Photoshop Elements - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 57

To create a stack, select a group of thumbnails and choose the Stack Selected Photos entry
from the right-click Stack menu in Organizer. The stack is expanded by either clicking the
arrow on the right side edge of the Organizer thumbnail. Options in the Stacks menu can be
used to expand or contract the stack, replace the top image or unstack the photos.

The Organizer has stacking options that can be
accessed from the right-click menu of any
thumbnail. Stacks can be displayed in Collapsed,
grouped under a single thumbnail, or Expanded.

Auto stacking in Organizer: The ability to auto stack images as they are downloaded
from camera, imported into Elements from folders or even when displayed in the Organizer
workspace became a reality in the last few releases. There are several ways you can do this:

t To auto stack pictures already in your catalog select a group of thumbnails and then
choose Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks from either the Edit > Stack or the right-click
pop-up menus.
t To stack when importing choose the Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks option in the
Get Photos and Videos dialog.
t Choose the Duplicate Photo Search option in the Search drop-down menu at the top right
of the workspace.
Any of these options will then display a new window with alike pictures pre-grouped.
Choosing the Stack All Groups button converts the groups to stacks. The Remove Group
button prevents the group of pictures being made into a stack.

The Duplicate Photo
Search entry provides an-
other way to get Elements
to suggest the photos in
your collec tion that can be
arranged in Stacks.

Elements contains its own backup options making
protecting your precious photos a simple task of us-
ing the feature regularly.

Step 9: Backing up your files

There is no doubt that for most of us the many digital photographs that are saved on our
computers are irreplaceable both in terms of their content and also the countless hours spent
in capturing and enhancing. Given this scenario it is always puzzling to me that most people
do not make duplicates or backups of such a valuable asset. Thankfully for Elements users