How to set default to RGB in Photoshop Elements 2024 Education Version (Windows 11)

Question

Hi, I opened a PDF file today and I wanted to highlight something in yellow.

I clicked on the foreground color square at the bottom left of the screen, then selected yellow in the Color Picker. I clicked on OK.

The foreground color square did not change to yellow. It remained what I would call a light blue-green.

I have used my Photoshop Elements 2024 several times since I bought it. I don't recall this ever happening before.

I learned online that I could click on Images > Mode , and then change the setting to RGB.

But when I close the program and open it again, the mode changes back to Grayscale.

I want the mode to be RGB every time I open the program.

Why did this happen?

How do I change the default setting to RGB? That should be easy, right?

I have wasted quite a bit of time on this so far.

Thanks in advance,

Steve

Jeff Arola · Accepted Answer

In the Import PDF dialog change the Mode to RGB Color.That should stay until you change it.

Jeff Arola · Answer

Did you already save that pdf from photoshop elements before? If so, it was saved in Grayscale, so that's why it would open as Grayscale.

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