Place option grayed out elements 13 photo editor

[elinzer]

I have been am using elements 13 photo editor in expert mode.  All of a sudden, the "place" option is grayed out.  See screenshot.  How do i fix if?

[Peru Bob]

Do you have a file open in Photoshop Elements?

Is a layer selected?

[Jeff Arola]

Looks like the document you have opened in in the Index color mode, which doesn't support layers and that's why Place is greyed out, since Place would add a layer.

Try converting your Index document to RGB Color and then Place should work.

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