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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Getting started
Last updated 7/26/2011
Help in the application Help in the application provides access to key tasks and concepts. If you aren’t connected to
the Internet, Photoshop
Elements launches Help in the application. Help in the application is a small subset of the
complete Help available on the web.
Help PDF Help is also available as a PDF that is optimized for printing. Click the Help PDF link at the top of each Help
page. The Help PDF is the best way to access the most comprehensive Help when you don’t have an Internet
connection. For more information, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_mac_printpdf_en.
Links in the application Some Help links are within Photoshop Elements. Clicking these links takes you to the
corresponding topic in either Help on the web or Help in the application.
Note: If you try to access a Help topic that only exists in Help on the web, Photoshop Elements displays the URL and a
link to the complete Help on the web.
Tips for searching Help
• If you search using a phrase, such as “shape tool,” place quotation marks around the phrase. The search returns only
those topics containing all the words in the phrase.
• Make sure that the search terms are spelled correctly.
• If a search term doesn’t yield results, try using a synonym, such as “web” instead of “Internet.”
• If you find a topic you want to view again, bookmark it for easy access later.
Print a Help topic To print a topic from Help, use the Print command in the browser.
How to search for troubleshooting topics You can view top issues and search for common problems and error
messages by going to
www.adobe.com/support/photoshopelements. You can also ask questions of other
Photoshop Elements users at www.adobe.com/go/forums.
Customer support
Visit the Adobe Support website at www.adobe.com/support to find troubleshooting information for your product
and to learn about free and paid technical support options.
New and enhanced features
What’s new
To learn more about new and enhanced features, visit www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse_mac_features_en.
Make your photos look their best
Intelligent resizing The Recompose tool enables you to resize an image without changing important visual content,
such as people, buildings, and animals.
Get a perfect blended photo You can blend photos together to get a perfectly exposed photo using Photomerge
Exposure.
Get a perfect scenic photo Use Photomerge Scene Cleaner to create the perfect scenic photo from multiple photos.
Smart brushes Using Smart Brush tool, you can paint and change the adjustments as many times as you want without
degrading your original photo.
Automated actions Photoshop Elements comes with a set of actions. The Action Player can play actions created in
Photoshop if the actions use features supported by Photoshop Elements.
