While many Photoshop Elements users are content with using the software for correcting exposure, sharpening edges, and removing unwanted objects from their photographs, there's a whole world of opportunity out there for creating fun photomontages, powerful panoramas, and dynamic distortions just waiting to be discovered. How to Cheat in Photoshop Elements 11 is the answer for anyone who has ever wanted to take their creative skills in Elements one stage further. Starting with the basics of layers, selections and transformations, readers will be creating their own illustrations, textures, and caricatures in no time, while sections on outputting images for web or print enable anyone to wow their friends with their creations. This book is completely revamped with new lessons that correspond with new features of the software. These lessons evolve along with your own mastery in length and complexity as the book progresses, while always keeping a conscious focus on building upon the basics. Covering the latest tools and features in Elements 11, this book is also fully compatible with all previous versions of Elements. This edition features special spotlights on the most significant changes in Elements 11 including the User Interface, the Preset Manager, the Program Preferences, the Actions Panel, the Refine Edge, the Lens Blur Filter, the New Sketch Filters, and the Guided Edit. QuickTime movie tutorials and images for all projects in the book are included on the accompanying website.