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Contents
Chapter 1: What's New
What's new in Elements Organizer 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What's new in Photoshop Elements 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
What's new in Elements Organizer 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow
About workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Keys for viewing photos (Elements Organizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keys for editing photos (Elements Organizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Keys for finding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting country or region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Chapter 3: Importing
Importing media in bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Importing media from cameras and card readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Importing media from files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Importing photos from Scanners (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Importing media from iPhoto library (Mac OS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 4: Catalogs, folders, and albums
Creating albums and album categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Creating and editing saved searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Editing albums and album categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Troubleshooting catalog issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Backup or restore catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Creating and editing catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chapter 5: Viewing and fixing photos
Tag your me dia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
View video and full-screen images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fixing photos in Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fixing photos and videos using other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Grouping photos in version sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 6: Adding metadata
Marking faces in photos and organizing People view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adding and managing place (location) data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Adding and managing event data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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Chapter 7: Searching
Searching for media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the Find menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Search options to find media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Finding media files using Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Finding media files by keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chapter 8: Photo projects
Create slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Elements Organizer projects overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Creating photo calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Creating slide shows (Windows only) | Elements 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Chapter 9: Printing and sharing
Share videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Upload photos to Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Set e-mail preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Sending photos and media files by email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Order printed photos using online print services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Email photos as PDF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Share photos using online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
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Chapter 10: Video
Create instant movies and video stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Viewing video projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Chapter 11: Exporting
Export photos to a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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What's new in Elements Organizer 14
The extensive new enhancements in Elements Organizer 14 combine powerful features with an intuitive interface,
taking your media management and editing experience to a new level.
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Elements Organizer now groups together similar-looking faces, making it easier for you to tag people in your
photographs and to organize and view your photos based on the people in them.
Elements Organizer 14 analyzes the date and time information to take the work out of arranging and viewing your
memories by events. Thus, it is easier than ever before to mark and find your media files based on events such as
birthday parties, mother’s day, father’s day, or family vacations.
The improved Places view lets you browse your media files faster by location and time. The new Pinned tab lets you
view your media files right there on the map at the tagged location.
And, a new onboarding experience and a new intuitive, visual interface for importing your files make it easier for you
to start using Elements Organizer.
In short, Elements Organizer 14 helps you do more things, more easily.
Powerful and easier people recognition
It is now even easier and faster to tag people in your photos. You no more have to select the faces individually in the
Media view and tag them.
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Elements Organizer now automatically groups similar faces for you during import. Once you have finished importing,
faces of all people who have not yet been named are displayed in the new UnNamed tab of the People view. You just
click once to tag friends and family members for an entire batch of photos.
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The Named tab of the People room displays the profiles of all the people whom you have already named. In the Named
tab you can also rename the tags, confirm the tag names and view all Photos and faces in which they appear for each
person.
For more information, see Marking faces in photos and organizing People view.
Enhanced and more intuitive Places feature
All your media files with GPS information are now automatically tagged and displayed in the Pinned tab of the Places
view. So, if your camera supports GPS tracking, your media files are automatically displayed in the Pinned tab as soon
as you have imported them.
If a media file does not have GPS data, it is displayed in the UnPinned tab, where you can add location information for
the file. Once you have added this information, the file is displayed in the Pinned tab.
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In the Pinned tab, you can click any file to view its details.
You can fine-tune the location once you have tagged your media files. You can also replace the location tag with a
custom name to better identify the location or to personalize the location tag (for example, change a location name to
“My home”).
For more information, see Adding and managing place (location) data
More flexibility in managing event information
The Events view now provides a more detailed view of how events are tagged to your media files and makes it easier for
you to tag events.
The Events view includes two tabs: Named and Suggested.
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The media files are organized by date and time. You can increase or decrease the number of tracks displayed in the tab
by moving the slider.
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The Suggested tab is similar to the Smart Events view in the previous release, but provides you finer control and a better
view of media files.
The Named tab displays your files organized by events, providing an easy way for you to view your memories organized
by the events in your life.
For more information, see Adding and managing event data.
New onboarding and import experience
The new "Import in Bulk" feature of Elements Organizer 14 provides a visual, intuitive interface and makes it easy for
you to import a large number of media files at one go.
The feature is launched automatically when you open Elements Organizer 14 for the first time or when you create a
new catalog.
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For more information, see Importing media in bulk.
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Other enhancements
Elements Organizer 14 includes more enhancements such as performance improvements, support for European date
format, ability to create a video story from with in Organizer, and various bug fixes.
What's new in Photoshop Elements 14
• Shake reduction
• Haze removal
• Auto smart looks
• Straighten tool
• Refine selection brush
• Guided edits
• Resize
• Speed effect
• Panorama
• Using edited results
Shake reduction
Ensure that your blurry photos appear shake-free with the new Auto Shake Reduction feature (Expert mode > Enhance
menu > Auto Shake Reduction) in Photoshop Elements 14. Fix selfies, pictures shot while you were on the move, and
more, and ensure that each element of your photo is sharply in focus.
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Need additional shake reduction improvements on the photo? Go manual (Expert mode > Enhance menu > Shake
Reduction)! Select more areas on the photo to correct, and adjust the sensitivity slider to get the best picture possible.
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For more information, see the section on .
Haze removal
Cut through the haze and fog in your pictures with the Haze Removal feature in Photoshop Elements 14. Take
landscape pic tures without having to worr y about the haze on even a clear day - just select the photo and process it with
the Auto Haze Removal feature (Expert mode > Enhance menu > Auto Haze Removal).
For additional enhancements, including varying levels of sensitivity to haze, try it manually (Expert mode > Enhance
menu > Haze Removal).
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For more information on the feature, see the topic .
Auto smart looks
Let Photoshop Elements analyze your photograph and automatically suggest five awesome new effects that can be
applied. Photoshop Elements inspects the color and lighting and then recommends five variations.
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For more information on the feature, see the topic on Effects .
Straighten tool
In Quick mode, straighten any photo by drawing a line along an edge that should be horizontal or vertical. The
Straighten tool (P) in Photoshop Elements 14 enables you to quickly align photos along the right axis.
For more information, see the topic on .
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Refine selection brush
Need to make an ultra-fine selection? The existing tools in Photoshop Elements help make fine selections, but some
situations require further precise and accurate selections. For example, you might be trying to select fine strands of hair
in a portrait or grass in landscaped scenery.
The enhanced Refine Selection Brush tool now has additional controls to enable you to make very fine selections. With
options to vary the sensitivity of the brush, you can make extremely detailed selections.
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For more information on how to make extremely minute selections, see the topic .
Guided edits
Selecting which Guided edit to use is now easier with the new interface. In Guided mode, you can now choose the type
of transformation you want to apply to your photograph - Basics, Color, Black & White, Fun Edits, Special Edits, or
Photomerge. Choose one of the types of edits and view a graphical listing of all the Guided Edits available in that
category.
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Each category of Guided mode is now available on a separate page:
• Guided mode - Basic edits
• Guided mode - Color edits
• Guided mode - Fun edits
• Guided mode - Photomerge edits
• Guided mode - Special edits
Speed effect
Does your photo capture just one moment of an action sequence? Now add a sense of motion to your photograph with
the Speed Effect Guided Edit. With the step-by-step workflow, specify the areas of an image that must portray the
illusion of speed or motion, and watch how your static photo starts looking dynamic.
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For more information on the Speed Effect Guided Edit, see the topic .
Resize
Get images that are of exact dimensions in quick, easy steps. Photoshop Elements 14 simplifies the task of creating a
picture of a size in terms of print dimensions (inches, centimeters), web dimensions (pixels) or storage requirements
(kilobytes). In step-by-step Guided Edit, resizing your photo to meet specific requirements is not an easy task.
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For more information on the Resize Guided Edit, see the topic .
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Panorama
The process to stitch multiple photos together to create a panorama is now simplified - introducing the new
Photomerge Panorama Guided E dit. Creating a p anorama now requires you to just per form a series of actions in a stepby-step workflow - and you get a panorama ready to share or print at the end.
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For more information on the Panorama Guided Edit, see the topic .
Using edited results
At the end of a Guided Edit, your artwork is ready for use. In Photoshop Elements 14, an additional last step allows you
to choose what you would like to do next with your work. Choose between saving the file, continuing to edit it in a
different mode, or sharing it online.
Some Guided Edits may provide you with the additional option to print your work.
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For more information, see Share Panel .
What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
Adobe Premiere Elements 14 ships with new features and enhancements that help you create amazing movies with ease.
Read on for a quick introduction to what's new, changed, or deprecated and find quick links to resources offering more
information.
Adobe Premiere Elements includes Elements Organizer, which helps you organize your assets. For information about
new features in Elements Organizer, see What's new in Elements Organizer 14.
Single launch point for Premiere Elements, Photoshop Elements, and Elements Organizer
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
You can now launch your favorite applications from the same screen. The product Welcome screen now includes
options to launch all three products - Premiere Elements, Photoshop Elements, and Elements Organizer. A link to the
trial version is available for any product that is not installed on your computer.
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For more information about the Start screen and the Premiere Elements workspace, see Wo rk s pa c e.
Create fun video titles with Motion Titles
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
You now have the convenience of using ready-to-use and customizable motion titles to enhance your videos. Motion
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tle templates are preloaded with animated graphics, stylized text, and background styles. Motion Titles are available
as customizable templates with popular predefined layouts and components. You save all the time creating elaborate
animation and graphics for your titles by simply using the rich templates available to you.
Add a Motion Title and customize it in quick easy-to-follow steps.
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For more information, see .
Export and share your videos
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
Use the new Export & Share panel to easily share your videos. Whatever the format you want to share your finished
project in, all are now accesssible from the same panel. And if you are not sure what the most suitable format should
be, you can now use the Quick Export option and let Premiere Elements decide the most appropriate format.
Premiere Elements also displays a set of recommended settings according to your input format. You can also watch a
preview before you complete the export.
You can save your project for viewing on the web, mobile phone, computer, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, among others.
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For more information, see .
Work in the Audio View
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
Wh en edit ing yo ur v ide os, you ma y, at t ime s, w ant to foc us on th e audi o cl ips in y our proj ect. With t he n ew Aud io View,
editing audio tracks for your clips is easier and more accessible. While your timeline remains intact, you can focus your
efforts on enahncing the audio portions of your project.
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For more information, see .
Guided Edits for time remapping and selective coloring
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
Enhance your videos with ease with two new guided edits.
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• Create a slow or fast motion effect Use the guided edit for the Time Remapping tool to add dramatic effects to your
video.
• Create videos in black and white with color pop Enhance your videos to display in black and white while you
selectively retain one or more colors. This guided edit helps you create videos with selective colored elements that
pop out in a black and white clip.
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For more information, see and .
Video Story in Elements Organizer
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
You now have one more convenient option for creating a video story. With the current product release, it is possible to
launch the video story workflow right from the Elements Organizer user interface.
To begin creating your video story from Elements Organizer:
1 Select the assets you want to use in the video story.
2 Click Create > Video Story. This action launches Premiere Elements. You can then edit and refine your video story,
and share it.
For more information, see (Elements article).
Hardware acceleration
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 14
Hardware acceleration is now enabled for rendering, playback, and export on computers that have Intel HD Graphics
2000 and newer. If required, you can choose to disable hardware acceleration.
For more information, see General preferences .
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Other enhancements
• Premiere Elements start screen options: The Premiere Elements now makes it easier for you to initiate
popular workflows. The revamped start screen includes three new options to start creating your videos. Hover your
mouse over the options to read more about it.
• Workflow initiation from Quick view timeline: The Quickview timeline includes new invocation points to
get you started with your video creation process. Click any one of the invocation points like Drop Title, Record
Narration, and Drop Audio Clip, to launch the desired workflows.
• Auto Analyzer: Auto-Analyzer , in Premiere Elements, automatically detects and tags clips when analyzing
media. The preferences for Auto-Analyzer have been moved from Elements Organizer to Premiere Elements.
• Right-click options for the timeline: For ease of access, the options available when you right-click the
timeline, have now been categorized.
• Scene Detect: The Scene Detect feature has been enhanced to increase the accuracy of scene detection when
you capture clips with Premiere Elements.
Removed features
The following features are no longer available in Adobe Premiere Elements 14:
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• The Adaptive Multi-Rate Compression (.amr) audio file format is no longer supported.
What's new in Elements Organizer 13
Elements Organizer 13 ships with new features and enhancements that make it easier for you to work with digital
media. Read on for a quick introduction to new features and links to resources offering more information.
Elements Organizer is available with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. For information on
new features in these products, see:
• What's new in Elements Organizer 14
• What's new in Elements Organizer 14
New slideshow creation workflow
Enhanced in Elements Organizer
With Elements Organizer 13, you can easily create slideshows and customize them with themes, music, text, captions,
and more. After you finish putting together a slideshow, you can choose to save it as an MP4 video or share it out.
Slideshow creation in Elements 13 is available to users on both supported platforms—Mac and Windows. When you
open slideshows created in earlier versions of Elements in Elements 13, you are prompted to upgrade them.
For details, see Create slideshows.
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Enhanced email functionality
New in Elements Organizer
Using Elements Organizer 13, you can share files through email on all three supported platforms—32-bit Windows, 64bit Windows, and Macintosh. You can use your Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, or Microsoft email account, or any other email
account, to share files.
For details, see Share files and slideshows by email .
Adaptive Grid
New in Elements Organizer
Elements Organizer 13 features a brand new representation of the media grid—Adaptive Grid. Adaptive Grid aligns
media edge to edge and fills the entire grid space seamlessly. Media aspect ratios are maintained at all times while
avoiding distracting gaps.
Adaptive Grid displays more media in the available grid space when compared to the normal grid. File details—such
as filename, tags, date/time, album associations, etc—are not displayed in the Adaptive Grid view.
