Transforming - Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Crop an image Cropping, resizing, retouching, and transforming photos
The Unsharp Mask filter adds contrast to reduce fuzziness.
1 In the Edit workspace, select an image, layer, or area.
Choose Enhance > Unsharp Mask.
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Select the Preview option.
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4 Set any of these options and click OK:
Determines how much to increase the contrast of pixels. For high-resolution printed images, an amount
Amount
between 150% and 200% is usually best.
Specifies the number of pixels to sharpen around edges. For high-resolution images, a radius between 1 and 2
Radius
is usually recommended. A lower value sharpens only the edge pixels, whereas a higher value sharpens a wider band
of pixels. This effect is much less noticeable in print than on-screen, because a 2-pixel radius represents a smaller area
in a high-resolution printed image.
Determines how far different pixels must be from the surrounding area before they are considered edge
Threshold
pixels and sharpened. To avoid introducing noise (in images with flesh tones, for example), experiment with
Threshold values between 2 and 20. The default Threshold value (0) sharpens all pixels in the image.

Transforming

Rotate or flip an item
You can rotate or flip a selection, a layer, or an entire image. Make sure to choose the correction command depending
on the item you want to rotate or flip.
In the Edit workspace, select the photo, layer, selection, or shape you want to rotate or flip.
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Choose Image > Rotate, and choose one of the following commands from the submenu:
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90° Left, Layer 90° Left, or Selection 90° Left
(Rotate Selection is only available when you have an active selection in an image.)
90° Right, Layer 90° Right, or Selection 90° Right
180°, Layer 180°, or Selection 180°
Rotates the item by the amount you specify. If you select this option, enter the number of degrees you want
Custom
to rotate the item by, and the direction in which you want to rotate the item.
Note: A positive number rotates the object clockwise, and a negative number rotates the object counterclockwise.
When you are finished, click OK.
Flip Horizontal, Flip Layer Horizontal, or Flip Selection Horizontal
Flip Vertical, Flip Layer Vertical, or Flip Selection Vertical
Rotates the photo, layer, or selection a quarter-turn counterclockwise.
Rotates the photo, layer, or selection a quarter-turn clockwise.
Rotates the photo, layer, or selection a half-turn.
Flips the photo, layer, or selection vertically.
Last updated 1/2/2012
Flips the photo, layer, or selection horizontally.
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