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March 6, 2023
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Can I reverse the order of the objects in a Photoshop Elements album?

  • March 6, 2023
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I just created an album in the Photoshop Elements 18 Organizer that is meant to show a timeline of events in 2022. But I selected them (foolishly, in retrospect) by viewing photos and videos from most recent to oldest, so they are in the reverse order that I want to present them in. I know that I can move the elements in there one-at-a-time to get them in the order I want, but is there a way to reverse the album order from oldest to newest?

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Correct answer Greg_S.

@gfbugaboo said:  Viewing them in the Sort By order doesn't help when I want to create a slideshow (for example) from the Album: it uses the album's order, not the order displayed in the Organizer by Sort By. Which is why I posed this question. So I assume the answer is that I can only drag one photo at a time to get things in the right order for my album.

 

I suggest that you create a new album as follows:

 

  • Open the Album which is in the wrong order
  • Use the Sort By: menu to place the photos in the correct order
  • Press Ctrl+A to select all the photos in the Album
  • Create a new album

 

The photos in the new album should now be in the correct order. 

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Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community ExpertCorrect answer
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March 7, 2023

@gfbugaboo said:  Viewing them in the Sort By order doesn't help when I want to create a slideshow (for example) from the Album: it uses the album's order, not the order displayed in the Organizer by Sort By. Which is why I posed this question. So I assume the answer is that I can only drag one photo at a time to get things in the right order for my album.

 

I suggest that you create a new album as follows:

 

  • Open the Album which is in the wrong order
  • Use the Sort By: menu to place the photos in the correct order
  • Press Ctrl+A to select all the photos in the Album
  • Create a new album

 

The photos in the new album should now be in the correct order. 

    gfbugaboo
    gfbugabooAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 8, 2023

    Of course! Why didn't I think of that? Excellent idea. Thank you.

    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Greg_S.Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 7, 2023

    Use the Sort by: dropdown menu to change between Oldest and Newest.

     

     

    Note that when you have an Album selected, Album Order will appear as a choice.  (Starting in Elements 2022, I believe, this is automatically chosen.)  When in Album Order, you can click and drag thumbnail(s) to your own selected order.

     

    gfbugaboo
    gfbugabooAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 7, 2023

    Viewing them in the Sort By order doesn't help when I want to create a slideshow (for example) from the Album: it uses the album's order, not the order displayed in the Organizer by Sort By. Which is why I posed this question. So I assume the answer is that I can only drag one photo at a time to get things in the right order for my album.

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