Macromedia Elements Organizer - 15.0 User Manual

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Chapter 1: What's New

What's new in Elements Organizer 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow

About workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Keys for viewing photos (Elements Organizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Keys for editing photos (Elements Organizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Keys for finding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting country or region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3: Importing

Importing media in bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Importing media from cameras and card readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Importing media from files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Importing photos from Scanners ( Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Importing media from iPhoto library (Mac OS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Chapter 4: Catalogs, folders, and albums

Creating albums and album categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using Smart Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Create and edit catalogs in the Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Editing albums and album categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Troubleshooting catalog issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Backup or restore catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Creating and editing saved searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 5: Viewing and fixing photos

View video and full-screen images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Fixing photos and videos using other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Grouping photos in version sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Chapter 6: Adding metadata

Marking faces in photos and organizing People view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Adding and managing event data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Chapter 7: Searching

Searching for media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using the Find menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Search options to find media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Finding media files using Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Finding media files by keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Chapter 8: Photo projects

Create slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Elements Organizer projects overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Chapter 9: Printing and sharing

Share videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Upload photos to Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Set e-mail preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Sending photos and media files by email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Order printed photos using online print services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Email photos as PDF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Share photos using online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Chapter 10: Video

Create instant movies and video stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Viewing video projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Chapter 11: Exporting

Export photos to a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Chapter 1: What's New

What's new in Elements Organizer 15

With Elements Organizer 15, it’s easier than ever for you to organize and search for your memories, and share them with your family and friends in a snap.

Read on to find the fabulous new enhancement that Elements Organizer 15 brings to you. And, rest assured in the kno

wledge that with Elements Organizer 15 by your side, your growing collection of media files remains easy to

manage and share.

Elements Organizer is included with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. For more information about new features in these products, see What's New in Photoshop Elements 15 and What's New in Premiere Elements

15.

Try the latest Photoshop Elements|Explore Elements product suite

Enhanced Search

Search is a cinch!

Find the exact photos you’re looking for by searching on a combination of things, including people, places, events, and

her favorite subjects.

The new Enhanced Search feature provides you multiple search options with a single result: fast and easy access to what y

ou are looking for. Want to search for all media files that have Jeff on a beach that were taken in March 2016? Or, quickly look up all photos of Esther's birthday that you have rated four stars or higher? No need to shuffle between the left panel, right panel, and the timeline view to find these media files. Enhanced Search combines all these in one window with a modern, touch-friendly user experience.

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For more information, see Using Enhanced Search .

Smart Tags

Find photos faster!

Smart Tags are a new, powerful way of tagging and finding your media files quickly and easily. Elements Organizer automatically analyzes your photos and generates Smart Tags for objects and events in your photos. So, all photos that you clicked on a beach are marked with the “Beach” tag. And the same with photos that relate to sunset, garden, ocean – you get the picture.

Elements Organizer even recognizes and tags photos clicked on a birthday, those that have children in them, and those that have smiling faces, just to give a few examples. Impressive, isn’t it? Smart Tags make it easy for you to search for your memories in various ways – even when you have not manually added keywords.

To search based on Smart Tags, filter through the top Smart Tags in the search window or type them out in the search bar. Elements Organizer shows your matching photos immediately.

For more information, see Using Smart Tags.

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Enhanced Instant Fix

More than organize your photos—enhance them!

Want to quickly enhance or correct multiple photos but don’t want to launch the Editor? The new enhanced Instant Fix makes editing multiple photos a breeze. Use the touch-friendly UI to make your snapshots extra-special with everything from one-click fixes to artistic looks that will wow friends and family.

For more information, see Fixing photos in Elements Organizer .

Import from Cloud services

If it’s in the Cloud, it’s in your catalog!

More and more of us use one or more online cloud services to sync our photos and videos from mobile devices to our computers. With Elements Organizer 15, you easily auto-import your photos and videos from cloud services like Dropbox, One Drive, and Google Drive. Elements Organizer tracks the folders of these services on your desktop and auto-imports the media files in them.

