Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
TIP
If you leave a photo open in the Editor, then when you switch back to the Organizer,
you'll see a red band with a padlock across the photo's Organizer thumbnail as a remind-
er. To get rid of the lock and free up your image for Organizer projects, go back to the Ed-
itor and close the photo there.
Understanding Expert Mode
Once you enter Expert mode (click the Expert tab at the top of the Editor to get there), you
may be pretty puzzled as to how to proceed. There's a toolbox on the left, a row of icons
across the bottom of the screen—and that's pretty much it. If you've ever used old versions
of Elements, you may be asking, “Where did everything go?” Not to worry. It's all still there,
you just need to know how to make things work.
Basic Workspace
Expert mode starts out in what Adobe calls the
Basic Workspace
(
Figure 1-6
), a design that it
hoped would be less confusing to beginners. On the left side of the screen is a double-
columned toolbox. When you open a photo, a small
thumbnail
version of it appears in the
area near the bottom of the window, called the
Photo Bin
. However, what you see in this area
changes depending on what you're doing. When you activate one of Elements' tools, this
area is taken over by the
Tool Options
, where you see the settings for the tool you're cur-
rently using (more about that on
Elements' Tools
).
