Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 38

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Looking at the Work Area
( ) 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.
( ) The percentage of change in width (W) and
height (H) as you scale a selection, layer, or shape.
( ) The angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical
skew (V) as you skew a selection, layer, or shape.
To change the mode of color values displayed in the
Info palette:
Do one of the following:
Click an eyedropper icon (
•
palette, and choose a color mode from the pop-up
menu.
Choose Palette Options from the Info palette
•
menu. Choose a color mode for First Color
Readout and/or Second Color Readout, and
click OK.
Actual Color displays values in the current color
mode of the image; Grayscale displays the
grayscale values beneath the pointer; RGB Color
displays the RGB values beneath the pointer; Web
Color displays the hexadecimal code for the RGB
values beneath the pointer; and HSB Color
displays the HSB values beneath the pointer. (See
"Choosing a color mode" on page 68 for more
information.)
To change the unit of measurement displayed in the
Info palette:
Do one of the following:
Click the cross-hair icon ( ) in the Info palette,
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and choose a unit of measurement from the pop-
up menu.
Choose Palette Options from the Info palette
•
menu. Choose a unit of measurement from the
Ruler Units pop-up menu, and click OK.
Using the status bar
The status bar at the bottom of the application
window (Windows) or document window
(Mac OS) displays useful information and is
divided into three sections:
The leftmost section displays the current magni-
•
) in the Info
fication. (See "Magnifying and reducing the view"
on page 25).
The middle section displays information about
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the current file. You can change the type of infor-
mation that displays.
(Windows only) The rightmost section provides
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information as you use a tool. It also displays a
progress bar to help you monitor operations.
When an operation—such as applying a filter or
using the Photomerge command—is in progress,
you cannot perform other operations. However,
you can interrupt the process or have the program
notify you when it has finished.