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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)

Ten ways to open a photo for editing

You can choose one or more ways to get an image from the organizer into any of the three editing modes to start creating magic.

  • Right-click any thumbnail in Organizer and choose Edit with Photoshop Elements Editor (highlighted in red in the following screenshot).
  • Select a thumbnail in Organizer, then select the Photo Editor tab from the Editor button popup at the base of the page.
  • Click/select a thumbnail in Organizer, then drag it directly into the edit window (in Quick and Expert modes).
  • Click the Open tab (at the top left-hand side in Expert edit mode) and navigate to the image files. Double-click the file name/icon.
  • Choose File | Open recently edited file in the Quick, Guided, and Expert edit modes.
  • Drag an image (icon) from a Windows/Mac Finder window into the Quick or Expert edit window.
  • Use the File | Open menu command.
  • Use the Ctrl/Cmd + O keyboard shortcut.
  • Click/select a thumbnail in Organizer,...