To switch to the Adaptive Grid view, press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Cmd+D (Mac).
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Other enhancements
• HiDPI and Retina display support
• Support for 64-bit Windows
• Folder view improvements
• Tag panel additions
Deprecated features
• Advanced Search widget
• Photomail service
• Smart Tags
• Some functionality related to Canon/Epson/PIM printers
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About workspaces
The Welcome screen
When you start Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements, the Welcome screen opens by default. The Welcome
screen is a convenient starting place, or hub, for major tasks.
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Click a button to open the workspace you need. For example, click Organize to open Elements Organizer and import,
tag, or organize your photos and media files. Or, click Photo Editor to open the Editor and enhance your media files or
add special effects.You can open the Welcome screen at any time from Help > Welcome Screen. It’s not necessary to
return to the Welcome screen to open other workspaces.
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Note: If you have only Photoshop Elements or Premiere Elements, you can still download a trial version. For example, if
you have purchased Photoshop Elements, you can select Premiere Elements in the Welcome screen - you will be guided to
download a trial version of Premiere Pro.
Directly launching a program
If you want to skip the welcome screen and launch either Elements Organizer or the editor directly, click the Settings
icon.
Select an appropriate option from the On Start Always Launch drop-down list:
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Welcome Screen Select this option to start the Welcome screen when you launch Elements.
Organizer Select this option to skip the welcome screen and start the Elements Organizer directly.
Photo Editor Select this option to skip the welcome screen and start the Photoshop Elements Editor.
Video Editor Select this option to skip the welcome screen and start the Premiere Elements Editor.
Click a button to open the workspace you need. For example, click Organize to open Elements Organizer and import,
tag, or organize your photos and media files. Or, click Photo Editor to open the Editor and enhance your media files or
add special effects.
You can open the Welcome screen at any time from Help > Welcome Screen. It’s not necessary to return to the Welcome
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Workspace
Use Elements Organizer to find, organize, and share your photos and media files. In the Media view, you can view
thumbnails of the media files you’ve imported. You can view a large thumbnail of a single media file or smaller
thumbnails of many media files. You specify the thumbnail size by using the Zoom slider.
The Media view lists all the photos, as well as videos and PDF files that you’ve imported. Imported items appear in one
comprehensive view that you can easily browse and filter. It can even show thumbnails of files stored remotely, such as
those files that you want to keep on CDs.
You can fix the most common problems in the media files by using the tools in the Instant Fix tab of the Task pane.
You can create projects, from printed photo books to computer slide shows, from the Create tab.
Finally, you can share your photos, videos, and projects with others, by using any of the tools in the Share tab of the
Task p a n e.
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The Elements Organizer workspace has the following components:
Menu bar Contains menus for performing tasks. Elements Organizer organizes the menus by topic: File, Edit, Find,
View, and Help.
Search bar Enter a criteria or select a particular search from the drop-down list to search for photos or media files.
Create and Share Click Create to explore ways on how to create, creative projects using your media files. Click Share
to see various ways in which you can share media files with friends and family.
Import button Click Import to start importing media into Elements Organizer.
Albums and Folders panel The Albums created or imported from previous version’s catalogs are displayed in the
Albums panel. You can create albums and manage media inside the albums panel to organize media in Elements
Organizer.
The Folders panel lists all the physical folders from which you have imported media to Elements Organizer. You can
hide/show by clicking the respective buttons in the task pane.
Star ratings filter You can give a star rating to your media files. This helps you sort and organize media. For example,
you can give five stars to a photograph for various reasons such as it has your favorite subject or is an excellent
photograph.
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Sort media You can sort media in Elements Organizer by the following parameters:
Newest: Orders the media by date from the most recent to the oldest
Oldest: Orders the media by date from the oldest to the most recent
Name:(Elements 12) Orders the media alphabetically by name (A-Z)
Import Batch: Orders the media by the batches in which they were imported
Album Order: Orders the media by user's choice. You can manually drag and reorder the media.
Tas k pa ne Contains buttons to add places, people, events, and create slide shows. You can also launch editors for fixing
photos and videos from the Editor button. See
Status bar In the Media view, the status bar displays the number of items selected and the number of items contained
Wo rk s pa c e for more information.
in the Media view. It also displays the number of media not displayed.
Views in Elements Organizer
There are five views in Elements Organizer. The Views tab helps you organize and view your media based on the people
present in the photos, places they were taken, and the events that are associated with the photos.
Initially, when you import media, the files are displayed in the Media view. You can then mark faces in the photos,
identify places the photograph was taken at, and create event stacks. The four views are listed here:
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A. eLive The eLive view displays articles, videos, tutorials, and more, categorized into channels such as Learn, Inspire,
and News, right within Elements Organizer.
B. Media The various media files are displayed in this view. You can view the files in this view, fix photos using Instant
fix option, view information about specific files using Tags/info option, and perform other operations.
C. People The people appearing on your photos can be marked. People’s view helps you arrange stacks based on the
people identified in the photos.
D. Places Photographs have special association with the places they are taken at. You can tag locations to your photos
in the Places view.
E. Events You can create stacks of events containing pictures of that event. For example, you can create an event Dan’s
birthday and tag photos of that event.
Use context menus
You can use context menus in both the Editor and Elements Organizer workspaces. Context-sensitive menus display
commands that are relevant to the active tool, selection, or panel.
1 Position the pointer over an image or panel item.
Note: Not all panels offer context menus.
2 Right-click/Ctrl-click and choose a command from the menu.
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Using keyboard commands and modifier keys
You can use keyboard shortcuts in both the Editor and Elements Organizer workspaces. Keyboard commands let you
quickly execute commands without using a menu; modifier keys let you alter how a tool operates. When available, the
keyboard command appears to the right of the command name in the menu.
Undo, redo, or cancel operations
Many operations can be undone or redone. Available memory limits your ability to use these options.
1 To undo or redo an operation, Choose Undo or Redo from the task pane.
2 To cancel an operation, hold down the Esc key until the operation in progress has stopped.
Exit Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements
To exit Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements, close each workspace—closing one does not automatically
close another.
1 In Windows®, select File > Exit. In Mac® OS, select Adobe Elements 11 Organizer > Quit Adobe Elements 11
Organizer.
2 When closing the Editors, confirm whether you want to save any of the opened files.
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More Help topics
Photoshop Elements workspace
Adobe Premiere Elements workspace
Adding and managing event data
Marking faces in photos and organizingpeople stacks
Adding and managing place (location)data
Keys for navigating
Keys for selecting tools
Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together
About Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements
Here are a few ways you can share files between Elements Organizer and Adobe® Premiere® Elements:
• Organize your photos, video files, and audio clips in Elements Organizer, and drag them onto the Adobe Premiere
Elements Project panel.
• Right-click/Control-click the media file, and select Edit With Premiere Elements.
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• Create a slide show in Elements Organizer with captions, transitions, effects, music, narration, graphics, and titles.
After creating the slide show, bring the slide show into Adobe Premiere Elements for further editing. Or, bring
individual photos or video files into Adobe Premiere Elements, and create the slide show there.
• You can open Adobe Premiere Elements for editing video files using the Editor > Video Editor option in Elements
Organizer.
• Customize DVD menu templates in Elements Organizer, and use the templates in your Adobe Premiere Elements
project. (DVD templates are PSD files stored in the Adobe Premiere Elements application folder.)
• Create an Elements Organizer file with your video project’s settings, enhance it in Elements Organizer, and use it in
Adobe Premiere Elements. You can also use the Create tab in Elements Organizer to create instant movies or to
create video stories.
Arrange your work area
To share files between Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements, it’s useful to have both programs open and
accessible on your computer monitor.
1 Start Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements.
2 If your screen is maximized, click the Restore button in the upper-right corner of each application window.
3 Position the application windows side by side or overlap them slightly.
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However, trying to access the following options in the Share tab launches Adobe Premiere Elements:
• Burn Video/DVD BluRay
• Online Video Sharing
• Mobile Phones
Supported media file types
Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements support many of the same file types, which makes the transfer of
most files between the two programs easy and efficient. For example, you can catalog Photoshop (PSD) files in the
Elements Organizer and then add them as still images to a project in Adobe Premiere Elements.
All file types that are supported in Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements can be imported into Elements
Organizer. The file support is irrespective of the application installed (Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere
Elements). The following table gives a list of the supported file types:
Images Video Audio
raw 3g2 aac
arw avi ac3
bmp 3gp aif
cr2 dv aiff
crw m2t m2a
srf m2ts m4a
dib m2v mp3
dng m4v wma (Windows only)
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Images Video Audio
erf mpeg
wav mod
gif mov
sr2 mp4
tif mpg
jpe mts
jpeg swf
jpg tod
kdc vob
mef
mfw
mos
mrw
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nef
orf
x3f
pdd
pdf
pef
vda
png
psd
pse
pxr
raf
rle
Photoshop Elements Editor, Adobe Premiere Elements, and Elements Organizer do not recognize the following file
types:
Elements Organizer Photoshop Elements Editor Adobe Premiere Elements
TIFF with LZW compression (.tif) TIFF with LZW compression (.tif) MOD (.mod; JVC Everio)
EPS (.eps) Illustrator (.ai) Illustrator (.ai)
Windows Media (.wmv, .wma) - not supported
on Mac OS
AIFF (.aiff)
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Adobe Illustrator (.ai) Dolby audio (.ac3)
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JPEG 2000 Windows Media (.wmv, .wma) - not supported
Filmstrip (FLM) AMR
Wireless BMP (WBM, WBMP)
PCX
Targa (TGA, VDA, ICB, VST)
Photoshop RAW (RAW)
PICT File (PCT, PICT)
Scitex CT (SCT)
Photoshop EPS (EPS)
EPS TIFF Preview (EPS)
Generic EPS (AI3, AI4, AI5, AI6, AI7, AI8, PS, EPS,
AI, EPSF, EPSP)
Mac OS only - IFF, Photoshop 2.0, Alias PIX,
PICT Resource
Flash video (.flv)
AMR
on Mac OS
Note: Elements Organizer catalogs video AVI files properly and they play correctly. However, audio AVI files appear as
broken video thumbnail icons. Also, Colors created in a file’s spot channels in Photoshop are not displayed when the file is
imported into Elements Organizer.
Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer
About the Media view
The Media view shows thumbnails of the media files in the central area (grid) of the Elements Organizer. You can view
media (thumbnails of photos, video files, and audio files) present in your albums, folders, and catalogs. You can select
items in the Media view to attach tags to them, add them to projects, or edit them.
The Media view is displayed by default. However, to switch back to this view from other views, click on the Media tab.
Set viewing preferences for Media view
1 Click the Media tab to open the Media view.
2 Do one of the following:
• (Windows) Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
• (Mac OS) Adobe Elements Organizer > Preferences > General.
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3 Specify the display options as desired, such as the following:
• Print Sizes: Specify the print size of the media.
• Date (Newest First): To order pictures within a day such that the newest pictures appear first, choose Show
Newest First Within Each Day. To view older pictures first, choose Show Oldest First within Each Day.
• Date Format: Select the date format that you want displayed for the timestamp for photos. This option is not
available for some languages.
• Allow Photos To Resize: To rescale photos more than 100% of actual size and up to the maximum size of the space
available, select Allow Photos To Resize. Deselect this option to display small images in their actual size even
when more space is available for display.
• Use System Font: To display the text in the Elements Organizer user interface using fonts from your computer’s
operating system, select Use System Font.
• Adjust Date And Time By Clicking On Thumbnail Dates: To edit the date and time details, click to select the
photograph, select Adjust Date And Time By Clicking On Thumbnail Dates.
• Reset All Warning Dialogs: To re-enable dialog boxes that you had chosen not to display again, click Reset All
Warn i ng D i al o gs.
• Restore Default Settings: Click this button to restore the general viewing preferences to default.
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Media view icons
Some of the following icons appear only when you select the Details option, and others appear at all times. Click View
> Details to view the file details.
Stack icon
Indicates that the thumbnail represents a stack of photos.
Version Set icon
Indicates that the thumbnail represents a stack of edited versions of a photo.
Video Scene Group icon
Indicates that the thumbnail represents a video scene of a video scene group.
Video icon
Indicates that the thumbnail represents a video clip.
Audio icon
Indicates that the thumbnail includes an audio caption.
Multiple Keyword Tag icon
Indicates that more than five keyword tags are attached to the media file. Place the pointer over the tag icon to see the
keyword tags attached.
Keyword Tag icons
Indicate the specific keyword tags that are attached to the media file.
Album icon
Indicates this is an album.
Hidden Photo icon
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Indicates that the thumbnail is a hidden file.
Project icon
Indicates that the thumbnail is used in a project.
Photo Project icon
Indicates that the photo is part of a multiple page project.
Rating stars
Shows the rating of the photo, on a scale of five stars.
People tag
Shows that the people tag has been added to the photo.
Smart tag (Only in Elements 12 and earlier versions)
Shows that a smart tag is applied to the media file.
Sort files in Media view
❖ There are various ways in which you can view the media files in the grid by sorting them based on the options
available in the Sort By dropdown list.
Choose from the following display options in Sort By:
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Import Batch Displays media files in the batches in which they were imported and shows how the media files were
imported.
Newest Displays the most recently taken or imported media files first. (Within a given day, the media files are
shown in the order they were taken, oldest first, unless otherwise specified in the Preferences dialog box.) Newestfirst order is convenient when you attach tags to the media files that you imported.
Oldest Displays media files in the order of the date stamp, the oldest imported files based on date are displayed first.
Name Displays media files in alphabetical order of name.
Hide and show media files in the Media view
You can mark media files to hide them from view in the Media view without deleting them from your hard disk.
Alternatively, you can make hidden files reappear temporarily, or unmark them so that the files always remain visible.
Hide media files by marking them
1 Select the media files you want to hide. Shift-click the first and last media file of a group of adjacent files to select
the entire group. Ctrl-click non-adjacent files to select them.
