September 2009
Beginner
640 pages
26h 48m
English
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File Menu
The commands listed here let you create, import, open, save, and print files.
New
Choose this menu item if you want to start a new file in Elements. Your options are:
Blank File (or press Ctrl+N).
Image from Clipboard. This automatically pastes into a new file anything you've copied.
Photomerge Group Shot. This lets you move a person from one photo of a group into another photo of the same group (Tidying Up with Scene Cleaner).
Photomerge Faces. Use this one to combine parts of different faces for caricatures and other fun effects (Merging Different Faces).
Photomerge Scene Cleaner. This feature lets you remove unwanted people or other details from a photo by copying over bits of other photos (Tidying Up with Scene Cleaner).
Photomerge Panorama. Use this option to combine your photos into panoramas (Creating Panoramas).
Photomerge Exposure. This new feature lets you combine bracketed shots into one properly exposed photo (Blending Exposures).
Open
Choose this menu item or press Ctrl+O to open an existing file.
Open As
This menu option (or Alt+Ctrl+O) lets you choose the format for a file as you open it. Select it when you want to use the Raw Converter with non-Raw formats like JPEG or TIFF (Choosing bit depth: 8 or 16 bits?).
Open Recently Edited File
Here's you'll find a pop-out list of the most recent files you've had open in Elements.
Duplicate
When you need to make a copy of your photo, choose this option. Elements names the copy the same thing as the original with "copy" tacked onto ...
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