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Photoshop® Album FOR DUMmIES‰ by Barbara Obermeier Author of Photoshop 7 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Photoshop® Album FOR DUMmIES‰ by Barbara Obermeier Author of Photoshop 7 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Photoshop® Album For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate licensing fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8700. 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Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction ................................................................1 Part I: Getting Started with Photoshop Album ................5 Chapter 1: Introducing Album .........................................................................................7 Chapter 2: Performing Basic Tasks ...............................................................................13 Chapter 3: Working with Resolution, Color Modes, and File Formats ......................35 Part II: Importing, Organizing, and Managing Photos ...63 Chapter 4: Importing Files ..............................................................................................65 Chapter 5: Organizing, Categorizing, and Cross-Referencing Photos .......................89 Chapter 6: Giving Your Photos a Better Identity .......................................................109 Chapter 7: Managing Your Photos ...............................................................................121 Part III: Finding, Viewing, and Editing Photos ...........139 Chapter 8: Locating Your Photos ................................................................................141 Chapter 9: Viewing Your Photos ..................................................................................159 Chapter 10: Setting Up Your Editing Environment ....................................................173 Chapter 11: Making Quick Fixes ..................................................................................181 Chapter 12: Extra-Strength Editing ..............................................................................203 Part IV: Sharing and Printing Photos .........................215 Chapter 13: Spreading Photographic Joy Electronically ..........................................217 Chapter 14: Getting Your Images on Paper ................................................................229 Chapter 15: Using Online Services to Share and Print Photos ................................249 Part V: Creating Larger Projects with Photos ..............261 Chapter 16: Using the Workspace ...............................................................................263 Chapter 17: Creating Projects ......................................................................................273 Chapter 18: Taking Creations to the Next Level ........................................................299 Part VI: The Part of Tens ..........................................315 Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Composing Better Photos .................................................317 Chapter 20: Ten Great Digital Camera Accessories ..................................................335 Chapter 21: Ten Cures for Ten Problems ....................................................................343 Index .......................................................................355 Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................1 About This Book...............................................................................................1 What’s in This Book and How to Use It .........................................................1 Part I: Getting Started with Photoshop Album...................................2 Part II: Importing, Organizing, and Managing Photos........................2 Part III: Finding, Viewing, and Editing Photos.....................................2 Part IV: Sharing and Printing Photos ...................................................3 Part V: Creating Larger Projects with Photos .....................................3 Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................................................3 Conventions Used in This Book .....................................................................3 Icons Used in This Book..................................................................................4