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Support for watch folders on Mac OS

In the previous release, watch folders were supported on Windows. In this release, Elements Organizer supports watch folders on Mac OS as well.

For more information, see Using watched folders .

Enhanced sharing to Facebook and YouTube

Sharing is even more of a delight!

Elements Organizer 15 offers you a seamless experience when sharing your media files to Facebook or YouTube. The redesigned interface provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that makes the sharing experience more delightful.

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For more information, see Upload photos to Facebookand Upload videos to YouTube.

Touch-based editing

Elements Organizer is now touch-friendly!

Organize photos with your fingertips. Now, you can simply tap to find, sort, and enhance your photos in your touchscreen devices. The new Instant Fix mode in Element Organizer also supports touch, putting all those cool effects and edits literally at your fingertips!

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Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow

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.

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 are 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:

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.

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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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 slideshows, 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.

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.

You can later then sort all such photos with a five star rating.

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Sort media You can sort media in Elements Organizer by the following parameters:

Newest: Or

Oldest: Or

Name:(Elem

Import Batch: Or

Album Order: Or

Tas k pa ne Contains buttons to add places, people, events, and create slide shows. You can also launch editors for fixing

ders the media by date from the most recent to the oldest

ders the media by date from the oldest to the most recent

ents 12) Orders the media alphabetically by name (A-Z)

ders the media by the batches in which they were imported

ders the media by user's choice. You can manually drag and reorder the media.

photos and videos from the Editor button. See Wo r ks p ac e for more information.

Status bar In the Media view, the status bar displays the number of items selected and the number of items contained

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, i

dentify places the photograph was taken at, and create event stacks. The four views are listed here:

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

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: N

ot 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.

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 slideshow in Elements Organizer with captions, transitions, effects, music, narration, graphics, and titles.

After creating the slideshow, bring the slideshow into Adobe Premiere Elements for further editing. Or, brin

ndividual photos or video files into Adobe Premiere Elements, and create the slideshow 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

roject. (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.

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 O

rganizer. 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

nef

orf

x3f

pdd

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

Adobe Illustrator (.ai) Dolby audio (.ac3)

AIFF (.aiff)

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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.

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:

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.

You can also right-click/control-click on the thumbnails and select the Visibility command from the context menu.

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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.

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 p

hotos 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 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.

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.

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 f iles f rom a folder t o an albu m, sel ect th e folder, and d rag and d rop t he med ia files from the grid 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).

• To add or remove the folder from watched-folder status, right-click in the left panel, and choose 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 Instan

bum.

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 .

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 fil

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

he 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

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

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 can 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 Elements Organizer > Preferences >

Country/Region Selection (Mac OS)

2 Select your country or region from the list.

3 Click OK.

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Importing media in bulk

Note: From Elements Organizer 14, the Import in Bulk feature has replaced the Impor t by Searching feature of previous releases.

Elements Organizer 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.

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To import your media files, click Import.

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".

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:

• Nature

• Color

• Photography

• Other

Importing media from cameras and card readers

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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:

• Specify a destination to copy the media files. Click Browse and navigate to the location you want.

or the Rotate Right button .

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Bringing photos and videos into the Elements Organizer

Get media files from files and folders

Designate an album during photo download

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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 the media file in a catalog. It does 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.

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4 (Optional) Specify the following information:

• Automatically Fix Red Eyes: Fixes red eye problems as the files are imported.

• 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.

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 ea rc he s f or miss in g, di sc on ne ct ed fi le s. Select this op ti on to

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.

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 rename a tag you a re importing, select the tags you want to impor t by clicking t he boxes next to t he 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 c a n g et ima ge s f rom s ca n ne rs i n t wo way s :

• 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.

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 C hoo se a file for mat 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 y ou 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 inter face 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 as

signs 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: E

ach 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 C hoo se a file for mat 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 y ou 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.

At any point before clicking OK, you ca

n 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: A

fter 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). Y

ou 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 ( Opti ona l) You can c onv ert ev ent 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.

