ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9
Getting started
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Using Photoshop Elements Help
To see the complete Help for Adobe Photoshop Elements, see Elements Organizer Help and Photoshop Elements Help.
Help is available in several ways:
Help in the application Select Help > Photoshop Elements Help (or press the F1 key on your keyboard) to launch the
Community Help application. This companion application lets you search and browse Adobe and community content
on Photoshop Elements. You can access Help content after the first download even when you are offline. However,
you must be online to get the maximum benefits from the Help system.
Help on the web To view Help in a browser, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse9_en. Your computer must be
connected to the Internet to access Help on the web. Use the Search field to search Photoshop Elements Help.
Help PDF Help is also available as a PDF that is optimized for printing. To access the PDF, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_pse9_printpdf_en, or click the View Help PDF link at the top of each Help page.
Links in the application Some Help links are within Photoshop Elements. Clicking these links takes you to the
corresponding topic in Help.
How to search for troubleshooting topics You can view top issues and search for common problems and error
messages by going to www.adobe.com/support/photoshopelements. You can also ask questions to other
Adobe Photoshop Elements users at www.adobe.com/go/forums.
Forum You can access the Elements user community forum through the application. To access the forum page from
Photoshop Elements, select Help > Forum. To access the forum page from Elements Organizer, select Help > Forum
> Photoshop Elements. If your computer is connected to the Internet, Photoshop Elements launches the forum page.
The forum is used to ask other Photoshop Elements users for suggestions on your designs and also to post useful tips
and tricks that help other users.
Look for Photoshop Elements updates If your computer is connected to the Internet, you’ll receive notifications
whenever Photoshop Elements is updated. You can also find out about the latest updates by going to
www.adobe.com/downloads/updates.
How do I get customer support?
You can get support by contacting Adobe directly or submitting a web case. Visit www.adobe.com/support/contact for
contact information. Visit the Adobe Support website at www.adobe.com/go/support. Adobe Support has
troubleshooting information and also information about free and paid technical support options.
Converting a catalog from a previous version (Windows
only)
When you open Elements Organizer in Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, you could experience difficulties opening a
catalog you used in an earlier version of Adobe Photoshop Elements. Convert the catalog to view the photos.
1 Select File > Catalog.
2 Click Convert in the Catalog Manager.
3 In the Convert Catalog window, select the catalog you want to convert.
Note: Catalogs saved to a folder in a location other than the default location do not appear in the Convert Catalog
window automatically. Click Find More Catalogs, and then select the folder where your catalog is located. Catalogs
located in that folder are added to the list of catalogs that can be converted.
Last updated 1/27/2011