Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial page 60

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 and y-coordinate 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.
Set color modes and units of measurement in the Info panel
Do one of the following:
To change the mode of color values displayed, choose a color mode from the pop-up menu. You can also choose Panel
Options from the More menu in the Info panel, then choose a color mode for First Color Readout and/or Second Color
Readout:
Grayscale Displays the grayscale values beneath the pointer.
RGB Color Displays the RGB (red, green, blue) values beneath the pointer.
Web Color Displays the hexadecimal code for the RGB values beneath the pointer.
HSB Color Displays the HSB (hue, saturation, brightness) values beneath the pointer.
To change the unit of measurement displayed, choose a unit of measurement from the pop-up menu. You can also choose
Panel Options from the More menu in the Info panel. Choose a unit of measurement from the Mouse Coordinates option, and
click OK.
Display file information in the Info panel or status bar
You can change the information displayed in the Info panel or the status bar. (The leftmost section of the status bar, which is located at the bottom
of the document window, displays the current magnification. The section next to the leftmost one displays information about the current file.)
1. In the Info panel, choose Panel Options from the More menu.
2. Select a view option:
Document Sizes Displays information on the amount of data in the image. The number on the left represents the printing size
of the image—approximately the size of the saved, flattened file in PSD format. The number on the right indicates the file's
approximate size, including layers.
Document Profile Displays the name of the color profile used by the image.
Document Dimensions Displays the size of the image in the currently selected units.
Scratch Sizes Displays RAM and scratch disk space utilized to process the image. The number on the left indicates the
amount of memory currently being used by Photoshop Elements to display all open images. The number on the right indicates
the amount of RAM available to Photoshop Elements to process images.
Efficiency Displays the percentage of time actually spent performing an operation instead of reading from or writing to the
scratch disk. If the value is below 100%, Photoshop Elements is using the scratch disk and, therefore, is operating more
slowly.
Timing Shows how long it took to complete the last operation.
Current Tool Shows the name of the active tool.
Save or delete metadata templates
If you have metadata that you repeatedly enter, you can save the metadata entries in metadata templates. The templates can be used for entering
information, and they save you the effort of retyping metadata in the File Info dialog box. In the Photo Browser, you can search for metadata to
locate files and photos.
Open the File Info dialog box (File > File Info) and do one of the following:
To save metadata as a template, click the drop-down button in the row of buttons in the File Info dialog box, and select Export.
Enter a template name, and click Save.
To delete a metadata template, click Show Templates Folder. Browse and select the template you want to delete, and press
Delete.
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