Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "When you do that, you'll notice that Elements forces you to save the file either in the Photoshop (.psd) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) file format (.tif)."

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "You can modify the accuracy of this brush by choosing the Add or Subtract buttons."

Tips or important notes

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