Photoshop Elements

I use PSE just about every day, version 15, Expert mode only, using Windows 10.  I launch it from a shortcut to the PSD that brings me directly to the PSD file in Expert mode.  I never use Organizer.  I've been working on a particular photo for a couple days now, and all of a sudden I get the "Open / Menu / Quick / Guided / Expert" screen with the default set to "Guided".  See the screen shot below (note: I went to Export mode to create the screenshot, so that is what is showing in the screenshot, but initially it was in Guided). So how can I go directly to Expert mode?  I don't even want the menu where you have to pick the mode.  It's been working fine for years, and all of a sudden this happened.  I don't see anything in PSE settings for this.  I don't want to try all sorts of resetting those settings back to defaults since that will probably cause more problems. I did try searches on this forum for the problem and found several match

When in Photo Editor and  trying  to print an image I am no longer able to move the image in the blue framed box to where I want it to print out on the paper. I have been printing 12 x 12 images onto 13 x 19 paper and before printing I have always been able to grab the box and place it at the top of the 13 x 19 paper and for some reason it will no longer let me grab that box with the image and move it up. I don't want to print in the center of the page. Never had this problem before so  have no idea what I did  or how to fix it. Have changed nothing in the way I am printing and have been for months. Any ideas?

Hello,Help! Can anyone tell me step by step instructions on how to cut an image and leave the background behind, and save just the image with no background??

How can I remove the discolouration from the photos caused by tinted bus window panes? Thanks for helping!

PSE 2023 cannot find my catalog from PSE 2021 to convert it. I see the catalog.pse19db file I want to convert. I know the location of this catalog, but when I try to convert it, the correct catalog is not listed.  Here are some screenshots that might help:1. PSE 2021 catalog information: 2. File names and locations: the Green hightlighted files are the PSE 2021 catalog that I want to convert. The pink ones are the current one (empty) one I created as a test in PSE 2023. 3. These are the catalogs I have the option of converting to 2023 if I browse to the  above folder:As I note in the above image, none of those catalogs are the catalog I want to convert (DebsCurrentCatalog--the one highlighted in green in image #2). I did convert those 3 files, just to double check that the media item count was off, but, indeed, none of the 3 were my DebsCurrentCatalog. Does anyone have any idea why PSE 2023 cannot see DebsCurrentCatalog to convert it?

I created a category in the pattern stamp tool and had many (MANY) saved patterns. While using the tool, I inadvertently clicked on another category name and have lost all my saved patterns. Is there a way to get them back? I need help! Thanks --

How can I restore the 4 Eye Source Options in the Open Closed Eye Tool. My 4 opptions dissappeared?

Hi, i'm currently watching a youtube tutorial -'below' but am stuck at 0.38seconds when it asks me to press clear; on my screen it comes up blank. i've gone back through to the start, tried a different photo and reset my preferences but nothing is working can someone please help me out.  kind regards elise 

I've just got Elements 23 but don't like the set up to the Organiser page. Would prefer the images to have a thick border round each one as in previous editions. Can I customise the Organiser page a bit to suit my preferences?

Hallo an alle, bisher wurden mir immer alle Bilder, die ich bearbeiten wollte, in 23,5 % angezeigt.Jetzt auf einmal werden die bei 33,9 % geöffnet.Wenn ich über Ansicht -> Auszoomen gehe, kann ich das auf 25 % runterziehen.Aber wie komme ich auf 23,5 %? VG

A about a year and half ago I updated to Windows 10 and Elements 2022.  (I was running windows 7/and element15 ). At that time I had to reload all my pictures in to a new catalog with albums and captions. I've been backing up every time I made changes to the catalog. Then last week  I had to fix my windows 10 after it got corrupted and reload my elements 2022 software. The problem is that my catalog is empty all my Albums names and  captions. My pictures are on my hard drive and have to be put into the catalog.I thought if I backed up my files it save all the albums  names captions etc. but just just save the pictures.The question I have what files do I need to save use when I back up my system to make sure this doesn't happen again.

I am using Photoshop Elements 2021. I have downloaded templates for greeting card setup that are specifically for Elements from Red River Paper. I have scanned my watercolors on my Epson V600 scanner at 400 DPI at their full size of about 8x10. I will eventually sell prints of them but first I want to do a line of note cards. My problem is when I open the scans in Elements and follow instructions from the templates and also from various videos I've watched, when I use the crop tool to resize the scan to 4x5.25 which is the print area of the front of the card, and then use the move tool to bring it onto the card front template, it is enormous! If I look in the image resize tool, it says it is the correct size. But obviously I am doing something badly wrong. Help??

