Adobe Elements Organizer 12 manual

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Contents Getting Started tutorials 1 ................................................................................................................................ Elements Organizer getting started tutorials 2 ........................................................................................................................... What’s new [...]

Finding media files by keyword tags 168 ................................................................................................................................... Creating and editing saved searches 172 ................................................................................................................................. Photo pr[...]

Getting started tutorials 1[...]

Elements Organizer getting started tutorials Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Elements Organizer is an integral part of Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. It provides various ways of importing, organizing, and sharing your photos and videos. From yo[...]

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What's new in Elements Organizer 12 To the top To the top Access your media anywhere using Adobe Revel Tagging features Other enhancements Elements Organizer is available with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. For information on new features in these products, see: What’s new in Photoshop Elements 12 What’s new in Adobe[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Media stacked by place See these Help topics for more information: Work with people, place, or event tags View place stacks in the Places view Other enhancements You can now sort media alphabetically by name. See this [...]

What's new in Photoshop Elements 12 To the top To the top Content- aware Move Auto Smart Tone Enhanced Quick edit mode (frames, textures, and effects) Greeting card printing | USA, Canada, & Japan New Guided Edits Content- aware fill for edges of straightened photos Pet eye effect removal Printing and sharing photos from Editor Revel Album[...]

To the top To the top Note: To the top Automatically modify the tonal value of your photograph. Let Photoshop Elements make a recommendation based on its unique algorithm that also learns from your previous actions. Or, you can move the Auto Smart Tone tool ( Enhance > Auto Smart Tone) joystick around on the photograph, to view the effect of dif[...]

You can consider a Guided Edit a set of step -by -step instructions, to accomplish a complex - looking effect, with just a few selections and mouse clicks. In Photoshop Elements 12, three new Guided Edits have been added. Zoom Burst Guided Edit The Zoom Burst Guided Edit simulates a technique in manual photography, of zooming into an object with th[...]

To the top To the top The Restore Old Photo Guided Edit brings all the tools you need to retouch a photo, into one location. The tools available in this Guided Edit are the most often -used tools by professional retouchers and gives you considerable, finely -tuned control. Use the Guided Edit 's tools to remove blemishes, repair imperfections,[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top To the top taking pictures of your pet indoors or in low - light conditions without a flash is, often, not an option. Now, use the Pet Eye option available in the Red Eye Removal Tool , to make the eyes of y[...]

What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 12 To the top To the top To the top Guided view for new users Auto Smart Tone More Film Looks New Film Looks Yesteryear Scores and sound effects Motion tracking Video Adjustment Layers For information on the new features in Organizer, see What’s new in Elements Organizer 12. The current release of Adobe [...]

To the top To the top New Film Looks Yesteryear Before Yesteryear Film Look After applying the new Yesteryear Film Look Scores and sound effects You can now add scores to video clips and thus enhance the musical atmosphere of the video. A score here refers to an audio track that you can drag - and- drop to a video in the timeline. A score in terms [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Video Adjustment Layers Adjustment layers help apply the same effects to multiple clips. Effects applied to an adjustment layer affect all the layers below it. You can use combinations of effects on a single adjustment[...]

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Access your media anywhere using Adobe Revel To the top Note: All My Photos And Videos Specific Photos And Videos That I Select Set up Elements Organizer to work with Revel Edit media downloaded from Revel Share albums Add collaborators to a library Sign out of Revel Sign in as a different user FAQ Adobe® Revel is an app that lets you store your m[...]

Download Location Default Library Account Status Revel Agent Upload Videos Only On System Idle 4 . Review the instructions on the next screen and click Done. You can drag and drop a mobile album onto a local category. Media in the mobile album is downloaded as it exists in Revel and stored locally. Subsequentally, the downloaded media is deleted fr[...]

To the top To the top Revel preferences Manage the Revel agent from the system tray Once you've turned on the Revel agent from the Preferences dialog, you can manage the agent from the system tray. 1 . Right -click the Revel agent icon ( ) in the system tray. 2 . Select one of the following options: View Revel Agent Status: Displays Revel stat[...]

To the top Deselect Allow Downloads if you want these friends to only view the photos rather than download them. Add collaborators to a library You can add collaborators to a library. A typical use case for collaborating on a library is when multiple users contribute photos of the same event. 1 . In the left pane, click the icon next to the library[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top To the top 2 . Click Accept Invite. You are now a collaborator on the library. The collaborative library is displayed with the icon next to it under Mobile Albums. Sign out of Revel 1 . Select Edit > Pref[...]

About workspaces To the top Welcome Screen Organizer Photo Editor To the top The Welcome screen Workspace Views in Elements Organizer Use context menus Using keyboard commands and modifier keys Undo, redo, or cancel operations Exit Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements The Welcome screen When you start Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere E[...]

Menu bar Search bar Create and Share Import button Albums and Folders panel Star ratings filter Sort media Task pane Elements Organizer buttons and menu bar A. Menu bar B. Search bar C. Create and Share tabs D. Import button E. Albums and Folders panel F. Star ratings filter G. Task pane H. Zoom bar I. Instant Fix and Tags/Info The Elements Organiz[...]

Status bar To the top A. Media B. People C. Places D. Events To the top Note: To the top To the top In the Media view, the status bar displays the number of items selected and the number of items contained in the Media view. It also displays the number of media not displayed. Views in Elements Organizer There are four views in Elements Organizer. T[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Undo, redo, or cancel operations Many operations can be undone or redone. Available memory limits your ability to use these options. 1 . To undo or redo an operation, Choose Undo or Redo from the task pane. 2 . To canc[...]

Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together To the top To the top To the top About Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements Arrange your work area Supported media file types About Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements Here are a few ways you can share files between Elements Organizer and Adobe® Premiere® Elements:[...]

All file types that are supported in Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements can be imported into Elements Organizer. The file support is irrespective of the application installed (Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements). The following table gives a list of the supported file types: Images Video Audio vst 264 aac arw 3g2 ac3 bmp 3gp [...]

Note: psd pse pxr raf raw rle sr2 srf Photoshop Elements Editor, Adobe Premiere Elements, and Elements Organizer do not recognize the following file types: Elements Organizer Photoshop Elements Editor Adobe Premiere Elements TIFF with LZW compression (.tif) TIFF with LZW compression (.tif) MOD (.mod; JVC Everio) EPS (.eps) Illustrator (.ai) Illustr[...]

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Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer To the top To the top About the Media view Set viewing preferences for Media view Media view icons Sort files in Media view Hide and show media files in the Media view View and manage files by folders Specify media types to view Resize, refresh, or hide media thumbnails using Zoom bar Select files[...]

To the top To the top Import Batch Newest Media view icons Some of the following icons appear only when you select the Details option, and others appear at all times. Click View > Details to view the file details. Stack icon Indicates that the thumbnail represents a stack of photos. Version Set icon Indicates that the thumbnail represents a stac[...]

Oldest To the top Show All Files Show Only Hidden Files To the top Displays media files in the order of the date stamp, the oldest imported files based on date are displayed first. Hide and show media files in the Media view You can mark media files to hide them from view in the Media view without deleting them from your hard disk. Alternatively, y[...]