2 Choose Edit > Visibility > Mark As Hidden to mark the media files for hiding.
A Hidden icon appears in the lower-left corner of each media file selected.
3 To hide the selected media files in the Elements Organizer, choose Edit > Visibility, and then select Hide Hidden
Files.
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Show media files marked as hidden
❖ Choose Edit > Visibility, and then choose one of the following:
Show All Files Shows hidden files along with non-hidden files.
Show Only Hidden Files Shows only hidden files in the Elements Organizer.
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You can also right-click /control-click on the thumbnails and select the Visibility command from the context menu.
Remove the Hidden icon from the media files
1 In the Media view, show the media files marked as hidden by View > Hidden Files > Show All Files.
2 Select the media files from which you want to remove the Hidden icon.
Shift-click the first and last photo in a group of adjacent photos to select the entire group. Ctrl-click nonadjacent
photos to select them.
3 Choose Edit > Visibility > Mark As Visible.
You can also right-click/control-click on the thumbnails and select the Visibility command from the context menu.
View and manage files by folders
The My Folders panel displays folders from which media can be organized further into Albums. My Folders panel
appears in the left pane below Albums. From this panel, you can manage folders, add files to your catalog, and add or
remove folders from Watch Folders (Windows only) status.
There are two views in which the folder structure is displayed.
Tree view In the Folders panel, switch between the Tree and List views. The Tree view helps determine the physical
location of the media present in that folder. Sub-folders of a folder are not displayed by deafult in tree view. Select a
folder, right-click and select Show All SubFolders to view the Sub-folders of a folder.
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Flat folder view this view is displayed by default in the Folders panel. The Flat folder view is a basic structure and you
can click on any of the folder to view the media available in that folder.
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By default, the folder panel displays all of the folders on your hard disk from which media has been imported into
Elements Organizer.
Folders containing managed files have a Managed folder icon . Managed files are files that are imported into a
catalog, either manually or automatically. Watched folders have a Watched folder icon
Note: The Watched Folder option is disabled for network drives. Also, the Watched Folder functionality is available only
on Windows.
Elements Organizer automatically imports compatible files saved in watched folders. Folders that are both managed
and watched have a Watched And Managed folder icon.
You can view files in a folder and perform different operations using the options available in the My Folders panel.
1 The Folder hierarchy appears on the left side of the Organizer in the My Folders tab and the image thumbnails
appear in the grid.
2 Click on a folder to view its media files. Thumbnails for the files in that folder appear in the grid in Media view
3 To add files from a folder to an album , sele ct the folder, and drag and drop the me dia files from the g rid to an Album .
4 To manage files and folders, select a folder from My Folders and do any of the following:
• Select the folder from which you want to move a file to a different folder.
• To move the file to a different folder, drag the file’s thumbnail in the Media view to the destination folder in the
folder panel.
• To view the folder in Explorer, right-click/control-click in the folder hierarchy panel and choose Reveal In
Explorer (Windows)/Reveal in Finder (Mac OS).
• (Windows on ly) To add or remove the folder from watched-folder status, right-click in the left panel, and cho ose
Add To Watched Folders or Remove From Watched Folders.
• To rename the folder, right-click/control-click the folder and choose Rename Folder. Then type a new name.
• To delete the folder, right-click/control-click in the folder hierarchy panel and choose Delete Folder.
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• You can create instant albums from the folder panel. All the images in the selected folder are added to the instant
album. To instantly create an album by the folder name, select the folder, right-click, and select Create Instant
Album.
Specify media types to view
❖ In the Media view, choose View > Media Types > [type of file].
Resize, refresh, or hide media thumbnails using Zoom bar
You can change the size of thumbnails of media files, or refresh them after editing the media files in another application.
In addition, you can quickly rotate the thumbnails so they appear correctly in the window.
• To incrementally change the size of the thumbnail, drag the thumbnail slider in the Zoom bar.
• To display the smallest thumbnails possible, move the zoom bar to extreme left(start) of the slider.
• To display a single media file, move the zoom bar to the right of extreme right (end) of the slider.
• To refresh the thumbnail view, choose View > Refresh.
• To rotate an image counterclockwise, click Rotate Left from the task pane; to rotate an image clockwise, click Rotate
Right
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Select files in the Media view
Select a media file in the Media view to work with it. A selected thumbnail is highlighted with a dark blue outline.
❖ Do one of the following:
• To select a single item, click its thumbnail.
• To select multiple adjacent items, hold down Shift and click the first and last items you want to select.
• To select multiple nonadjacent items, hold down Ctrl-click/Cmd-click the items you want.
• To select or deselect all items in the Media view, choose Edit > Select All, or Edit > Deselect.
Display and edit media file details
You can choose to display details for each thumbnail, and also how certain details are displayed in the Media view. Also,
you can add and edit captions including audio captions, and add and edit date and time information.
Edit media file details
You can edit information related to a media file. For example, you can edit date, attached tags, filename, caption, and
audio caption.
❖ In the Media view, do one of the following:
• To edit or add a text caption, select View > Details, right-click, and select Add Caption.
• To add, listen to, or edit an audio caption, select View > Details, and double-click the photo. Click the Record
Audio Caption button
• To change the date assigned to a media file, select the thumbnail, choose Edit > Adjust Date And Time. Specify
the options from the dialog boxes that appear.
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You can change dates by a single click. To enable this feature, select Edit> Preferences> General (Windows), or
Adobe Elements Organizer > Preferences > General (Mac OS). In the Preferences dialog, select. Click the date and
make the required changes.
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The Edit workspace
About keyword tags
Find media files using the Search box
Viewing media files in full screen or side by side
Using watched folders (Windows only)
Get media files from files and folders
About keyword tags
Update an item’s thumbnail
About file information (metadata)
Change the date and time of files
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Keys for viewing photos (Elements Organizer)
This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
Result Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS)
Full Screen view F11 Cmd + F11
Side by Side view F12 Cmd + F12
Exit Full Screen or Side by Side view Esc Esc
Refresh Media view F5 Cmd + R
View/hide details Ctrl + D Cmd + D
View/hide Timeline Ctrl + L Cmd + L
Expand photos in stack Ctrl + Alt + R Cmd + Alt + R
Keys for editing photos (Elements Organizer)
This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
Result Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS)
Undo last operation Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z
Redo last operation Ctrl + Y Cmd + Y
Copy Ctrl + C Cmd + C
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Result Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac OS)
Paste Ctrl + V Cmd + V
Select all Ctrl + A Cmd + A
Deselect Ctrl + Shift + A Cmd + Shift + A
Rotate 90 degrees left Ctrl + Left Arrow Cmd + Left Arrow
Rotate 90 degrees right Ctrl + Right Arrow Cmd + Right Arrow
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Edit with Photoshop Elements Editor (Full
Edit)
Display Properties panel Alt + Enter Alt + Enter
Adjust date and time of photo Ctrl + J Cmd + J
Add caption Ctrl + Shift + T Cmd + Shift + T
Update thumbnails Ctrl + Shift + U Cmd + Shift + U
Set photo as desktop wallpaper Ctrl + Shift + W
Open Color Settings dialog box Ctrl + Alt + G Cmd + Alt + G
Open a file in Premiere Elements Editor Ctrl+M Cmd + M
Zoom in Ctrl + + Cmd + +
Zoom out Ctrl + - Cmd + -
OK Enter Enter
Cancel Esc Esc
Ctrl + I Cmd + I
Keys for finding photos
This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
Result Shortcut (Windows) Shorcut (Mac OS)
Set date range Ctrl + Alt + F Cmd + Alt + F
Clear date range Ctrl + Shift + F Cmd + Shift + F
Find by caption or note Ctrl + Shift + J Cmd + Shift + J
Find by filename Ctrl + Shift + K Cmd + Shift + K
Find items with unknown date or time Ctrl + Shift + X Cmd + Shift + X
Find untagged items Ctrl + Shift + Q Cmd + Shift + Q
Selecting country or region
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Selecting the country or region
When you install Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements, you specify your country or region.
Certain online services depend on this setting; for example, the partners for fulfilling print orders might vary from
country to country.
You can update your country or region from the Preferences screen—you do not have to reinstall the software to change
the country or region.
1 Select Edit > Preferences > Country/Region Selection (Windows) or Adobe Element Organizer > Preferences >
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2 Select your country or region from the list.
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Importing media in bulk
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Note: In Elements Organizer 14, the Import in Bulk feature has replaced the Import by Searching feature of previous
releases.
Elements Organizer 14 makes it easy for you to import a large number of media files at one go.
The intuitive, visual interface that the "Import in Bulk" feature provides makes it easy for you to select the folders from
which you want to import media files. You can also preview your media files, select which folders or subfolders to
import, and choose which keyword tags to import into Elements Organizer.
Launching the Import in Bulk interface
As part of the onboarding experience of Elements Organizer, the Import in Bulk feature is automatically launched when
you run Elements Organizer for the first time or create a new catalog.
You can also launch this feature anytime by selecting Import > In Bulk.
Automatic launch
The Import in Bulk feature is automatically launched when you launch Elements Organizer for the first time or when
you create a new catalog.
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Click Start Importing. The Import Files dialog box is displayed. By default, the "Pictures" (Mac OS) or "My Pictures"
(Windows) folder is selected for import.
To import your media files, click Import.
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For more details, see the next section, Importing your media files .
Selecting Import > In Bulk
You can launch the Import in Bulk interface any time by selecting Import >In Bulk.
The Import Media dialog box is displayed.
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To start importing your media files, click Import.
For more information, see the next section Importing your media files .
Importing your media files
1 In the left pane of the Import Media dialog box, choose the folders from which you want to import the media files.
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By default, Elements Organizer displays the My Pictures folder (Windows) or the Pictures folder (Mac OS). If any
sub-folder contains one or more media files, the sub-folder is also displayed along with the files in it.
The number in the bottom right of the track (48 in the previous figure) shows the number of additional media files
that are available for import in the folder but are not displayed on the track. To preview the complete list of all media
files in a folder, click the arrow (>) mark at the bottom right of the track.
2 By default all subfolders are selected. If you want to remove one ore more subfolder from getting imported, click the
name of the subfolder. The blue highlight on the subfolder name gets removed, indicating that the media files in the
subfolder will not be imported.
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Note: To see the folder name with the highlight removed, ensure that the mouse cursor is not over the name of the folder.
3 To add another folder from which to import media files, click Add Folder. Navigate to the folder you want to add,
and then click OK.
The following example shows a new folder, Photo Collateral. Notice that the subfolders inside the Photo Collateral
folder (Thanksgiving 2014, Down memory lane 2010-15) are selected by default.
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4 To remove a folder from the list, select the folder and then click Remove.
5 Once you have selected the folders and subfolders from which you want to import media files, click Import.
Elements organizer imports your media files from the folders and subfolders you have specified.
Importing keywords
If any keywords are associated with your media files, Elements Organizer prompts you to confirm whether you want
to retain these keywords after the files are imported.
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Select the keywords in the media files that you want to import, and then click OK.
Replacing the keywords in media files while importing
You can also replace the keywords with other keywords of your choice. For example, you might want to replace "Depth
of field" with a new keyword named "Perspective". Or, you might want to replace a keyword with one of the keywords
(tags) that you created earlier, for example "Nature".
To replace keywords, click Advanced. The Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box is updated to show options to
replace keywords.
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You can change a keyword in any of the following ways:
• Import as a new keyword tag
• Use an existing keyword tag
Import as new keyword tag
To replace a keyword in your media files with a completely new keyword:
1 Select the keyword name in the Keyword Tags column
2 Select the radio button in the Import as New Keyword Tag Named column, and enter a new keyword name.
3 Click OK.
In the following example, the keyword tag "Too Bright" has been replaced with a new keyword "Overexposed".
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Use an existing keyword tag
To replace a keyword tag in your media files with a keyword tag that exists in Elements Organizer:
1 Select the keyword in the Keyword Tags column (the first column).
2 Select the corresponding radio button in the Use an Existing Keyword Tag column (the third column), and then
select an existing keyword.
3 Click OK.
In the following example, the keyword "Delicious" has been replaced with the existing keyword "Food".
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Note: The keywords in the dropdown menu show all existing keywords that you have created, plus the following keywords
that are included by default in Elements Organizer:
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• Nature
• Color
• Photography
• Other
Importing media from cameras and card readers
About cameras and card readers
You can download (copy) media files from cameras and card readers in several ways:
• Copy media files from your camera or card reader, and import them directly into Elements Organizer using the
options in the Photo Downloader dialog box. This method is recommended because it is quick and easy, and lets
you organize your media files when importing them.
• Use the software that came with your digital camera to download pictures onto your computer. Then import them
into Elements Organizer by Import > From Camera or Card Reader.
• If your camera or card reader displays as a drive in My Computer, you can drag the files and directly (drop) into the
Media view's workspace. Or you can drag them into a folder on your hard drive, and then import them into
Elements Organizer by Import > From Files And Folders.
If required, install the software driver that came with your camera before you can download media files to your
computer. Also, set the camera and card reader preferences in Elements Organizer.
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Get media files from a digital camera or card reader
For a video about this process, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2311_pse10_en.
1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer. (See the documentation that came with your device, if
necessary.)
(Windows) The Windows AutoPlay dialog box opens with a list of options for getting the photos.
Note: (Windows) If AutoPlay is enabled, the Windows AutoPlay dialog box opens with a list of options for getting the
photos. In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box, select Organize and Edit using Adobe Elements 11 Organizer. If Elements
Organizer is not already open, the Photo Downloader dialog box opens. Click Get Media. Elements Organizer opens
and imports the media files.
2 In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box, select the Elements Organizer 11 option.
The Photo Downloader dialog box opens if Elements Organizer is running. You can also click Import > From
Camera or Card Reader or cho ose File > Get Photos And Videos > From Camera Or C ard Reader to open the Photo
Downloader.
