Adobe photoshop elements User Manual

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

User Guide

To collapse the options bar (Windows only):

Double-click the bar at the left edge of the options
bar to show only the tool icon.

Using the shortcuts bar

The shortcuts bar displays buttons for common
commands. You can keep the shortcuts bar open in
the work area and click commands as you need
them. To see the name of an icon, position the
pointer over the icon and its tool tip appears.

Shortcuts bar

To move the shortcuts bar:

Drag the shortcuts bar by the gripper bar at the left
edge. The gripper bar will only appear when the
shortcuts bar is docked at the top or bottom of the
application window.

To hide the shortcuts bar:

Choose Window > Hide Shortcuts. To redisplay
the shortcuts bar, choose Window > Show
Shortcuts.

Using the palette well

The palette well helps you organize and manage
palettes. Palettes take up space in the work area;
therefore, it’s desirable to close them to the palette
well when you’re not using them.

Palette well

Note: The shortcuts bar must be showing in order to
use the palette well. Choose Window > Show
Shortcuts to display the shortcuts bar.

To use a palette in the palette well:

Click the palette’s tab. The palette remains open
until you click outside it or click the palette’s tab.

To store palettes in the palette well:

Drag the desired palette’s tab into the palette well
so that the palette well is highlighted.