Tree view Flat folder view Note: The My Folders panel displays folders from which media can be organized further into Albums. My Folders panel appears in the left pane below Albums. From this panel, you can manage folders, add files to your catalog, and add or remove folders from Watch Folders (Windows only) status. There are two views in which the[...]

To the top To the top To the top To the top 4 . To manage files and folders, select a folder from My Folders and do any of the following: Select the folder from which you want to move a file to a different folder. To move the file to a different folder, drag the file’s thumbnail in the Media view to the destination folder in the folder panel. To [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Display and edit media file details You can choose to display details for each thumbnail, and also how certain details are displayed in the Media view. Also, you can add and edit captions including audio captions, and add and edi[...]

Keys for viewing photos (Elements Organizer) Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Result Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS) Full Screen vie[...]

Keys for finding photos Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Result Shortcut (Windows) Shorcut (Mac OS) Set date range Ctrl + Alt + F Cmd + A[...]

Keys for editing photos (Elements Organizer) Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Result Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS) Undo last opera[...]

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Importing media from cameras and card readers To the top To the top Note: About cameras and card readers Get media files from a digital camera or card reader Set advanced photo downloading options Set camera and card reader preferences Importing from mobile phones About cameras and card readers You can download (copy) media files from cameras and c[...]

Note: Location Create Subfolder(s) Rename Files Preserve Current Filename In XMP Delete Options Automatic Download (Windows only) To the top 3 . In the Photo Downloader dialog box under Source, select where to copy/import from using the Get Photos From drop - down list. Select the Refresh List option from the drop - down list to refresh the list of[...]

Note: Note: Note: Automatically Fix Red Eyes Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks Note: Make Group Custom Name A Tag Import Into Album Note: Thumbnail images of every file on your device appear. 2 . To show or hide different file types, click the Image , Video , or Audio buttons. If the device contains duplicate files, the Duplicate button is also av[...]

Creator Copyright To the top Save Files In Automatically Fix Red Eyes Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks Make Group Custom Name A Keyword Tag Begin Download Create Subfolder(s) Using 7 . From the menu at the bottom of the Advanced Options section, choose an option to specify what Elements Organizer should do after copying photos: leave the original[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Delete Options Copy New Files Only (Ignore Already Imported Files) To the top Specifies if and how to delete the original media files from your camera after copying them to your hard disk. Causes the downloader to ignore files th[...]

Importing media from files and folders To the top Note: Note: Import media from files and folders Set file preferences Import tags attached to media files Import media from files and folders You can import photos and videos from your computer, CD/DVD, removable drive, or network places into Elements Organizer to manage them in various ways. For exa[...]

To the top 5 . Click Get Media . 6 . You can import keyword tags added to your media as well. Select the tags you want to import and click OK . Set file preferences Setting the file preferences determines how files are managed in Elements Organizer. 1 . In Elements Organizer, select Edit > Preferences > Files (Windows) or select Elements Orga[...]

Import EXIF Caption Note: Automatically Search For And Reconnect Missing Files Automatically Generate Thumbnails For Video Files Automatically Prompt To Backup Files And Catalog Enable Multisession Burning To CD/DVD (Windows only) Rotate JPEGs Using Orientation Metadata/Rotate TIFFs Using Orientation Metadata Folders For Saved Files Preview File Si[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Note: Import tags attached to media files When you receive media files that contain keyword tags or keyword metadata, you can import them with the media file. You can decide whether to keep the attached keyword tag, rename [...]

Importing media by searching To the top Exclude System And Program Folders Exclude Files Smaller Than Note: To the top Import media by searching Using watched folders (Windows only) About preview files Set the size for preview files Get photos from a CD or DVD Get photos from a video Import media by searching You can quickly find photos and videos [...]

Note: Using watched folders (Windows only) Elements Organizer automatically detects media files being added to any of its watch folders. By default, the My Pictures folder is watched, but you can add additional folders to the watch list of Elements Organizer. You can choose to have media files that are added to a watch folder automatically added to[...]

Automatically Fix Red Eyes Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks To the top To the top To get multiple media files, Ctrl-click/Cmd -click to select the files you want. Or, click the first file, and then Shift - click the last file in the list that you want. To get all the media files in a folder, navigate up one level from your current level in the Ge[...]

To the top Copy files on import Generate previews Note: To the top Note: 1 . In Elements Organizer (Windows), select Edit > Preferences > Files . In Mac OS, select Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Files . 2 . Under Offline Volumes, choose the pixel dimensions for the preview files. A 640 x 480 size is good in most cases. Use [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: 2 . In the Frame From Video dialog box, click Browse to navigate to the video from which you want to acquire still frames, and then click Open . 3 . To start the video, click Play . 4 . To get a frame of the video as a stil[...]

Importing photos from scanners (Windows only) To the top To the top Note: About scanning Get photos from scanners Set scanner preferences Scan photos using a TWAIN driver About scanning Elements Organizer connects to your scanner so that you can get scanned images of your photos, negatives, and slides. You can get images from scanners in two ways: [...]

Note: To the top Note: To the top Quality slider 6 . Click OK. If you’re using a scanner with a TWAIN driver, Elements Organizer launches the driver that came with your scanner. Follow the instructions that came with the driver software to scan your photo. Typically, you can also select an area to scan or correct any color issues that you may see[...]

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Importing media from iPhoto library (Mac OS only) To the top Note: To the top To the top Import photos from iPhoto ‘09 Import photos from iPhoto ‘11 Change default location for imported photos iPhoto is a software application for importing, organizing, editing, printing, and sharing digital photos in Mac OS. Elements Organizer 11 supports impor[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy When you import photos from iphoto into Elements Organizer, a copy of each photo is placed in /Users/[Your User Name]/Pictures/Adobe/Organizer/[Catalog Name] . To change this location: 1 . Select Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > [...]

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Creating albums and album categories To the top To the top To the top About albums Creating albums and album categories Create an album or an album category Create instant albums using folder names Add photos to an album Add photos to multiple albums Display photos in an album Sort photos in an album Customize the order of photos in an album Design[...]

Note: Note: To the top 1 . Click the button in the Albums panel or the dropdown widget next to the in the Albums panel to open creation workflow in the right panel. 2 . In the Name box, type a name for the album. 3 . (Optional) From the Category drop - down list, select a category for the album. To change the furigana for the album name, type a new[...]

To the top Note: To the top To the top To the top A new album is created in the Albums panel bearing the name of the folder. 4 . (Optional) To customize the properties of the newly created album, right -click/control -click the album name, and select Edit . Add photos to an album 1 . Click the All Media button in the top- left corner of the Media v[...]

To the top Note: To the top You can sort the photos within an album in chronological, reverse- chronological, or album order. 1 . Select an album from the Albums and Folders panel. 2 . From the Sort By drop down list in the Media view, select one of the following options: Newest: Orders the photos by date from the most recent to the oldest Oldest: [...]

