Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0
Course Specifications
Course number: 084031
Software: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 has been an indispensable image-editing software application for many years. You would like to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using this software. Understanding the different tools and features available in Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 will help you maximize your creative potential. In this course, you will use the tools and features of Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 to enhance and share your photographs. 
Course Objective: You will use the various features and techniques of Photoshop Elements to make photographs look professional.

Target Student: Targeted mostly at the amateur photographer who wants to do more with his images, but does not need the sophistication of a complete Photoshop application. Students who want to produce attractive pictures and sophisticated graphics for the web and print will also benefit from this course.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows, of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and others.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	Pentium-based, Windows-compatible computer 
•	CD-ROM drive 
•	At least 128 MB available RAM 
•	At least 190 MB of hard disk space for Adobe Photoshop Elements installation, and an additional 10 MB for the course data 
•	Digital camera with battery and cable 
•	Scanner 
•	Mobile phone with inbuilt memory and USB cable 
•	CD Writer 
Platform Requirements
•	Microsoft® Windows® XP 
Software Requirements
•	Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	Get started with the Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 interface. 
•	Transfer photos from various sources to the Adobe Photoshop Elements application. 
•	Organize photos. 
•	Fix common flaws in photos. 
•	Enhance photos by adding richness to the images using colors, text, and shapes. 
•	Transform photographs. 
•	Create the end product. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 
Topic 1A: Explore the Interface 
Topic 1B: Obtain Help
Lesson 2: Transferring Photos 
Topic 2A: Transfer Photos from a Digital Camera 
Topic 2B: Transfer Photos from a Scanner 
Topic 2C: Transfer Photos from Files and Folders 
Topic 2D: Transfer Photos from a Mobile Phone
Lesson 3: Organizing Photos 
Topic 3A: Group Photos into Albums and Stacks 
Topic 3B: Organize Photos and Find Photos Using Keyword Tags 
Topic 3C: Get Photos from PDF 
Topic 3D: Create a Smart Album 
Topic 3E: Search for Photos
Lesson 4: Correcting Photos 
Topic 4A: Correct Camera Distortion 
Topic 4B: Remove Red Eye 
Topic 4C: Adjust the Color in a Photo 
Topic 4D: Remove the Background in a Photo
Lesson 5: Enhancing Photos 
Topic 5A: Change an Object's Color 
Topic 5B: Apply Artistic Effects 
Topic 5C: Add Text 
Topic 5D: Crop Photos into Shapes 
Topic 5E: Add Shapes
Lesson 6: Transforming Photos 
Topic 6A: Create an Old-Fashioned Photo 
Topic 6B: Restore a Faded Photo 
Topic 6C: Merge Photos
Lesson 7: Creating the End Product 
Topic 7A: Create a Slide Show 
Topic 7B: Create a Photo Book 
Topic 7C: Create an Online Gallery 
Topic 7D: Create a Themed Photo Email 
Topic 7E: Print Photos
Appendix A: Rectifying Photos Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 
Supplemental Lesson: Rectifying Photos 
Topic 1A: Lighten Shadows 
Topic 1B: Retouch Photos 
Topic 1C: Sharpen Photos 
Topic 1D: Defringe Photos
Appendix B: Creating Products 
Supplemental Lesson: Creating Customized Products 
Topic 1A: Burn Photos to a CD or DVD 
Topic 1B: Create a Greeting Card 
Topic 1C: Create a Photo Calendar