Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

Introduction

There are lots of programs out there that you can use to edit your photos, from freeware that never seems to get out of the beta stage, to expensive packaged software that makes your head spin with its plethora of features. Presumably you’ve made your choice—Adobe Photoshop Elements—and I think it’s a good one. As a total Photoshop geek, I think Photoshop Elements is the next best thing to “big” Photoshop, and that makes it perfect for people who don’t want to be geeks.

In Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, you’ll see how Photoshop Elements combines almost all the power of Photoshop with its own incredible ease of use. This is not an encyclopedia; rather than listing Photoshop Elements’ every command, button, and dialog box in excruciating ...