To the top Note: Export All Albums To import photos into a specific album, select the album in the dialog box. To import photos into a new album, click Create New Album and then type a name to overwrite the generic “New Album” name in the dialog box. 4 . Click OK . Export or import an album structure Album structures contain the album names and[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Export Specified Album Category Note: Creates a file that contains the hierarchy of the album category you select from the list. 3 . In the Save Album to File dialog box that appears, choose a location and enter a name for the fi[...]

Creating and editing Saved Searches To the top To the top About Saved Searches Create a Saved Search Edit a Saved Search and create a similar Saved Search Remove a Saved Search About Saved Searches Saved Searches are albums that collect media matching specified criteria. After you create a Saved Search, any media that matches the criteria of that S[...]

Note: Specify the following details in the New Search Query dialog box. Name : Enter the name of the Saved Search. Search Criteria : Select the search criteria from the drop - down lists. Enter the value (if required) in the text box. Click + to add another search query. Click OK . For example, you can search for all the files with filenames starti[...]

To the top To the top Edit a Saved Search and create a similar Saved Search You can edit the search criteria of a Saved Search. 1 . Click the search icon. Select Saved Searches from the drop - down list. 2 . In the Saved Searches dialog box, select the search you want to modify and click Open . The Saved Search is executed, and the results are disp[...]

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Editing albums and album categories To the top To the top Editing an album Renaming an album Remove photos from an album Merge albums Delete an album or album category Reorganize albums and album categories Attach keyword tags to photos in an album Create albums from keyword tags Editing an album 1 . Select an album from the Albums panel of the Org[...]

To the top To the top Rename the album by entering the new name in the Rename dialog box. Remove photos from an album 1 . In the Media view, select the photos you want to remove from an album. 2 . Right -click/control - click the photo, and choose Remove from Album > Select Album name of the Album from which the photo has to be deleted. (A photo[...]

To the top Note: To the top Note: To the top Delete an album or album category Deleting an album or album category removes the album, album category, and any albums in the category, but not the photos in them. Note that you cannot delete an album category and an album in another category at the same time. 1 . In the Albums panel, click the album na[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top 3 . Either select Edit > Select All to select all the items in the Media view or click on a particular media item. 4 . Select and attach the keyword tags to the photos. From the Keyword Tags pane, right click and se[...]

Troubleshooting catalog issues To the top To the top Note: Troubleshooting catalog conversion errors Repair a catalog Reconnect missing files in a catalog Handle offline files Troubleshooting catalog conversion errors Ensure that a previous version of Elements Organizer is not open on your computer. (Windows) Close iTunes and make sure that EXE fil[...]

To the top Note: Note: To the top Note: Reconnect missing files in a catalog If you move, rename, or delete a file outside Elements Organizer, a missing file icon is displayed when you try to open or change it. By default, Elements Organizer automatically tries to reconnect missing and renamed files as it encounters them. Files with the same name, [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Note: You can perform one of the following actions: Insert the disk/drive containing the items. Offline files get connected. For network drives, ensure that you are connected to the network, and click Refresh. If all the it[...]

Backup or restore catalogs To the top To the top Note: Tips and pointers for backing up catalogs Back up a catalog Restore a catalog Backup catalogs to create free space on your computer by moving rarely used media files to a CD, DVD, another drive on your computer, or a shared network. If you are backing up to a CD or DVD, ensure that you have a C[...]

Full Backup Incremental Backup To the top Note: 4 . In step 1 of the Backup wizard, select one of the following options, and click Next: Creates a copy of the entire catalog and all the photo files, video files, audio clips, PDFs, projects, and other related files. Choose this option at least the first time you back up your files. Creates a copy of[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Note: CD or DVD. If you are restoring files from a CD or DVD with multisession backup files, use the Select Drive list to select your most recent backup. Select Hard Drive/Other Volume if your backup files are on your hard [...]

Creating and editing catalogs To the top To the top About catalogs Create a catalog Locating the catalog file Open a catalog Moving or modifying media files Use (convert) a catalog of a previous version Rename a catalog Delete a catalog Optimize catalog size About catalogs A catalog is a file in which Elements Organizer maintains information about [...]

To the top To the top workplace and photos of your family. 1 . Select File > Manage Catalogs. 2 . Do one of the following: a . To choose a preset location for the catalog, select Catalogs Accessible By All Users (Windows® only) or Catalogs Accessible By The Current User. b . To select a custom location, choose Custom Location, and click Browse.[...]

Note: To the top To the top Note: (Mac OS) You cannot access catalogs on a shared network. Moving or modifying media files Because Elements Organizer contains references to files, avoid moving or modifying them outside of the software. If you move or alter the file outside of Elements Organizer, you are prompted to reconnect to the file. Use the fo[...]

To the top To the top To the top To view the People panel in the Media view, select View > Show People in Tag Panel. Photos in sub categories are moved to the Groups section of the People view. In the People view, click the People > Group slider to view them.. Events tag Renamed to Events (Tags) Places tag Renamed to Places (Tags) Smart Album[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Optimizing a catalog helps reduce its size. Consequently, the time taken to open and work with files in a catalog is reduced. 1 . Close Photoshop Elements Editor and Adobe Premiere Elements. 2 . Select File > Manage Catalogs. [...]

Editing keyword tags, categories, and subcategories To the top To the top Change a keyword tag icon Edit a keyword tag category or subcategory Reorganize keyword tags, categories, and subcategories by dragging Change a keyword tag to a subcategory or vice versa Delete a category or subcategory Remove keyword tags from photos Write keyword tag infor[...]

To the top To the top Category Icon: Select the icon from the options available in Category Icon. Slide horizontally to view the other options for icons. Edit Keyword Category 3 . Click OK. Reorganize keyword tags, categories, and subcategories by dragging By default, keyword tags and subcategories are listed in alphabetical order. However, you can[...]

To the top To the top To the top To the top under it. Delete a category or subcategory 1 . Select one or more categories or subcategories in the Keyword Tags panel. 2 . Right click and choose Delete, and then click OK to confirm the deletion. Remove keyword tags from photos Depending on the view in the Media view, do one of the following: To remove[...]

To the top Export All Keyword Tags Creates a file that contains all of the keyword tags and tag hierarchy. Export Specified Keyword Tags Creates a file that contains all keyword tags and the tag hierarchy of the category or subcategory you select from the list. 3 . In the Save Keyword Tags To File dialog box that appears, choose a location and ente[...]

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Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer To the top To the top About the Media view Set viewing preferences for Media view Media view icons Sort files in Media view Hide and show media files in the Media view View and manage files by folders Specify media types to view Resize, refresh, or hide media thumbnails using Zoom bar Select files[...]

To the top To the top Import Batch Newest Media view icons Some of the following icons appear only when you select the Details option, and others appear at all times. Click View > Details to view the file details. Stack icon Indicates that the thumbnail represents a stack of photos. Version Set icon Indicates that the thumbnail represents a stac[...]

Oldest To the top Show All Files Show Only Hidden Files To the top Displays media files in the order of the date stamp, the oldest imported files based on date are displayed first. Hide and show media files in the Media view You can mark media files to hide them from view in the Media view without deleting them from your hard disk. Alternatively, y[...]

