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10 Things You Might Not Know About Photoshop Elements 7
Even if you have used Photoshop Elements for some time, you may have missed some of its features. Here are 10 tips to help you work more efficiently in Photoshop Elements 7! While some of these tips work in previous versions of Elements, changing interface brightness, the Smart Brush tools, and the Action Player are brand new in Photoshop Elements 7.

Free Trim Action for Photoshop Elements 6 and 7
The free trim tool for Photoshop Elements quickly removes excess blank image area from around an image. This can be either a solid color or transparent background area.

Black and White with Partial Color Effect in Photoshop Elements
One of the more popular photo effects you may have seen is the black and white partial color effects, where a photo is converted to black and white, except for one object in the photo which is made to stand out by keeping it in color. There are many different ways to achieve this effect. I'm going to show you a non-destructive way to do it using adjustment layers in Photoshop Elements. The same method will work in Photoshop or other software that offers adjustment layers.

What's New in Photoshop Elements 7
Is Photoshop Elements 7 worth your upgrade dollars? Here's a summary of the new features to help you decide.

Cutout Text Effect in Photoshop Elements
Here's how to create a 3D cutout text effect with Photoshop Elements. This effect makes text appear as though it is punched out of a surface. In this tutorial you will work with layers, the horizontal type selection tool, and layer style effects.

Summer Splash Frame with Photoshop Elements
Here is a quick and easy tutorial which will show you how to make a fun photo frame for the summer using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

Put an Image or Photo Into Text with Photoshop Elements
You may have seen the text effect where a photo or other image is used to fill a block of text. This effect is easy to do with the layer grouping feature in Photoshop Elements. Old timers may know this technique as a clipping path. In this tutorial you'll work with the type tool, layers, adjustment layers, and layer styles.

Create See-Through Text with Photoshop Elements
This tutorial will show you how to create a see-through text effect with Photoshop Elements. In this beginner tutorial you will work with the type tool, the move tool, the effects palette, layers, blending modes, and layer styles.

Turn a Photo Into a Polaroid with Photoshop Elements
This tutorial shows you how to make a digital photo look like a Polaroid using Photoshop Elements. This is a neat effect for when you want to add a little something to a photo you plan to use on the Web or in a scrapbook layout and it's a great way to learn about working with layers and layer styles in Photoshop Elements.

Straighten a Crooked Image with the Crop Tool in Photoshop or Elements
How to straighten a crooked image using the crop tool in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

Resize Multiple Files with Photoshop Elements
Sometimes when you want to post photos on the Web or email them, it is better to scale them down to a smaller size so your recipient can load them faster. You can resize a whole folder of pictures or multiple pictures at once using Photoshop Elements Editor or Organizer. This tutorial will walk you through both methods.

Combining Two Photos into One Page in Photoshop Elements
With this tutorial, I will show you how to combine two photos into one document using Photoshop Elements. This is something you might want to do to show a before and after version of an image correction. Just for fun, we'll add some text to the new document as this is another basic task that a new user may wish to learn.

Create a Dreamy Photo Effect with Photoshop Elements
This tutorial shows you how to give a photo that soft, dreamy quality. It's especially nice for close-ups and portraits because it softens the photo and minimizes details that might be distracting. This tutorial will show you some of the benefits of using blend modes, adjustment layers, and clipping masks.

Creating and Using Custom Brushes in Photoshop Elements
Learn how to create a custom brush in Photoshop Elements, save it to your brushes palette, and then use that brush to create a border.

What's New in Photoshop Elements 4
Explore the new and enhanced features in Photoshop Elements 4 with descriptions and screen shots.

Turn a Photo into a Color Sketch with Photoshop Elements
This tutorial will show you how to convert a photo into a color sketch effect using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

Selective Correction with Adjustment Layers and Masks
Learn how to selectively correct a photo using adjustment layers and masks to lighten up the shadows in a dark portion of a photo. We'll compare this method to the new Shadow/Highlights adjustment feature in Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements.

Removing Ink Stains from a Photo
Learn how to removing smeared ink and other stains or spots from a photo by using the clone tool with blending modes.

Remove Dust and Specks from a Scanned Image with Photoshop Elements
I'm going to show you a quick way to remove the dust in Photoshop Elements without taking out too much detail, and without endlessly clicking on each speck with the spot healing tool. This technique should work in Photoshop too.

Repairing Mold and Discoloration in Photoshop Elements
Learn how to repair mold and discoloration on a scanned image using two new tools in Photoshop Elements 3: the Color Replacement Tool and the Spot Healing tool.

Creating a Custom Frame for the Picture Package Feature in Photoshop Elements 3
A new feature in Photoshop Elements 3 is the ability to add a frame to your pictures when you choose Picture Package or Labels in the Print dialog. You can use any transparent image as a frame and add it to the collection of frames Elements uses for this feature. Follow along to learn how.

Making a Baby Announcement Card in Photoshop Elements 3
Now that we have isolated the object we want to use for our baby announcement card, we must do some color correction, add a shadow, and finish off the card front with a patterned border and some text.

Removing the Background from a Picture in Photoshop Elements 3
Learn a non-destructive way to remove the background from a photo using Photoshop Elements 3. This technique gives you a lot of flexibility for refining the selection and shows you a way to simulate something like the layer masks feature in the full version of Photoshop.

Replacing a Dull Sky in Photoshop Elements
Learn how to replace a dull, boring sky in your photo with a more interesting one using Photoshop Elements. In this tutorial you will work with layers, adjustment layers, masks, levels, hue/saturation adjustments, and gradients.