Using Effects; Tips For Applying Special Filter Effects - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

CHAPTER 9
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Applying Filters and Effects

Using effects

Effects let you achieve complex effects through the
automatic sequencing of filters, layer styles, and/or
program functions. You can scan through a variety
of effects in the Effects palette.
Effects palette
To display the Effects palette:
Choose Window > Show Effects Browser, or click
the Effects tab in the palette well.
To apply an effect:
1 To apply an effect to an area of an image, select
that area. To apply an effect to the entire image,
make sure that no areas are selected in the image.
2 Do one of the following:
• Select an effect in the Effects palette, and
click Apply.
• Drag an effect from the Effects palette to
the image.
3 When prompted, click Yes to keep the effect, or
click No to discard the effect.
Note: To undo multiple actions effects, such as
Blizzard, you must undo multiple times to clear all
the actions.
To change the visible effects in the Effects palette:
Select a set of effects from the pop-up list at the top
of the Effects palette. Select All to view a list of
all effects.
To change how effects are displayed in the Effects
palette:
Do one of the following:
• Click the List View button ( ) at the bottom
of the Effects palette to view the effects by their
names. When you select an effect name, a
thumbnail of the effect displays on the left side
of the palette.
Click the Thumbnail View button ( ) at the
•
bottom of the Effects palette to view the effects as
thumbnails.
Choose a display option from the Effects palette
•
menu: List View or Thumbnail View. (See "Using
palette menus" on page 23.)
Tips for applying special filter
effects
Try the following techniques to apply special
effects with filters.