


The Organizer to the Editorâselect the photo(s) and then either If you want to do the oppositeâget photos from To launch the Organizer or switch over to it once itâs running. In the upper-right part of the Editorâs main window is a button that you can click Fortunately, youâve got options: The box on page 18 tells you how to If you do that, the screen goes awayâbut soĭoes Elements. You canât bypass the Welcome screen just byĬlicking the upper-right Close (X) button.

The bottom of the screen always has links for signing into your The window is always the same, though itâs where you choose whether to organize orĮdit photos.

Occasionally, so it may not be exactly the same as this illustration. What you see in the right part of the window changes Separate editions for the Mac and Windows versions.)įigure 1-1. Elementsâ Welcome screen. There are Missing Manuals for Elements 3 through 8, too, and you may prefer to trackĭown the right book for your version of Elements. Youâd probably feel more comfortable with a reference book for the version you have. Of the basic editing procedures are the same. You can still use this book if you have an earlier version of Elements because a lot In Windows, in Elements, go to Helpâ∪bout Photoshop Elements. Your Applications folder to see the version number. Start menu, where Elements is listed along with its version number. Numberâbelow the icon, if it wasnât already visible. If youâre still not sure, in Windows, click once on the Elements icon on yourĭesktop, and Windows displays the full name of the programâincluding the version Square, but itâs a bit darker than the ones for Elements 8 and 9.) Instead of Elements 8âs icon, which is a plain square. If you look at the icon for version 9 very closely, it looks like a little flat box The icon for Elements 9 is actually pretty close to the icons for Elements 7Īnd 8âall three use a blue square with the letters âPSEâ (Elementsâ initials) on it, but If youâre not sure which version youâve got, theĮasiest way to find out is to look at the programâs icon (the one you click to launchĮlements). Up To Speed: Which Version of Elements Do You Have?
