Converting Raw Files to JPEG  Q: After making corrections in a raw format how do I transfer it to JPEG and save my corrections? I'm using Elements 6 and I have a MAC. I try to move ...

How to End a Layers Session  Q: What is the best way to end a session in which I've been using a layer (or layers)?
Do I just click "flatten layers" and then save?
Thanks!
Dave ...

Preset Manager In Photoshop Elements  Q: I am trying to load new free patterns from online and I cannot find out where to save the .pat files so that i can load them in elements 6.0. I know ...

How Do I Categorize My Photos?  Q: How do I categorize my photos? A: It depends on which version of Photoshop Elements you own. If you have a Windows version for a PC then you could ...

How do I change workspace colour in Elements 7?  Q: I have just got Photoshop Elements 7. The workspace is a dark grey with white lettering which I can barely read. How can I change the workspace and ...

Animated GIF Bug In Some Versions Of Photoshop Elements  Q: I use PSE 6, but according to Adobe, there is a glitch or problem with the time delay (can't be change). If so, what's your workaround for this. I ...

Remove Texture From Some of the Photo  Q: I have been trying out textures on some photos, but don't know how to remove the texture from a person's face and just have the texture in the background....

Create A Ghost Trail  Q: I want to create a ghost like trail. For example a dog running towards me coming out of nowhere but with a ghostly trail behind. If that makes sense....

Can't View Videos  Q: I need to watch the tutorials as most written instructions don't say enough. And if i do happen to find written instructions i need to be able to ...

Smart Brush Wont Go Away  Q: After using the Smart Brush how do I make the brush go away? It stays on my picture. Its always there; is it suppose to be? How do I work around that ...

Missing Blur Tool  All of a sudden I no longer have the blur teardrop tool. I have no idea where it went. Has anyone else had this happen?

Draw a Line in Photoshop Elements  Q: How can I draw a line on a photo, for example, I have a photo of a face and want to draw lines showing the distance from the eye to the chin, and ...

Burnt Edges in Photoshop Elements  Q: I received the following question on my twitter page : @ps_elements Could you tell me how to create a burnt edge with PSE? A: Here's a super-...

Add Color Background With Photoshop Elements  Q: I have a number of portrait photos with a plain white background and would like to change to a colored background. Is this possible? A: Hi Bill,...

How do I select more than one layer in Photoshop 7.0?  Q: How do I select more than one layer in Photoshop 7.0? I have tried pressing shift and the mouse and also ctrl and the mouse and alt and mouse! but ...

Photo CD  Q: How can I make a photo CD from photoshop elements 7? I have about 80 photos I want to put on 1 CD. A: Hi Sally, Please post a comment to this ...

How do I make eyes pop?  Q: I have worked on making eyes in portraits really pop. I can't figure it out. I know the look I am going for but I can't seem to accomplish it. Can ...

Can't save crop opacity preference  Q: I like my crop shield opacity very dark--93+%. But when I click save or OK the change only stays for that session and every time I open up PS I have ...

Old Book Scan Question  Q: I have a family book cover from 1852 that I recently discovered as part of my genealogy research. I'd like to somehow filter this scanned image so ...

Pixels  Q: I want to able to see every individual pixel in a picture. I've seen people do it on TV and now I want to try. A: Sue, I liked your question so ...

How to make Photoshop Color Black?  Q : Hi there, I'm using Photoshop CS4, and I saw your tutorial:
Create Glossy Lips with this
Photoshop Elements Tutorial.

Your photoshop is black,...

Making a Hazy-Text-Image Readable  Q: I have an image of a manuscript. However, what is written in it is vague. Please guide me through the steps in order to make it readable. A: Thank ...

How do I open my photos?  Question:
I just bought Photoshop Elements. Can not get any photos to open that are already on my MacBook? They are in iphoto. Answer:
Thanks for ...

Over-exposed  I used your info on under-exposed photos...no idea what I am doing but it worked! Thanks! I often find I have over-exposed photos and wondered if there ...

