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Oct 1, 2025 11:47 PM UTC
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Photoshop Elements 2025 - Desktop size

I can't resize the screen/desktop and its way too big. It just about covers my whole computer screen, so I have to keep moving it when working on anything. Anyone else have that problem?

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Jeff Arola
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Oct 12, 2026 3:27 PM UTC

social_Buttercup6b7b,

 

You can click on the three little dots as shown in the screenshot below and uncheck Auto Show tool 0ptions, however, that doesn’t hide the very bottom where it says Photo Bin ,etc.

 

 

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Participant
Oct 12, 2026 11:38 PM UTC

Thank you! It’s taken me years to finally asking the question here. I will not miss those tool options.

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Participant
Oct 11, 2026 6:51 PM UTC
Elements 2025 on macOS Tahoe 27.6.1

I would like to eliminate the area 1, or even better 2 (above) so that each time I use a tool it doesn't pop back up. Of course, not permanently. Once gone, how to get it back?

 

Thank you
Paul

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Participant
Oct 25, 2025 7:24 PM UTC

YES!  It was fine 2 days ago now its wonky.  Spaces are huge. When I adjust them there's either more space or only one track the size of a tractor trailer for vid or audio.  I wish they left the old interface alone, it was streamlined and faster. It was much easier when the  monitor was split off from the work area and constantly in the way. Lots of options I had are now grayed out.  Hard to work with and very frustrating.

 

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Jeff Arola
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Oct 2, 2025 1:45 AM UTC

Resizing the application with Photoshop Elements 2025 is a bit tricky in that unlike past versions you won't see the double sided arrow when you move the cursor to the corner of PSE 2025, but instead you just have to move the cursor just a little outside of the corners and then click and drag.

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Jeff Arola
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Oct 2, 2025 1:39 AM UTC

If your still using macOS like you were in the past, click on the Green Maximize button in the top left under where it says Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 Editor.

That will fit the whole PSE 2025 to your screen.

 

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Jeff Arola
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Oct 2, 2025 1:27 AM UTC

What operating system are you using?

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