GET STARTED FAST IN PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
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Process files automatically
If you have similar photos, they can clutter up your
Organizer’s workspace. Toggle open the Advanced
Options on the right and tick Automatically Suggest Photo
Stacks. If you shoot JPEG and raw files, tick Automatically
Stack Raw and JPEG to save Organizer space.1
Launch Photoshop Elements
Plug your camera into your PC and double click the
Photoshop Elements icon. Click the welcome screen’s
Organizer section, and go to File>Get Photos and Video>From
Camera or Card Reader. Click the Advanced Dialog button.
Untick any thumbnails that you don’t want to import.4
Import and delete
The Photo Downloader leaves all the shots on the
memory card after they’ve been copied to the PC. You
could select After Copying, Delete Originals, but to be safe,
leave this set to the default. Once the images are imported
into Elements, you can use your camera to wipe the card.3
Place photos into Albums
Elements places each shot into a folder based on the
date it was captured. You can then scroll through them
in chronological order. If you want to put your files into a
themed album, tick Import into Album. Click the Settings
button, then click the + icon to create a new album. Click OK.6
Stack similar images
The Downloader copies the files into folders on your
PC and imports them into the Organizer. It will try to
fix red-eye problems. It will then analyse the shots for visual
similarities and suggest images that you might like to stack
(such as those with similar compositions). Click Done.5
Assign copyright details
It makes sense to assign your name to your images.
Go to the Apply Metadata section and type your name
into the Creator field. In the Copyright field you could put
your website’s address. This information will be attached to
every shot you import. Click Get Media.