Add White to the Bottom of a Photo  I want to put some type on the bottom of a picture over white. Is there a way to add the extra white to the bottom without covering up any of the existing ...

Keeping Skin Natural  Q: How do you add color, contrast, or any effect to a portrait without making their face and skin look over processed? A: I think the easiest way ...

How to Avoid the WELCOME Screen  Q: Each time I run Photoshop Elements 8 the Welcome Screen always pops up first and I have to do a lot of things before I can get to the editor. How ...

How to Remove a Section from Your Photo with Photoshop Elements  Q: I am trying to remove a section of a photo, but not sure how to go about it. Basically, assume I have a picture of a bridge and I want to shorten ...

Change Colour from White in Photoshop Elements  Q: I am new to Photoshop and have just found your site. It is great and put in a simple way that is easy to understand. I had a go at changing the colour ...

Photoshop  Q: How can I put six figures in one page using Photoshop without loss of my image?

Thanks! I look forward to hearing your reply. A: Hi Roger,...

How to create burnt edge-help with tutorial posted  Q: I am following your burnt edge tutorial and have been able to get the steps up until the photo shows through after creating the black box around the ...

Change Object from Color to Black  Q: I watched your tutorial on how to change the man's shirt from green to the blue like the lady's shorts. I followed your instructions and was able ...

Gradient Text  Q: How do I make gradient colored text? I finally did it for my website banner (on accident) and don't know HOW I did it. I was so shocked it finally ...

How to Remove the Reflections from the Watch Crystal?  Q: Need your expert advice on how to remove the white crystal reflections to black?
Thank you. A: This is a challenging situation. I struggled to ...

How can I replace one person with another in my photo?  Q: I am writing a book for my grandson and I want to take a photo of a racecar driver and replace his face with my grandson's face. How do I do that?...

How To Change a Background With Photoshop Elements?  Q: How can I change the background in a picture and insert a new backgroud? A: That is a very interesting picture Angela. To accomplish what you ...

Partial Color on Black and White Background  Q: I have a colored image that I would like to have the background in black and white. However, I would like to maintain the color of the my focal objects ...

Turning Photos Into Sepia Color  Q: How do I take a colored picture and turn it into a sepia color? A: A Sepia Tone is a great classic look that goes way back in Photographic retouching ...

ANIMATION in
Photoshop Elements 6  Q: What can I do with this animation? A: Too funny. Nice job JAW! And I might add one of the most creative uses of an animated GIF I've ever seen!...

How can I upload artwork without it looking grainy?  Q: I would like to upload my artwork but when I scan it and upload it to a site it looks terrible compared to the original. Should I take a photo and ...

Replace Part of a Photo   Q: First: If you look at the desert photo I have presented, you will see the wave effect of the sand. What I want to do is remove the two human figures ...

Draw a Circle Around a Face  Q: I have an old class photo and I want to draw a colored circle around one face.

This is a very simple and common need and yet there does not seem ...

How To Get Layers Back  Q: Somehow I have managed to click off the Layers, Navigation, etc screen off. How do I get them back.
Thanks A: I will give you the most likely ...

Photoshop Elements 8 Frustrations  Q: I am new to Photoshop Elements. Previously I used Paintshop which was easy by comparison.

I bought Photoshop Elements All-In-One for Dummies, I ...

How To Insert Photo Into Template  Q: How do I easily insert a photo into a template and get it to fit without being distorted? (pse equivalent of clipping mask) thanks. A: I'm going ...

Updating from
Photoshop Elements 6 to 8  Q: Any problems with updating from Elements 6 to 8? A: No, you should find it fairly straight forward. With Photoshop Elements you don't actually ...

Delete Images with
Photoshop Elements  Q: I'm trying to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

Some techniques I've tried and don't like or for some reason don't want to keep. How do I say to ...

Grayscale To Color  Q: I am looking to scan some ribbons to use as embellishments on digiscrap pages. How do I get them in greyscale so that I can make them any color I ...

