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Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual
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Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual

by Barbara Brundage
October 2007
Beginner
592 pages
18h 58m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Find Menu

This menu is really the heart of the Organizer. From it, you can search for your photos in many different ways.

Set Date Range

Choose this menu item, and a dialog box appears that lets you specify start and end dates. The Organizer shows all the photos that fall in the date range you specify. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+F.

Clear Date Range

After you've searched for a date range, choose this menu item to return to your complete catalog in the Photo Browser, or press Ctrl+Shift+F.

By Caption or Note

When you choose this item, you get a dialog box that lets you search for any text in your captions or notes. It doesn't have to be the entire caption. The Organizer finds all the photos with those words in either field. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+J.

By Filename

Enter part of a filename and the Organizer finds the file for you. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+K.

All Version Sets

Choose this, and Elements shows you all the version sets in your catalog. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+V.

All Stacks

This menu item makes Elements show you all the photo stacks you've made. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S.

By History

Choose to find your file based on any of the following factors:

  • Imported On. This is the date you brought your file into the Organizer.

  • E-mailed to. You can search by the names of people you've emailed your photos to, but only if you sent the messages from the Organizer.

  • Printed On. Search for the photos you printed on a certain date.

  • Exported On. Search for all the photos you exported ...

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