Adobe Photoshop Elements

Key Concepts

If you're new to Adobe® Photoshop® Elements and are looking for explanations of basic terms and tasks, check out these key concept pages. Each page includes the definition of a key concept along with links to the online Help for further information, such as step-by-step instructions for completing the task. You'll also find related concepts and search terms.

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/photoshopelements/articles/concept_index.html

Tutorials

• Blank New Image (2:21)
  • US Paper, Legal, 8.5 in by 11 in
• Making Selections (13:39)
• Selection tools and copy via layer (Ctrl + J)
• Refining the edge
• Resize a brush [ or ]
• Creating Collages
• Combining Images
• Feathering the edge
• Working with Text Layers (7:27)
• Text Layers, resize, color, font
• Duplicate, hide/show, opacity, delete, resize, rename
• Layer Styles (2:30)
  • Drop shadow, glow – adjust, copy, delete
• Panorama (2:54)
  • Let's have some fun with those panorama shots we got of the skyline from the Pike Place park

• Quick Fix (4:22)
• Use this to crop and adjust a couple of your images. Save some for the next tutorial.
• Basic Editing Techniques for Improving Photographs
• Launching the Editor (3:15)
• Crop, straighten and Save as a Photoshop File (8:18)
• Levels adjustment layer (5:12)
• Color Adjustments – skin tones (5:22)
• Shadows/highlights (1:28)
• Exporting Images (2:55)
• Export each group members alphabet images to a jump drive or in a folder on the HTLC/Groups server
• Getting images from an exsisting computer file or folder (2:14)
• Make sure to download files from a jump drive to your computer first
• Slideshow Basics (10:41)
• Have each person make a basic slideshow of your alphabet. Add music if you have time. Export as a Windows Media file and share with the class.

Adobe TV: - Learn Photoshop Elements 7: Creating a slide show (10:20)

Adding Narration to a slide from and external file (1:48)

Other Courses

Adobe Photoshop Elements in the Classroom

Learn how to take advantage of the organization, editing and creation tools within Adobe Photoshop Elements. You will learn how teachers use tags to organize their classroom photos, how to improve your photographs with the editor and how you and your students can create powerful slideshow and photo galleries.

Portrait Retouching Magic with Adobe Photoshop Elements

Learn how to improve those photographs of your students and faculty. This workshop will give you a variety of easy to use techniques for improving your subject’s eyes, smile, blemishes, skin tone and more. You will leave with a DVD of tutorials and sample files to use in your classroom.

Photoshop.com

In this workshop you will learn how to upload, organize, edit and share their photographs with this powerful, yet free online tool. With 2 GB of free online storage this online tool could be a versatile new addition to your classroom tool set. Feel free to bring your own photograph to work with along with the example files from the workshop. Online tutorials and resource materials you can use with your students are included.