Photoshop Elements 5.0

Topic-Level Outline

                         Days:  1

         Prerequisites:  Windows XP: Basic or equivalent experience

                         Unit 1 :  Getting started

                               Topic A: 0  The Organizer

                               A-1:                               Exploring the Organizer workspace

                               Topic B: 0  The Editor

                               B-1:                               Exploring the Quick Fix workspace

                               B-2:                               Exploring the Full Edit workspace

                               Topic C: 0  Magnification and scrolling

                               C-1:                               Magnifying images

                               C-2:                               Using the Navigator palette

                               Topic D: 0  Getting Help

                         D-1:                         Using the Adobe Help Center

                         D-2:                         Using the How To palette

                         D-3:                         Using tip buttons and tooltips

                         Unit 2 :  Organizing photos

                               Topic A: 0  Managing photos

                               A-1:                               Creating a catalog

                               A-2:                               Getting photos

                               Topic B: 0  Viewing photos

                               B-1:                               Browsing thumbnails

                               B-2:                               Viewing image properties

                               B-3:                               Deleting photos from the catalog

                               B-4:                               Sorting thumbnails

                               B-5:                               Browsing by date

                               B-6:                               Changing a photo’s date

                               B-7:                               Stacking photos

                               Topic C: 0  Working with tags

                               C-1:                               Creating tags

                               C-2:                               Applying tags to photos

                               C-3:                               Editing tags

                               C-4:                               Finding photos with faces for tagging

                               Topic D: 0  Using collections

                               D-1:                               Creating collections

                               Topic E: 0  Finding photos

                         E-1:                         Using the Timeline

                         E-2:                         Using the find bar

                         Unit 3 :  Enhancing photos

                               Topic A: 0  Retouching photos

                               A-1:                               Removing red eye

                               A-2:                               Replacing color

                               A-3:                               Cropping a photo

                               A-4:                               Straightening a photo

                               A-5:                               Removing flaws by using the Spot Healing Brush

                               Topic B: 0  Using filters

                               B-1:                               Correcting lens distortions

                               B-2:                               Using the Filter Gallery

                               Topic C: 0  Adding text to images

                         C-1:                         Creating a text document

                         C-2:                         Adding a type layer to another image

                         C-3:                         Enhancing text

                         Unit 4 :  Adjusting images

                               Topic A: 0  Adjusting images with Quick Fix

                               A-1:                               Using Smart Fix

                               A-2:                               Adjusting lighting

                               A-3:                               Adjusting color

                               A-4:                               Processing multiple files

                               Topic B: 0  Adjusting images manually

                         B-1:                         Adjusting settings for camera-raw images

                         B-2:                         Adjusting levels

                         B-3:                         Adjusting color for skin tone

                         B-4:                         Adjusting color variation

                         B-5:                         Converting an image to black and white

                         B-6:                         Applying the Unsharp Mask filter

                         Unit 5 :  Resizing and combining images

                               Topic A: 0  Resizing images

                               A-1:                               Viewing an image’s resolution

                               A-2:                               Resizing an image without resampling

                               A-3:                               Resampling an image

                               A-4:                               Changing the canvas size

                               Topic B: 0  Combining images

                               B-1:                               Creating a diptych

                               B-2:                               Adjusting opacity

                               B-3:                               Using clipping groups to create a type mask

                               B-4:                               Removing a background

                               B-5:                               Replacing a background

                               Topic C: 0  Creating panoramas

                         C-1:                         Creating a panorama

                         Unit 6 :  Preparing finished photos

                               Topic A: 0  Printing photos

                               A-1:                               Printing multiple photos as a Picture Package

                               A-2:                               Printing a contact sheet

                               Topic B: 0  Working with slide shows

                               B-1:                               Creating a slide show

                               B-2:                               Burning a VCD

                               Topic C: 0  Sharing photos electronically

                                                                                                                                                                                           C-1:                                                                                                                                                                                           E-mailing images

                                                                                                                                                                                           C-2:                                                                                                                                                                                           Creating a Web photo gallery