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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Creating albums and album categories

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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• You can also add people/places/events stacks to an album. Select the stack and drag to the album.

Note: Y

ou 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) un

der the photo in the Media view.

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

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• Album Order

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.

Get media files from a digital camera or card readerto read about the

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.

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.

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Using Smart Tags

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Elements Organizer automatically analyzes photos in your catalog and generates tags for them. These tags are called Smart Tags. For example, Elements Organizer generates Smart Tags such as the following for your photos: Family, Children, Park, Beach, Smile, Ocean, Flowers, Sunset, Garden, and Soccer.

Using Smart Tags makes it easy for you to search based on the content of your photos.

Searching for images based on Smart Tags

You can filter through the Smart Tags in the search window or type them in the Search bar. To access the Search window or the Search bar, click Search in the main window.

Your photos are displayed in the Smart Tag panel of the Search window, stacked based on their content.

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To search for a Smart Tag, type its name in the Search window. For example, to search for images that include beaches, type “Beach” in the Search bar.

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Removing a Smart Tag

If a Smart Tag is not appropriate to an image, you can remove it as follows:

From the context menu, select Remove Smart tag and then select the name of the Smart Tag that you want to remove.

For example, the following image includes several Smart Tags (such as sky, travel, air, and aircraft) that are relevant to the image. However, the Smart Tag “alarmclock” is not relevant to the image and you might want to remove it.

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Setting Smart Tag preferences

1 Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Elements Organizer > Preferences (Mac OS).

2 Select Media Analysis.

3 Select your preference:

• To automatically analyze media files and apply Smart Tags, select Analyze Media for Smart Tags.

• To stop applying Smart Tags, deselect Analyze Media for Smart Tags. The Smart Tags previously applied continue

to be displayed in the Search Window and can be searched through the Search bar.

• To stop displaying Smart Tags and further analysis of photos in the catalog, select Do not show Smart Tags. If

you select this option, the Search window does not display the Smart Tags option.

Create and edit catalogs in the Elements Organizer

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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.

• 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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To set up this command, do the following:

• Select Edit > Preferences > Editing (Windows) or Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Editing (Mac

OS).

• 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.

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 conve rsion: Fil mstrip

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 People > 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

Unsupported album templates Default album template is used for the online album.

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Rename a catalog

1 Close Photoshop Elements Editor and Adobe Premiere Elements.

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.

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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Troubleshooting catalog issues

Editing albums and album categories

Editing an album

1 Select an album from the Albums panel of the Organize workspace.

2 Right-click and choose Edit.

3 In the Edit Album panel, you can edit the following:

• Name: Edit the name of the album.

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• 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.

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.

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.

1 In the Albums panel, click the album name to display the photos in that album.

2 C lick Ta g s/Info b u t t on in t h e Task p a ne.

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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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.

• 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.

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.

appears on items that are offline (stored on disk/drive, not on the local hard drive).

When you perform an operation on an offline file, the Find Offline Drives dialog is displayed.

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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.

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.

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 y ou s elect a har d dri ve, Ba cku p Path speci fi es w here the f il es a re b acke d up o n an int er nal hard driv e or netw ork

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.

• 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 saved searches

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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.

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.

• 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.

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.

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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.

Remove a Saved Search

1 In the Search bar, select Saved Searches.

2 In the Saved Searches dialog box, select the Saved Search you want to delete. Click the trash icon. Click OK.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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Quick Edit panel

While in Organize In Full Screen view or Compare Photos Side By Side view, you can edit the displayed photo using the Quick Edit panel. The Quick Edit panel is displayed on the left side of the screen and is minimized by default. The Quick Edit panel is also minimized when you don’t move your mouse for a couple of seconds. To maximize, move the mouse over the panel or click the Toggle Quick Edit panel in the Full Screen preview bar. Click the Auto Hide button

to make the Quick Edit panel visible all the time.

