Learning Photoshop Elements 13

Explore the elements interface, welcome screen, bins and panels, and edit images in a new window. Use undo and redo, rulers, guides, grids, actions, and preferences for efficiency.

Navigate the Photoshop Elements welcome screen to choose between the photo editor or the organizer, and customize startup preferences, including starting on the welcome screen and Adobe ID account management.

Explore the Photoshop Elements interface and its Elements editor, navigate quick mode, before-and-after views, undo/redo, and guided and expert modes for adjustments, effects, textures, and frames.

Open and organize images with the photo bin and manage panels in Photoshop Elements 13, using expert mode tabs, image metadata, and a flexible panel layout.

Edit in two views by opening a new window, tiling it beside the original, zoom in for detail, paint with the brush, and undo to revert.

Learn expert mode in Photoshop Elements 13 to work with multiple images, switch from one-image view to grid layouts, and move information between images for better multi-image editing.

Master undo and redo in Photoshop Elements 13 using cmd/ctrl+z to undo and cmd/ctrl+y to redo. Adjust history states from 50 to 1000 to balance performance and creativity.

Learn to use rulers and guides in Photoshop Elements to place objects precisely, switch measurement units, and create or adjust horizontal and vertical guides with snap options.

Master grids and guides in Photoshop Elements 13 to align content, snap to guides, and customize grid and guide colors and styles via preferences on Windows or Mac.

Learn how Photoshop Elements actions boost efficiency and consistency by applying repeated edits with a click, such as sepia tones, resizing, or cropping.

Adjust Photoshop Elements 13 preferences to boost performance by allocating 70–75% of RAM, enabling extra scratch disks, and tuning history and cache settings to save 20 percent of time.

Explore capture techniques by importing from multiple locations, including digital cameras, and learn how modern cameras deliver photos and videos, with tips for Mac users.

Import images and media from multiple locations into the Photoshop Elements organizer, browse and search folders and volumes, and add selected items to the catalog.

Import photos and videos into the elements organizer from cameras or card readers, organize by shot date, and use the advanced options to apply metadata and verify before deleting originals.

Import photos from iPhoto into the Photoshop Elements organizer, enable edit in Photoshop Elements, and preserve the original file names; clean the trash before import to avoid trash being imported.

Master the elements organizer workspace, tag images with keywords and facial recognition, and organize London photos to locate items quickly, while handling missing media and creating a slideshow.

Explore the Photoshop Elements organizer to manage images with catalogs, tags, keywords, ratings, metadata, and albums, using import, dragging in, instant fixes, and slide show to speed up your workflow.

Discover how to quickly locate images in the organizer by using the details view, toggling file names, size, date, and ratings with Command/Ctrl+D.

Import tutorials from the Applications folder into the Photoshop Elements 13 organizer, selecting photos, video, or audio, and import 18 media items to explore how the organizer sorts media.

Learn to tag and organize photos in Photoshop Elements 13 by applying keywords to multiple images, using contiguous and non-contiguous selections, and leveraging the tagging info area for searchable terms.

Learn to organize and find photos by tagging with keywords, creating categories and subcategories, and applying keywords to selected media for efficient search in Photoshop Elements 13.

Use facial recognition to identify people in images, tag names like John, Mary, and Sally, and save to expand the recognized set, helping you organize photos.

Discover how to map photos in Photoshop Elements Organizer by automatically using GPS data or manually placing images on a world map, then edit, group, and create slideshows from places.

learn to manage missing media in Photoshop Elements 13 using the organizer, reconnect files by browsing to their original location, and verify the correct file when a question mark appears.

Create a slideshow in the elements organizer by selecting photos, choosing a theme, and adding captions, then adjust order and music sync before saving.

Learn to create local and instant albums, import media, edit inside and outside albums, organize with Stax, manage backups, and work with catalogs including updating from previous Photoshop Elements versions.

Create and organize your catalog with local albums and categories, group photos and audio into albums such as photo shoots, flowers, and San Francisco, using aliases instead of copies.

Master how to create instant albums in Photoshop Elements 13 by selecting folders in the media area and using a right-click to turn them into albums, tutorials, audio, or flowers.

Organize media by creating top-level albums and importing directly into them from an iPhone or camera; select specific photos with advanced options to enable import into album for instant organization.

Learn to edit and manage photos inside and outside albums in Photoshop Elements 13, including renaming, deleting albums, and removing items to keep all media organized.

