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All of your digital question are answered in this book Digital Essentials by Gloria Hansen. Written for both Macintosh and PC Users, this is the quilters must-have guide to images, files, web work, photography and more. Learn about printing on fabric, and follow the easy steps for PowerPoint®, Photoshop®, Photoshop Elements® & Paint Shop Pro®.

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Digital Essentials
The Quilt Maker's Must-Have Guide to Images, Files, and more!
For Macintosh and PC Users

Author: Gloria Hansen
 Pages: 208
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: The Electric Quilt Company
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4B0423
Weight: 1.30 lb

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Finally!
Your digital questions are answered!
In easy-to-follow steps for Photoshop Elements® & Paint Shop Pro ®

About Printing & Scanning

How can I make my printer print color that matches my screen color?
What do I need to know about scanning?
How can I get the best quality printouts from my printer?

About Photography

How many megapixels do I need in a camera?
How can I make my photo print large without becoming dotty?
How can I (and how much can I) edit my quilt photo?
How can I turn a colored picture into black and white?
How do I prepare a digital image of my quilt to submit to a quilt show?
How do I straighten a crooked quilt in my photo?
What tricks can make my quilt photo look better?

About Web Work

How can I create Web images?
How can I protect my Web images from being taken by others?
How do I make a PDF file that can be downloaded from my Web site?
How can I make a transparent background behind my logo?
How can I duplicate a color I find on the Web to use on my Web site?
How can I size images and make thumbnails for them in seconds?
How can I add a watermark to my images?

About Everything Else:

How do I plan images to show in PowerPoint®?
What do I need to know about printing on fabric?
How do I calibrate my monitor?

And so much more!

Author Gloria HansenAbout the Author

Gloria Hansen is internationally know among quilt makers and other craftspeople as the go-to-expert on all things digital. She's won over 150 awards for her quilts, is a partner in an international Web design company, and regularly writes on computer-generated topics. Digital Essentials is the 14th book that Gloria Hansen has authored or co-authored on quilting/computer and Internet-related topics.

 

Table of Contents

  
The Fundamentals  
The Digital Journey 9
Digital File Formats 12
Quilt Designing on the Computer 17
Resolution- It's the Pixels 21
Quick Q & A: Clarifying the DPI, PPI, and Pixel Resolution Confusion 32
The Keys to Color Management 35
Working with Images  
Resizing and Resampling Images 52
Increasing and Decreasing the Canvas 60
Getting It Down to Size- The Crop Tool 68
Quick Q & A : Answers to Common Image Size Woes 77
Working in Layers 80
Easy Photo Fixes and Beyond 94
Removing a Quilt from Its Background 117
Preparing Images for Digital Show Entry 132
And, In the End... Keep the Focus and Sharpen 138
Saving for the Web  
Saving Photographs for the Web 146
Working in the Gif Format 151
Quick Q & A: Answers to CD and DVD Storage Questions 166
Batch Processing Images for the Web 167
Image Protection- Can It Be Done? 179
The Power of PDF Files 186
Reference  
Reference Guide 198
Extras 199
Glossary 201
Index 205

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