Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
User Guide
To display file information in the status bar:
1
Click the triangle ( ) in the status bar.
2
Select a view option:
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Document Dimensions to display the document
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Document Sizes to display information on the
amount of data in the image. The number on the
left represents the printing size of the image—
approximately the size of the saved, flattened file in
Photoshop format. The number on the right
indicates the file’s approximate size, including
layers.
left represents the printing size of the image—
approximately the size of the saved, flattened file in
Photoshop format. The number on the right
indicates the file’s approximate size, including
layers.
•
Document Profile to display the name of the
color profile used by the image. (See “Using color
management” on page 65.)
management” on page 65.)
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Scratch Sizes to display information on the
amount of RAM and scratch disk used to process
the image. The number on the left represents
the amount of memory that is currently being
used by the program to display all open images.
The number on the right represents the total
amount of RAM available for processing images.
the image. The number on the left represents
the amount of memory that is currently being
used by the program to display all open images.
The number on the right represents the total
amount of RAM available for processing images.
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Efficiency to display the percentage of time
actually doing an operation instead of reading or
writing the scratch disk. If the value is below
100%, Photoshop Elements is using the scratch
disk and, therefore, is operating more slowly.
writing the scratch disk. If the value is below
100%, Photoshop Elements is using the scratch
disk and, therefore, is operating more slowly.
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Timing to display the amount of time it took to
complete the last operation.
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Current Tool to view the name of the active tool.
To cancel operations:
Hold down Esc until the operation in progress has
stopped. In Mac OS, you can also press
Command+period.
stopped. In Mac OS, you can also press
Command+period.
To set notification for completion of operations:
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
2
Select Beep When Done, and click OK.
Viewing file information
You can view copyright and authorship infor-
mation that has been added to the file. This
information includes standard file information
and Digimarc
mation that has been added to the file. This
information includes standard file information
and Digimarc
®
watermarks. Photoshop Elements
automatically scans opened images for Digimarc
watermarks. If a watermark is detected, Photoshop
Elements displays a copyright symbol in the image
window’s title bar and updates the Copyright &
URL section of the File Info dialog box.
watermarks. If a watermark is detected, Photoshop
Elements displays a copyright symbol in the image
window’s title bar and updates the Copyright &
URL section of the File Info dialog box.
To view additional file information:
Choose File > File Info. For section, choose the
attribute you want to view.
attribute you want to view.
To read a Digimarc
watermark:
1
Choose Filter > Digimarc > Read Watermark.
If the filter finds a watermark, a dialog box displays
the Creator ID, copyright year (if present), and
image attributes.
the Creator ID, copyright year (if present), and
image attributes.