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3 In the Photo Downloader dialog box under Source, select where to copy/import from using the Get Photos From
drop-down list.
Note: Select the Refresh List option from the drop-down list to refresh the list of available cameras or card readers.
4 In the Import Settings area, set the following options:
Location Specifies the folder to which the media files are downloaded. To change the default folder location, click
Browse, and specify a new location.
Create Subfolder(s) Creates a subfolder using the naming scheme chosen from the pop-up menu. If you choose
Custom Name, type a subfolder name in the box.
Ti p: (Windows only) If you are using keyboard shortcuts to create subfolders (Alt+C) or rename files (Alt+R), press
the spacebar to expand the menu. Then, use the arrow keys to select an option.
Rename Files Changes the filenames using the naming scheme selected from the pop-up menu. If you want to
specify a custom Name, type a base filename and a starting number for assigning sequentially numbered filenames
to the media files.
Note: If the name you entered exists, the copied image filename is appended with “-1”, or another appropriately
numbered designator.
Preserve Current Filename In XMP Select this option to use the current filename as the filename stored in the
metadata of the media file.
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Delete Options Specifies whether to leave the media files on your camera or card, verify and delete the files, or
delete the files after they are copied. Deleting the files automatically avoids having to delete the media files by using
your camera. Media files that you do not import into Elements Organizer are not deleted from the device.
Automatic Download (Windows only) Imports your media files instantly the next time Elements Organizer 11 is
selected in the Windows AutoPlay dialog box. This option uses the Automatic Download values specified in the
Camera or Card Reader preferences.
5 For more download options, click the Advanced Dialog button.
6 Click Get Media.
The media files are copied to your hard drive. If the media files you copied contain keyword metadata, the Import
Attached Tags dialog box appears; specify whether to copy the tags.
7 Click OK in the Files Successfully Copied dialog box. You can choose to show only the new files in the Media
Browser.
You can change the settings specified here at a later time. In Elements Organizer, for Windows, select Edit > Preferences
> Camera or Card Reader. In Mac OS, select Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Camera or Card Reader.
Set advanced photo downloading options
The Advanced dialog box of the Adobe Photo Downloader offers all the options in the Standard dialog box plus several
additional options. For example, you can view all of the media files stored on a device or preview videos before
importing them. You can also add copyright metadata, specify an album for the imported photos, and automatically fix
red eye as the images are imported. The settings you specify in this dialog box retain their values until you reset them.
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1 In the Standard Photo Downloader dialog box, click Advanced Dialog.
Thumbnail images of every file on your device appear.
2 To show or hide different file types, click the Image , Video , or Audio buttons. If the device contains
duplicate files, the Duplicate button is also available.
Note: Duplicate files are files that are already in the Elements Organizer or have already been copied to your hard disk.
If you download duplicate files, they are copied to your hard drive, but are not added to Elements Organizer.
3 Select media files (photos or videos) to download by doing any of the following:
• To select individual media files, click the boxes below each thumbnail.
• To select multiple media files, drag a rectangle around their thumbnails. Then right-click/control-click and select
Check Selected, or click a box below one of the selected media files to check them all.
• To select all media files, click Check All. To deselect all images, click Uncheck All.
4 To rotate one or more media files, select them by clicking the media files (not the check boxes). Then, click the
Rotate Left button
5 In the Save Options section, do any of the following:
or the Rotate Right button .
• Specify a destination to copy the media files. Click Browse and navigate to the location you want.
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Note: If you switch to the Standard dialog box, Custom Groups settings are lost.
• Choose an option for naming subfolders from the Create Subfolder(s) menu. The Custom Groups (Advanced)
option creates a subfolder with the group name format you select in the Group Name box. The group tag name
helps you find and distinguish photos within a category.
• Choose a naming scheme from the Rename Files menu if you want to rename the media files during import.The
Advanced Rename option lets you rename files based on a criterion. If you want to specify a custom name, type
a base filename and a starting number for assigning sequentially numbered filenames to the media files.
Note: If the name you entered exists, the copied image filename is appended with “-1” or another appropriately
numbered designator.
6 In the Advanced Options section, select any of the following:
Automatically Fix Red Eyes Applies the Fix Red Eye command to all selected photos.
Note: Automatically removing red eye on a large number of image files increases the amount of time required to
import your photos.
Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks Combines selected photos into suggested photo stacks based on visual
similarity.
Note: When downloading media files from a camera, card reader, or mobile phone, it is recommended that you organize
the media files into photo stacks during the import process.
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Make Group Custom Name A Tag Applies the custom name tag of the specified group to the selected photos. Use
this option only if you have specified custom names to custom groups. Applying tags while downloading helps you
find photos more easily in Elements Organizer.
Import Into Album Lets you specify or create an album to import the photos. Click Settings to select or create an
album and then click OK.
Note: You can import into only one album in a (one) Photo Downloader session.
7 From the menu at the bottom of the Advanced Options section, choose an option to specify what Elements
Organizer should do after copying photos: leave the original files alone, verify that the import was successful and
then delete the original files, or immediately delete the original files.
8 To add metadata, select a template to use and type in the following fields:
Creator Specifies the file creator. Information typed into this field is appended to the creator metadata in the file.
Copyright Specifies the date and other relevant information to protect your photos. Information typed into this
field overwrites any data already in the copyright metadata in the file.
9 (Optional) (Windows only) To automatically download media files in Elements Organizer after a device is
connected, select Automatic Download. Automatic download options are set in the Camera Or Card Reader
preferences.
10 Click Get Media.
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Set camera and card reader preferences
Elements Organizer enables you to set preferences for a device. These preferences apply if you select the Elements
Organizer 11 option in the Windows AutoPlay dialog box that appears when a device is connected. The preferences
remain intact until you change them. If you use a different camera or card reader, make sure to set preferences
specifically for that device.
1 In Elements Organizer, (Windows), select Edit > Preferences > Camera Or Card Reader. In Mac OS, select Adobe
Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Camera Or Card Reader.
2 Set file-specific import options:
Save Files In Specifies where the files are copied to on your hard drive. Click Browse to specify a new location.
Automatically Fix Red Eyes Fixes red eye problems as the files are downloaded.
Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks Suggests photo stacks for you according to date and visual similarity.
Make Group Custom Name A Keyword Tag Applies the custom name tag of the specified group to the selected
photos. Use this option only if you have specified custom names to custom groups. Applying tags while
downloading helps you find photos more easily in Elements Organizer.
3 To edit the options for a specific device, select the device profile, and click Edit. Choose a download option from the
menu that appears, and click OK. To delete a device from this list, select it, and click Remove.
4 (Windows only) To specify default values for automatic downloads, set any of the following:
Begin Download Specifies when a download begins after a device is connected.
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Create Subfolder(s) Using Specifies if and how to separate and name folders containing media files shot on different
dates.
Delete Options Specifies if and how to delete the original media files from your camera after copying them to your
hard disk.
Copy New Files Only (Ignore Already Imported Files) Causes the downloader to ignore files that are already on your
hard disk.
If you have changed the settings and are having trouble getting your media files, click Restore Default Settings to
restore the original preferences.
Importing from mobile phones
If you have a mobile phone with a built-in camera, you can transfer the media files into your catalog. Make sure that
your phone saves media files in a file format you can import into your catalog. To find out what file format your phone
uses, see the instructions that came with the phone.
For phones that store media files on a removable flash or memory card, use Adobe Photo Downloader to import media
files into Elements Organizer 11. To determine how your phone stores photos, see the instructions that came with your
phone.
To get photos into your catalog, use one of the following methods.
Direct Term If your phone stores media files on a removable flash or memory card, you can bring media files from your
phone directly into Element Organizer 11 by using the Adobe Photo Downloader. To determine how your phone stores
photos, see the instructions that came with your phone.
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Cable or wireless transfer Transfer the images to your hard disk using cable or wireless transfer. For more information,
consult the phone manufacturer or the instructions that came with your phone. After you transfer the photos to your
computer, click File > Get Photos And Videos to import media files into your catalog. For some mobile phone cameras,
the Adobe Photo Downloader appears automatically when you connect via cable or wireless.
Note: On Mac OS, the downloader is not automatically launched.
Note: Not all phones and carriers allow you to transfer media files to your computer using the methods described
above. Your carrier or phone manufacturer can tell you what options are available to you. You can also refer to the
Adobe website for the latest information.
More Help topics
Bringing photos and videos into the Elements Organizer
Get media files from files and folders
Designate an album during photo download
Importing media from files and folders
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Import media from files and folders
You can import photos and videos from your computer, CD/DVD, removable drive, or network places into Elements
Organizer to manage them in various ways. For example, you can create albums with the photos or tag the people in
the photos.
When you import a media file, Elements Organizer creates a link to t he me dia file in a cat alog. It d oes not copy or move
the original image unless you specify it. You can import media files from a CD, DVD, or device such as a scanner,
camera, card reader, or phone. By default, Elements Organizer first copies the media file into a folder on your hard disk
and then creates a link to that copy.
Note: If you delete the original file from your hard disk, you cannot edit it, even though its thumbnail remains in a catalog.
1 Click Import.
2 Select From Files And Folders to import media from a particular file or folder location. The folder location can be
on your computer, external drive, pen drive, or network places.
Note: Alternatively, to import media from files and folders, you can also select File > Get Photos And Videos > From
Files And Folders.
3 Select the media in the Get Photos And Videos From Files and Folders dialog box.
4 (Optional) Specify the following information:
• Automatically Fix Red Eyes: Fixes red eye problems as the files are imported.
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• Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks: Suggests photo stacks for you according to date and visual similarity.
• Copy Files On Import: Makes copies of files being imported from an external drive.
• Generate Previews: Creates low-resolution copies called preview files while importing.
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5 Click Get Media.
6 You can import keyword tags added to your media as well. Select the tags you want to import and click OK.
Set file preferences
Setting the file preferences determines how files are managed in Elements Organizer.
1 In Elements Organizer, select Edit > Preferences > Files (Windows) or select Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences
> Files (Mac OS).
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2 Choose any of the following options, and then click OK.
Import EXIF Caption Imports any caption that was stored with the media file in the camera. Deselect this option if
you want to delete this information, and type your own caption for each media file.
Note: Caption data may be stored in different places in a file. Deselecting this option only blocks EXIF caption data.
Automatically Search For And Reconnect Missing Files S ear ch es fo r m is si ng, dis con ne ct ed files. Select this o pt io n t o
avoid getting messages about disconnected files.
Automatically Generate Thumbnails For Video Files Generates a preview thumbnail for the video files imported.
Automatically Prompt To Backup Files And Catalog Allows you to automatically back up files and the catalog while
importing.
Enable Multisession Burning To CD/DVD (Windows only) Allows burning (copying) files onto a disc multiple times,
enabling you to use as much free space on the disc as possible. Normally, you can only burn a CD or DVD one time,
and any unused space is lost.
Rotate JPEGs Using Orientation Metadata/Rotate TIFFs Using Orientation Metadata When these options are
selected, the orientation metadata of the image is updated to rotate the image. The image data is untouched; the
rotation is specified by just changing the metadata. Rotating an image using its metadata is a faster process than
rotating the image itself.
Not all applications recognize orientation metadata. If you plan to import your images into such applications, leave
these options deselected.
Folders For Saved Files Specifies the default folder location where projects and other saved files are stored. To
change the location, click Browse and navigate to a new location.
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Preview File Size Specifies the size of preview files used by the Elements Organizer when storing media files offline.
If you have changed the settings and are having trouble importing your media files, try clicking the Restore Default
Settings button in the Preferences dialog box to restore the original preferences.
Import tags attached to media files
When you receive media files that contain keyword tags or keyword metadata, you can import them with the media
file. You can decide whether to keep the attached keyword tag, rename the keyword tag, or map it to one of your own
keyword tags. If you import a new keyword tag, it appears in your Keyword Tags panel, and you can use it to tag other
media files.
1 Ensure that the camera or card reader is connected to your computer, or the media files you want to import are
copied to your computer.
2 In Elements Organizer, do one of the following:
• Click Import. Select any method for getting photos and videos.
• Choose File > Get Photos And Videos, and select any method for getting photos and videos.
Note: If the media files include tags or keyword metadata, the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box appears.
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3 Do one of the following:
• Select the tags you want to import. The tags you select are added to the Keyword Tags panel when the media files
are imported. If a tag has an asterisk (*), you already have a tag of the same name in your catalog. The existing
tag is attached to the media files.
• Click Advanced for additional options.
4 If you selected Advanced, do any of the following, and click OK.
• Select the tags you want to import by clicking the boxes next to the tag names. When you select a tag, the options
to the right of the tag become active.
• To re name a tag you are i mpor ting, select the tags you want to impor t by c licking the boxes ne xt to the tag names.
Click the button to the right of the tag under Import As New Keyword Tag Named, and type a name in the
textbox. Elements Organizer adds a tag with the new name to your catalog and attaches the tag to the imported
media files.
• To map an imported tag to an existing tag in your catalog, select the tags you want to import. Click the button in
the right column under Use An Existing Keyword Tag and choose a tag from the pop-up menu. The tag name
you choose gets attached to the imported media files instead of the original tag name.
• Click Reset To Basic to clear your changes and return to the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box.
Note: If the media files you are importing have many tags attached, a dialog box appears. You can choose to import all
the tags or none of them. If you prefer to select individual tags to import, close the dialog box and undo the import by
choosing Edit > Undo Import Media. You can also undo the import by selecting the entire import batch and deleting it
from the catalog. Then, reimport the media files in smaller batches.
Importing photos from Scanners (Windows only)
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About scanning
Elements Organizer connects to your scanner so that you can get scanned images of your photos, negatives, and slides.
You can get images from scanners in two ways:
• Use the scanner driver plug-in module that came with your scanner. This software is either compatible with 32-bit
Elements Organizer on Windows or uses the TWAIN® interface to scan and open images directly in Elements
Organizer.
