For most of us, the professional-level Photoshop is overkill for our needs. Amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts turn to Photoshop Elements for a powerful but simpler way to edit and retouch their snapshots. Photoshop Elements 9 For Dummies, fully updated and revised for the latest release of this software product, helps you navigate Elements to create, edit, fix, share, and organize the high-quality images you desire. Full color pages bring the techniques to life and make taking great photos fun and easy.
* Introduces you to the work area
* Shows you how to upload images to your computer
* Reviews ways to view, find, organize, and manage your photos
* Details how to modify your photos to your specifications
* Distills working with layers, contrast, color, clarity, filters, effects, styles, and type
* Explains how to print your creations, create a slide show, and optimize images for the Web
Written by veteran digital imaging and print authors Barbara Obermeier and Ted Padova, this handy reference is a highly readable and enjoyable way to learn this powerful image editing application.