Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual

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Author: Barbara Brundage

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With Photoshop Elements 6, the most popular photo-editing program on Earth just keeps getting better. It’s perfect for scrapbooking, email-ready slideshows, Web galleries, you name it. But knowing what to do and when is tricky. That’s why our Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic. This fully revised guide explains not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them.

Photoshop Elements 6 is packed with new features. You get a new Quick Edit function, Windows Vista compatibility, improved RAW conversion, a handy Quick Selection Tool, and more. In fact, there’s so much to the latest version that it can be quite confusing at times. Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual carefully explains every feature the program has to offer by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context –something no other book does!

• Learn to import, organize, and fix photos quickly and easily.
• Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image.
• Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects.
• Learn which tools the pros use — you’ll finally understand how layers work
• Create collages and photo layout pages for greeting cards and other projects.
• Get downloadable practice images and try new tricks right away.

This guide progresses from simple to complex features, but if you’re ready for the more sophisticated tools, you can easily jump around to learn specific techniques. As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which Elements features work well, which don’t, and why — all with a bit of wit and good humor.

Don’t hesitate. Dive into Adobe’s outstanding photo editor with Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual right away.

Product Details

• Paperback: 586 pages
• Publisher: OReilly (2 Nov 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596514441
• ISBN-13: 978-0596514440
• Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.8 x 4.1 cm
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #505 in Books

Customer Reviews
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
A must have for photoshop users!!, November 15, 2007
By J. Cecil (California, USA)

I am new to photoshop, and recently bought the new Elements 6. I was looking for a book to help with digital scrapbooking in elements, and found this. It is not specifically for scrapbookng, but I have found everything I needed quickly and easily! It is a fantastic book, written in easy to understand format. I have already recommended it to other friends both new and old to photoshop. MUST HAVE!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
The Missing Manual Photoshop Elements 6 is a must buy., November 25, 2007
By David Shapiro (Pine Knoll Shores, NC USA)

The Missing Manual has filled in the gaps that you miss when reading the book thats included with the product. This manual has helped me understand Digital Photography at the pro level. Now I know not only theory but also when and why I must do things.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
money well spent, November 23, 2007
By --pat (in OR for the summer)

It's nice to have this book to grab, now that I'm starting at the very beginning with PE. I think it could be twice as long and still not do the software justice. I was trying to figure out how to take an existing photos directory that has many subdirectories and convert it to a PE catalog. This book isn't clear enough on the organization features. But it's a whole lot better than the nothing that comes with the software.