Tree view Flat folder view Note: The My Folders panel displays folders from which media can be organized further into Albums. My Folders panel appears in the left pane below Albums. From this panel, you can manage folders, add files to your catalog, and add or remove folders from Watch Folders (Windows only) status. There are two views in which the[...]

To the top To the top To the top To the top 4 . To manage files and folders, select a folder from My Folders and do any of the following: Select the folder from which you want to move a file to a different folder. To move the file to a different folder, drag the file’s thumbnail in the Media view to the destination folder in the folder panel. To [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Display and edit media file details You can choose to display details for each thumbnail, and also how certain details are displayed in the Media view. Also, you can add and edit captions including audio captions, and add and edi[...]

Tag your media To the top Work with keyword tags Work with people, place, or event tags | Elements 12 Tagging makes your media easier to manage and search -friendly. You can use keyword tags to identify photos and videos with keywords and retrieve individual media files or albums. Additionally; people, place, or events tags let you easily organize [...]

Note: Note: the keyword tags under it. Create, edit, and delete keyword tags. Organize keyword tags within the categories and subcategories. Scroll up and down the list of keyword tags. Create a keyword tag You can create new keyword tags, under any category or subcategory, to organize media files you’ve recently added to your catalog. New keywor[...]

Drag the tag from the Keyword Tags panel onto the selected media files. Drag the media files onto the tag in the Keyword Tags panel. 3 . To attach keyword tags to multiple media files, do one of the following: Drag the tag from the Keyword Tags panel onto one of the selected media files. Select one or more keyword tags, and then drag the tags onto [...]

Note: Identifying photographs and scenes based on a quality such as shaky, dark, or bright. You can find the best media files and eliminate the bad ones. You can use these tags for sorting the assets based on their quality. To view the media files that have been auto analyzed, select the Smart Tags option in Elements Organizer interface . You canno[...]

Creating and applying tags Create tags quickly 1 . Select a media file. 2 . Type the name of the tag in the Image Tags field. 3 . Click Add. Apply tags quickly 1 . Select the assets you want to tag, and do one of the following: Type the name of the tag in the Keyword Tags textbox. Type a letter, for example, A, to view a list of tags beginning with[...]

Note: Note: You can edit or delete a subcategory. However, its icon always appears as a plain tag; you cannot add a photo to it. Editing keyword tags, categories, and subcategories Change a keyword tag icon By default, Photoshop Elements creates an icon for a keyword from the first photo to which you’ve attached the tag. You can change this icon [...]

Note: Color: Click Choose Color and select a color to change the color of the icon. Name: Edit the name of the keyword category in Category Name. Category Icon: Select the icon from the options available in Category Icon. Slide horizontally to view the other options for icons. Edit Keyword Category 3 . Click OK. Reorganize keyword tags, categories,[...]

Note: Note: Export keyword tags Right- click/control -click a keyword tag in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Create new subcategory. Right- click/control -click a subcategory in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Create new subcategory. The subcategory cannot have any keyword tags or subcategories under it. Delete a category or subcategory 1 . S[...]

Export All Keyword Tags Export Specified Keyword Tags Note: To the top Import keyword tags from file 1 . Click the New button in the Keyword Tags panel and choose Save Keyword Tags To File. 2 . Choose one of the following and click OK: Creates a file that contains all of the keyword tags and tag hierarchy. Creates a file that contains all keyword t[...]

Note: 1 . Click Tags/Info from the taskbar. 2 . Expand the menu and then click New Person or New Group. 3 . Follow the on- screen instructions and organize your people tags. Create place tags 1 . Click Tags/Info from the taskbar. 2 . Expand the menu and then click New Place. 3 . In the Add New Place dialog, search for a place. 4 . When prompted, co[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Note: Assign GPS coordinates to a legacy place tag Places imported from earlier versions of Elements into Elements 12 may not have GPS coordinates associated with them. You can assign GPS coordinates to such places: 1 . Rig[...]

View video and full - screen images To the top Note: To the top View video files Viewing media files in full screen or side by side Full- screen display options Properties panel options Applying transitions to media files View video files In the Media view, the first frame of a video clip appears as the clip’s thumbnail. The filmstrip icon identi[...]

The View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen option displays a set of media files as a full-screen slide show. You can customize the slide show, for example you can: Play an audio file as you view the images. Display thumbnails of the selected files in a filmstrip along the right side of the screen. Add effects to the media files After deciding on the p[...]

Note: Use Compare Photos Side By Side view to analyze composition and details. Quick Edit panel While in Organize In Full Screen view or Compare Photos Side By Side view, you can edit the displayed photo using the Quick Edit panel. The Quick Edit panel is displayed on the left side of the screen and is minimized by default. The Quick Edit panel is [...]

Quick Organize panel Quick Organize panel in Full Screen view or Compare Photos Side By Side view facilitates creating and adding keyword tags to the displayed media file. The Quick Organize panel is displayed on the left side of the screen and is minimized by default. The Quick Organize panel is also minimized when you don’t move your mouse for [...]

To the top Background Music Play Audio Captions Page Duration Include Captions Allow Photos To Resize Allow Videos To Resize Show Filmstrip Repeat Slide Show To the top General Metadata Keywords History To the top View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen Enables you to switch to Full Screen view from Compare Photos Side by Side view. Compare Photos Side[...]

Note: What is Open Graphics Library (OpenGL)? Applying transitions to media files 1 . Click the Theme icon in the Control bar. 2 . Select one of the following options and click OK. You can move the mouse over the thumbnails to preview the transitions. Classic Fade In/Out Pan And Zoom 3D Pixelate The selected transition is applied to the displayed m[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . In the Start menu, right - click Computer, and select Manage. 2 . In the panel that opens, select Device Manager in the left panel. 3 . Expand the Display Adapters list for information on display drivers. 4 . (Optional) Right[...]

Fixing photos in Elements Organizer To the top Crop photos Improve contrast with Contrast Remove red eye with Red Eye Fix Correct color with Color Sharpen photos with Sharpen Set levels with Levels Make quick adjustments using Smart Fix Rotate photos Using the tools in the Instant Fix button in the task pane of the Elements Organizer, you can quick[...]

To the top To the top Crop Photo Dialog Box Double -click the selection to crop the image. The cropped image version is formed in the grid in Media view. Improve contrast with Contrast Contrast auto analyzes photos and corrects common contrast problems, such as the lack of distinction between bright and dark areas. 1 . Click Instant Fix. 2 . Select[...]

To the top To the top To the top To the top Auto Red Eye Fix creates copies of the selected photos, changes red pupils to black in the copies, and saves the copies in the version sets of the photos on which they are based. Correct color with Color Color auto analyzes photos and corrects common problems in color balance, such as the greenish tint in[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Make quick adjustments using Smart Fix Smart Fix auto analyzes photos and corrects problems commonly caused due to poor exposure, contrast, color balance, and color saturation. 1 . Click Instant Fix. 2 . Select one or [...]

