How to Use the Red Eye Tool in Adobe Photoshop Elements

Adobe Photoshop Elements is a photo-editing software program offering multiple tools to fix flaws in digital or scanned photos. Red eye is a common photo flaw. It's caused by a reflection of the subject's retina by the camera's flash. Photos of pets occasionally show a green or white eye reflection. You can correct these reflections easily with a Photoshop Elements tool.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Select the photo that you want to retouch in the Photo Browser. Click the "Edit" button and choose "Go To Quick Fix" or "Go To Standard Edit." Then choose either "Quick Fix" or "Standard Edit" (also called "The Editor"). Both options offer a Red Eye tool.

2. Click on the Red Eye tool. It looks like an eye with a plus sign. Click on the red area of one of the eyes or alternatively, draw a selection box around the affected eye. If the photo is too small for an accurate placement, click on the Zoom tool—the magnifying glass—in "The Editor." Repeat on the other eye.

3. Drag the Pupil Size Slider if necessary to enlarge or decrease the size of the pupil so that it looks natural.

4. Save the edited photo by clicking on the disk icon or go to "File" and then "Save As." You can save the photo as a Photoshop file (.psd) or another format such as .jpeg.

Tips & Warnings

• Open a photo for retouching and preserve a copy of the original by locating the photo on your hard drive. Right click on the photo, click "Copy," go to the white space next to the photo, then click on "Paste." Right click on the photo's copy, click on "Open With," and select Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• These instructions apply to Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0.