Adobe photoshop elements 2021 question

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September 7, 2023
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Hello all,

In my previous version e.g. I could click on a photo and choose to open it with photoshop editor but in this version I do not have that option. Can anyone tell me how to make that happen instead of having to open the organizer then clicking on the photo editor and then open a photo I have saved on my desktop?

Thank you

Peg

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Greg_S.

Community Expert

An alternative would be to change the default app for each file type that you are interested in opening. This would allow you to simply double-click on the file in Windows Explorer and it would open in the Elements Editor. To do this,

Go to Windows Settings>Apps>Default Apps.
In the search box, type in the file extension that you wish to open, e.g. .jpg
Click on the Choose a Default App box
Choose the Elements Editor from the list
Click the Set Default button (not shown in my screenshot)

Greg_S.

Community Expert

I'm not sure that I fully understand your question. However, if you want to select a photo in the Organizer and open it in the Elements Editor, my favorite way is to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I (Cmd+I for Mac).

Alternatively, if you select the photo, you should be able to click on the Editor button in the lower tool bar and the Editor should launch:

hatstead

Inspiring

I think that what OP has in mind is to open PSE-Editor when right clicking on a picture file to get to the context menu. Apparently in Windows 11 it requires a registry edit in order to populate the menu with PSE as an additional option.

how to add an option in windows 11 main context menu , not in - Microsoft Community