Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
GEM IN THE ROUGH: QUICK FIXES IN THE ORGANIZER
The Organizer gives you several ways to apply Quick Fix's auto corrections without launch-
ing the Editor. The Organizer's Photo Fix Options panel has buttons that let you apply Auto
Smart Fix, Auto Color, Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, or Auto Sharpen; fix red eye; and crop
photos. For more selective editing, you'll still want the Editor, but if Auto is your thing,
you'll be very happy staying in the Organizer. And if you use the Organizer, you get the ad-
ded benefit of having your fixes automatically made on a copy of your image, which Ele-
ments saves in a
version set
(
Saving Your Work
) with the original.
There are two ways to get to the Organizer's auto fixes:
—
Just click it
. In the main Organizer window, click the Media tab near the top of the screen
(if it's not already selected), and then click the Instant Fix button at the bottom right of the
window to see a panel of editing options. When you're done editing, just click the Instant Fix
button again to close the panel.
—
Use a different view
. In the Organizer, you can press F11/
⌘
-F11 for Full Screen view or
F12/
⌘
-F12 for a side-by-side comparison (on a Mac, depending on your keyboard, you may
need to add the fn key to these keyboard shortcuts). Once you do that, click the arrow at the
right end of the control strip that appears to show its hidden controls, and then click Fix; a
Quick Edit panel appears on the left side of your screen. (The panel tends to be shy and col-
lapse against the left edge of the screen, so you may need to click it to pop it open). Each of
the panel's icons is a button for one of the auto fixes. Just click one to apply that fix while
you've got a large view of your photo—handy for tweaking images as you preview a newly
imported batch of photos, for example. When you're done tweaking your images, press Esc
to return to the standard Organizer view.
Read on for more about what these fixes do. They work the same way in the Organizer as
they do in the Editor.
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The Hand tool
helps move your photo around in the image window—just like grabbing
it and moving it with your own five fingers. There's more about this tool on
The Hand
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The Quick Selection tool
lets you apply Quick Fix commands to specific portions of the
image. Once you make a selection with this tool, the commands you use will change only
the selected area, not the entire photo. You can also use the regular Selection Brush in
Quick Fix; just activate the Quick Selection tool and then click the Selection Brush icon
in the Tool Options area (the brush that's pointed down, like it's painting).
