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Photoshop Elements 8 All-in-One For Dummies
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Book VIII: Retouching and Enhancing ........................ 451
Chapter 1: Quick Image Makeovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453
Cropping an Image .......................................................................................453
Cutting away with the Crop tool ......................................................454
Cropping with a selection border ....................................................456
Straightening Images ...................................................................................458
Using the Straighten tool ..................................................................458
Using the Straighten menu commands ...........................................458
Using the Divide Scanned Photos Command ...........................................459
Applying One-Step Auto Fixes ....................................................................460
Auto Smart Fix ....................................................................................461
Auto Levels .........................................................................................461
Auto Contrast .....................................................................................462
Auto Color Correction .......................................................................463
Auto Sharpen ......................................................................................463
Auto Red Eye Fix ................................................................................464
Using the Red Eye Removal tool ......................................................464
Editing with Edit Quick Mode ....................................................................465
Cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool ...........................................................469
Cosmetic Surgery with the Healing Brush Tool .......................................472
Zeroing In with the Spot Healing Brush ....................................................474
Colorizing with the Color Replacement Tool ...........................................475
Lightening and Darkening with Dodge and Burn Tools ..........................478
Turning Color Up or Down with the Sponge Tool ...................................480
Smoothing with the Smudge Tool .............................................................481
Softening with the Blur Tool ......................................................................483
Focusing with the Sharpen Tool ................................................................484
Chapter 2: Correcting Lighting, Color, and Clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491
Understanding the Histogram Panel .........................................................492
Adjusting Lighting .......................................................................................494
Fixing lighting with Shadows/Highlights .........................................494
Using Brightness/Contrast ................................................................495
Nailing proper contrast with Levels ................................................496
Adjusting Color ............................................................................................499
Removing colorcasts automatically ................................................499
Adjusting with Hue/Saturation .........................................................500
Eliminating color with Remove Color .............................................502
Switching colors with Replace Color...............................................502
Correcting with Color Curves...........................................................504
Adjusting skin tones ..........................................................................506
Defringing layers ................................................................................507
Correcting with Color Variations .....................................................508
Adjusting color temperature with photo  lters .............................510
Mapping your colors .........................................................................511