Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California. She is currently a faculty member in the School of Design at Brooks Institute. Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and digital imaging.

Introduction. Book I: Introducing Elements. Chapter 1: Examining the Elements Environment. Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools. Chapter 3: Viewing and Navigating Images. Chapter 4: Setting Your Preferences. Book II: Elements Fundamentals. Chapter 1: Acquiring, Saving, and Exporting Images. Chapter 2: Working in the Organizer. Chapter 3: Working with iHardware. Book III: Image Essentials. Chapter 1: Specifying Resolution and Changing Image Sizing. Chapter 2: Choosing Color Modes and File Formats. Chapter 3: Working with Camera Raw. Chapter 4: Using and Managing Color. Chapter 5: Time Travel - Undoing in Elements. Book IV: Selections. Chapter 1: Making Selections. Chapter 2: Modifying and Transforming Selections. Book V: Painting, Drawing, and Typing. Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing with Elements. Chapter 2: Filling and Stroking. Chapter 3: Working with Type. Book VI: Working with Layers and Masks. Chapter 1: Creating Layers. Chapter 2: Managing Layers. Chapter 3: Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes. Chapter 4: Cutting, Extracting, and Masking. Book VII: Filters, Effects, Styles, and Distortions. Chapter 1: Making Corrections and Having Fun with Filters. Chapter 2: Distorting with the Liquify Command. Chapter 3: Adding Pizzazz with Styles and Effects. Book VIII: Retouching and Enhancing. Chapter 1: Quick Image Makeovers. Chapter 2: Correcting Lighting, Color, and Clarity. Chapter 3: Compositing with Photomerge. Chapter 4: Getting Help in Guided Mode. Book IX: Creating and Sharing with Elements. Chapter 1: Creating Elements Projects. Chapter 2: Getting It Printed. Chapter 3: Getting It on the Web. Chapter 4: Sharing Projects with Others. Index.