![]() ![]() ![]() Quick mode, shown above, prioritizes fast fixes that can be managed with just a few clicks, allowing Photoshop Elements to make suggestions about possible adjustment settings. This photo of a bedraggled monarch butterfly needs a bit of retouching. If you want to edit your images by hand, you can select either the Quick mode, which is best for new users, or the Expert mode, which gives experienced Elements users more complex editing options. However, it’s also a bit of an aging design that could use some updates to make it a bit more modern. My personal take: The Photoshop Elements interface is clearly designed and fairly streamlined for new users, with big helpful buttons and lots of guidance. ![]() If you’re like me, you’d probably much rather see your file info than options for adding filters, but to each their own! The customization options are limited to which palettes you have open, but if you’d prefer to see your edit history or hide the filters panel, it’s easy to do. You can even customize the interface in Expert mode, which is a nice touch that allows users who are more comfortable with Photoshop Elements to tweak the layout to their own personal tastes. If you’re using the Expert mode, as shown above, the interface is more or less the same but with some extra tools along the left and different options along the bottom, allowing you to work with layers, adjustments, and filters. It’s a simple and effective layout, and all the buttons are nice and large for easy use. There are four main sections to work with your images in Photoshop Elements: Quick mode, Expert mode, and Guided mode, as well as the ‘Create’ menu, which walks you through the process of creating various template-based projects such as greeting cards, photo collages, and slideshows.Īside from that, the interface is broken down into four main sections surrounding the primary workspace: main tools on the left, mode navigation at the top, settings on the right, and additional commands and options along the bottom. The user interface for Photoshop Elements isn’t nearly as intimidating as the full version of Photoshop, but it also skips the modern dark gray style used in Adobe’s professional software in favor of something a bit more boring. Please also note that the screenshots below are taken from the Windows version of Photoshop Elements, but the Mac version should look almost exactly identical. ![]() Instead, we’ll take a look at how the program looks and functions, as well as some of the more common uses. Photoshop Elements doesn’t have quite as many features as the full version of Photoshop, but there are still too many for us to cover each one in detail. Detailed Review of Adobe Photoshop Elements Note: Adobe provided me with no compensation or consideration for writing this review, and they have had no editorial input or control over the final outcome. I’ve seen how Photoshop has evolved over the years, but I’ve also worked and experimented with a huge number of other image editing and graphics programs, from small open-source projects to industry-standard software suites. That helped kickstart my love of the graphic arts, and since then, I’ve become a graphic designer and professional photographer. Hi, my name is Thomas Boldt, and I’ve been working with various versions of Photoshop for the last 20 years or so, ever since I got my hands on a copy of Photoshop 5.5 in a school computer lab.
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