Note: The TWAIN manager is supported only on Windows.
Use the standalone scanning software that came with your scanner to scan and save your images. You can then bring
the images into Elements Organizer in the following ways:
• Click Import. Select From Scanner.
• Select File > Get Photos And Videos > From Scanner.
Get photos from scanners
Before you try to scan and open your photos in Elements Organizer, make sure that you’ve installed all the software that
came with your scanner. Carefully read any documentation that came with your scanner to make sure that it’s
connected properly to your computer.
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1 Make sure that your scanner is connected and switched on.
2 In Elements Organizer, do one of the following:
• Click Import. Select From Scanner.
• Select File > Get Photos And Videos > From Scanner.
3 In the Get Photos From Scanner dialog box, choose the name of the scanner from the Scanner menu.
Note: If you get a None Detected message in the Scanner list, make sure that the scanner is on and properly connected
to your computer.
4 Click Browse to select a location for saving the photos.
5 Cho ose a fil e format fr om t he Sav e As me nu. JPE G, t he d efaul t format, is u sua lly the bes t ch oice. If you cho ose J PEG,
drag the Quality slider to to increase or decrease the quality of the scan. The higher the quality, the larger the file size.
6 Click OK. If you’re using a scanner with a TWAIN driver, Elements Organizer launches the driver that came with
your scanner. Follow the instructions that came with the driver software to scan your photo. Typically, you can also
select an area to scan or correct any color issues that you may see.
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Note: In Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, Elements Organizer launches the Windows XP scanning interface
if you’re using a WIA (Windows Imaging Architecture) scanner. You can find instructions in Windows online Help. In
scanners that support TWAIN, a vendor-specific user interface is launched.
After the photo is scanned, a preview of the scan is displayed in the Getting Photos dialog box. Elements Organizer
assigns the import date to the photos.
Set scanner preferences
1 In Elements Organizer, choose Edit > Preferences > Scanner.
2 Choose the name of your scanner from the Scanner drop-down list in the Import area.
Note: Each time you connect to a different scanner, you need to select the device from the list. The connected scanner is
indicated to help you identify it.
3 Cho ose a fil e format fr om t he Sav e As me nu. JPE G, t he d efaul t format, is u sua lly the bes t ch oice. If you cho ose J PEG,
drag the Quality slider to the setting you want. The higher the quality, the larger the file size.
4 Select a default location to store your scanned photos, and then click OK.
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At any point before clicking OK, you can click Restore Default Settings.
Scan photos using a TWAIN driver
TWAIN is a software driver used for acquiring images by certain scanners, digital cameras, and frame grabbers. For
your TWAIN device to work with Elements Organizer, the manufacturer must provide a source manager and TWAIN
data source.
Before using the scanner to bring images into Elements Organizer, install the TWAIN device and its software, and then
restart your computer. (Refer to documentation from your device manufacturer for installation information.)
❖ In Elements Organizer, click Import > From Scanner or select File > Get Photos and Videos > From Scanner.
After the image is scanned, it appears in Elements Organizer.
Note: After pressing the scanning button for the first time on some scanners, such as the Canon MP960, the
scanning progress bar will open behind Photoshop Elements. You can reduce the Photoshop Elements window to
bring the progress bar forward.
Importing media from iPhoto library (Mac OS only)
iPhoto is a software application for importing, organizing, editing, printing, and sharing digital photos in Mac OS.
Elements Organizer 11 supports importing photos from iPhoto '09 (versions 8.0 – 8.1.2) and iPhoto ’11 (versions 9.0 –
9.1.3). You cannot import photos from versions previous to iPhoto '09.
Import photos from iPhoto ‘09
Elements Organizer supports importing photos, along with their associated captions, tags, and ratings, from iPhoto '09.
You also have the option to import information such as events and albums to maintain the organization of your library.
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The albums imported are visible in the Albums folder and the events can be viewed in the Events view.
1 Do one of the following:
• Import > From iPhoto.
• Select File > Get Photos And Videos > From iPhoto.
Note: The iPhoto option is not displayed if iPhoto is not installed on your computer.
2 (Opt ion al) You c an c onv ert e vent s in i Phot o to indi vidu al alb ums in Ele ment s Org ani zer. In the Imp ort From iPho to
dialog box, select Convert Events From iPhoto Into Albums.
When you import an album and event with the same name, a single album is created and all associated photos are
added to the album.
3 (Optional) Select More options if you want to choose the events and albums for import. Select the events and albums
you want to import.
4 Click Import.
Import photos from iPhoto ‘11
1 Do one of the following:
• Import > From iPhoto.
• Select File > Get Photos And Videos > From iPhoto.
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2 Click Import.
Change default location for imported photos
When you import photos from iphoto into Elements Organizer, a copy of each photo is placed in /Users/[Your User
Name]/Pictures/Adobe/Organizer/[Catalog Name].
To change this location:
1 Select Adobe Elements Organizer > Preferences > Files.
2 Click Browse.
3 Click Files.
4 Click Browse and change the location.
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Chapter 4: Catalogs, folders, and albums
Creating albums and album categories
About albums
Albums in Elements Organizer are like physical photo albums, where you can store and organize photos in groups of
your choice. For example, you can create an album called “Ten Best Vacation Photos” and add ten of your favorite
images.
You can drag the photos within an album to arrange them in any order you want. You can add a photo to more than
one album.
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You can organize albums in groups. You can also create multiple levels of album categories. For example, you can have
an album category titled “My Asia Trip,” containing the album “Ten Best Japan Photos,” along with another album
called “Ten Best China Photos,” and so on, for each country in Asia you visited.
Instea d of manual ly sel ecting photos for in clud ing in an album, y ou can create Saved Searche s with criteri a for selecting
photos. Each Saved Search is an album that dynamically collects photos that match the criteria specified for the Saved
Search. For example, if the criterion for a Saved Search is to collect photos with the keyword tag ‘Chiara”, you can open
the Saved Search to view all photos with the keyword tag ‘Chiara”.
Creating albums and album categories
You can create, edit, and manage albums in the Albums panel in the left pane of Elements Organizer.
• Create, edit, rename, and delete albums.
• View albums and album categories. Scroll up and down the list of albums, as needed. Click the triangle beside an
album category to expand or collapse the albums under it.
• Organize albums within album categories.
• Display photos of an album.
Create an album or an album category
You can create an album consisting of your media or a group of new albums. For example, you can create an album
category called “Vacations” and create separate albums within it, one album for each set of vacation photographs.
Create an album
1 Click the button in the Albums panel or the dropdown widget next to the in the Albums panel to open
creation workflow in the right panel.
2 In the Name box, type a name for the album.
3 (Optional) From the Category drop-down list, select a category for the album.
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Note: To change the furigana for the album name, type a new furigana in the Furigana box.
4 There are various ways in which you can add photos to the Media bin:
• Drag photos into the Media bin, and click OK.
• Alternatively, you can also add photos by selecting them in Media view and select Add to Media Bin option from
the task bar.
• Select media in the Media view, right-click and select Add Selected Media. You can also select Add All to add all
the media present in the media view to an album.
To delete any photo, select the photo and click the trash bin icon.
The album appears in the Albums panel under the album category you specified.
Create an album category
1 Click the arrow button next to in the Albums panel, and choose New Album Category.
2 In the Album CategoryName box, type a name for the album category.
Note: To change the furigana for the album category name, type a new furigana in the Furigana box.
3 (Optional) From the Parent Album Category menu, choose a category into which you’d like to nest your album
category.
4 Click OK.
The album category appears in the Albums panel under the album category you specified.
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Create instant albums using folder names
You can automatically create an instant album with the same name as a folder on your hard disk. Creating instant
albums this way is useful when you’ve used descriptive folder names to organize the media files on your hard disk. It
also helps to quickly add your managed media files with those same folder names.
1 In the Media view, choose the folder from My Folders list in the Albums panel.
2 In the folder tree/managed folder on the left, select the folder containing the media files you want to tag. Thumbnails
of the managed media files in that folder appear in the Media grid.
3 Right-click the folder and select Create An Instant Album.
A new album is created in the Albums panel bearing the name of the folder.
4 (Optional) To customize the properties of the newly created album, right-click/control-click the album name, and
select Edit.
Add photos to an album
1 Click the All Media button in the top-left corner of the Media view to view the media available in Organizer.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the photos or videos from the Media view into the album in the Albums panel.
• Drag the album from the Albums panel to the photo in the Media view.
• You can also add people/places/events stacks to an album. Select the stack and drag to the album.
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Note: You can also add photos to an album when copying and importing images to Elements Organizer. See Designate
an album during photo download.
Add photos to multiple albums
1 Click the All Media button in the top-left corner of the Media view to view the media available in Organizer.
2 Select one or more photos. The selected photos are outlined in blue.
3 Select one or more album names in the Albums panel. Shift-click to select adjacent items or Ctrl-click/Command-
click to select nonadjacent items.
4 Add the photos to the albums by doing one of the following:
• Drag the photos into any of the selected albums in the Albums panel.
• Drag the albums from the Albums panel onto any of the selected photos.
Display photos in an album
As the same photo can be in multiple albums, you can view only one album at a time.
❖ Click an album.
To see which albums a photo is in, hold the pointer over the album icon or the tag icon (when multiple keyword
tags are attached to the album) under the photo in the Media view.
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Sort photos in an album
You can sort the photos within an album in chronological, reverse-chronological, or album order.
1 Select an album from the Albums and Folders panel.
2 From the Sort By drop down list in the Media view, select one of the following options:
• Newest: Orders the photos by date from the most recent to the oldest
• Oldest: Orders the photos by date from the oldest to the most recent
• Name: Orders the media alphabetically by name (A-Z)
• Import Batch: Orders the photos by the batches in which they were imported
• Album Order: Orders the photos by user's choice. You can manually drag and reorder the order photos.
Customize the order of photos in an album
Apart from the default sort order (Newest/Oldest/Import batch) provided by EO, you can also customize the order in
which you want your photos.
1 Select an album from the Albums panel.
2 From the Sort By drop down list in the Media view, select any of the following option to sort:
• Newest
• Oldest
• Name (alphabetically from A-Z)
• Import Batch
• Album Order
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3 Select one or more photos, drag the selection between any two photos in the album. You can also drag the selection
before the first or after the last photo in the album.
Note: To reset the order of items, select Newest/Oldest/Import batch from the Sort By drop down list.
Designate an album during photo download
You can designate an album to which the media is downloaded to while using the Photo downloader or the Import >
From Camera or Card Reader option. Click
procedure to reach the Photo download option.
1 Make sure that the Photo Downloader is in the Advanced Dialog mode. If necessary, click Advanced Dialog.
2 In the Advanced Options section, select Import Into Album.
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3 Click Settings and do any of the following in the Select An Album dialog box:
• To import photos into a specific album, select the album in the dialog box.
• To import photos into a new album, click Create New Album and then type a name to overwrite the generic
“New Album” name in the dialog box.
4 Click OK.
Export or import an album structure
Album structures contain the album names and album categories created by you. You can save your current set of
albums and album category names, including their organization in the Albums panel and their icons. This structure
can be shared with other users.
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You can share album structures with others by exporting or importing them. For example, you have a set of albums
representing different museums you’ve visited with friends. By saving and exporting your album set, your friends, who
have also visited those museums, can import that album structure (not the photos in it) and use it for their photos.
Alternately, you can import the album structure of one of your friends and apply it to your photos.
Export an album structure
You can share album structures with others by exporting yours.
Note: Exporting an album does not export the photos associated with the album.
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1 In the Albums panel, click the arrow next to and choose Save Albums To File.
2 Choose one of the following and click OK:
Export All Albums Creates a file that contains your entire album hierarchy.
Export Specified Album Category Creates a file that contains the hierarchy of the album category you select from
the list.
3 In the Save Album to File dialog box that appears, choose a location and enter a name for the file. Then click Save.
The file is saved as an XML file.
Import an album structure
You can import an existing hierarchy of album categories into the Albums panel, where you can use it for your own
photos.
Note: Importing an album does not import the photos associated with the album.
1 In the Albums panel, click the down arrow next and choose Import Albums From File.
2 Select the exported XML file in the Import Albums From File dialog box containing the album and album category
names, and click Open.
3 Browse and select the XML file that contains the album structure that you want to import. Click Open.
More Help topics
Attach keyword tags to photos in an album
Create albums from keyword tags
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Creating and editing saved searches
About Saved Searches
Saved Searches are albums that collect media matching specified criteria. After you create a Saved Search, any media
that matches the criteria of that Saved Search appears automatically in the Saved Search results. As you add new media
to the catalog, the media items matching the Saved Search criteria also appear automatically in the Saved Search results.
Saved Searches keep themselves up-to-date.
Create a Saved Search
1 Click the Search icon. Select Saved Searches from the drop-down list.
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2 In the Saved Searches dialog box, click New Search Query.
3 Enter the search criteria in the New Search Query dialog box and click OK.
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Specify the following details in the New Search Query dialog box.
• Name: Enter the name of the Saved Search.
• Search Criteria: Select the search criteria from the drop-down lists. Enter the value (if required) in the text box.
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• Click + to add another search query.
• Click OK.
For example, you can search for all the files with filenames starting with Dsc.
Note: You can apply more than one criterion to your selection.
4 Click Options in the upper-right pane to view the Saved Search options.
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Click Clear to clear the search results and return to the Media view.
You can save the current search results as a new Saved Search. Click Save Search Criteria as Saved Search.
Modify Search Criteria to modify the search criteria in order to achieve the intended search results.
Hide best match results and view the other search results.
Hide the results that do not match the Saved Search to focus on the search results in the Media view.
Edit a Saved Search and create a similar Saved Search
You can edit the search criteria of a Saved Search.
