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Elements 3.0 Plus |
Level 2 Plus |
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Lesson 5
The Toolbox |
Elements has a number of tools that
you can use to work on your image. |
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Introduction |
In this lesson we will introduce the
various editing tools in Elements.
These tools are kept in a
“Toolbox”. The tools are grouped
logically. We will cover the tools
in each group. Detailed functions of
each tool will be covered in
subsequent lessons. |
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Note: |
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When we wish to work on an image, we
have a choice between:
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Quick Edit
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Standard Edit |
We see Standard Edit applying
to Level 2 Plus users. This
type of editing is not as quick,
automated and easy as the “Quick
Edit”. But, Standard Edit is far
more powerful and has may more
functions |
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Step #1: Standard Edit |
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We can select an image to work on
from the Organizer. Then we must
select our edit mode.
From the “Icon Menu”, select:
[ Edit ]
[ Go to Standard Edit ] |
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Step #2: The Toolbox |
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In Elements 3, the “Toolbox”
is anchored to the left side of the
“Edit Window”.
The “Toolbox” is laid out in
a single straight line down the left
side of the screen.
The tools in the “Toolbox”
are logically organized into
groups. We will list the
tools that are in each group.
Some of the Tool Icons in the
“Toolbox” have a black
triangle in the bottom right
corner of the Tool Icon. This means
that there is more than one
tool under that Icon
Additional tools are accessed by
using the right mouse button. |
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Note: |
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The Keyboard shortcut is indicated
in brackets after each tool. |
We will not give you details of the
function of each tool in this
lesson. The function of the tools
will be dealt with individually in
subsequent lessons. |
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Step #3:
Group #1 |
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1. Move
Tool (M)
2. Zoom
Tool (Z)
3. Hand
Tool (H)
4. Eyedropper Tool (I)
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Step #4:
Group #2 |
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1. Marquee Selection Tools (M)
2. Lasso Selection Tools (L)
3. Magic Wand Selection (W)
4. Selection Brush (A) |
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Step #5:
Group #3 |
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1. Text Tools (T)
2. Crop Tool (C)
3. Cookie Cutter (Q)
4. Red Eye Removal (Y)
5. Healing Brushes (J)
6. Stamp Tools (S) |
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Step #6:
Group #4 |
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1. Pencil (N)
2. Eraser Tools (E)
3. Brush Tools (B)
4. Paint Bucket (K)
5. Gradient (G)
6. Shape Tools (U) |
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Step #7:
Group #5 |
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1. Blur/Sharpen Tools (R)
2. Dodge/Burn Tools (O)
3. Foreground/Background Colors |
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Summary |
In this lesson we introduced the
various editing tools in Elements.
These tools are kept in a
“Toolbox”. The tools are grouped
logically. Detailed functions of
each tool will be covered in
subsequent lessons. |
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