Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 10

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Installing and Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements
Using the printed documentation
A printed user guide, Adobe Photoshop Elements
User Guide, is included with the application.
The user guide assumes you have a working
knowledge of your computer and its operating
conventions, including how to use a mouse and
standard menus and commands. It also assumes
you know how to open, save, and close files. For
help with any of these techniques, please see your
Microsoft Windows or Mac OS documentation.
Using online Help
The Adobe Photoshop Elements application
includes complete documentation in an accessible
HTML-based help system.The help system
includes all of the information in the Adobe
Photoshop Elements User Guide. It contains
essential information on using all of the
Photoshop Elements commands, features, and
tools, as well as tutorials, keyboard shortcuts, and
full-color illustrations.
The accessible HTML format provides easy
navigation online, as well as easy reading using
Web browsers. The file can also be printed out
from the HTML version or from an included PDF
version to provide a handy desktop reference.
To properly view online Help topics, you need
Netscape Communicator 4.X or Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0, 5.0, or 5.5.
To start online Help:
Do one of the following:
Choose Help > Help Contents.
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(Windows) Press F1.
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Note: To properly view online Help topics, you must
open them in Photoshop Elements.
Using Hints, Recipes, and tutorials
Photoshop Elements provides Hints, Recipes, and
tutorials to help you learn the application quickly
and work knowledgeably.
The Hints palette automatically displays an illus-
tration of and brief description about any palette
or tool your mouse pointer is on. The Recipes
palette guides you through typical image-editing
tasks such as removing red-eye in photos, adding
effects to text, and adding GIF animations.
Tutorials are available through the Help system
and use included sample files to take you step-by-
step through the basics of working with layers,
animated GIFs, and merging photos. It is a good
idea to work through the layers tutorial in
particular, since understanding layers is an
important step in understanding Photoshop
Elements tools and techniques.
Using context-sensitive menus
Context-sensitive menus display options for tools
and palettes, and change depending on the item
you've currently selected.