Course Description
Need to touch up your digital photos here and there by making a few adjustments? Then you are the right candidate for "Adobe Photoshop Elements Tutorial". You might have an excellent digital camera, but due to external or internal conditions, your photos may require a little fixing. Photoshop Elements is an excellent program when it comes to digital photograph editing because of its power and complexity. It has extensive features to make the most simple looking photo, amazing. To name a few: you can get rid of the Red Eye from photos, merge photos, organize your photos, prepare a Slide Show, and create a Wall Calendar, etc.
This course is conveniently designed with pictorial representations to make understanding easy and mastering the concept quick. It doesn't matter if you are a novice because this is a basic and intermediate course; so in no time you'll be rolling up your sleeves and start working. So what are you waiting for? Enroll now and learn the Photoshop Elements program quickly and thoroughly.
Course Requirements
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or 3.01 on Windows and Basic working knowledge of computers are the main requirements for this course. No prior knowledge of Adobe Photoshop Elements is required.
Course Goals
On completion of this course, you will be able to use the Adobe Photoshop Elements application efficiently and thoroughly in your line of work or for personal purposes.
Course Materials
The material provided for this course is more than sufficient. For advanced learning, there are a few book sites listed in the Class Net Links section.
Grading Policy
Grading will be done on a percentage basis. The total percentage that can be scored is 100%.
Students will be awarded a "Certificate of Academic Excellence" for achieving a grade of 70% or higher. Students will be awarded a "Certificate of Outstanding Achievement" for completing all the quizzes and assignments required for this course.
Disclaimer
This course could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the course herein. I may make improvements and/or changes in the course material to include new features incorporated in the latest versions.
Course Organization and Topics Covered
1. Introduction
This lesson provides an overview of Photoshop Elements Interface by teaching the functionality of different options.
2. Getting to know the View and Organize Photos Interface
This lesson is all about the View and Organize Photos Interface. You'll learn to identify the various parts of the screen and their purpose.
3. Getting Photos, Date View, and Selecting Images
Topics covered in this lesson are importing photos into photoshop elements from your hard drive and getting to know the Date view. You'll also learn to select and deselect images.
4. Basic Operations
This lesson will teach you to delete images, undo and redo commands, adjust date and time and more.
5. About the Caption, Rotate, and Stack Features
In this lesson you'll learn to add a caption, delete a caption, rotate images, stack images, unstack images, and more.
6. Playing with Photos Using More Features
This lesson will enlighten you with features like AutoSmart Fix, Version Set, Photo Compare, Set as Wallpaper, and a lot more.
7. Photo Review
This entire lesson deals with the Photo Review feature.
8. Tagging Photos
This lesson will teach you to add and remove tags to and from the photos. You'll also learn how to view the tagged photos.
9. Finding Photos
In this lesson you'll learn to find photos using the Setting a Date Range, By Caption, By Filename, Items with Unknown Date or Time, and Untagged Items commands.
10. Printing
This lesson entirely deals with the procedure to print photos.
11. Getting Help
This lesson deals with the procedure to get help in Photoshop Elements.
12. Standard and Quick Fix Editor Interface
As the title suggests, this lesson will introduce you to the Standard and Quick Fix Editor interface.
13. Opening and Saving an Image File
This lesson will teach you to open an image file from your hard drive and save an image file into your hard disk.
14. Cropping and Resizing Images
As the title suggests, the topics covered in this lesson are cropping and resizing images.
15. Enhancing the Look of the Photos
This lesson will teach you to use the Auto Color Correction, Shadows and Highlights, Brightness and Contrast, and Adjust Smart Fix features.
16. Red Eye Removal and Spot Healing Brush Tool
In this lesson you'll learn the usage of the red eye removal and the spot healing brush tool.
17. Healing Brush, Dodge, and Burn Tool
As the title suggests, this lesson will teach you to use the healing brush, dodge, and burn tools.
18. Filters
This lesson entirely deals with Filters.
19. Photomerge Panorama
This lesson will teach you about the Photomerge Panorama feature.
20. Creating a Simple Slide Show
By the end of this lesson you'll be able to create a simple slide show.
21. Creating a Custom Slide Show - Part I
This lesson will teach you to customize the slide show. You'll learn to set transition and slide durations, add and delete an audio file, and save the slide show.
22. Creating a Custom Slide Show - Part II
This lesson is a continuation of the previous lesson. Here, you'll learn to add text to the slides, move, edit, and delete text, add a blank slide, and re-order the slides.
23. Creating a Photo Greeting Card
In this lesson you'll learn to create a photo greeting card and save it as a PDF file.
24. Creating a Wall Calendar
This lesson will provide the information required to create a wall calendar and save it as a PDF file.
