Table of Contents

PSE6

Introduction

Essential Skills
01 Welcome Screen & Menus
02 Tools & Options Bar
03 The Palette Bin
04 Opening Photos Pt 1
05 Opening Photos Pt 2 (Win)
05 Opening Photos Pt 2 (Mac)
06 Viewing Options & Shortcuts
07 Zoom & Hand Tool Shortcuts

Brushes
01 Travel Kit Files
02 Loading Brushes
03 Brush Tool Tips

Understanding Layers
01 What is a Layer?
02 Create & Save a New Document
03 Create Layers with the Move Tool
04 Move Tool Tip 1: Match Resolutions
05 Move Tool Tip 2: Auto Select Layer
06 Layer Order
07 Resizing an Object on a Layer
08 Layer Visibility
09 Move Tool Tip 3: Shortcuts
10 Naming Layers
11 Create Shape Layers
12 Create Custom Shape Layers
13 Duplicating Layers
14 Selecting Multiple Layers
15 Grouping Layers Together
16 Create Layers by Copying & Pasting
17 Layer Styles
18 Rotate & Flip Layers
19 Blank Layers
20 Layer Blend Modes
21 Type Layers
22 Type in a Circle
23 Adjustment Layers
24 Move Layers Between Documents
25 Print a 12 x 12 Page

Color
01 Color Chips
02 Color Swatches Palette
03 Paint Bucket Tool
04 Fill Command/Keyboard Shortcuts
05 Color of Shapes
06 Color of Type
07 Hue/Saturation

Scrapbooking Tips
01 Using Quick Pages, Part 1
02 Using Quick Pages, Part 2
03 PSE6 Templates
04 Postage Stamps
05 Time Clock Brush
06 Passport Stamp Brush

The Organizer (Windows only)
01 Should I Use the Organizer?
02 Import Photos
03 Move & Rename Files
04 Tag Photos
05 Stacks & Version Sets
06 Albums

Photo Editing
01 Guided Edit
02 Quick Fix
03 Crop Tool
04 Image > Crop
05 Crop a Layer
06 Image Size
07 Adjust Color Curves
08 Black & White or Sepia

The contents of the Photoshop CS3 version are similar, except that the chapter on The Organizer (which CS3 doesn't have) is replaced with a chapter on What You Can Do In Photoshop CS3 That You Can't Do In Photoshop Elements.

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