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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Getting started
Last updated 7/26/2011
Do more with your photos
Share in many ways from one convenient place Quickly and easily share your photos in various ways—including e-
mail, web galleries, and burning to CD.
Liven up your photo projects Use great-looking new themes and artwork to give your photo projects a professional
look.
Surface blur The Surface Blur filter blurs an image while preserving edges.
Easily find and view photos
Quick Fix preview You can preview how a photo looks after adjustments, before you apply the adjustment to the
photo.
Working in Photoshop Elements
When you start Photoshop Elements, it displays a Welcome screen that provides a starting point for you to open a
blank document, browse for files with Adobe Bridge, or open files from a camera or a scanner.
Downloading and organizing photos
With Photoshop Elements, you can download photos from your camera or a card reader to view them in
Adobe
Bridge CS4. You can start the Adobe Bridge photo downloader from either Photoshop Elements or
Adobe
Bridge. You can also set the photo downloader to start any time you plug in a camera or card reader.
Use Adobe Bridge to manage photo files.
