Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Classroom in a Book is the fastest, easiest and most comprehensive way to learn Adobe's consumer-targeted image editing software! Each of the 12 lessons in this step-by-step, project-based guide contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program, while end-of-chapter review questions reinforce each lesson. This cross-platform (Mac and Windows) book teaches the basics of image editing, along with complete coverage of all-new features in Photoshop Elements 9 now with scripting support, a new cross-platform Elements Organizer, and an enhanced workflow for a better user experience. In this new version you'll learn how to remove unwanted objects from images with Content-Aware fill, apply style properties to multiple images with Photomerge Style Match, control layer visibility with layer masks for more precise image editing, use People Recognition to automatically identify people in your photos, find your most interesting and highest quality shot with Auto-Analyzer, use new guided Fun Edits to complete complex workflows in a small number of easy steps, recompose photos to any size or to fit a specific layout without distortion, perform one-step color and lighting adjustments, create perfectly lit shots with Photomerge Exposure, and much more.About the AuthorsThe Adobe Creative Team of designers, writers, and editors has extensive, real world knowledge of Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.