Fixing photos and videos using other applications Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top Note: Note: Specify editor to fix selected media Edit photos with Adobe Photoshop Specify editor to fix selected media 1 . Do one of the following: In Window[...]

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Grouping photos in version sets To the top Note: To the top About version sets Manually save a version set View all photos in a version set Specify the top photo in a version set Revert to the original version of a photo Remove or delete photos from a version set Edit photos in a version set About version sets A version set is a type of stack that [...]

To the top To the top Note: To the top If you edit a file in the Elements Organizer, a version set is automatically created for you. If you edit a file in the Editor, you need to manually save the edits to a version set. In the Editor, do one of the following: Edit a file, and then choose File > Save (when you first edit and save a photo, Elemen[...]

Note: To the top Note: To the top Revert to the original version of a photo In the Media view, select one or more version sets, and then choose Edit > Version Set > Revert To Original. (You can also right -click/ctrl - click and choose this command.) In the Full Edit workspace, you can use the Undo History panel to return a photo to its origi[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 3 . Edit the photo and select File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box, select the Save In Version Set With Original option to include the copy and the original in the version set. The newly edited copy becomes the top photo [...]

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Marking faces in photos and organizing people stacks To the top Marking faces in photos View people stacks in the People view Download Facebook friend list and mark friends' faces in photos Mark missing faces in photos Mark missing faces in videos People groups and managing photos Navigating in the People view You can identify faces of people [...]

To the top Note: You can also download your friend list from facebook. This helps you tag people that appear in your photos and are present in your friend list. 3 . Click Save . A confirmation message is displayed confirming that the faces have been labeled. You can go to People view to view the stacks of the people labelled in the photos. View peo[...]

To the top Note: To the top Download Facebook friend list and mark friends' faces in photos Elements Organizer interacts with Facebook and helps you download your contact list. While adding people, you can download your Facebook friend list and identify faces of friends (present in your friend list). In the Media view, select a photo and click[...]

Note: To the top from a distance or turned away faces. You can identify such missing faces by marking them. In the Media view, select the photo in which a missing face has to be marked. The Mark Face button is present only when viewing images in full zoom Single Image View. Double -click on the photo to open it in an expanded view and click Mark Fa[...]

To the top 3 . In the Add a Person dialog box, enter the name of the person you identify in the video and want to tag. If you have already downloaded your Facebook friend list, you might get suggestions as soon as you begin typing the name of the person. People groups and managing photos You can further improve identifying faces in photos by organi[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Select a person's stack and drag it to the group name in the Groups pane. Navigating in the People view You can do several things in the People view to navaigate effectively through the People stacks. Assign as pr[...]

Adding and managing place (location) data Note: To the top Note: Adding places in the Media view Adding places in the Places view Viewing place stacks in the Places view | Elements 12 Editing place (location) data added to photos and videos Viewing place (location) data in the Map pane Map pane in places view An important attribute of a photo or vi[...]

Note: To the top 3 . Click the Confirm (tick mark) icon to confirm your location selection. Click the Cancel icon to cancel and start a new search.You can also drag - and- drop media into a location on the map as well to assign that particular location data to the media. 4 . After you confirm, a places ticker with the number of media tagged for tha[...]

Note: To the top 1 . Click the Places tab. 2 . Click Add Places . 3 . You can either drag -and - drop media on a location in the map. Or Press Ctrl key and select the media for which you want to add location information. All the media available in the catalog is displayed in the dialog box. Unlike media view where the media associated to a selected[...]

Note: To the top Note: Media stacked by place Media is stacked by place only when you are connected to the Internet. Choose a new location for a stack 1 . In the Places view, select a place stack. 2 . Click Edit Places in the taskbar. 3 . In the Edit Places dialog, search for a location or drag the pin corresponding to the stack to the new location[...]

To the top You can drag an existing pin to a new location. This associates the new location with the media. 6 . Click the Confirm (tick mark) icon to confirm your location selection. Click the Cancel icon to cancel and start a new search. 7 . After you confirm, a places ticker with the number of media tagged for that location is displayed. 8 . Clic[...]

To the top Note: In the Places view, you can view the location information of a particular photo or video. The Map pane helps find the exact location which is tagged to a media file. To view the exact location on a Map: Select a photo or video and click Map to view the Map pane. The Map pane displays the location tagged to that media file as it pan[...]

In the Map pane, search for a location. For example, you can search for London to view photos tagged to the location, London. Click on the pin displaying the number of photos tagged for that location. Click Show Media to view the photos tagged for that location. You can also double -click on that pin to view the associated media. Limit search to Ma[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Click on the List panel to view the places. The list is populated on the basis of the places associated with the media or the places searched by you. Click on a location to view the associated media. The media is displayed in the[...]

Tag your media To the top Work with keyword tags Work with people, place, or event tags | Elements 12 Tagging makes your media easier to manage and search -friendly. You can use keyword tags to identify photos and videos with keywords and retrieve individual media files or albums. Additionally; people, place, or events tags let you easily organize [...]

Note: Note: the keyword tags under it. Create, edit, and delete keyword tags. Organize keyword tags within the categories and subcategories. Scroll up and down the list of keyword tags. Create a keyword tag You can create new keyword tags, under any category or subcategory, to organize media files you’ve recently added to your catalog. New keywor[...]

Drag the tag from the Keyword Tags panel onto the selected media files. Drag the media files onto the tag in the Keyword Tags panel. 3 . To attach keyword tags to multiple media files, do one of the following: Drag the tag from the Keyword Tags panel onto one of the selected media files. Select one or more keyword tags, and then drag the tags onto [...]

Note: Identifying photographs and scenes based on a quality such as shaky, dark, or bright. You can find the best media files and eliminate the bad ones. You can use these tags for sorting the assets based on their quality. To view the media files that have been auto analyzed, select the Smart Tags option in Elements Organizer interface . You canno[...]

Creating and applying tags Create tags quickly 1 . Select a media file. 2 . Type the name of the tag in the Image Tags field. 3 . Click Add. Apply tags quickly 1 . Select the assets you want to tag, and do one of the following: Type the name of the tag in the Keyword Tags textbox. Type a letter, for example, A, to view a list of tags beginning with[...]

Note: Note: You can edit or delete a subcategory. However, its icon always appears as a plain tag; you cannot add a photo to it. Editing keyword tags, categories, and subcategories Change a keyword tag icon By default, Photoshop Elements creates an icon for a keyword from the first photo to which you’ve attached the tag. You can change this icon [...]

Note: Color: Click Choose Color and select a color to change the color of the icon. Name: Edit the name of the keyword category in Category Name. Category Icon: Select the icon from the options available in Category Icon. Slide horizontally to view the other options for icons. Edit Keyword Category 3 . Click OK. Reorganize keyword tags, categories,[...]

Note: Note: Export keyword tags Right- click/control -click a keyword tag in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Create new subcategory. Right- click/control -click a subcategory in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Create new subcategory. The subcategory cannot have any keyword tags or subcategories under it. Delete a category or subcategory 1 . S[...]

