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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
To use the Hints palette:
1
Display the Hints palette by clicking its tab. If
the Hints palette isn’t showing in the palette well
or the work area, choose Window > Hints to
display the palette.
2
Position the pointer over a tool or palette, and
look at the Hints palette to see a brief description
of the item.
3
Click on one of the Related topics links for more
information about an item.
Using the How To palette
The How To palette provides activities, called
recipes, that guide you through different
image-editing tasks. For example, you can view
instructions about restoring an old photograph.
Photoshop Elements will even do some of the steps
for you.
To use the How To palette:
1
Display the How To palette by clicking its tab in
the palette well. If the How To palette isn’t showing
in the palette well or the work area, choose
Window > How To to display the palette.
2
Select a category of recipes, and click the recipe
you want to use.
3
Follow the instructions in the recipe. When
available, you can click Do this step for me to have
Photoshop Elements perform the task for you.
Using the Info palette
The Info palette provides feedback as you use a
tool. Make sure the Info palette is visible in your
work area if you want to view information while
dragging in the image.
To use the Info palette:
1
Display the Info palette by clicking its tab if it’s
in the palette well. If the Info palette isn’t showing
in the palette well or the work area, choose
Window > Info to display the palette.
2
Select the desired tool.
3
Move the pointer in the image, or drag in the
image to use the tool. The following information
may appear, depending on which tool you’re
using:
The numeric values for the color beneath the
pointer.
The x- and y-coordinates of the pointer.
The width (W) and height (H) of a marquee or
shape as you drag, or the width and height of an
active selection.
The x- and y-coordinates of your starting
position (when you click in the image).
The change in position along the x-coordinate,
X, and y-coordinate, Y, as you move a
selection, layer, or shape.
The angle (A) of a line or gradient; the change
in angle as you move a selection, layer, or shape; or
the angle of rotation during a transformation. The
change in distance (D) as you move a selection,
layer, or shape.
