By Matt Kloskowski  ·  March 24th, 2006

One of the best features in Photoshop Elements for working fast is layer styles. In short, they simply make you look like a superstar when all you did was click a button.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  November 4th, 2005

The ins and outs of using Levels to adjust your photos.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  April 9th, 2011

An inside look at the options and formats in Elements’ Save As and Save For Web dialog boxes.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  November 2nd, 2009

The Shape tools create vector graphics that can be scaled without distortion, and you can use them for all sorts of things: collages, embellishments, frames and non-standard selections.

By Jeff Carlson  ·  November 5th, 2008

While there are many ways to select pixels, let’s start with the original selection tool: the Lasso.

By Barbara Brundage  ·  February 2nd, 2010

Scrapbookers have long known about the wonders hidden in Elements’ Content palette, but we show you why it’s good for everyone.

By Diana Day  ·  April 24th, 2011

Here are a few exercises you can follow to learn more about the Gradient tool and some of the things you can do with it.

By Various Authors  ·  April 14th, 2012

Learn how to create a quick vingette, stretch photos without cropping, get sharp edges in Camera Raw, fix a stubborn red-eye problem, and more.

By Matt Kloskowski & Jeff Carlson  ·  December 26th, 2011

One-click vignette; clear away red eyes; using the Eyedropper Tool’s sampling option; resize brushes the fast way (MAC).

By Dave Cross  ·  June 15th, 2007

Dave experiments with making cool grunge-like custom brushes.

By Diana Day  ·  February 28th, 2012

This is an online companion to Jeff Carlson’s “Unlocking Layer Styles” article in the March/April 2012 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

Continue to learn the ins and outs of selecting with these more advanced Selection tools.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

Building on the two earlier Selection videos, Mike shows you the more fine details of using Selection tools in your images.

By Jeff Carlson  ·  March 5th, 2010

Making selective edits is easy when you use Elements’ intelligent selection tools; our guide shows you all you need to know to master them today.

By Dave Cross  ·  November 14th, 2003

Create and save your own color palettes.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  August 17th, 2009

Matt shows you some handy little tricks for straightening your images.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

Getting comfortable selecting parts of your image is the launching pad for all sort of editing magic. Follow along with Mike as he walks you through all the different Selection tools available in Elements.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

If dealing with all the features of the Editor is a little intimidating, then the Guided Edit mode may be just what you need. Mike shows you some of the automatic adjustments you can make without a lot of manipulation needed.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 2nd, 2009

Even when we do everything right, the occasional rogue pixel pops up and needs to be dealt with, or perhaps there’s something in the image that just doesn’t belong and needs to be removed. It’s time to call upon the Healing and Clone tools.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

Here’s how to save your own custom gradients, so that you can use them later.