ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9
Getting started
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View Backup/Sync activity status
Start backup and synchronization activity manually
Backup/Synchronization is a scheduled activity. The Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent checks for assets to
synchronize at regular intervals. Between these periods of activity, the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent is idle.
To synchronize right away instead of waiting for the next scheduled synchronization, click Backup/Sync Now in the
system tray. The Backup/Synchronization process starts, and any changes that you have made are synced to
Photoshop.com immediately.
Working in Organize and Edit workspaces
For a video overview, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid916_pse_en and www.adobe.com/go/lrvid919_pse_en.
Adobe Photoshop Elements has two basic workspaces— Organize and Edit—that you switch between, depending on
the task you’re performing. You start by importing photos in the Organize workspace, where Elements Organizer helps
you view, manage, and find all of your photos and video clips. You can also make quick fixes in the Organize
workspace.
In the Edit workspace, you can refine your photos, make basic edits, follow step-by-step guided editing tasks, or use
advanced editing tools.
After working with your photos in either workspace, you can create photo projects, such as scrapbook pages, slide
shows, photo books, and online albums. You can easily share these projects with family and friends.
Note: Flipbook, slide show, and HTML-based photo mail creation are not supported in Mac OS.
To access the Organize workspace from the Edit workspace, click the icon .
Importing and organizing photos and video
As you work in Adobe Photoshop Elements, you start by importing photos into Elements Organizer. In Elements
Organizer, you can view, manage, and find all your photos and video clips.
Use the Photo Downloader to download files
1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer. (See the documentation that came with your device, if
necessary.)
Note: (Windows) If autoplay is enabled, the Windows AutoPlay dialog box opens with a list of options for getting the
photos. In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box, select Organize, and Edit using Adobe Elements 9 Organizer, and then click
OK. If Elements Organizer is not already open, the Photo Downloader dialog box opens. Click Get Photos. Elements
Organizer opens and imports the media files.
Last updated 1/27/2011