Photoshop® Elements 11 Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Import and Organize Photos -- IMPORT your images -- Use the ORGANIZER INTERFACE -- SORT THE GOOD PICTURES from the bad -- STACK your images -- BACK UP YOUR PICTURES to protect them -- Use INSTANT FIX -- CREATE ALBUMS to group your pictures -- Work with PEOPLE VIEW -- Work with PLACES VIEW -- Work with EVENTS VIEW -- USE KEYWORDS to tag your images -- Chapter 2: Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements -- Open pictures and USE SAVE AS -- SET PREFERENCES to make Editor work for you -- YOU CANNOT HURT your pictures -- CROP YOUR PHOTOS for tighter shots -- FIX AND ROTATE crooked pictures -- USE GUIDED EDIT to help you learn the program -- SET BLACKS AND WHITES with levels -- ADJUST YOUR MIDTONES with Levels -- ADJUST YOUR MIDTONES with Color Curves -- QUICKLY ADJUST dark shadows and bright highlights -- CORRECT COLOR to remove color casts -- ENHANCE COLOR with Hue/Saturation -- USE QUICK EDIT to work fast -- Chapter 3: Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements -- CHANGE IMAGES nondestructively -- CROP YOUR PHOTOS to start your processing -- ADJUST BLACKS AND WHITES to give a photo strength -- ADJUST MIDTONES to make tonalities light or dark -- CORRECT COLOR to clean up color casts -- USE VIBRANCE AND CLARITY to intensify images -- SHARPEN PHOTOS with precision -- CONTROL NOISE in your photo -- Apply adjustments to MULTIPLE PHOTOS -- MOVE YOUR PICTURE to Photoshop Elements -- Chapter 4: Choose Local Control Features -- CREATE AND USE a selection -- USE MARQUEE TOOLS for specific shapes -- USE LASSO TOOLS to follow picture elements -- USE AUTOMATED TOOLS for easy selections -- EXPAND OR CONTRACT your selection -- SELECT WHAT IS EASY and invert -- BLEND EDGES by feathering -- REFINE EDGES for more selection control.

USE THE SMART BRUSH for specific area fixes -- Chapter 5: Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes -- Understand HOW LAYERS WORK -- Understand HOW ADJUSTMENT LAYERS WORK -- WORK BLACKS AND WHITES with a levels adjustment layer -- WORK MIDTONES with a levels adjustment layer -- CORRECT COLOR with an adjustment layer -- ENHANCE COLOR with an adjustment layer -- FIX PROBLEM EXPOSURES with layer blending modes -- Understand HOW LAYER MASKS WORK -- COMBINE TWO PHOTOS with layer masks -- REMOVE ADJUSTMENTS with black -- ADD ADJUSTMENTS using black and then white -- COMBINE LAYER MASKS with selections -- BALANCE COLORS AND TONES in a picture -- BRING OUT SHADOW DETAIL in specific areas -- DARKEN HIGHLIGHT DETAIL in specific areas -- FLATTEN LAYERS when done -- Chapter 6: Solve Photo Problems -- CLONE OUT problems -- Remove people from a scene with PHOTOMERGE SCENE CLEANER -- Remove unwanted objects with ENHANCED SPOT HEALING -- Fix problems due to LENS DISTORTION -- FIX PERSPECTIVE PROBLEMS with building photographs -- Remove dead space with RECOMPOSE -- Make an OUT-OF-FOCUS BACKGROUND -- Remove DISTRACTING COLORS -- Improve BLANK SKIES -- Control the focus with TILT-SHIFT EFFECTS -- ADD A NEW BACKGROUND for your subject -- Chapter 7: Size and Sharpen Photos -- BASIC WORKFLOW for image sizing -- Size photos FOR PRINTING -- Size photos FOR E-MAIL -- Sharpen photos with UNSHARP MASK -- Sharpen photos with ADJUST SHARPNESS -- SHARPEN PHOTOS when you have layers -- SELECTIVELY SHARPEN parts of your photo -- Chapter 8: Go Beyond the Basics -- Convert color photos to BLACK-AND-WHITE -- Adjust your photos in BLACK-AND-WHITE -- Create TONED IMAGES -- TRY FILTERS for creative effects -- Create a GRAPHIC NOVEL LOOK -- USE THE SMART BRUSH for creative effects -- Create pop art effects with GUIDED EDIT -- ADD TEXT to a page.

Photograph a scene to GET MORE EXPOSURE DETAIL -- MERGE PHOTOS for more photo detail -- Photograph a scene for a PANORAMIC IMAGE -- MERGE PHOTOS for a panoramic image -- TRANSFER STYLES between photos -- Chapter 9: Software Plug-ins Make Work Easier -- USE VIVEZA for quick creative adjustments -- USE COLOR EFEX pro for efficient photo work -- REMOVE NOISE with Dfine -- Get dramatic black-and-white WITH SILVER EFEX PRO -- USE SNAP ART for creative effects -- Chapte 10: Get Photos out of Photoshop Elements -- CALIBRATE your monitor -- PRINT your photos -- PRINT a calendar -- PRINT a photo book -- ADD A BORDER EFFECT to your pictures -- Make a GREETING CARD -- Index.