subject: Highly Recommended Elements Training Resources [print this page] Highly Recommended Elements Training Resources
Adobe has always been quick to give its consumers for any sort of training for its various ranges of products and Adobe Elements 8 is not an exception.Elements 8 has basically become latched to an online training center, known as the "Learn Elements Now" training web site. This site provides training in the form of videos and online elements training to help the users understand the potential of the different features of the application and make the best out of it. There are pod casts found on the site that provide users with different tricks and tips for using the different functions of Adobe Elements 8.The site also has several downloadable user training manuals. It also provides access and links to several free video training tutorials for Elements. For users that are totally new to Elements 8, there are a special set of videos known as the "Getting Started" training videos. For professionals as well as people who have been through the "Getting Started" videos, there is the intermediate to advanced Elements training section. The "Getting Started" videos and manuals are designed to get you to a user level within under 2 hours, and master the basics of Elements software.Adobe has also set up an Adobe Community training online service for Adobe Elements 8. The Adobe Community training service includes tips and tricks from Adobe specialists worldwide who update the web regularly with their advice. It also has a comments section and a forum where users of Adobe Elements 8 across the world come together in this site to discuss problems, tips, suggestions and other workarounds related to Adobe Elements 8 as well as anything related to photo-editing. Adobe has also a custom search engine where the user can search for all Elements training - articles, videos and blogs - related to any aspect of Adobe Elements 8. This content is not limited to the training and videos provided by Adobe but also from users across the world. One can also contact Adobe Elements training support directly. There are also formal support programs available for small and medium businesses, and if you are a developer using the application and integrating it with another piece of software, there are special developer support programs created by Adobe. There is also Adobe TV that has "how to" channels providing tips, demonstrations and step-by-step training on how to use Adobe Elements 8 to its fullest.There is also a subscription based newsletter in the Adobe web site wherein subscribers get an annual newsletter that has a whole lot of articles, instructions and how-to-do training and insider secrets from the leading photo-editors and photographers in the industry. It also provides a subscription based access to a community forum that allows people to discuss their issues related to Adobe Elements 8.
