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Adobe 29170516 - Photoshop Album - PC Getting Started Manual
Adobe 29170516 - Photoshop Album - PC Getting Started Manual

Adobe 29170516 - Photoshop Album - PC Getting Started Manual

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Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop
Album Starter Edition 3.0
Welcome to the Adobe
Photoshop
®
lifetime of photos so that you can instantly find the ones you want and share your experiences with anyone,
anywhere. This document will get you started using Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 immediately.
Getting photos
Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 automatically detects your camera as soon as you connect it with a USB cable
to your computer. If you're having trouble getting photos directly into Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0, you can
save the photos in a folder on your computer and then bring them into Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 as
described in "Getting photos from your computer" on page 3.
Sometimes you may try to get photos that already exist in your catalog. If this happens, Photoshop Album Starter
Edition 3.0 displays a dialog box letting you know which photos you already have. These photos won't be reimported.
To get photos from a digital camera or card reader:
Connect your camera or card reader to your computer. For instructions on connecting your device, see the
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documentation that came with it.
When the Adobe Photo Downloader appears, choose the name of the connected camera or card reader from the
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Get Photos From pop-up menu. Usually the connected device's name automatically appears.
Photoshop Album Starter Edition should automatically detect your camera. If the downloader does not appear, click
the Get Photos button
Thumbnail images of every photo on your camera's memory card display. To remove photos from the import
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batch, click the check box (to remove the green check mark). To change the size of the thumbnails, drag the slider.
You can rotate any photo you bring in from a digital camera. Select one or more photos you want to rotate. Then click
the Rotate Left button
Under Save Files, accept the folder location listed, or click Browse to choose a new location for the files.
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Under Create Subfolder Using, choose Date/Time of Import if you want the photos you're getting to be stored in
their own folder whose name includes the date and time they were imported, or choose New Name to create a folder
using the name you type in the text box.
Select Rename Files to and enter a file name in the text box to over-write the name assigned by your digital camera.
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Each photo in the import batch will share the name, but each photo has a unique number after the name.
Click the Get Photos button.
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The photos are brought into Photoshop Album Stater Edition and appear in the Photo Well.
Note: If at some point you no longer want the Adobe Photo Downloader to launch when you connect your camera, click
the Adobe Photo Downloader icon
Album Starter Edition 3.0 application, the fast and easy way to organize your
®
in the shortcuts bar and then choose From Camera, Mobile Phone, or Card Reader.
or the Rotate Right button
in the system tray, and then choose Disable.
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  • Page 1 The photos are brought into Photoshop Album Stater Edition and appear in the Photo Well. Note: If at some point you no longer want the Adobe Photo Downloader to launch when you connect your camera, click the Adobe Photo Downloader icon in the system tray, and then choose Disable.
  • Page 2 Getting photos from Nokia mobile phones Now in Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0, you can get photos from camera-enabled Nokia Suite 6.5 compatible mobile phones with the Adobe Photo Downloader. For information on getting photos, see “Getting photos” on page 1.
  • Page 3 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 Getting photos from your computer When you import photos from your computer’s hard drive, Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 creates a link to the location of the photos. The original photo files remain protected in their locations on your computer. If you move a file, Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 might not be able to find the photo until you reconnect it from its new...
  • Page 4 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 Select a search option from the Look In drop-down menu: • All Hard Disks to find all of the photos on your computer (deselect this option if you want to target your search more closely). All installed hard disk drives on your PC will be searched, so the search may take a while.
  • Page 5 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 Viewing photos in a full screen slideshow Full Screen Slideshow provides a full screen view of a set of photos (and video clips) as a slide show, making it a fun and efficient way to move through a set of photos. A control bar (which fades out when the pointer is not on it), gives you the ability to click through the photos, rotate a photo, apply Auto Smart Fix, or delete a photo.
  • Page 6 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 Viewing your photos in the Calendar View In the Calendar View, you can browse through your photos chronologically or find photos from a particular day, month, or year. When you’ve found the day you’re looking for, you can view that day’s photos as a mini-slideshow.
  • Page 7 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 To open the Tag pane: To use tags, you first need to open the Tag pane. Attach one or more tags from the Tag pane to a photo in the Photo Well by dragging and dropping them onto the photo. Tags don’t change the photos they are attached to; they simply give you additional and more flexible ways of finding and organizing your photos.
  • Page 8 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 • Select one or more tags. Then drag the tags onto any of the selected photos. • Select one or more tags. Then drag the photos onto any of the selected tags in the Tags pane.
  • Page 9 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 The Collections pane displays all of the collections and collection groups, as well as commands for creating, renaming, and deleting them. You can also use the pane to organize collections within collection groups. To use the Collections pane:...
  • Page 10 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 To see which collections a photo is in, hold the mouse pointer over the collection icon under the photo in the Photo Well or use the Properties palette. To remove photos from a collection: In the Photo Well, select the photos you want to remove from a collection.
  • Page 11 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 To find photos using tags: In the Photo Well, do any of the following: In the Tags pane, click the square next to the name of the tag so that the binoculars icon appears. (If you change •...
  • Page 12: Rotating Photos

    The first opportunity you’ll have to rotate a photo is in the Adobe Photo Downloader. After a photo is in Photoshop Album Starter Edition, you can rotate a photo directly in the Photo Well. You can also rotate photos in the Fix Photo Window (see “Using the Fix Photo Window”...
  • Page 13 PDF is a universal file format that can be read by anyone who has the free Adobe Reader software. PDF provides a better photo-viewing experience for your recipients by packaging up all the individual photos into a slideshow, complete with transitions.
  • Page 14 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 To create a PDF slideshow: In the Photo Well, select the photos you want to use in the slideshow. If you don’t make a selection, all the photos in the Photo Well will be used in the slideshow.
  • Page 15 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 If you want to mark an In or Out point at a specific point in time, refer to the timecode located directly above the Play button. To play or loop a selection: You can play or loop the entire video, or a selected portion of video.
  • Page 16 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 To get set up for e-mailing: Choose Edit > Preferences. Select E-mail from the list of preferences at the left side of the dialog box. From the Send E-Mail Using pop-up menu, select your preferred e-mail program.
  • Page 17 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 automatically resizes and compresses your photos for a smoother e-mail delivery. You can also package up multiple photos into a slideshow by clicking the PDF Slideshow button in the E-mail window.
  • Page 18 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM STARTER EDITION 3.0 Note: Photoshop Album Starter Edition may rotate your photos to maximize the number of prints on each page. If you want to print one photo per page, rather than printing as many photos as will fit on each page, select Print Single Photo Per Page.
  • Page 19 Delete. Automatic updates are provided by the Adobe Update Manager. If you are connected to the internet, the Adobe Update Manager prompts you to download the latest features and information. If you would like to opt-out of update alerts, deselect the Automatically Check for New Services and Updates option in the Photoshop Services preferences.

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