Editor Expert - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 184

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The interface for the Expert
edit workspace in the
Windows version of
Photoshop Elements 11.

1. Menu bar - contains features grouped in menu
and sub-menus
2. Editor Modes - the three different editor modes
3. Create Menu button - display the various cre-
ation projects available in the Editor workspace
4. Panes - for storing panels, palettes, similar to the
Palette Well/Bin in previous versions
5. Organizer button - go to Organizer
6. Tool bar - displays icons of the tools available;
can also be displayed in two-column view
7. Photo Bin - for easily switching to the active doc-
ument from those open in the Editor workspace
and displaying files selected in the Organizer or
Albums
8. Image window - displays the open picture in
Elements; can be maximized, minimized and can-
celled using the corner buttons

The Expert editor interface

The program interface is the link between the user and the soft-
ware. Most graphics packages work with a system that includes a
series of menus, tools, palettes and dialog boxes. These devices give
the user access to the features of the program. The images them-
selves are contained in windows that can be sized and zoomed. In
this regard the Expert Edit space of Elements for both Macintosh
and Windows is no different. Version 11 carries on the same feel
that we have seen in the last couple of versions of the programme,
but the dark gray interface and colored Task Pane section has
given way to a lighter and more modern look to the whole pro-
gram. Now there is only a single task heading - Create. Clicking
this button will display a list of options in a drop-down menu
rather than a pane, as was the case in the previous version.

9. Actions Bar - provides links to most used actions

for a given workspace
Options bar (not shown) - displays the options
for the currently selected tool