Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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PhotoLesa
(
www.photolesa.com/tutorials
). The website of Photoshop maven and Miss-
ing Manual author Lesa Snider includes many well-written Elements tutorials.
If you search around online, you're sure to find a tutorial for any project you have in mind.
Although many of them are written for Photoshop, in most cases, you can adapt them for
Elements. If you get stuck or need help with any other aspect of Elements, there's an active
online community that will have an answer for you. Besides the sites already mentioned, try
these:
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Adobe Support forum
(
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements
)
. This
is the official Adobe Photoshop Elements user-to-user forum. It's your best bet for get-
ting answers without calling Adobe support.
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Digital Photography Review
(
www.dpreview.com
)
. This site has a bunch of camera-
specific forums. You can also get some Elements answers in the Retouching forum if you
specify in your question that you've got
Elements
rather than Photoshop (although, sadly,
the quality of the posts there has fallen off dramatically in the past couple of years).
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RetouchPRO
(
www.retouchpro.com
). The forums here cover all kinds of retouching
techniques and artistic uses for Elements and Photoshop. They also host frequent web-
casts about digital imaging.
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Photoshop Creative
(
http://www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/
)
. Another forum for Ele-
ments enthusiasts.
Many sites are devoted specifically to
scrapbooking
with Elements. A good place to start is
Scrapper's Guide (
www.scrappersguide.com
), a commercial site run by Linda Sattgast.
No matter what you're looking for—add-ons, tutorials, communities—try a Google search,
and you'll no doubt find a site that has what you want.
There's no question about it: Once you get familiar with Elements, it's addictive. Lots of oth-
er folks have found out how much fun this program is, so you shouldn't have any trouble
finding the answer to any question you have.
The only limit to what you can do with Elements is your imagination. Enjoy!
