Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 71

• Create a new Levels adjustment layer, or open
an existing Levels adjustment layer. (See "Using
adjustment and fill layers" on page 101.)
3 To adjust the values for the composite channels
(RGB) or for a specific color channel (red, green,
or blue), choose an option from the Channel
menu.
4 To adjust the shadows or highlights, do any of
the following:
• Drag the black and white Input Levels sliders
(directly underneath the histogram) to the edge
of the first group of pixels on either end of the
histogram. You can also enter values directly
into the first and third Input Levels text boxes.
Drag the black and white Output Levels sliders
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(at the bottom of the dialog box) to adjust the
shadow and highlight range. You can also enter
values directly into the Output Levels text boxes.
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Adjusting the white Input Levels slider
A. Original B. Resulting histogram and image
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Note: You can click Auto to move the highlight and
shadow sliders automatically to the brightest and
darkest points. This is the same as using the Auto
Levels command and may be adequate for an
average-key image. (See "Using the Auto Levels
command" on page 58.)
If your image needs midtone corrections, use
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the gray Input Levels slider. Drag the slider to the
right to darken the midtones; drag it to the left to
lighten the midtones. You can also enter values
directly in the middle Input Levels text box. (A
value of 1.0 represents the current unadjusted
midtone value.)
6 Click OK.
To view the adjusted histogram, reopen the
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Levels dialog box.
Gaps in the adjusted histogram do not indicate a
problem unless they are large.
To use the eyedropper tool to set target
colors for the lightest, darkest, and neutral
gray areas in the image, see "Using the
Brightness/Contrast command" in online Help.
Using the Brightness/Contrast command
The Brightness/Contrast command lets you make
simple adjustments to the tonal range of an image.
To use the Brightness/Contrast command:
Do one of the following:
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• To make adjustments to your entire image,
choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is
selected. If your image has multiple layers, select
a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
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