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Chapter 3: Photoshop Elements
workspace
About workspaces
About the Welcome Screen
When you first start Photoshop Elements, the Welcome Screen opens by default. The Welcome Screen is a conve-
nient starting point, or hub, for major tasks in Photoshop Elements.
Position the mouse pointer over an icon at the top of the window to see a description of the tasks that you can
perform in each workspace. Click an icon to open the workspace for that task.
You can close or reopen the Welcome Screen at any time by choosing Window > Welcome. You do not need to return
to the Welcome Screen to open other workspaces—you can open different workspaces from within any other
workspace.
A
B
C
The Welcome Screen
A. Click a button to enter a specific workspace B. List of recently opened images. Click a file name to open a photo. C. Deselect the Show at
Startup option if you don't want the Welcome Screen to display when you launch Photoshop Elements.
About Standard Edit
The Standard Edit workspace
and enhance photos.
If you've worked with images before, you'll find that the Standard Edit workspace provides a flexible and powerful
image-correction environment. It has lighting and color-correction commands, along with tools for fixing image
defects, making selections, adding text, and painting on your images. You can rearrange the Standard Edit workspace
to best suit your needs by moving, hiding, and showing palettes; arranging palettes in the Palette Bin; zooming in or
out of the photo; scrolling to a different area of the document window; and creating multiple windows and views.
, also called the Editor, has tools to correct color problems, create special effects,
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