GUIDED EDITS
Guided Edits are one way that Elements helps novices create advanced, pro-
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include Meme-Maker, Partial Sketch, Text and Border Overlay, and Multi-
Photo Text. A gallery of Guided Edits shows sample images of what they do, and
swiping the cursor over these reveals the before and after. There are also tabs
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Below I take you through a few of the newer and cooler Guided Edits.
Object Removal: This Content-Aware capability has appeared in many photo
apps in the last few years. Now we get a Guided Edit to simplify the process.
You use one of the selection tools, and then simply hit the Remove Object
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Stamp tool after the initial removal.
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Tubes—shapes like stars or hearts that you can spray onto your image. This
Elements Guided Edit is pretty much the same deal. If you’re making a gift card
or poster, it could be just what the doctor ordered. You simply select a pattern
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leaves as well as hearts and stars) and go to town on your photo. Extra niceties
are that the tool can automatically protect the subject from being covered in
patterns, and you can blur its edges to make it stand out.
Meme-Maker: Not everyone is a fan of memes, and I realize that this
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what the word actually means. But those images with the big text can be
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your photo along with adding that big block-letter text. You can change the
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similar to the famous Obama Hope poster designed by Shepard Fairey using a
photo by Mannie Garcia.