ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9
Working in Photoshop Elements
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Use the Guided Edit options
1 Click the Edit tab in the Edit workspace.
2 Click the Guided tab.
3 Choose from the list of Guided Edits.
4 Do one of the following:
• Follow the steps that appear and click Done.
• Click Cancel to choose a different Guided Edit, or go back to the Edit workspace.
Note: If you enter a Guided Edit, then click on the “After Only” button at the bottom of the image to see the Before and
After view of your photo, when you exit the Guided Edit, that view will remain. To reset the view back to After only (the
default), click on the window mode button again until the After only view is restored, or simply click on either Full or
Quick modes to reset to a single view.
The Crop Photo Guided Edit
Use the Crop Photo Guided Edit to crop an image.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more information on cropping, see “Cropping” on page 139.
The Recompose Photo Guided Edit
For more information on the features used in the Recompose Photo Guided Edit, see “Recomposing” on page 170.
The Rotate And/Or Straighten Guided Edit
Use the Rotate and/or Straighten Photo Guided Edit to rotate a picture in 90-degree increments or draw a line through
an image to realign it.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more on rotating an image, see “Rotate or flip an item” on page 166.
For more on straightening an image, see “Straighten an image” on page 142.
The Sharpen Photo Guided Edit
Use the Sharpen Photo Guided Edit to sharpen an image.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more on sharpening images, see “Sharpening overview” on page 163 or “Sharpen an image” on page 164.
The Lighten Or Darken Guided Edit
Use the Lighten or Darken Guided Edit to lighten or darken an image.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more on lightening or darkening an image, see “Adjusting shadows and light” on page 117.
Last updated 1/27/2011