Fix - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 100

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Automatic editing options, which are sometimes called are Photo Fix Options, are grouped in the Instant Fix
pane on the right of the Organizer workspace (1). If the Tags and Information panel is displayed instead, just
click on the Instant Fix button at the bottom right of the pane area (2) to show the Instant Fix options.

The Fix Task Pane

In the last couple of revisions of Photoshop Elements, some of the auto editing options that
were previously only available in the Enhance menu of the Edit workspace, have been added
to the Instant Fix pane in the Organizer. From version 9, Mac users can also take advantage
of these fast enhance options.

If the Instant Fix pane is not being displayed on the right side of
the Organizer workspace then click the Instant Fix button on
the Actions Bar at the bottom of the workspace.

Quick guide to the Fix panel's
auto enhance features

Correction needed Feature to use

The Smart Fix option enhances several different image charac-
teristics in the one action, whereas features like Levels, Contrast,
Sharpen, and Color concentrate on adjusting just one aspect of
the photo, providing more specific and controllable changes to
your photo.

Low contrast problem Contrast or Smart Fix

High contrast problem Contrast or Smart Fix

Color, Levels or
Smart Fix

Color cast problem

Color cast and contrast problem Levels or Smart Fix

When working with single-click adjustments such as these, keep
in mind that sometimes such automatic fixes do not produce the
results that you expect. In these scenarios use the Undo (Edit >
Undo or Ctrl+Z) command to reverse the changes and try one of
the manual correction tools detailed in the Editor workspace.

Sharpness or clarity problem Sharpen

Red Eye
(yep, you guessed it!)

Red Eye