What’s New In Elements 3
Quirky Features:
Not all of the new features in Elements 3 are extremely useful. Although many of the new features are designed to help the beginner, they are too complicated to be of any use. Some of theses new quirky features include:
1. Create – The most useful of the quirky new features, this feature allows you to make slideshows, greeting cards, photo album pages and more. Don’t expect the versatility of a program like Print Shop though.
2. Photo Browser – A scaled down version of Adobe Photo Album. Finds and catalogs (but does not move or alter) all images on your computer. It will also assist you with backing up your photos. A nice feature for people with a poor organizing system.
3. Date View – Allows you to view a calendar and the pictures you took on a given day. Not extremely useful and difficult to navigate.
4. Interface Changes – The most obvious changes to Elements 3 is the new cosmetic changes to the interface. If you look hard, you will find that not much has changed, but the new colors and general feel may throw you off a little.
2. Nice New and/or Features:
1. Healing Tool 
– This is the miracle tool of Elements 3. Taken from Photoshop 7.0, this tool allows you to remove blemishes from a photo with ease.
2. Better Helps
– Don’t overlook the tutorial and help areas of Elements. Adobe has done a wonderful job of providing a massive amount of easy to understand information about each feature of Elements 3..
3. Improved Red Eye Tool 
– Simply choose the Red Eye Tool then draw a box around the red pupil and poof! The red eye is gone.
4. Quick Fix 
– While Elements 2 had a feature that was similar in name, this feature lives up to the name. Quick Fix is for people who aren’t really sure how find and/or use all of the various tools buried in Elements. Using Quick Fix you can apply the most common fixes all in one place. You can also click Auto and let the computer make its best guess to fix the photo.
Links from this month’s meeting
What’s New in Elements 3 (Adobe)