1 Click the search icon. Select Saved Searches from the drop-down list.
2 In the Saved Searches dialog box, select the search you want to modify and click Open.
The Saved Search is executed, and the results are displayed in the Media view.
3 Select Options from the upper-right bar. Click Search Modify Criteria.
4 Edit the search criteria or add more search criteria.
Check the Save this Search Criteria as Saved Search option. Enter the name of the search. A new Saved Search is
created.
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Remove a Saved Search
1 In the Search bar, select Saved Searches.
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2 In the Saved Searches dialog box, select the Saved Search you want to delete. Click the trash icon. Click OK.
More Help topics
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Create an album or an album category
Editing albums and album categories
Editing an album
1 Select an album from the Albums panel of the Organize workspace.
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2 Right-click and choose Edit.
3 In the Edit Album panel, you can edit the following:
• Name: Edit the name of the album.
• Category: Select the category from the drop-down list. Delete media by selecting a photo or video and drag to
the trash bin. You can select multiple media and drop to the trash bin too.
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Renaming an album
You can rename an album quickly. Right-click on the album in the Albums panel and select Rename.
Rename the album by entering the new name in the Rename dialog box.
Removing photos from an album
1 In the Media view, select the photos you want to remove from an album.
2 Right-click/control-click the photo, and choose Remove from Album > Select Album name of the Album from
which the photo has to be deleted. (A photo can be present in more than one album.)
• If the album icon associated with the photo is visible, right-click/control-click the icon and choose Delete [album
name] Album to delete the album. The media associated with the album is not deleted.
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Merge albums
You can merge multiple albums into a single album, the album created contains all the photos in the merged albums.
For example, if you create a “Cars” album, and then later inadvertently create an “Automobiles” album for the same
photos, you can merge both albums into one. When you merge albums, all photos are placed into one album and the
other albums are removed. Photos are placed in the order they appear in the Albums panel. You can rearrange the order
before or after you merge.
1 In the Albums panel, select the albums you want to merge. Click the album name to select an album, Shift-click to
select contiguous albums, or Control-click(Win)/Command-click(Mac OS) to select noncontiguous albums.
2 Right-click and select Merge Albums.
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3 From the list, choose the album into which you want to merge the selected albums, and click OK.
Delete an album or album category
Deleting an album or album category removes the album, album category, and any albums in the category, but not the
photos in them. Note that you cannot delete an album category and an album in another category at the same time.
1 In the Albums panel, click the album name to select an album or album category. Shift-click to select multiple
albums or Ctrl-click to select multiple noncontiguous albums.
2 Right click and select Delete.
Note: The media associated with the album is not deleted.
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Reorganize albums and album categories
By default, top-level albums are listed in alphabetical order followed by album categories in alphabetical order. You can
change their order, but you can’t place albums after album categories.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Keyword Tags And Albums (Windows), or Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences >
Keyword Tags and albums (Mac OS).
2 Under Enable Manual Sorting Option, select Manual for Album Categories and Albums, and then click OK.
3 In the Albums panel, select one or more albums and album categories.
4 Drag the items to their new location in the albums hierarchy.
When you move an album category, the items it contains move with it.
Note: You can’t move a lower-level album or album category to the top level by dragging. Instead, change its group to
Top level in the Edit Album or Edit Album Category dialog box.
Attach keyword tags to photos in an album
Like albums, keyword tags provide a way of organizing photos and other media files. Keyword tags as well as albums
can be associated with the same item. You can apply a keyword tag to a photo even when you are viewing that photo in
its album.
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1 In the Albums panel, click the album name to display the photos in that album.
2 Cl i c k Tags / I n fo button i n th e Ta s k pan e .
3 Either select Edit > Select All to select all the items in the Media view or click on a particular media item.
4 Select and attach the keyword tags to the photos. From the Keyword Tags pane, right click and select Apply to
selected Media. You can also drag and drop a keyword on a media item to apply that keyword tag to that media.
Create albums from keyword tags
1 In the Keyword Tags tab, click the triangle next to Keyword Tags to expand the panel.
2 Click on arrow widget to the right most side of the tag. The Media view shows all the photos with that tag attached.
3 On the Import > Albums tab, click the triangle next to Albums to expand the panel.
4 Do one of the following:
• Drag the photos into one or more albums in the Album panel.
• Create a new album and drag the photos into it.
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More Help topics
About albums
Add photos to an album
Creating albums and album categories
Troubleshooting catalog issues
Troubleshooting catalog conversion errors
Ensure that a previous version of Elements Organizer is not open on your computer.
(Windows) Close iTunes and make sure that EXE file of iTunes (iTunes and iTunesHelper) is not running in the Task
Manager. (Mac OS), Close iTunes and make sure that EXE file of iTunes (iTunes and iTunesHelper) is not running in
the Activity Monitor.
If any of the following processes from a previous version are running on your computer, close these processes and retry.
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• Auto Analyzer
To disable Auto Analyzer, select Edit > Preferences > Media-Analysis. Disable the options for running the analyzer.
After the options are disabled, verify that the EXE file of Auto-Analyzer (ElementsAutoAnalyzer) is not running in
the Task Manager.
• People Recognition
Select Edit > Preferences > Media-Analysis. Disable Analyze Photos for People Automatically.
Repair a catalog
If your catalog gets damaged by a power failure or technical glitch, Elements Organizer displays a message saying that
there’s a problem with the catalog. Use the Repair command to fix it.
Note: (Mac OS) You cannot access catalogs present on a network drive.
1 Close Photoshop Elements.
2 Select File > Manage Catalogs.
3 In the Catalog Manager, select the catalog you want to repair.
4 Click Repair.
5 One of the following dialog boxes are displayed.
• If a dialog box reports No Errors Were Found In The Catalog, click OK or Repair Anyway.
• If a dialog box reports that the catalog doesn’t have errors, but the thumbnail cache does, click Delete Thumbnail
Cache. Photoshop Elements deletes and regenerates the cache.
• If a dialog box reports that errors were found, click OK or Cancel. If errors were found in the thumbnail cache,
Photoshop Elements deletes the cache and regenerates it.
• If a dialog box reports that the catalog is unrecoverable, consider loading a backup of the catalog.
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Reconnect missing files in a catalog
If you move, rename, or delete a file outside Elements Organizer, a missing file icon is displayed when you try to
open or change it.
By default, Elements Organizer automatically tries to reconnect missing and renamed files as it encounters them. Files
with the same name, modification date, and size as the missing files are used to reconnect them to the catalog.
For operations such as to print, e-mail, edit, or export the file, missing files are reported only when you try to use them.
In such instances, the Reconnect Missing Files dialog box opens.
Note: The missing icon is also displayed for large files for which the thumbnail cannot be generated.
1 Do one of the following:
• To reconnect specific files, select one or more items with the missing file icon , and select File > Reconnect
> Missing File.
• To reconnect all missing items, select File > Reconnect > All Missing Files.
2 If you know the current location of the files, click Browse. Navigate to the location in your computer containing the
missing files.
If you do not know the location of the files, wait for Elements Organizer to complete searching your computer.
3 Select one or more missing files in the Reconnect Missing Files dialog box. Shift-click to select files in a series. Ctrl-
click/Cmd-click to select noncontiguous files.
Note: If a n ex ac t ma tch isn’t fo und , cli ck B row se. I n th e Rec onn ect M iss ing Fil es di alo g box , man ual ly f ind a nd re connec t
missing files.
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4 Click Reconnect.
Disable automatic reconnect
1 In the Elements Organizer, choose Edit > Preferences > Files, or Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Files
(Mac OS).
2 Deselect Automatically Search For And Reconnect Missing Files.
3 Click OK.
Handle offline files
Offline files are items in a catalog present on an external disk/drive that is currently offline (not available). The Offline
icon
When you import files from an exte rnal driv e, the impor t dial og allows you t o copy fi les to your compute r after import.
If you deselect the Copy Files On Import option, and select Generate Previews option, low-resolution copies called
preview files are created.
When you perform some operations on offline items, you are asked to insert the disk/drive containing the offline file.
Note: For some operations such as Photo Mail, email attachments, and PDF slide shows, the option Use Previews For
Offline Items is displayed in the Find Offline Files dialog. Select this option to proceed with the operation using the low
resolution preview files.
When you perform an operation on an offline file, the Find Offline Drives dialog is displayed.
appears on items that are offline (stored on disk/drive, not on the local hard drive).
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You can perform one of the following actions:
• Insert the disk/drive containing the items. Offline files get connected. For network drives, ensure that you are
connected to the network, and click Refresh. If all the items in the catalog that are marked offline are restored to
their online status, you can proceed with various file operations on them.
Note: If you have more than one disk/drive listed in the Find Offline Drives dialog, insert all the disks/drives for connecting
all the files.
• When your selection contains a mix of connected and offline files, and you want to ignore the offline files for now,
select Skip. The selected operation is performed on all the connected files. Offline files retain their offline status, and
they remain unchanged.
• If your selection contains items that have been moved/copied to another location, select Reconnect Files. Browse to
the current location of the files, and select the items. All the reconnected offline items are connected, and the
selected operation is performed on them.
• If you have copied/moved your items to a different drive, connect the drive to your computer, and select Reconnect
Drives. Select the drive from the dropdown menu. All offline items in the catalog located on the drive are restored
to their online status, and the selected operation is performed on the connected items.
Note: Ensure that all the offline files are present in the original folder structure on the drive.
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Moving catalog containing offline files across operating systems
When you restore a catalog created on Windows to a Mac OS, offline items in the catalog are not connected
automatically even after you insert the drive. When you perform an action on such items, the Find Offline Drives dialog
appears. Select Reconnect Drives, and select the drive containing the items from the dropdown menu.
Similarly, perform the same operation when you are trying to restore a Mac OS catalog containing offline files on
Wi nd ow s.
Backup or restore catalogs
Backup catalogs to create free space on your computer by moving rarely used media files to a CD, DVD, another drive
on your computer, or a shared network.
If you are backing up to a CD or DVD, ensure that you have a CD or DVD drive with writable media connected to your
computer. For incremental back ups, ensure that you have the media that contains the last complete back up.
Tips and pointers for backing up catalogs
Before you proceed to back up a catalog, ensure that you have noted the following information.
• It’s best to back up to a CD, DVD, or external hard drive.
If you back up to a folder on your computer’s internal hard drive, Elements Organizer renames the files with
al phanu mer ic c ode s. T his renam ing preve nts mu ltipl e fil es w ith the sam e name in t he s ame bac kup folde r. How eve r,
Elements Organizer restores the names when you restore the files.
• Backup/restore using CD/DVD is not supported on Mac OS. Also, on Mac OS, you cannot access files on a shared
network.
• To burn selected photos onto a CD or DVD for playback on computers or multiple DVD players, see Publish a slide
show (Windows only).
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• (Windows only) To use all the available space on CDs and DVDs, Elements Organizer lets you burn multiple
sessions on a disc. Choose Edit > Preferences > Files, and select the Enable Multisession Burning To CD/DVD.
• When you finish, it’s a good idea to label any removable media, such as a CD with the name and date of the backup
sessions. To label a disc, create a CD and DVD label by using Elements Organizer, or use a pen specially designed
for safely writing on discs
Back up a catalog
1 If you have multiple catalogs, open the catalog you want to back up.
2 Select File > Backup Catalog.
3 If a dialog box appears asking if you want to reconnect missing files, do one of the following:
• Click Reconnect to check for missing files. If you clicked Reconnect, and missing files are found, the Reconnect
Missing Files dialog box appears and prompts you to reconnect the missing files.
• Click Continue to proceed with backing up files. Elements Organizer automatically performs a recover
procedure.
Note: If you choose to continue with the backup despite disconnected items,restoring this backup set yields a catalog with
the items disconnected.
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4 In step 1 of the Backup wizard, select one of the following options, and click Next:
Full Backup Creates a copy of the entire catalog and all the photo files, video files, audio clips, PDFs, projects, and
other related files. Choose this option at least the first time you back up your files.
Incremental Backup Creates a copy of the catalog, all new or modified media files, PDFs, projects, and other related
files since the last full or incremental backup.
5 In step 2 of the Backup wizard, set the following options, and then click Save Backup:
• From the Select Destination Drive list, select the CD, DVD, or hard drive to which you want to burn the items.
• Type a name for the backup session in the Name textbox, or accept the default name.
• If you select a CD or DVD drive, choose a speed for burning the items. The highest possible speed for your drive
an d CD /DVD m edi a is cho sen by def ault. If t hat spe ed d oes n’t work , tr y pro gress ive ly low er s pee ds u nti l you f ind
one that works.
• If you selec t a har d dr ive, Back up P ath spec if ies wher e the fi les are ba cke d up on a n int erna l har d dr ive o r ne twor k
hard drive. To change the location, click Browse, and select another location.
• If you’re making an incremental backup, Previous Backup File is used to determine what has changed since the
last backup, if any. To browse to another previous backup file, click Browse, and select another file.
6 After Elements Organizer calculates the size and estimated time needed for the backup, click Save Backup. If you
selected a CD or DVD drive, you are prompted to insert writable CDs or DVDs as needed.
7 If you’re making an incremental backup, locate or insert the media containing the last full backup, or incremental
backup, and follow the on-screen directions.
As each CD or DVD is burned, Elements Organizer lets you verify the disc. Although verifying is time-consuming,
ensure that the discs are created correctly.
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Restore a catalog
When you restore a catalog that has been backed up, the contents of the backup catalog are recreated on your computer.
Among other uses, restoring from a catalog helps you retrieve lost files, or move files around computers.
For example, use the Backup command to copy everything onto a writable CD or DVD. Then use the Restore command
to place the files from the CD or DVD onto the other computer.
Note: Backup/Restore using CD/DVD is not supported on Mac OS.
1 Do one of the following:
• If you backed up to removable media, such as a CD or DVD, insert it into your computer.
• If you backed up to an external hard drive, make sure that it’s connected to your computer.
