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Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
The user guide assumes you have a working
knowledge of your computer and its operating
conventions, including how to use a mouse and
standard menus and commands. It also assumes
you know how to open, save, and close files. For
help with any of these techniques, please see your
Microsoft Windows or Mac OS documentation.
Using online Help
The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 application
includes complete documentation in an accessible
HTML-based help system. The help system
includes all of the information in the
Adobe
Photoshop Elements 2.0 User Guide.
It contains
essential information on using all Photoshop
Elements commands, features, and tools, as well as
tutorials, keyboard shortcuts, and full-color
illustrations.
The accessible HTML format allows for easy
navigation and reading using Web browsers. To
produce a handy desktop reference, you can print
the HTML file or an included PDF copy.
Online Help requires Netscape Communicator 4.x
or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or 5.x.
To start online Help:
Do one of the following:
•
Choose Help > Photoshop Elements Help.
•
(Windows) Press F1.
Note:
To properly view online Help topics, you must
open them in Photoshop Elements.
Using Hints, recipes, and tutorials
Photoshop Elements provides Hints, recipes, and
tutorials to help you learn the application quickly
and work knowledgeably.
The Hints palette displays an illustration and brief
description of any palette or tool your mouse
pointer is on. The How To palette provides recipes
that guide you through typical image-editing
tasks, such as removing red eye in photos, adding
effects to text, and creating GIF animations.
Note:
To add new recipes, choose Download New
Adobe Recipes from the How To palette pop-up
menu.
Tutorials are available through the Help system
and use sample files to take you step-by-step
through the basics of working with layers,
animated GIFs, and merging photos. The layers
tutorial is particularly helpful, because under-
standing layers is an important step in mastering
fundamental Photoshop Elements tools and
techniques.
Using context-sensitive menus
Context-sensitive menus, which display options
for tools and palettes, change depending on the
item you’ve currently selected.
To display context menus:
1
Position the pointer over an image or palette
item.
2
Right-click (Windows) or hold down Control
and press the mouse button (Mac OS).
If no context-sensitive menu appears, no menu is
available for that tool or palette.
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