Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 1. Finding Your Way Around
Elements
Photoshop Elements lets you do practically anything you want to digital images. You can
colorize black-and-white photos, remove demonic red-eyed stares, or distort the facial fea-
tures of people who've been mean to you. The downside is that all those options can make it
tough to find your way around Elements, especially if you're new to the program.
This chapter helps get you oriented. You'll learn what to expect when you launch the pro-
gram and how to use Elements to fix photos with just a couple of keystrokes. You'll also find
out how to use Guided Edit mode to get started editing images. Along the way, you'll find
out about some of Elements' basic controls and how to get to the program's Help files.
Getting Started
On a Windows computer, when you install Elements (
Installing Elements in Windows
ex-
plains how), the installer creates a desktop shortcut for you. Just double-click that shortcut to
launch Elements. You can also go to the Start menu and click the Adobe Photoshop Elements
13 icon. (If you don't see Elements in the Start menu, then click the arrow next to All Pro-
grams, and you should see it in the pop-up menu.)
On a Mac, you can launch Elements as the last step in the installation process, or you can go
to Applications→Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 and double-click its icon there. (Incident-
ally, the only other thing in that folder besides the uninstaller is a folder called Support Files.
That's where you'll find the Editor application, which you'll learn about starting on
Editing
Your Photos
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) If you want to make a Dock icon for future convenience, start Elements and
then go to the Dock and click the program's icon. Keep holding the mouse button down until
you see a menu, and then choose Options→Keep in Dock.
