Free Photoshop Elements Training Ebook:

Photoshop vs. Elements:

If are not planning to use Photoshop professionally, or if you are new to the world of photo editing, the scaled down version of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, may be just what you are looking for. Here the links for 2 free ebooks to see if Photoshop Elements is right for you. Download Inside Photoshop Elements volume #1 now. Download Inside Photoshop Elements volume #2 here.

Photoshop retails for over $500, while Elements can be found for a much more reasonable $99. Elements contains all the features necessary to remove speckling and damage from images, crop and rotate images, create professional looking graphics, and create attractive special effects in your photos. Elements also allows for the creation of artistic effects, color and lighting adjustment, and layer effects.

Unless you plan to regularly use custom printing separations and high-end color
management, the huge variety of professional options you pay for when purchasing the fullversion of Photoshop will go unused.

Photoshop Elements is much easier for the beginner to learn, as well. Please know that if
you have purchased Photoshop Elements and feel constrained by its limitations, it is an easy upgrade to the full version through the Adobe website.

If you have Elements, you’ll also notice some more really cool features like; Email, Burning to CD or DVD, and also a real plus is that the interface is less cluttered, which makes your life easier when you’re moving around the screen.

Quick Fix Guide Mode:

The quick mode enables you to make very basic alterations to your images as you can alter the following; Lighting, colour, sharpen, and you also have the options to do a smart fix.

Elements also gives you an auto fix button which can be found on the right hand side.
Another way to access the adjustments buttons is through the Enhance menu.

Auto fixing is a real help if you’re a complete novice at image editing and if you're after a
quick fix to your image. Here are six great short tools and features.

1 - Sometimes you’ll find your editing isn’t going the way it should be, so you can just hit
the "Reset Button" on the after picture.

2 - If you need to show your before and after images, there’s a drop down button in the
bottom left hand corner, which says "View".

3 - Your tool box can be found on the left hand side of the screen.

4 - You can zoom in from your image on this page and the zoom button can be found in the bottom left hand corner.

5 - Your auto tab buttons can be found on the right hand side of the screen.

6 - Each quick mode gives you the option of using sliders.

Full Edit Mode:

The full edit mode gives you everything you need to alter any of your images. You’ll find
that most of the tools and commands are found in the palettes.

The palettes are used for managing your layers and applying effects to your images. By
default the layers and effects palette are displayed automatically. If you wish you can also open more by choosing from the windows menu, which can be found at the top.

Another really cool feature for the palettes is they float, so you can have them where you like. Once you have brought your image up, you’ll find below the main image window your images that you have opened.

I hope this information has been helpful. Again, here are the links to the free ebooks to see if Photoshop Elements is right for you. Download Inside Photoshop Elements volume #1 now. Download Inside Photoshop Elements volume #2 here.