Explore mobile albums in Photoshop Elements 13, which sync catalogs to the cloud, let you create multiple albums, and edit and share photos on iPhone, iPad, or Android.

Organize related photos with stacks in the organizer, using expanded mode and details view to group items, stack them, and save space with top photo and collapse actions.

Learn to protect your Photoshop Elements 13 organizer by backing up the catalog with a full backup first, then incremental backups to recover from potential corruption.

Explore how Photoshop Elements catalogs serve as the container for all media, organized with albums and keywords. Learn to create, rename, remove, or switch catalogs, and import audio.

Back up your elements organizer regularly, then optimize or repair your catalog to speed performance by rebuilding thumbnail caches and re-indexing visual similarity data.

Convert your existing catalogs from an earlier version using the Elements Organizer's manage catalogs convert option, then open them in Photoshop Elements 13. Preserve your organized work as you upgrade.

Load working files from infinit skills into organizer's, then master basic image techniques: cropping essentials with suggestions, straightening crooked images, moving objects with content, and using the recomposed tool.

Organize your working files in Photoshop Elements 13 using the organizer. Import files, create albums, and drag images into an images album to prepare for the chapter projects.

Crop effectively in Photoshop Elements 13 with the quick mode, using ratios like 5 by 7, applying the rule of thirds, and save nondestructively in the organizer.

Hover to preview cropping suggestions in Photoshop Elements 13. Choose from four new options based on what you just did, and commit.

Learn to straighten images in Photoshop Elements 13 using the crop tool and the leveling tool by holding the control (command) key to draw a line for precise alignment.

Learn to use content aware move in Photoshop Elements 13 to move and extend objects, make precise selections on new layers, and refine with healing and cloning for seamless rearrangements.

Learn how to use the recomposing tool in Photoshop Elements 13 to remove or protect areas, adjust brush settings, and refine results with healing and clone tools.

Explore the four modes of Photoshop Elements, starting with guided mode to quickly adjust images, apply one-click effects, textures and frames, and correct red-eye.

Load and organize working files in photoshop elements 13 by creating a new album named Images B, importing from your desktop, selecting all, and dragging into the album.

Discover the new eLive feature in Photoshop Elements, accessible even without an image, filter inspiration, view news, visit the Facebook page, tweet, and access online help.

Learn to quickly enhance photos in Photoshop Elements 13 using the quick mode editor, with smart fix, exposure, lighting, shadows and mid tones, highlights, vibrance, color, and non-destructive editing.

Master one-click effects, textures, and frames in Photoshop Elements 13 to transform images and set moods. Experiment with seasons, pencil sketches, and frames, and undo or reset to start over.

Learn to use guided touchups in Photoshop Elements 13's guided mode, adjusting brightness, contrast, color cast, crop, rotate, straighten, and auto fix with real-time before-and-after guidance.

Explore photo effects in guided mode of Photoshop Elements 13, applying black-and-white, color pop, textures, and glow, with brush control and nondestructive edits.

Learn to apply camera effects in guided mode with lomo, tilt shift, and zoom burst, and enhance them in expert mode using layers, crop, blur, noise, brightness, and vignette.

photo play out of bounds in guided mode for photoshop elements 13; frame, select outside area with color and tone; add background gradient and optional shadow; expert mode reveals layers.

Fix red-eye quickly in Photoshop Elements 13 using auto correct or manual radius and darkness adjustments. Manage red-eye in the organizer with quick or expert mode and zoom.

Learn to fix glowing animal eyes in Photoshop Elements 13 using the pet eye option with the red-eye tool, manually adjusting radius and darkening across two flash photos.

Brighten teeth in Photoshop Elements 13 by selecting the teeth with a quick selection tool and brushing lighter areas, adjusting brush size, zooming in, and using de-select to refine results.

Learn to save nondestructively in Photoshop Elements 13 by using the organizer workflow, preserving the original with version sets, and saving edited copies in different formats.

Learn quick, precise selections in Photoshop Elements using lasso, quick selection, and magic wand tools. Save selections, refine edges, and apply color and tonal correction with the auto smart tool.

Organize your working files in the elements organizer, a staging area, by creating a new album named images, then import and drag the files into the album.

Master selection options and tools in Photoshop Elements, and learn to reset default settings and tool configurations for efficient editing.

Master selection techniques in Photoshop Elements 13, from the marquee tool to add, subtract, and intersect. Use shortcuts and spacebar to position selections and refine edges.