Hello, I cannot see several of the Tools (e.g. Text Tool, Crop Tool) at the bottom of the leftTask Bar in Expert View on Photoshop Elements 15 The Task Bar is in  2 column view mode. Thank you. Neil

Since I've updated my PC to Windows 11, i cannot upload Photos to my Flickr account. I made a reset to my account data, but nothing changed.Kind regardsWerner

Guten Tag, ich habe das Problem, dass seit kurzer Zeit mein Radierer von einem Kreis zu einem Kreuz wurde. Mit dem Kreis konnte ich auch besser arbeiten, mit den den Voreinstellungen habe ich es auch schon versucht, aber es wurde nicht gespeichert. Also was muss ich tun um den Kreis zurück zu bekommen.Ich arbeite mit einem iMac und dem Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 Programm Expert. Freundliche Grüße Michael Bissman

I had to do a computer re-set due to a virus and now I can't find my photos on Photoshop Elements.  Thanks for whatever guidance you can provide!  Susan L

On attempting to draw/paint with the brush and pencil tools in Photoshop Elements 14, the lines that are created are jagged - not smooth at all.  I have changed the spacing to 1% (hardness is at 100%) in brush settings, but that doesn't really seem to have helped anything at all - maybe only just slightly improved.  I don't know what else to try in order to correct this issue.  As things are right now, my results are far from professional quality.  I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could provide to resolve the issue.  Thank You.

I had to temporarily remove my Photoshop Elements 14 software from my desktop computer about a month ago and have been trying to reinstall it using the CD I purchased from Best Buy years ago.  After installing, it initally told me that I had the software installed on too many devices, so I was blocked from using it on the desktop.  *But I do not have it installed on any other devices.*  (I  did at one point have it on a laptop, but have had it uninstalled from there for some time.)  Given the message, I uninstalled it from my desktop and tried installing again.  This did not help.  On this next reinstallation attempt, it kept getting stuck on "initializing installation", then eventually (finally) told me that installation failed because the software is "not genuine".  You can't tell me that suddenly now Best Buy sells non-genuine software or that Adobe is only just now detecting something "wrong" about it seven years later.  I then attempted

Buenos díasTrabajo con 2 ordenadores y un disco duro externo. Instalé Photoshop Elements 2022 en uno de ellos. Entré en el Organizador 86.000 fotografías y las etiqueté concienzudamente. Me va perfecto.He instalado el mismo programa en el otro ordenador, que también tiene Windows 10 y necesito saber que archivos he de copiar para que me funcione igual de bien (las fotografías las tengo en el disco externo).

.Can't send photos from Photo element. I use outlook mail. And up comes a box. And there it says. Incorrect password or email.And I have been using photo element for 3 weeks.And I have written the correct email and password.

Photoshop elements seems to have invaded the photos in my documents. If I uninstall the program will I lose all my photos .  

I'm new to Photoshop Elements.  I'm trying to create a contact sheet similar to that of the old Photoshop CS2.  I've found in Elements how to set the number of columns and display the image date and image file name.  However the date and file name are displayed in an overly large font size that I seem to have no control over.  How to adjust that font size? See attached screenshot.  You can see that the overly large text means most of the file name is cut off.  And no option to rotate images automatically to fit, pretty much makes the contact sheet a big waste of paper, compared to the Automate > Contact Sheet II that was available in old Photoshop. Please help!--Carol

In S/W fotografierte NEF Bilder werden beim Import in Photoshop Elements 23 automatisch farbig angezeigt.Importiere ich die gleichen Dateien mit der Nikon Transfer Utility, bleiben sie S/W will ich sie dann mit Elements bearbeiten werden sie wieder farbig (!!!) Ich müsste sie mit der Nikon Software bearbeiten damit sie wie aufgenommen S/W bleiben.Das heisst, wenn ich in RAW mit Verwendung von Effekten fotografiere, diese von Elements nicht übernommen werden. Nur wenn ich in JPG abspeichere werden auch die Effekte übernommen. Da ich auf gute Druckqualität wert lege, fotografiere ich aber grundsätzlich in RAW.Das ist meiner Ansicht nach ein Fehler von Elements, der hoffentlich in einem nächsten Update behoben wird.Oder hat jemand eine Idee wie ich die NEF mitsamt Effekten in Elements importieren kann?  

I am using PSE2019 and have tried several times to do a full backup to a 1TB external USB drive. They have ended with the following message: Error encountered while writing files(s). C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organiser\Catalogs\My Catalog\FaceAnalysis\json\462841.json I have checked for Catalog errors, etc. and there is sufficient space on the disc. Can anyone help? Many thanks Dave   {Thread title renamed by moderator}

I use Windows 10 and PSE14 and yes I have just started to be directed to eLive when starting PSE and I would like always to go to EXPERT.  The eLive page displays the following message.  I have tried to reset preferences but that too fails.  Can anyone help?