Virtually every photo can benefit from some "help." Learn the basic and most useful tools to employ (and which you might ignore) to make your images sing. In just a few hours, much of Elements will be demystified.

• Color adjustments: When and and how to shift color and add saturation to your images.
• Layers: The power behind Elements is the Layers palette. Learn how to use Layers effectively for adjusting isolated parts of an image, or your entire photo.
• Cropping and straightening.
• Photo Database: Elements has the ability to organize your photos. Learn how to use this capacity so you can easily find, edit, and share your photos.