Step and Repeat in Photoshop.  Q: Step and repeat in Photoshop. Is it possible? A: Step and Repeat is a great feature found in some page layout programs. The way it works is you ...

Print Quality  Q: I've finally (yeah) figured out how to add a digital background to my picture enhancing my portrait subject - NOW I need to figure out how to PRINT ...

Add Snap To A Dull Image  Q: How to make dull image to sharper image? A: There are four characteristics to a quality color image. Good Contrast. Gray Balance. Sharpness ...

Moving Portrait to Digital Background  Q: I can pretty much figure out how to erase the background and how to overlay the portrait onto the digital background, but I haven't been able to figure ...

Blend Layers in
Photoshop Elements 8  Q: I want to blend several different photos together to create a poster look but in Elements 8 I do not see a blend tool. How is this accomplished? A:...

Update Catalog  Q: I deleted some pictures from my hard drive after it was imported to the organizer. How do I update the catalog so the deleted pictures aren't in ...

Color Corrections  Q: How can I color correct a photo of my painting? There is glare on the upper right, the green should be more saturated lime green, the lower leaf ...

Layers In Photoshop Elements  Q: I am a "newbie" to Photoshop Elements.  I just purchased Photoshop Elements 8.   I have used your  website numerous times and it has been very helpful....

Create Frames With
Photoshop Elements  Q: How can you create a picture frame in Photoshop Elements? A: Well Terry, if you have Photoshop Elements version 6 or higher it's very easy. That'...

Quickpages With
Photoshop Elements  Q: I'm new to Photoshop Elements 8 and wanted the program for digital scrapbooking. Can you give me any information on how to create a Quickpage? Thanks!...

Add Borders in Photoshop Elements  Q: Hi,
I need to add a 1px black border around screenshots and also a 3px red #FF0000 eclipse circle around links on screenshots. I have photoshop ...

Black/White with a Touch of Color  Q: If I have a color photo and change it to black and white but I want to leave lets say a flower in it's original color. Totally new to Photoshop. A:...

Welcome Window Elements7  Q: Open welcome window there is no sign-in on the welcome screen and there is no way to get the work help without signing in.I tried Adobe help many ...

Re:Colorize Black & White Photos  Q: First off thanks for your previous reply Rick. Now this is my first attempt at colorizing the photo I posted. I'm having a problem on the right hand ...

My photos in the organizer have ?'s.  Q: I now know that my way of moving caused the ? mark to appear. Is it possible to reconnect all these missing files? Is it better to delete the organizer ...

Transparent Backgrounds in Photoshop Elements  Q: How can I keep backgrounds transparent for importing? A: That's a good question although it's a bit vague. Without knowing the specifics such ...

Colorize Black & White Photos  Q: I want to start colorizing some old photos using PE8 for Mac. Is there an easy way to do it? I'm a complete novice at this. Thanks in advance. A:...

Remove Glare From Jewelry   Q: I'd like to know how to remove glare from jewelry photos. A: Great question Annette! If the glare is not too strong I would try using the Burn ...

Photoshop Elements 5 Photo Browser  Q: I love Photoshop, however, I seem to have lost or, at least, am unable to open my Photo Browser in Photoshop Elements 5. It no longer opens automatically....

How To Remove Pixelate??  Q: I have one photo with pixelate, but I want to remove it. Is that possible?? A: No, it cannot be undone unless of course the effect was done by ...

Brush paths in PSE 7?  Q: I have been trying to follow this tutorial http://www.easyphotoshop.info/2009/11/05/create-your-own-social-networking-stitched-fabric-icons/, BUT ...

My Zoom Tool Has Reversed It's Self  Q: I used to be able to use the zoom for zooming in and used alt zoom to zoom out. Now it has reversed it's self and I don't know why or how to get it ...

Adding Music To Slide Shows  Q : When I try to add music to my slide shows, a message appears saying I am using the wrong file type.
It mentions something about compression or ...

How to Smooth a Facial Feature  Q: I want to make a lip smooth. A: Thank you for the question Utpall! Please leave a comment to this post and give me more details of what you want ...