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How to Edit Pictures Using Photoshop

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Adobe Photoshop 6.0 editing screen
Adobe Photoshop 6.0 editing screen
M. Kaye Hash

There are several ways to edit pictures using Photoshop. By using all of the tools available you can edit pictures in many ways to create all types of images. Read on to learn how to edit pictures using Photoshop.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1
    Index across the top of the editing screen
     
    Index across the top of the editing screen

    Keep in mind that the index across the top of the editing screen in Photoshop has a variety of ways to edit a picture. The "Image" button can help with resizing, rotating or transforming photos while the "Enhance" button can help with edits such as changing the color of an image, saturation and contrast. For more advanced edits use the filters to change the look of an image or learn how to use layers to create entirely new effects.

  2. Step 2
    The tool box
     
    The tool box

    Understand that the tool box is along the left side of the editing screen. The tool box features allow for ways to enhance, subtract from, or add to an image. With the tool box you can experiment with such edits as erasing areas of an image, adding shapes, cloning one aspect of an image onto another image, and reducing red eye. There are even paint brushes and blur tools.

  3. Step 3
    Photoshop Elements lets you edit, create and share.
     
    Photoshop Elements lets you edit, create and share.

    Know that the editing screen also lets you enter other areas of Photoshop where you can email your edited pictures or use them to make calenders and slideshows.

  4. Step 4
    The plastic effect is great for making buttons that have a three-dimensional appearance.
     
    The plastic effect is great for making buttons that have a three-dimensional appearance.

    Be aware that along the right side of the edit screen are tools to help you edit your picture. You can add effects to your image such as making the photo look like a watercolor or adding a metallic effect to a shape. This is also the area in which you can organize the layers you have made in the image by moving them around, deleting them or changing their opacity.

  5. Step 5
    Images in a bin can be saved in an album together.
     
    Images in a bin can be saved in an album together.

    Know that along the bottom of the editing screen is the bin. The bin displays all of the images you are editing at that time. This is a useful tool when you are going back and forth editing various pictures or combining photos.

Tips & Warnings
  • Always save your original images in case you do not like the edits you complete.
  • Experiment with all of the edit functions to see how each works and which ones you like best.
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