Export All Keyword Tags Export Specified Keyword Tags Note: To the top Import keyword tags from file 1 . Click the New button in the Keyword Tags panel and choose Save Keyword Tags To File. 2 . Choose one of the following and click OK: Creates a file that contains all of the keyword tags and tag hierarchy. Creates a file that contains all keyword t[...]

Note: 1 . Click Tags/Info from the taskbar. 2 . Expand the menu and then click New Person or New Group. 3 . Follow the on- screen instructions and organize your people tags. Create place tags 1 . Click Tags/Info from the taskbar. 2 . Expand the menu and then click New Place. 3 . In the Add New Place dialog, search for a place. 4 . When prompted, co[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Note: Assign GPS coordinates to a legacy place tag Places imported from earlier versions of Elements into Elements 12 may not have GPS coordinates associated with them. You can assign GPS coordinates to such places: 1 . Rig[...]

Creating event stacks using Smart Events To the top Smart Events suggest event - stacks automatically using date and time information of photos and videos. For example, if you select a folder and select Smart Events, it groups the photos and videos in the folder based on the dates on which the media files were created. Smart Events can also group p[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Slider in smart events The time view helps you sort the media better on the basis of filtering images better through timestamp of the photos. Once you are in the Smart Events tab in Events view, you can use the following features[...]

Adding and managing event data To the top Adding information about events helps you create stacks of photos that were taken on various occasions. You can quickly access these stacks of photos in the Events view, create photo projects, and share them with friends. Adding Events in Events view Editing an Event Adding Events in Events view Click Add E[...]

View description 4 . Double click on an event stack to view the media items present in the event stack. Click Add Media in the task pane to add more media items to a particular event stack. In the Add Media dialog, choose from the Basic or Advanced options: Add media Basic All Media : Select this option to loads all the media present in the current[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Editing an Event You can modify an event created earlier. Click on Events tab to switch to Events view if you are already not in that view. Select the event and click Edit Event from the task pane. In the Edit Event di[...]

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Searching for media files To the top Finding media files Find media files using the Search box Locate files on disc Finding media files In Elements Organizer, you can find photos and media files by: date, visual similarity, star rating, album, folder location, filename, media type, keyword tag, text, or other criteria. You can also sort files in an[...]

To the top Advanced Search, choose Find > Using Advanced Search or choose Advanced Search from the dropdown menu on the Search box. For more information, see Find media items using Advanced Search. Timeline Click a month or set a range to find photos and media files chronologically by date, import batch (available in Sort By bar), or folder loca[...]

Camera make Camera models People Places Events The text search also supports the operators: “AND,” “OR,” or “NOT” if a space precedes and follows them. The following table details the search criteria that can be used to run a text -based search: Search Criteria Description Format Example Folder (Elements 12) Displays media elements from[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top The Search box also populates a list of existing tags based on the letter you type. For example, to search for media that have been tagged with "Disneyland", type the letter D in the Search box. The Search bo[...]

Using the Find menu To the top To the top Find media items using Advanced Search Find media files by details (metadata) Find files by media type Find media files by history Find media files by caption or note Find media files by filename Find all missing files Find all version sets Find all stacks Find using visual searches Find media files with un[...]

Note: To the top Photos Video Audio Projects Searching for camera raw files also finds TIFF files with a .tif extension. Search for various photo details at once using the Find By Details (Metadata) dialog box. 1 . In Elements Organizer, choose Find > By Details (Metadata). 2 . In the Find By Details (Metadata) dialog box, select a metadata type[...]

PDF Items With Audio Captions To the top Note: Note: To the top Match Only The Beginning Of Words In Captions And Notes Match Any Part Of Any Word In Captions And Notes To the top Displays PDF files. Displays photos and projects to which you’ve attached audio captions. The files of the selected media type appear in the Media view. Find media file[...]

To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top To the top 2 . Type a word in the Find By Filename dialog box to search for files with names that contain the word, and then click OK. You can also type a file extension (JPEG, BMP, and so on) in the Find By Filename dialog box to find files of a certain file type. Find all missing f[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top In Elements Organizer, choose Find > Unanalyzed Content. All the media files in your catalog that haven't been analyzed are displayed. Find items not in any album You can search all media items that [...]

Search options to find media To the top Visual Similarity Search Object search Duplicate photo search For search based on visual similarity, Elements Organizer uses information in the photo such as the color and shape of objects during search. Use visual search to quickly search images containing similar objects, colors, or shapes. You can also cho[...]

To the top The percentage of visual similarity is displayed on the photos used for search. 4 . (Optional) To remove a photo from the search options, double -click the photo in the Search bar. 5 . (Optional) You can refine search based on the shapes and colors in the searched photos. Use the Color -Shape slider to specify the relative importance Ele[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Duplicate photo search Duplicate photo search is especially useful in locating photographs shot in the multi -burst mode. Elements Organizer searches for and stacks photos based on their visual similarity and the time [...]

Finding media files using Timeline Note: To the top Elements Organizer automatically organizes all of your media files in the Media viewr Timeline, even if the media files are not tagged. The Timeline is divided into months and years—you can view images from a particular month and year by clicking that month in the Timeline. For viewing images fr[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Choose View > Set Date Range . Type both a start date and end date to specify the range you want to view, and click OK . To reset the date range, choose View > Clear Date Range . Elements Organizer displays media files with[...]

Finding media files by keyword tags To the top To the top Find media files using keyword tags Display views of keyword tag search results Refine search using the Find bar Find untagged media files Clear a keyword tag search Find items with star ratings attached Exclude media files from a search Find media files using keyword tags Keyword tags let y[...]

Best matches Close matches Not matching To the top To the top follows: These media files are tagged with all the search criteria keyword tags. As you add more keyword tags to refine your search, fewer best matches appear. Media files tagged with one or more (but not all) of the search criteria keyword tags are called close matches . Closely matchin[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top To the top All the media files in your catalog that don’t have any keyword tags, smart tags, people, places, or events assigned are displayed. Clear a keyword tag search To return to all the media files in[...]

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Creating and editing Saved Searches To the top To the top About Saved Searches Create a Saved Search Edit a Saved Search and create a similar Saved Search Remove a Saved Search About Saved Searches Saved Searches are albums that collect media matching specified criteria. After you create a Saved Search, any media that matches the criteria of that S[...]

Note: Specify the following details in the New Search Query dialog box. Name : Enter the name of the Saved Search. Search Criteria : Select the search criteria from the drop - down lists. Enter the value (if required) in the text box. Click + to add another search query. Click OK . For example, you can search for all the files with filenames starti[...]

To the top To the top Edit a Saved Search and create a similar Saved Search You can edit the search criteria of a Saved Search. 1 . Click the search icon. Select Saved Searches from the drop - down list. 2 . In the Saved Searches dialog box, select the search you want to modify and click Open . The Saved Search is executed, and the results are disp[...]

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Creating slide shows (Windows only) To the top To the top About slide shows (Windows only) Create a slide show (Windows only) Publish a slide show (Windows only) About slide shows (Windows only) Slide shows are a fun way to share media files. With Elements Organizer, you can customize slide shows with music clips, clip art, text, and even voice nar[...]

