • Copy, resize, name, and format change images in bulk: File | Export as New Files (Organizer)
  • Copy, resize, name, add tone changes, file format changes, add a copyright stamp, and export in bulk: File | Process Multiple Files
  • Send the current image to a local printer: File | Print
  • Optimize the image for best online web display: File | Save for Web
  • Open non-RAW files in the Camera RAW editor: File | Open in Camera RAW
  • Used in conjunction with a layer blend mode to make image sharpness pop: Filter | Other | High Pass
  • Add mid-tone contrast to remove haze and mist and to make tones pop: Enhance | Haze Removal