PSE 8: any color correction controls like RGB as in Photoshop?

I used to have Photoshop 7 and often used the RGB controls to make color corrections.
Now I have Elements 8 and I miss having RGB controls.
Is there a way in PSE 8 I can simply adjust R, G, and B individually like I've been used to?
If not, what is the closest substitute in PSE 8?

There are no channel specific correction available but host of other things you can try are:
Under Enhance Menu you have all those Auto operations to correct all automatically.
Apart from this there are Enhance->Adjust Color and under Adjust Lighting.
You can also try Adjustment layer under Layer->New Adjustment layer after creating a layer or duplicating your original one and check if it helps
Thanks,
Garry

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