Note: 5 . Edit the slide show by doing any of the following. Reorder the slides, drag and drop to reorder the sequence of the slides. Resize a photo on a slide. You cannot resize a video file. Add a new blank slide. For example, you can create a title page on a blank slide. Right- click a slide and choose Delete Slide to remove it from the slide sh[...]

Audio From Elements Organizer Note: Audio From Folder Note: Click Add Blank Slide. Choose Edit > Blank Slide. Edit and adjust a slide If a slide needs minimal editing, you can have it automatically adjusted using the features in the Slide Show dialog box. You can also use the Editor for more detailed adjustment. If a photo isn’t fitting in a s[...]

Dragging a graphic to a slide 1 . In the Slide Show dialog box Extras panel, click Graphics. 2 . Browse through the clip art to find what you want. Graphics are sorted by category, and shown by default in the Extras panel. If the art is not displayed, click the triangle on the category name. 3 . To place the graphic on the slide, do one of the foll[...]

Note: Font Family Font Size Color Opacity Left Alignment Center Alignment Right Alignment Font Style Drop Shadow Drop Shadow Color 2 . Double - click the text and type in the Edit Text dialog box (to change the sample text it contains), and then click OK. 3 . In the Properties panel, set any of the following options: The text properties specified h[...]

Use Existing Audio Caption Browse Note: Note: Click Play to hear the narration you recorded. Click Delete and then choose Delete This Narration to start over, or choose Delete All Narrations to remove all narrations from the slide show. 4 . To use an existing audio caption for the narration, click Open and choose one of the following: Uses the audi[...]

Original pan and zoom (top), and after swapping pan and zoom (bottom) 8 . Preview the pan and zoom by clicking the Play button. Use additional pan and zoom to prolong the focus on an end point before a transition. Add an effect to a slide You can apply a black and white, or sepia effect to any photo in your slide show. 1 . In the storyboard, select[...]

Note: All Media Media from the Grid Show Media with Start Ratings Show Hidden Media Advanced 1 . To change a transition, do either of the following: To add the same transition to every slide, choose Edit > Select All Transitions. Then choose an option from the Transition menu in the Properties panel. To change a single transition, click the tran[...]

Add Selected Media Done Photos and Videos from Folder Static Duration Transition Transition Duration Background Color Apply Pan & Zoom To All Slides Include Photo Captions As Text Include Audio Captions As Narration Repeat Soundtrack Until Last Slide Crop To Fit Slide photos tagegd under the people stack, John doe. Places Select the places from[...]

Preview Playback Options Show This Dialog Each Time A New Slide Show Is Created To the top Save As A File Note: Note: Burn To Disc Edit with Premiere Elements Choose Landscape Photos or Portrait Photos, depending on the orientation of the media files. Choose a playback quality from the menu. If you choose High, the slide show quality is good, but i[...]

1 . Create a slide show through the step that opens the Slide Show Editor dialog box. See Create a slide show (Windows only) . 2 . In the Slide Show Editor dialog box, click Output. 3 . Click Burn To Disc. 4 . Select DVD as the type of disc to burn. 5 . Select the TV standard (NTSC or PAL) for the geographical region where the DVD plays. 6 . (Optio[...]

The Create a DVD With Menu displays the selected slide shows and video files. 8 . (Optional) Click Remove Slide Shows And Videos to remove any of the slide shows or video files. 9 . Click Next To Write to export the slide shows and video files to a DVD. Adobe Premiere Elements launches and facilitates powerful DVD and video editing features. Adobe [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy A dialog box appears confirming that your slide show is complete. The slide show appears at the top of the Media view in the Elements Organizer. If Adobe Premiere Elements is open, the slide show also appears in the Project > [...]

Elements Organizer projects overview To the top Note: Note: To the top To the top To the top About projects Find saved projects Identify different types of projects Open saved projects About projects The Elements Organizer and the Photoshop Elements Editor provide quick and easy ways to be creative with your media files. You can complete some proje[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy You can open saved projects at any time to edit or republish them. Projects appear in the Media view by default along with all your other media files. Saved projects in the Media view To view projects in the Media view, choose Vi[...]

Creating photo calendar Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Note: To the top Note: Create photo calendars and order using Shutterfly Create photo calendars using Kodak Easy Gallery Create photo calendars and order using Shutterfly Users in the United Sta[...]

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Share photos using online services Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Ensure that you are registered with these online services before you use this feature. 1 . Select photographs in the media view that you want to share. 2 . Do one of the following: (Elements 12)[...]

Share videos To the top Upload videos to YouTube Share videos on Vimeo Export videos to web supported format Sharing media files to mobile phones Burn video files to a DVD/Blu Ray Disc Upload videos to YouTube You must have a user account with YouTube to upload videos to the site. If you have a Gmail account, you can use those details to log in to [...]

To the top To the top To the top b . Enter tags that describe your video. For example, if the movie is about your vacation in Paris, you use the tags France, Paris, June, Eiffel Tower, and so on. c . Select a category that matches the content of your video. d . Select viewing rights to your video by choosing Public or Private. If your video is set [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Sharing media files to mobile phones Install Adobe Premiere Elements to use this feature. You can export movies for playback on mobile phones, some PDAs, and portable media players, such as video iPod and PlayStation P[...]

Upload photos to Facebook To the top Note: Share photos on Facebook (Optional) Download friends list from Facebook Elements Organizer allows you to download your friends list from Facebook. When you tag photographs, Elements Organizer uses the friends list to auto - suggest names as you type. Share photos on Facebook When you share photos on Facebo[...]

To the top Note: The Add Media dialog for Facebook b . To remove photos that you do not want to upload, select them in the dialog, and click the “ - “ icon. c . To upload photos to an album that you have previously created in Facebook, select Upload Photos To Existing Album. Select an album from the menu. d . If you want to create an album in F[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: 2 . Click Add People. 3 . In the People Recognition dialog, click Download/Update Facebook Friend’s List to Name People. 4 . Click Authorize. 5 . In the Facebook page that appears, enter your login credentials. If you wan[...]

Share albums for online viewing Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy You can export albums in Elements Organizer to Photoshop Showcase, CD/DVD, or to a location on your computer. You can use Photoshop Showcase to share your albums and videos publicly or to a selecte[...]

Set e - mail preferences Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . Click Edit > Preferences > Sharing (Windows), or Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Sharing (Mac OS). 2 . From the E - Mail Client menu, choose one of the following, and then clic[...]

Sending photos and media files by email PDF Slide Show E -mail Attachments Photo Mail (Windows only) Note: To the top Set default desktop client Set default web - based client Share photos as email attachments Share photos as embedded images (Windows only) Using the contact book You can share files using email in the following ways. Combine images [...]

To the top To the top (Windows Vista) Windows Mail to choose the application as the default. (Windows 7) Windows Live Mail to choose the application as the default. (Mac OS) Mail to choose the application as the default. (Outlook 2011 for Mac OS) Microsoft Outlook® to choose the application as the default. (Mac OS) Microsoft Entourage to choose th[...]

