Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
adjustments; you'll learn about them on
Using Presets
.
These presets are great if you need
extra help—just pick one of them as a starting point and work from there.
In this chapter, you'll learn how (and in which order) to use the Quick Fix tools. If you have
a newish digital camera, you may find that the Quick Fix window gives you everything you
need to take your photos from pretty darn good to dazzling.
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If a whole chapter on Quick Fix is frustratingly slow, you can start off by trying out the
ultrafast Auto Smart Fix—a quick-fix tool for the truly impatient;
Getting Started in a
Hurry
explains how to use it. Also, Guided Edit may give you enough help to accomplish
what you want to do;
Guided Edit
has the full story.
The Quick Fix Window
It's easy to get to the Quick Fix window, as long as you're in the Editor: Just click the word
“Quick” near the top of your screen.
The Editor remembers which component you were last using (Quick, Guided, or Expert). So
if you're working in the Organizer and want to send photos over to the Editor, if you right-
click/Control-click a photo in the Organizer and choose “Edit with Photoshop Elements Edit-
or,” your photo will go right to the Quick Fix window if that's where you were the last time
you used the Editor. If not, just click the Quick tab near the top of the screen.
You can also get to Quick Fix from some of the projects in Create mode: Just right-click/
Control-click the photo you want to fix, and then choose Edit Quick; you get sent to Quick
Fix with the photo ready for your adjustments. When you come into Quick Fix this way, you
see a button at the left of the screen that says “Return to Creations.” When you finish editing
the image, click this button to go back to where you left off in your project.
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You can also apply many quick fixes right from the Organizer, even in Full Screen view.
See the box on
Quick Fixes in the Organizer
for details.