2 Select File > Restore Catalog.
3 In Restore From, specify where the files to restore are located:
• Select CD/DVD if your backup files are on either of these media. If necessary, use the Select Drive menu to
choose the drive with the CD or DVD.
Note: If you are restoring files from a CD or DVD with multisession backup files, use the Select Drive list to select your
most recent backup.
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• Select Hard Drive/Other Volume if your backup files are on your hard disk or other removable media, such as a
flash drive. Click the Browse button to locate the backup file to restore.
4 Specify a location for the restored catalog and files:
• Select Original Location to restore your catalog, photos, video files, PDFs, projects, and audio clips to their
original locations.
• Select New Location to restore the catalog and images to a new drive or folder. Click Browse to select a location.
Select Restore Original Folder Structure to preserve the hierarchy of the folders and subfolders that contain your
catalog, photos, video files, PDFs, projects, and audio clips.
Note: If you selected Restore From CD/DVD, Elements Organizer prompts you if more than one disc is required to
restore a catalog. Follow the onscreen instructions, which differ depending on whether you’re restoring a single backup
set or a single backup set plus one or more incremental back ups.
5 Click Restore.
Restore a catalog from a previous Windows version on Mac OS
• Restore the catalog from the previous Windows version in the current Windows version of Elements Organizer. The
catalog is converted to a format compatible with the current version, and a conversion complete message is
displayed.
• In the current Windows version, back up the catalog that you restored.
• In Mac OS, restore the backup file (.tly) in Elements Organizer.
Creating and editing catalogs
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About catalogs
A catalog is a file in which Elements Organizer maintains information about imported media. When you import media,
basic info such as file name and location are updated in the file. As you keep working on the file in Elements Organizer,
the file is further updated to reflect those changes.
When you move your media files along with the catalog to another computer or another version of Elements Organizer,
all that information is retained.
The catalog file contains the following information:
• The path and name of the media file.
• The path and filename of any associated audio file.
• The path, filename, and volume name of the original, full-resolution file (if the original file is stored offline on a CD
or DVD).
• The path and filename of the original, unedited file (if the file has been edited).
• The name of any camera or scanner associated with the batch of imported media files.
• Captions you’ve added to a media file.
• Notes you’ve added to a media file.
• The media type—that is, whether it’s a photo, video files, audio clip, or project.
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• The date and time the media file was created and whether its date is completely or only partially known.
• Keyword tags that have been applied to the media file.
• Albums in which the media file is included.
• The media file’s history: whether it is printed on a local printer, exported, shared over e-mail or online, sent to online
photo-finishing services. The history also shows whether the media file was received from an online source, and
what batch it was imported in (including import date and time).
• Edits that have been applied to the media file (such as rotation, cropping, and fixing red eye).
• The pixel dimensions of any photos and video files.
• Project settings (project type, whether captions are displayed, showing page numbers, and so on).
• Metadata including pixel dimensions, EXIF, copyright, IPTC information, and file format information.
Create a catalog
When you import media into Photoshop Elements, they are added to a default catalog. If you choose to use this default
catalog file for all your media, you do not have to do anything else.
However, there are times when you want to create multiple catalogs. For example, you want to create separate catalogs
for photos of your workplace and photos of your family.
1 Select File > Manage Catalogs.
2 Do one of the following:
a To choose a preset location for the catalog, select Catalogs Accessible By All Users (Windows® only) or Catalogs
Accessible By The Current User.
b To select a custom location, choose Custom Location, and click Browse. Browse to the location on your computer
for the catalog file.
3 Click New.
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4 Type a name for the catalog in the Enter A Name For The New Catalog dialog box.
5 Click OK.
Locating the catalog file
• Click Help > System Info.
The location of the catalog file currently open on your computer is listed under Current catalog >Catalog Location.
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Open a catalog
1 Select File > Manage Catalogs.
2 Select the catalog from the list in the Catalog Manager dialog box.
3 Click Open.
Note: (Mac OS) You cannot access catalogs on a shared network.
Moving or modifying media files
Because Elements Organizer contains references to files, avoid moving or modifying them outside of the software. If
you move or alter the file outside of Elements Organizer, you are prompted to reconnect to the file.
Use the following suggestions to move or modify files associated with a catalog.
• Move the files in your catalog with the Move command (select a file and choose File > Move).
• Rename the files in your catalog with the Rename command (select the item and choose File > Rename).
• If you’ve deleted a file, remove its listing from the catalog, so that the item no longer appears in the Media view. Fix
this from the Reconnect Missing File dialog box or with the Edit > Delete From Catalog command.
• Edit the original file in its original application by using the Edit > Edit With [Original Application] command.
To set up this command, do the following:
• Select Edit > Preferences > Editing (Windows) or Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Editing (Mac
OS).
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• Select Use A Supplementary Editing Application, click Browse, and locate and select the application.
• Click Open.
Using this command also allows you to change the filename and file type (for example, from BMP to JPEG) without
causing a missing file error. If necessary, update the thumbnails when you’re finished editing.
Use (convert) a catalog of a previous version
When you open Elements Organizer for the first time after installation, you are prompted to convert catalogs from
previous versions. When you click Yes, catalogs from the previous version are converted and renamed.
If you have not converted catalogs earlier, use the following procedure to convert catalogs from previous versions.
Note: Adobe recommends that you take a backup of your previous catalog using File > Backup Catalog.
1 In the latest version of Elements Organizer, select File > Manage Catalogs.
2 Click Convert.
3 Select the catalog from the list that is displayed.
4 Click Done.
Notes for users upgrading their catalogs to Photoshop Elements 11
Enhancements to the user interface and changes to supported file formats necessitate changes to the catalog conversion
process as well. The following table helps you upgrade your catalog smoothly to Photoshop Elements 11.
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Item Post migration to Photoshop Elements 11
People tags You can locate photos with People tags in the People panel of the
Events tag Renamed to Events (Tags)
Places tag Renamed to Places (Tags)
Smart Albums You can locate Smart Albums under Saved Searches.
Unsupported file formats The following file formats are skipped during f ile conversion: Filmstrip
Unsupported album templates Default album template is used for the online album.
Media view, or in the People view. Generic icons are used for People
tags.
To view the People panel in the Media view, select View > Show People
in Tag Panel.
Photos in sub categories are moved to the Groups section of the
People view. In the People view, click the Pe ople > Group slider to view
them..
(FLM), Wireless BMP (WBM, WBMP), PCX, Targa (TGA, VDA, ICB, VST),
Photoshop RAW (RAW), PICT File, PCT, PICT), Scitex CT (SCT),
Photoshop EPS (EPS), EPS TIFF Preview (EPS), Generic EPS (AI3, AI4, AI5,
AI6, AI7, AI8, PS, EPS.AI, EPSF, EPSP, .amr
Rename a catalog
1 Close Photoshop Elements Editor and Adobe Premiere Elements.
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2 In Elements Organizer, select File > Manage Catalogs.
3 In the Catalog Manager dialog box, select the name of a catalog from the list.
4 Click Rename. Then type the new name, and click OK.
Delete a catalog
You can delete a catalog only if there is more than one catalog associated with Elements Organizer. If you have one
catalog and want to delete it, create another catalog before you proceed to delete the current catalog.
1 Close Photoshop Elements Editor and Adobe Premiere Elements.
2 Select File > Manage Catalogs.
3 Ensure that more than one catalog is listed in the Catalog Manager dialog box. Create a new catalog, if necessary.
Create a catalog.
See
4 Open a catalog other than the one you want to remove. See Open a catalog.
5 In the Catalog Manager dialog box, highlight the catalog that you want to remove.
6 Click Remove. Then click Yes.
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Optimize catalog size
Optimizing a catalog helps reduce its size. Consequently, the time taken to open and work with files in a catalog is
reduced.
1 Close Photoshop Elements Editor and Adobe Premiere Elements.
2 Select File > Manage Catalogs.
3 In the Catalog Manager, select the catalog you want to optimize.
4 Click Optimize.
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Tag your media
Tagging makes your media easier to manage and search-friendly. You can use keyword tags to identify photos and
videos with keywords and retrieve individual media files or albums. Additionally; people, place, or events tags let you
easily organize your media.
Work with keyword tags
About keyword tags
Keyword tags are personalized keywords, such as “Dad” or “Florida,” that you attach to photos, video files, audio clips,
PDFs, and projects in the Media view. Keyword tags enable you to easily organize and find the tagged files. When you
use keyword tags, there’s no need to manually organize your media files in subject-specific folders or rename files with
content-specific names. Instead, you can simply attach one or more keyword tags to each media file. Then, you can
retrieve the media files you want by selecting one or more keyword tags in the Keyword Tags panel. You can also find
media files with specific keyword tags when you type a keyword in the Search textbox.
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For example, you can create a keyword tag called “Anna” and attach it to every media file featuring your sister, Anna.
Then, to instantly find all the media files of Anna that are stored on your computer, select the tag ‘Anna’ in the Keyword
Tags p a n e l.
You can create keyword tags using any keywords you want. When media files have multiple keyword tags, you can select
a combination of keyword tags to find a particular person at a particular place or event. For example, you can search
for all “Anna” keyword tags and all “Marie” keyword tags to find all pictures of Anna with daughter, Marie. Or search
for all “Anna” keyword tags and all “Cabo” keyword tags to find all the pictures of Anna vacationing in Cabo San Lucas.
Using the Keyword Tags panel
You create and work with keyword tags in the Keyword Tags panel of the Organize tab.
In the Keyword Tags panel, Elements Organizer includes the following default category: Travel. In addition, if you
import media files that already have tags attached, those tags appear under an Imported Keyword Tags category. You
can organize tags under these categories and create your own categories and subcategories.
You can perform the following tasks in the Keyword Tags panel:
• View all the keyword tags, tag categories, and tag subcategories. Click the triangle next to a category or subcategory
to expand or collapse the keyword tags under it.
• Create, edit, and delete keyword tags.
• Organize keyword tags within the categories and subcategories.
• Scroll up and down the list of keyword tags.
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Create a keyword tag
You can create new keyword tags, under any category or subcategory, to organize media files you’ve recently added to
your catalog. New keyword tags have a question mark icon
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1 Click the New button in the Keyword Tags panel and choose New Keyword Tag.
2 In the Cre ate Keyword Tag di alog box, use the Category menu to choose a category or subcategor y in which to place
the tag.
3 In the Name box, type a name for the keyword tag.
Note: To change the furigana for the tag name, type a new furigana in the Furigana box.
4 In the Note box, type any information you want to add about the tag. (For example, you could write that the tag
represents vacation photos.)
5 Click OK.
The keyword tag appears in the Keyword Tags panel under the category or subcategory you selected.
Note: The first time you attach a keyword tag to a media file, that media file becomes the icon for that keyword tag. To
change the icon, see
Change a keyword tag icon.
Attach keyword tags to media files
Once you have created a keyword tag, you can attach it to media files associated with the tag. You can attach multiple
keyword tags to a media file. The first time you attach a tag to a media file, that photo becomes the icon for that tag. If
you drag multiple media files to a keyword tag, the first media file you selected becomes the icon for that tag.
1 In the Media view, select the media files to which you want to attach the tag. (To select more than one photo, Ctrl-
click/Cmd-click the media files.)
2 To attach one media file to one tag, do one of the following:
• Drag the tag from the Keyword Tags panel onto the selected media files.
• Drag the media files onto the tag in the Keyword Tags panel.
3 To attach keyword tags to multiple media files, do one of the following:
• Drag the tag from the Keyword Tags panel onto one of the selected media files.
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• Select one or more keyword tags, and then drag the tags onto one of the selected media files.
• Select one or more keyword tags, and then drag the photos onto one of the selected tags in the Keyword Tags
panel.
To apply a tag to all the media files in an album, click the album in the Albums panel. Select all the media files in
the Media view. Select the keyword tag from the Keyword Tags panel, and attach the tag to them.
About smart tags
Note: Smart tags are no longer available in Elements 13.
Smart tags enable you to easily find media files (photos and videos) by quality and content. Auto-Analyzer assigns
smart tags to media files automatically. Auto-Analyzer enables:
• Analyzing media files.
• Identifying photographs and scenes based on a quality such as shaky, dark, or bright.
You can find the best media files and eliminate the bad ones. You can use these tags for sorting the assets based on their
quality. To view the media files that have been auto analyzed, select the Smart Tags option in Elements Organizer
interface.
Note: You cannot create, edit, or delete smart tags. However, you can remove or apply smart tags from the individual clips.
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The content analysis for Auto-Analyzer can be manual or automatic. In the manual mode, you can assign smart tags to
selected assets. In the automatic mode, a background process analyzes and assigns Smart tags to the assets.
Find media files by their keyword tags
1 In the Search bar, begin typing the name of the tag in the box, a list of tags that match the typed letters is populated.
For example, if you type D, all tags beginning with the letter D are displayed. You can select the required tag.
The application finds all media files that have any of those keyword tags attached. If you select a keyword tag
category or subcategory that itself has nested subcategories, the application displays all photos in the hierarchy. For
example, assume that you have a ‘Wedding’ subcategory that contains the keyword tags ‘Bride’ and ‘Groom’. If you
select the ‘Wedding’ subcategory, Elements Organizer displays all media files tagged ‘Bride’ or ‘Groom’.
2 You can also click on the tag to search for the media associated with that tag. After you click on the tag, the advanced
search menu is displayed. You can modify the searches and select other keyword tags to search for the associated
media.
Create and apply tags quickly
The Keyword Tags textbox in Elements Organizer interface enables creating and applying tags quickly. This textbox
displays a subset of the list of existing tags based on the letter you type. For example, if you type the letter S, the textbox
populates a list of tags beginning with the letter S. You can view a subset of this list. You can select an existing tag from
this list and apply it to the selected set of assets or create a tag and apply it.
