Getting The Most Out Of Photoshop Elements - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

CHAPTER 1
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Looking at the Work Area
To change the rulers' settings:
Do one of the following:
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Double-click a ruler.
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Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers.
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2 For Rulers, choose a unit of measurement.
Note: Changing the units on the Info palette
automatically changes the units on the rulers. (See
"Using the Info palette" on page 29.)
For Width and Gutter, enter values for the
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column size. You can also change the units.
Some layout programs use the column width
setting to specify the display of an image across
columns. The Image Size and Canvas Size
commands also use this setting. (See "Changing
the print dimensions and resolution of an image"
on page 50 and "Changing the size of the work
canvas" on page 118.)
For Point/Pica Size, choose from the following
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options:
PostScript (72 points per inch) if you are
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printing to a PostScript device.
Traditional to use printer's 72.27 points per inch.
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Click OK.
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To change the grid settings:
Choose Edit > Preferences > Grid.
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For Color, choose a preset color, or select
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Custom to choose a custom color.
For Style, choose the line style for the grid.
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Choose Lines for solid lines, or choose Dashed
lines or Dots for broken lines.
4 For Gridline every, enter a number value, and
then choose the unit of measurement to define the
spacing of major grid lines.
5 For Subdivisions, enter a number value to
define the frequency of minor grid lines.
6 Click OK.
Duplicating images
Duplicating lets you experiment with and
compare multiple versions of the same image. You
can duplicate an entire image into available
memory without saving to disk.
To duplicate an image:
Open the image you want to duplicate.
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2 Choose Edit > Duplicate Image.
3 Enter a name for the duplicated image.
To duplicate the image without layers, select
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Duplicate Merged Layers Only.
Click OK.
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Getting the most out of
Photoshop Elements
The Photoshop Elements interface provides a
variety of features to help you work efficiently and
knowledgeably. Some features—such as the Hints
palette and the Recipes palette—provide infor-
mation about using tools and performing tasks.
Other features—such as the Info palette and status
bars—provide feedback about the current image