Master the three lasso tools—free-form, polygonal, and magnetic—in Elements, and learn to add, subtract, or intersect selections with shortcuts, and adjust edge precision using contrast, frequency, and feather.

Master the quick selection tool to replace skies quickly. Learn to sample across layers, adjust brush size, convert backgrounds to layers, and arrange stacking order for a believable composite.

Master the magic wand tool to selectively brighten the foreground while preserving the sky, using tolerance and contiguous versus noncontiguous selections with masks and non-destructive brightness and contrast adjustments.

Learn to save a selection, load and delete it, invert the selection, and reuse saved selections to streamline workflow in Photoshop Elements 13.

Learn to master refine edge in Photoshop Elements 13 to create precise selections, especially hair, using magnetic lasso, refining brush, decontaminate colors, smoothing, feathering, and layer masks to composite images.

Master tonal correction with the auto smart tool in photoshop elements 13, as it learns your edits to apply adjustments to other images, with before-and-after comparisons.

Master the layers panel, convert backgrounds to layers, merge and copy, use masks and clipping masks, adjust stacking order, blending modes, and non-destructive adjustment layers.

Load the exercise files in Photoshop Elements 13 by creating a new album in the Elements organizer, importing from files and folders, then select all and drag into the album.

Learn to use the layers panel in Photoshop Elements 13 to create, edit, and manage multiple layers with nondestructive options like adjustment layers and masks, boosting precise painting and organization.

Convert a background into a layer to gain movability and transparency in a Photoshop Elements 13 document, since backgrounds are unique, nontransparent, and locked, while flattening reverts to a background.

Explore stacking order and merging in Photoshop Elements 13, including how to rearrange layers by dragging or shortcuts, merge down and merge visible, and create a comp using visible layers.

Master copying layers in Photoshop Elements 13 by duplicating layers, using marquee selections to copy portions, and using shortcuts such as control/command + j to create copies and drop shadows.

Master layer masks and blending modes in Photoshop Elements to achieve nondestructive edits and realistic depth by painting on masks and using the luminosity blending mode.

Learn to create clipping masks by layering transparent and nontransparent elements, using alt/option click to clip shapes and text into a background for non-destructive edits.

Learn to use adjustment layers in Photoshop Elements for nondestructive editing, apply brightness/contrast and saturation with masks to selectively colorize areas, and refine results with painting on the mask.

Explore the world of color in Photoshop Elements, using histogram to control color information, handle color casts, manage shadows and highlights, convert color to grayscale, and tint for aging.

Learn how to load the working files in Photoshop Elements 13 by creating an album, importing chapter images from files and folders, and dragging them into the images album.

Explore color theory in Photoshop Elements by mastering color spaces, RGB channels, and color depth, and use the histogram to diagnose and adjust color and brightness for image manipulation.

Learn to use the histogram in Photoshop Elements 13 to assess brightness and color, switch between RGB/CMY and luminosity, and apply selective area analysis for precise image fixes.

Practice nondestructive color correction using adjustment layers and levels to adjust the histogram, control mid tones and highlights, and increase image contrast.

Create high dynamic range images by merging multiple exposures in Photoshop Elements, using photo merge with simple or smart blending, and refine with masks, highlights, shadows, and saturation.

Explore removing color casts in Photoshop Elements 13 using both destructive and nondestructive methods, including using remove color cast with a neutral sample and adjusting channels with levels.

Learn how to enhance image contrast in Photoshop Elements 13 by using curves and levels to adjust highlights, shadows, and midtones, comparing destructive curve edits with nondestructive levels adjustments.

Convert a color image to grayscale in photoshop elements 13 using hue/saturation or black-and-white adjustments, then explore non-destructive edits and blending modes for richer results.

Master selective color removal in Photoshop Elements 13 by using grayscale with color, adjustment layers, and masks; paint with black or white to nondestructively reveal or hide color.

Replace color in Photoshop Elements 13 by building selections with eye droppers and fuzziness, then adjust saturation and lightness for precise color changes.

Learn to recover image detail by adjusting shadows and highlights in Photoshop Elements 13, separating shadow and highlight regions to enhance dark areas without blowing out bright areas.

Learn two nondestructive tinting techniques in Photoshop Elements 13 to colorize photos: use layered color with blending modes and a photo filter approach, with controls like density and preserve luminosity.