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Create tags quickly
1 Select a media file.
2 Type the name of the tag in the Image Tags field.
3 Click Add.
Apply tags quickly
1 Select the assets you want to tag, and do one of the following:
• Type the name of the tag in the Keyword Tags textbox.
• Type a letter, for example, A, to view a list of tags beginning with the letter A. Select the tag you want to use.
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2 Click Add.
The tags are applied to the selected assets.
Create new keyword tag category or subcategory
1 In the Keyword Tags panel of the Organize tab, click the New button and choose either New Category or New
Sub-Category.
2 Do one of the following:
• To create new category, type its name in the Category Name box. Click Choose Color and specify the color you
want to appear on the keyword tags in that category. Then click to select an icon from the Category Icon list.
• To create new subcategory, type its name in the Sub-Category Name box. Then use the Parent Category Or Sub-
Category menu to choose a category in which to place the subcategory.
3 Click OK.
The new category or subcategory appears in the Keyword Tags panel.
Note: You can edit or delete a subcategory. However, its icon always appears as a plain tag; you cannot add a photo to it.
Editing keyword tags, categories, and subcategories
Change a keyword tag icon
By default, Photoshop Elements creates an icon for a keyword from the first photo to which you’ve attached the tag. You
can change this icon to one that better represents the tag.
1 Select the tag in the Keyword Tags panel.
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Note: This feature is not available for tags generated through Face/People Recognition
2 Click the New button , and select Edit from the menu.
3 Click Edit Icon in the Edit Keyword Tag dialog box.
4 You can edit the following properties of an icon:
• Color: Click Choose Color and select a color to change the color of the icon.
• Name: Edit the name of the keyword category in Category Name.
• Category Icon: Select the icon from the options available in Category Icon. Slide horizontally to view the other
options for icons.
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5 Click OK.
Edit a keyword tag category or subcategory
You can change the name of a category or subcategory, or the location of the category or subcategory.
1 Select the category or subcategory in the Keyword Tags panel. Click the New button , and select Edit from the
menu or right-click/ctrl-click a category and select Edit.
2 You can edit the following properties of an icon:
• Color: Click Choose Color and select a color to change the color of the icon.
• Name: Edit the name of the keyword category in Category Name.
• Category Icon: Select the icon from the options available in Category Icon. Slide horizontally to view the other
options for icons.
3 Click OK.
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Reorganize keyword tags, categories, and subcategories by dragging
By default, keyword tags and subcategories are listed in alphabetical order. However, you can change their order by
dragging.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Keyword Tags and Albums (Windows), or Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences
> Keyword Tags and Albums (Mac OS).
2 In the Enable Manual Sorting Option area, select Manual for Categories, Sub-Categories, and Keyword Tags, and
then click OK.
3 In the Keyword Tags panel, select one or more keyword tags, categories, or subcategories.
4 Drag the selected items to a new location by doing one of the following:
• To reorder keyword tags within a category or subcategory, drag the tag until you see a gray line, and then release
the mouse button. The tag appears directly under the gray line.
• To move a tag to a new category, drag the tag over the category you want to move it to; when the category
becomes highlighted, release the mouse button.
• To reorder categories or subcategories, drag the category or subcategory until you see a gray line. When you
release the mouse button, the category or subcategory appears directly under the gray line. When you move a
category or subcategory, the keyword tags it contains move with it.
• To embed categories or subcategories into other categories, drag them to the category or subcategory you want,
and when the destination category or subcategory becomes highlighted, release the mouse button.
Note: If you make a mistake moving a category or subcategory, making it a subcategor y or sub-subcategory, select it and
click the New button and select Edit from the menu in the Keyword Tags panel. Then specify the correct location using
the Parent Category Or Sub-category menu.
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Change a keyword tag to a subcategory or vice versa
❖ Do one of the following in the Organize tab:
• Right-click/control-click a keyword tag in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Create new subcategory.
• Right-click/control-click a subcategory in the Keyword Tags panel, and choose Create new subcategory. The
subcategory cannot have any keyword tags or subcategories under it.
Delete a category or subcategory
1 Select one or more categories or subcategories in the Keyword Tags panel.
2 Right click and choose Delete, and then click OK to confirm the deletion.
Remove keyword tags from photos
❖ Depending on the view in the Media view, do one of the following:
• To remove a keyword tag from one photo in thumbnail view, right-click/control-click the media file and choose
Remove Keyword Tag > [tag name].
• To remove a keyword tag from one photo in larger views, right-click/control-click a category icon under the
media file and choose Remove Keyword Tag.
Depending on your view, you can hold the pointer over the category icon to display a list of keyword tags attached
to the media file.
• To remove a keyword tag from multiple media files in any view, Ctrl-click/Cmd-click to select the media files.
Then right-click/control-click one of the selected media files and choose Remove Keyword Tag from Selected
Items> [tag name].
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• Another way to remove a keyword tag from a photo is select the photo in Media view. The keyword tags appear
in the Image Tags panel. Right-click on a tag and select Remove.
Write keyword tag information into your files
When you e-mail or export tagged JPEG, TIFF, or PSD files from Elements Organizer, tag information is automatically
included as an IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) keyword in these output files so that when the
recipient imports the media file and is prompted to import the associated tags, the tags are attached in their version of
Elements Organizer.
If you want to e-mail or share a media file without using the Elements Organizer e-mail or export features, you can
manually write the tag information into the IPTC Keyword section in the header of the file.
❖ In the Media view, select one or more files and choose File > Save Metadata to Files.
Note: It also writes the people/places/event tags in addition to the keyword tags to the file.
Import and export keyword tags
Importing and exporting keyword tags can help you share media files with others of similar interests. For example,
suppose that you have created a set of keyword tags for media files related to your hobby. If you save your tag set, your
friends with the same hobby can import those tags into their Keyword Tags panel and apply them to their own media
files. Alternately, you can import your friends’ keyword tags and apply them to your own media files. You and your
friends could then use keywords you have in common to search for media files related to the hobby you share.
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Export keyword tags
You can save your current set of keyword tags, including the entire hierarchy of categories and subcategories in your
Keyword Tags panel and the tag icons, so that you can share it with someone else. The exported tags file is saved as an
XML (Extensible Markup Language) file.
Note: Exporting tags does not export the photos associated with the tags.
1 Click the New button i n t h e K e yword Ta g s pa n e l and ch o o se S a v e Key w o r d Ta gs To Fi l e.
2 Choose one of the following and click OK:
Export All Keyword Tags Creates a file that contains all of the keyword tags and tag hierarchy.
Export Specified Keyword Tags Creates a file that contains all keyword tags and the tag hierarchy of the category or
subcategory you select from the list.
3 In the Save Keyword Tags To File dialog box that appears, choose a location and enter a name for the file. Then click
Save.
Import keyword tags from file
You can import an existing set of keyword tags (saved as an XML file using Save Keyword Tags To File), including the
entire hierarchy of categories and subcategories and the icons.
Keywo rd tags can als o be imp ort ed by impor tin g im ages th at hav e ot her tag s in the m al rea dy. For exa mple, whe n me dia
files are e-mailed, exported, and edited, or tag information is added, keyword tags are attached.
Note: Importing keyword tags does not import the photos associated with the tags.
1 In the Keyword Tags panel, click the New button and choose Import Keyword Tags From File.
2 Select t he XML (Extensible Markup Language) file in the Import Keyword Tags From Fi le dialog box containing the
keyword tags, categories, and subcategories, and then click Open.
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Set preferences for the Keyword Tags and Albums panel
1 In the Elements Organizer, cho ose Edit > Preferences > Key word Tags And Albums (Windows), or Adobe Elements
Organizer 11 > Preferences > Keyword Tags And Albums (Mac OS).
2 Specify how to order keyword tags, categories, subcategories, albums, and album categories: alphabetically or
manually. If you select Manual for a tag type, you can arrange that tag type in the Keyword Tags panel in the order
you want by dragging it.
3 Specify how to display keyword tags in Keyword Tag Display: by name only or with a small or large icon in addition
to the name. Click OK.
4 To view large icons for keyword tags: Click the symbol in the keyword tags panel and select Show Large Icon. The
preference in this flyout and in the Preferences dialog remains in sync.
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You can define and use people, place, and event tags to easily manage your media. You can create these tags from the
corresponding view (for example, the Places view) or from right within the Media view (for example, click Tags/Info in
the taskbar and then click Places).
If you’re working with tags in the Media view, you can drag and drop a tag onto the relevant media for quick tagging.
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Create people tags
You can organize people tags into groups. Colleagues, Family, and Friends are predefined groups that you can delete if
necessary.
1 Click Tags/Info from the taskbar.
2 Expand the menu and then click New Person or New Group.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions and organize your people tags.
Create place tags
1 Click Tags/Info from the taskbar.
2 Expand the menu and then click New Place.
3 In the Add New Place dialog, search for a place.
4 When prompted, confirm that you want to assign the new location.
5 Click Done. The new location is added to the Places hierarchy.
Note: Place tags in Elements 12 have GPS coordinates associated with them. These coordinates are also associated with any
media tagged with these place tags.
Edit a place tag
You can edit a place to assign different GPS coordinates to it. Follow these steps:
❖ Right-click the place in the Places hierarchy and select Edit This Place.
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1 On the map that appears, drag the pin corresponding to the place to its new location.
2 When prompted, confirm that you want to assign the new location.
3 Click Done. The place appears with a new name in the Places hierarchy.
Rename a place tag
You can change the default names of places. For example, you can rename Lincoln Ave as Home. Follow these steps:
1 Right-click the place in the Places hierarchy and select Rename.
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2 Enter a new name for the place.
3 Click OK.
To delete a place from the Places hierarchy, right-click it and select Delete. Confirm that you want to delete the place.
Assign GPS coordinates to a legacy place tag
Places imported from earlier versions of Elements into Elements 12 may not have GPS coordinates associated with
them. You can assign GPS coordinates to such places:
1 Right-click the place in the Places hierarchy and select Place On Map.
2 On the map that appears, drag the pin corresponding to the place to its new location.
3 When prompted, confirm that you want to assign the new location.
4 Click Done.
Create event tags
If necessary, you can organize event tags into groups. To create an event tag, follow these steps:
1 Click Tags/Info from the taskbar.
2 Expand the menu and then click New Event.
3 Enter the following event details:
• Event name
• Event start and end dates
• (Optional) Event group. If you haven’t defined any event groups yet, you’ll see None selected by default for this
option.
• (Optional) Event description
4 Drag and drop some media associated with the event to the media bin.
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Note: The same media may be associated with more than one event.
5 Click Done.
Note: If you’re migrating a catalog from Elements 10 or an earlier version, any event categories in the catalog are imported
as event groups.
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Find media files using the Search box
Quick Organize panel
Search based on visual uniqueness
Using the Find menu
View video and full-screen images
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View video files
In the Media view, the first frame of a video clip appears as the clip’s thumbnail. The filmstrip icon identifies a video
clip in the Media view.
1 Double-click the video clip in the Media view.
Note: To view QuickTime movies in Elements Organizer, you must have the QuickTime player installed on your
computer. If it is not already installed, download and run the QuickTime installer from
www.apple.com/quicktime/download.
2 When the Elements Organizer Media Player appears, click the Play button to start the video. To view it frame-by-
frame, drag the position slider. If you have a long video clip, it could jump over a few frames.
A Start and End buttons B Play button C Elapsed time D Drag the position slider through the video clip E Vol um e cont rol F Add Keyword
tags
3 Click the Close button to close the Elements Organizer Media Player.
The file formats that can be played in the Elements Organizer depend on the applications installed, as follows:Only
Photoshop Elements is installedIn this case, only file formats (video and audio) that can be played using non-
royalty based filters play in Elements Organizer. If a particular file format gets any other supported filter (for
example, QuickTime) on the system, then it plays in Elements Organizer as well. On Mac OS, the videos are played
using the codecs installed with Photoshop Elements. If the codecs are not available in the applications, QuickTime
codecs are used.Only Adobe Premiere Elements is installedIn this case, all file formats (video and audio) play in
Elements Organizer.Both Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements are installedIn this case, all file
formats (video and audio) play in Elements Organizer.
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Viewing media files in full screen or side by side
The Full Screen and Compare Photos Side By Side views enable viewing media files without the distraction of interface
items, such as windows and menus. You can use mouse scroll to zoom/pan media.
The View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen option displays a set of media files as a full-screen slide show. You can customize
the slide show, for example you can:
• Play an audio file as you view the images.
• Display thumbnails of the selected files in a filmstrip along the right side of the screen.
• Add effects to the media files
After deciding on the photos you want in your slide show, you can make the necessary edits to them. You can send them
directly from this view to the Slide Show Editor. To create a slide show, right-click and select the option Create >
Slideshow.
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To view a media file in Full Screen view, do one of the following:
• Select the media file you want to view, and click the View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen Preview icon .
Press F11/Cmd+F11.
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The Compare Photos Side By Side command displays two photos simultaneously. Compare Photos Side By Side view
is useful when you want to focus on details and differences between photos. You can select two or more photos to
compare.
To Compare photos, do one of the following:
• In the upper right of the Organizer, select Display > Compare Photos Side By Side (This option is not available in
all locales.)
• Select two photos and Press F12/Cmd+F12.
In Compare Photos Side By Side view, the currently selected photo has a blue border. When you click the Next Media
button
, the selected photo changes. The next photo in the selection is displayed. If you have enabled the filmstrip
option, click any image in the filmstrip to view it in place of the selected image (the one with the blue border).
While you are in Full Screen view or Compare Photos Side By Side view, you can view the following:
Quick Edit panel
Enables you to edit the displayed media file.
Quick Organize panel
Enables you to create and apply tags to media files. It also enables adding media files to existing albums.
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Control bar
Displays all the navigation icons and control icons that enable you to access the required panels and dialogs.
You can switch back and forth between views by clicking the Organize In Full Screen button or the Compare Photos
Side By Side button.
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