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• Document Dimensions to display the
document size of the image. (See "Changing the
print dimensions and resolution of an image"
on page 78.)
• 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 repre-
sents the total amount of RAM available for
processing images.
Efficiency to display the percentage of time
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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.
Timing to display the amount of time it took to
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complete the last operation.
Current Tool to view the name of the active tool.
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To cancel operations:
Hold down Esc until the operation in progress
has stopped. In Mac OS, you can also press
Command+period.
To set notification for completion of operations:
In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit >
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Preferences > General.
In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop Elements >
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Preferences > General.
Select Beep when Done, and click OK.
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Using context menus
In addition to the menus at the top of your screen,
context-sensitive menus display commands that
are relevant to the active tool, selection, or palette.
Context menu for a document window
To use a context menu:
Position the pointer over an image or
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palette item.
Click the right mouse button (Windows) or
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hold down Control and press the mouse
button (Mac OS).
Choose a command from the menu.
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Using keyboard commands and
modifier keys
Keyboard commands let you quickly execute
commands without using a menu; modifier keys
let you alter how a tool operates. When available,
the keyboard command appears to the right of the
command name in the menu. You can view a list of
keyboard commands and modifier keys in the
Quick Reference Card section of online Help.
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