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CHAPTER

3

Get to Know the Photoshop Elements Interface

P

hotoshop Elements was created for amateur and home users who want to be able to clean up and

manipulate photos but who do not need the full feature set of Photoshop. Photoshop Elements is

considerably less expensive than Photoshop.

Menu Bar

Most of the

commands in

the program

are available

in the menus.

Common

Tasks

Reset the

interface, undo

changes, and

launch the

Organizer from

here.

Command

Bar

The buttons

on the

command bar

change according to the currently selected tool.

Toolbox

The tools for working in and manipulating your

images can be accessed from here.

Project Bin

The photos you are currently working in can be

accessed in the bin.

Panels

Apply effects or work with layers using these panels.

Mode Switcher

Switch between Edit, Create, and Share modes in the

program.