Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 186

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Crop an image Cropping, resizing, retouching, and transforming photos
5 Mark the areas you want to remove (areas that are unimportant) using the Remove brush tool
Red indicates the areas marked for removal.
Right-click the photo, and select Clear All Highlights to erase protected and unprotected marked areas.
6 Do one of the following to erase portions of unwanted marked areas (red):
• Erase using the red Eraser tool
• Right-click the photo, and select Clear Remove Highlights.
Drag the image handles to Recompose your photo.
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Recompose a photo in Full Edit
1 Open a photo in the project bin that you want to resize, and select Image > Recompose, or click the Recompose tool
Note: To view the Recompose tool, press C, or right-click the Crop tool in the toolbar, and select the Recompose tool.
A dialog box with a brief overview of the Recompose tool opens. If you do not want to view this dialog again, select
Don't Show Again. If you want to view this Help dialog again while working with the Recompose tool, right-click the
photo and select Show Recompose Help. Click View An Online Video Tutorial to view a demo on Recompose.
Mark the areas you want to protect using the Protect brush
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following modes:
• Use Normal Highlight
• Use Quick Highlight
You can specify the size of the brush and the photo.
Green indicates the areas marked for protection.
Note: Recompose can also be performed without using the protect areas option. For example, to recompose a photo
without marking any areas for protection or removal, drag the image handles
Do one of the following to erase portions of unwanted marked areas (green):
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• Erase using the green Eraser tool
• Right-click the photo, and select Clear Protect Highlights.
Mark the areas you want to remove (areas that are unimportant) using the Remove brush tool
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Red indicates the areas marked for removal.
Right-click the photo, and select Clear All Highlights to erase protected and unprotected marked areas.
Do one of the following to erase portions of unwanted marked areas (red):
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• Erase using the red Eraser tool
• Right-click the photo, and select Clear Remove Highlights.
You can specify the size of the brush and the photo.
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