11. Using Built-In Content

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to enhance your photos by combining them with built-in content such as frames and decorative graphics to produce a result that’s more than the sum of its parts.

Even the most perfect diamond needs a setting before you can wear it and show it off. If you’ve got a great picture and you want to provide a great setting for it, Photoshop Elements has got you covered, with tons of built-in image enhancements. From starbursts and talk balloons to gorgeous frames for your gorgeous picture, the Editor has it all.

You’ll find all this good stuff in the Editor’s Content panel. (Just choose Content from the Window menu.) When sorted by type, the panel has several self-explanatory sections: Backgrounds, ...

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