To the top To the top Share photos as embedded images (Windows only) Use Photo Mail if you want to embed your photos in the body of an email message. The wizard enables you to select photo size, stationery colors, text color and effects, and layouts. After you select your options, Elements Organizer automatically converts all images to JPEG, then g[...]

Add an entry to the contact book 1 . Select Edit > Contact Book. 2 . Click the New Contact button. 3 . Type a name, email address, and other information, as desired, for the contact, and then click OK. Import addresses into the contact book (Windows only) Instead of typing in addresses, you can import them from Outlook or Outlook Express. You ca[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 7 . Click OK. Export contact information to vCard files (Windows only) 1 . Select Edit > Contact Book. 2 . To select a contact, click it. To select more than one contact, Ctrl-click each contact. 3 . Click Export vCard. 4 . Se[...]

Printing photos To the top Note: Individual Prints Print photos at home Select multiple media files Printing choices Custom print size Color management settings Specify measurement units for printing (Windows only) About PRINT Image Matching (PIM) and Exif Print Elements Organizer provides you the following options for printing photos: Print at hom[...]

Contact Sheet Picture Package Custom print size for information on configuring these options. Prints thumbnail images of the selected photographs. For contact sheets, do the following: In Columns, specify the number of columns in the layout. For additional print options, select Show Print Options. To print the date associated with the photo, select[...]

To the top Different printing options A. Individual photos B. Contact sheet C. Picture package To swap images in a layout, drag an image onto another image. If you want to revert a swapped image back to the original, right -click the image, and select Revert To Original from the context menu. 6 . To fit the individual image to the specified print l[...]

To the top To the top 4 . In the Advanced section, select the following based on your requirements: To select media that you have rated, select Show Media With Star Ratings. To select hidden media, select Show Hidden Media. Printing choices 1 . Select File > Print. 2 . Click More Options. 3 . In Photo Details, do the following: To print the date[...]

To the top To the top To the top 3 . To specify a custom size for the printed image, enter your desired values for its Height and Width. 4 . In the Unit menu, specify the units for the specified dimensions. 5 . Specify a resolution for the printed image. For information on the recommended resolution, see the user manual for your printer. Color mana[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: In some printer driver settings not compatible with PIM or Exif Print, these options are disabled. Epson devices support Exif Print, a subset of PIM. Depending on your printer, it’s possible to select both the PIM and Exi[...]

Order printed photos using online print services To the top To the top Automatically Check For Services Notify Me About Service Updates Notify Me About Adobe Promotions Notify Me About Product Support Notifications Notify Me About Third-Party Services Location Refresh Reset Accounts About online print services Set up online print services Order pri[...]

Clear Online Service Data Note: To the top Note: Deletes messages from Adobe. 3 . After setting your Services preferences, notifications and updates display as they become available. Do one of the following: Click the View Notification button on the status bar (at the bottom of the Elements Organizer workspace). You can view a complete list of anno[...]

To the top Online print services Photo calendars For photo calendars, the online print service web page walks you through the process of preparing printed calendars. The online print service web page then allows you to specify the number of each item, and specify where to send the ordered items. If you choose not to immediately order a calendar, yo[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Note: Sign up for Shutterfly membership to use their services. Adobe also recommends About mobile phone cameras 217[...]

Email photos as PDF file Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy You can create a PDF file using the selected photos and share it using email. The photos in the PDF file play as a slideshow when the PDF file is opened. 1 . Select photos that you want to share. 2 . Sele[...]

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View video and full - screen images To the top Note: To the top View video files Viewing media files in full screen or side by side Full- screen display options Properties panel options Applying transitions to media files View video files In the Media view, the first frame of a video clip appears as the clip’s thumbnail. The filmstrip icon identi[...]

The View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen option displays a set of media files as a full-screen slide show. You can customize the slide show, for example you can: Play an audio file as you view the images. Display thumbnails of the selected files in a filmstrip along the right side of the screen. Add effects to the media files After deciding on the p[...]

Note: Use Compare Photos Side By Side view to analyze composition and details. Quick Edit panel While in Organize In Full Screen view or Compare Photos Side By Side view, you can edit the displayed photo using the Quick Edit panel. The Quick Edit panel is displayed on the left side of the screen and is minimized by default. The Quick Edit panel is [...]

Quick Organize panel Quick Organize panel in Full Screen view or Compare Photos Side By Side view facilitates creating and adding keyword tags to the displayed media file. The Quick Organize panel is displayed on the left side of the screen and is minimized by default. The Quick Organize panel is also minimized when you don’t move your mouse for [...]

To the top Background Music Play Audio Captions Page Duration Include Captions Allow Photos To Resize Allow Videos To Resize Show Filmstrip Repeat Slide Show To the top General Metadata Keywords History To the top View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen Enables you to switch to Full Screen view from Compare Photos Side by Side view. Compare Photos Side[...]

Note: What is Open Graphics Library (OpenGL)? Applying transitions to media files 1 . Click the Theme icon in the Control bar. 2 . Select one of the following options and click OK. You can move the mouse over the thumbnails to preview the transitions. Classic Fade In/Out Pan And Zoom 3D Pixelate The selected transition is applied to the displayed m[...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 1 . In the Start menu, right - click Computer, and select Manage. 2 . In the panel that opens, select Device Manager in the left panel. 3 . Expand the Display Adapters list for information on display drivers. 4 . (Optional) Right[...]

Viewing video projects Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy Elements Organizer displays the list of projects you have created using Adobe Premiere Elements. However, you cannot rename, edit, or add media files to these projects in Elements Organizer. To edit or add [...]

Fixing photos and videos using other applications Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top To the top Note: Note: Specify editor to fix selected media Edit photos with Adobe Photoshop Specify editor to fix selected media 1 . Do one of the following: In Window[...]

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Create instant movies Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy If you have Adobe Premiere Elements installed, you can create instant movies using the Elements Organizer. To create instant movies, select the required assets and then click Create > Instant Movie. Adobe[...]

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Export photos to a folder Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy File Type Size And Quality Location Filenames 1 . Select items you want to export. 2 . Select File > Export As New File(s). 3 . Specify the following options as required: Specifies the file format for[...]

Share videos To the top Upload videos to YouTube Share videos on Vimeo Export videos to web supported format Sharing media files to mobile phones Burn video files to a DVD/Blu Ray Disc Upload videos to YouTube You must have a user account with YouTube to upload videos to the site. If you have a Gmail account, you can use those details to log in to [...]

To the top To the top To the top b . Enter tags that describe your video. For example, if the movie is about your vacation in Paris, you use the tags France, Paris, June, Eiffel Tower, and so on. c . Select a category that matches the content of your video. d . Select viewing rights to your video by choosing Public or Private. If your video is set [...]

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy To the top Sharing media files to mobile phones Install Adobe Premiere Elements to use this feature. You can export movies for playback on mobile phones, some PDAs, and portable media players, such as video iPod and PlayStation P[...]