Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: On Your Mark… -- 1 Meet Photoshop -- What Is Photoshop? -- Trying It Out -- 2 All About Pixels -- Meet the Pixel -- All About Resolution -- All About Color -- 3 All About Layers -- What Are Layers? -- Creating New Layers -- Rearranging Layers -- Locking Layer Content -- Merging Layers -- Part II: Get Set… -- 4 Editing Images -- Making a Selection -- Working with Selected Pixels -- Changing the Canvas -- 5 Painting and Retouching Images -- Using the Brush -- Adding Fills -- Erasing -- 6 Doing More with Special Layers -- Drawing Shapes -- Working with Type -- Creating Clipping Masks -- Using Adjustment Layers -- 7 Applying Special Effects -- Setting the Blending Mode and Opacity of a Layer -- Applying Layer Styles and Filters -- Part III: Go! -- 8 Making Image Files and Prints -- Making Image Files -- Making Prints -- 9 Dressing Up Your Digital Lifestyle -- Designing Avatars -- Making Desktop Wallpaper -- 10 Creating Animation -- Looking at Animated GIFs -- Animating with Layers in Photoshop Elements -- Animating with Frames in Photoshop CS3 -- Exporting the Animation -- 11 Designing Websites -- Looking at Websites -- Laying Out the Design -- Slicing the Layout -- Exporting the Layout -- 12 Putting Out a Line of Merchandise -- Looking at Logos and Branding -- Putting Your Logo on Gift Items and Clothing -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.