Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial page 183

(horizontally or vertically).
3. (Optional) Use the tools in the toolbox to zoom, move, and crop the image. You can also make a selection, fix red eye, whiten
teeth, and add text to the image.
4. To rotate the image in 90° increments in the counterclockwise direction (rotate left), click the Rotate button in the taskbar. To
rotate the image in the clockwise direction, click the arrow next to the Rotate button, and then click the rotate right button.
5. Select one of the image fixing controls (for example, Levels, Color, Contrast). If a control has additional options (for example,
the Color control contains the Saturation, Hue and Vibrance tabs), select the corresponding tab to fix that aspect of the image.
6. To apply a fix, do one of the following:
Make the necessary adjustment using the sliders, and preview the adjustment on the photo, or enter a value in the text
box next to the sliders.
Hover the mouse over the thumbnails to preview the adjustment on the photo. Click the thumbnail to apply the adjustment
on the image temporarily.
Fine-tune a picture using a preview as the starting point, click and hold the mouse button on a preview thumbnail, and
then drag right or left.
Note: When you apply fixes in a sequence, all previous fixes are automatically applied as soon as you move to a new
control. For example, if you move from the Balance control to the Exposure control, any changes you performed in the
Balance control are automatically applied.
7. To undo a fix or reset the picture, do the following:
To cancel the fix applied while still in the same control, press Ctrl + Z, or, in the menu bar, click Edit > Undo.
Note: If you have performed a sequence of fixes (for example, Exposure, Balance, and Contrast, it is not possible to
undo changes performed in the step where the Balance was fixed. You can undo only the control that you are currently
in.
To cancel all fixes applied to picture, click Reset. The picture is restored to the state it was in at the beginning of the
current editing session.
Quick mode tools
To fine-tune a picture using a preview as the starting point, click and hold the mouse button, and then drag right or left.
The Quick mode provides the following tools to refine your photos:
Smart Fix Adjusts lighting and color. Smart Fix corrects overall color balance and improves shadow and highlight detail, if necessary.
Auto
Automatically adjusts the image to apply optimum values for settings.
Exposure Adjusts the overall picture brightness. Use this control to ensure that the image you are viewing is of the desired brightness.
Contrast Adjusts the overall contrast of an image, and sometimes affects its color. If your image needs more contrast and it has a color cast, you
can use the following two options:
Auto Levels and Auto Contrast
The Auto Levels and Auto Contrast options work by individually mapping the lightest and darkest pixels in each color channel to
monochrome. To apply the settings, click the Auto button beside any of these options. (See About Levels adjustments or The Adjust Levels
Guided Edit.)
Shadows
Drag the slider to lighten the darkest areas of your photo without affecting the highlights. Pure black areas are not affected.
Midtones
Adjusts the contrast within the middle tonal values (values that are about half way between pure white and pure black). It does not affect the
extreme highlights and shadows.
Highlights
Drag the slider to darken the lightest areas of your photo without affecting the shadows. Pure white areas are not affected.
Color Adjusts the color by identifying shadows, midtones, and highlights in the image rather than in individual color channels. It neutralizes the
midtones, and clips the white and black pixels using a default set of values. Click the Auto button to apply this command.
Saturation
Drag the slider to make colors more vivid or more muted, or choose the preview thumbnail that best suits your requirement.
Hue