- #Adobe photoshop elements 18 review how to#
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#Adobe photoshop elements 18 review how to#
It would have been useful to be able to go to the Adobe site, click a section that demonstrated how to use one of the higher end tools, then go back to the program and try it myself. Some Web sites have short video clips (QuickTime movies) available for training. I went to the online tutorials, which were very similar to the printed manual.
"It would have been helpful to have more examples with screen shots or photos in the User Guide. I felt it could have been a little more descriptive." The Hints section gave a too brief definition of each tool. I liked being able to download additional recipes to complete a task. "The online tutorial is good but rather time-consuming. Other comments included, 'Ours is cool!,' 'I like the Smear Effect!,' 'Look at what I did! I changed the background!' and "Oh, this is cool I made the edges light up!'" "Our Junior Webmasters (talented fourth, fifth, and sixth graders) found the Filters and Effects fascinating "Makes no sense but looks neat!" Colin remarked in response to using the filter Add Noise.
#Adobe photoshop elements 18 review manual#
The manual is not the type you read from cover to cover - it's much too detailed for that - but it is adequate for looking up a tool's use or finding detailed instructions." "The documentation is about what you would expect from a rather complicated program. "The two CDs are not clearly labeled, and it was a little confusing figuring out which was which, but I managed."
#Adobe photoshop elements 18 review install#
"Photoshop Elements was very easy to install on a single computer from the CD." My students installed it on our classroom computers without difficulty." "We had no problems with the installation. "Photoshop Elements is much less expensive than Photoshop - and performs the basic graphic tasks." The features are easy to access and to use." "This program is extremely user-friendly for the average person just being introduced to graphic editing. The teacher would need to be very skilled at using Photoshop Elements, however - both in using the application itself and in knowing how to integrate its use successfully into the curriculum - to make sure that the program is used as a tool and not as a 'toy.'" It would be a very motivating tool for students, especially those interested in art and media, and would provide very polished results for various student projects. "This program could be very useful in an art class that focuses on graphics and for students and teachers who work on Web pages and multimedia projects. We will, however, continue to use it for graphics editing and for saving to the Web!" They talked me into four and would gladly continue with it. I had planned on using Photoshop Elements with my Junior Webmasters for two weeks. This program would be excellent alternative for them. We have had other teachers (who are not Webmasters) interested in using Photoshop who were unable to because of our limited Site License. They are purchasing a copy to review themselves.
#Adobe photoshop elements 18 review software#
"I would recommend that our District Tech Center purchase this software for our School Webmasters and Junior Webmasters. The results are in - and this is what our reviewers had to say!Ĭlick here to see educators' reviews of other products including Kidspiration, Timeliner, Graph Master, more! Each teacher was asked to use Adobe Photoshop Elements with his or her students for a period of at least one month note specific strengths, weaknesses, and/or quirks of the program record personal observations or suggestions, both positive and negative and rate the software on a scale of 1 to 4. Recently, Education World asked five reviewers, all teachers or educational technology specialists, to check out Adobe Photoshop Elements with real students in actual educational situations. Elements allow even inexperienced users, working with photographs from digital or traditional cameras, to straighten and crop pictures, remove red-eye, fix over-exposed areas, adjust tone and color, and then prepare the edited images for print, e-mail, or Web posting.
#Adobe photoshop elements 18 review professional#
The review in no way constitutes an endorsement of the product or its manufacturer by those teachers or by Education World.Īdobe Photoshop Elements, from Adobe Systems, Inc., is a student-friendly version of Adobe Photoshop, the well-known professional digital imaging tool.
This review reflects the observations and experiences of independent teacher volunteers, and is provided as a service to Education World readers.