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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023

You're reading from   Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 Bring out the best in your images using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248455
Length 510 pages
Edition 5th Edition
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Robin Nichols Robin Nichols
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Color keys FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview 3. Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch 4. Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing 5. Chapter 4: Getting Started with Simple Solutions 6. Chapter 5: Easy Creative Projects 7. Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques: Transformations, Layers, Masking, and Blend Modes 8. Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text 9. Chapter 8: Additional Tools and Features 10. Chapter 9: Advanced Drawing, Painting and Illustration Techniques 11. Chapter 10: Exporting Work, Sharpening, and Plug-ins 12. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting, Additional Techniques 13. Chapter 12: Feature Appendix 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Image menu

In this menu, you'll find all of the functions that apply directly to the image:

  • Image>Rotate - An extensive menu used to manipulate the orientation of the file: Rotate 90 deg left/right, 180 deg, Custom, Flip Horizontally, and Flip Vertically. Also used to rotate individual layers—90 degrees left/right, 180 deg, free rotate, plus Flip Layer Horizontally/Vertically. It also has two other commands: Straighten and Crop Image, plus Straighten. I find both functions alarmingly inaccurate—but it really depends on how the subject in the frame is aligned.
  • Image>Transform - A superbly important part of image editing. Ctrl/Cmd + T allows you to change the size, proportion, or perspective of any object on a layer—this is a valuable function that you'll use a lot.
  • Image>Crop - If you make a selection, then choose this item, it crops everything not selected off the file.
  • Image>Recompose - This is a menu shortcut...
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