The following table describes some of the icons in the Quick Edit panel and their functionality:

Icon Functionality

Smart Fix, Improves issues in images caused due to poor exposure, contrast,

Color, Improves color in the photo with Auto Color

Level, Improves tonal range of the photo with Auto Levels

Contrast, Improves contrast with Auto Contrast

Sharpen, Sharpens photos

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Icon Functionality

Red Eye Removes red eye

Edit Photos, Launches Photoshop Elements Editor

Edit Videos, Launches Adobe Premiere Elements

Mark for Print, Marks the media file for printing

Note: Select a star to set a rating to the displayed photo. If the photo has a rating you want to clear, click the golden star farthest to the right.

Quick Organize panel

Qu ick Org anize p anel in Ful l Sc ree n vi ew o r Co mpare Photo s Si de By Si de v iew fac ili tates cre ating and add ing key word tags to the displayed media file. The Quick Organize panel is displayed on the left side of the screen and is minimized by default. The Quick Organize panel is also minimized when you don’t move your mouse for a couple of seconds. To maximize, move the mouse over the panel or click the Toggle Quick Organize panel in the Full Screen preview bar.

The Quick Organize panel has the following sub panels:

Albums panel

Displays a list of existing albums. Albums associated with the displayed media file are highlighted.

Keyword tags

Displays a list of keyword tags in the Tag Cloud view. Tags associated with the media file are highlighted.

The Quick Organize panel enables you to perform the following tasks:

• Add the displayed media file to an existing album. For example, to add the displayed media file to the album

“Disneyland” click Disneyland in the Albums sub panel.

• Create keyword tags and apply the tags to the displayed media file.

To create and apply a new tag to the displayed media file:

1 In the Keyword Tags sub panel, type the name of the tag in the Tag Media textbox. For example, if you want to create

a keyword tag named Holiday, type Holiday in the textbox.

2 Click Add.

The created tag is applied to the displayed media.

To apply an existing tag to the displayed media file, click the tag name in the Keyword Tags sub panel. The tag is highlighted.

Control bar

The Control bar contains icons for navigating through the media files, playing a media file, and so on. The control bar disapp ears f rom view w hen you d on’t move your mouse for a couple of sec onds . (To make it reappear, move the mouse.)

The Control bar consists of the following icons:

Film Strip icon

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Enables you to toggle between viewing and hiding images in a film strip. Click to display all the images in a strip of thumbnails on the right side of the screen. Click again to hide the images.

Instant Fix panel

Enables you to toggle between viewing and hiding the Instant Fix panel. Click to view the Instant Fix panel on the left side of the screen. Click again to hide the Instant Fix panel.

Quick Organize panel

Enables you to toggle between viewing and hiding the Quick Organize panel. Click to view the Quick Organize panel on the left side of the screen. Click again to hide the Quick Organize panel.

Displays the previous media file.

Displays the next media file.

Play

Plays the media file.

Open Settings Dialog

Displays the Full Screen View Options dialog box.

Tr an si ti on s

Displays the Select Transition dialog box.

Tog g le Pro p er ti es p an el

Enables you to toggle between viewing and hiding the Properties panel.

View, Edit, Organize In Full Screen

Enables you to switch to Full Screen view from Compare Photos Side by Side view.

Compare Photos Side By Side

Enables you to switch to Compare Photos Side by Side view.

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Sync Panning And Zooming In Side By Side View

Synchronizes panning and zooming when photos are displayed in the Compare Photos Side by Side view. For example, if you click this icon, and use the mouse to zoom in, then both the images are simultaneously zoomed in.

Full-screen display options

Options in the Full Screen View Options dialog box

Click the Settings icon on the Control bar.

Background Music Specifies which audio file to play during a slide show. To choose a different file, click Browse, and

locate and select the file you want.

Play Audio Captions Specifies that audio captions of the selected files play during the slide show.

Page Duration Specifies how long each image displays on-screen before the next image appears or fades in.

Include Captions Displays captions at the bottom of the screen.

Allow Photos To Resize Resizes photos to fit the screen.

Allow Videos To Resize Resizes videos to fit the screen.

Show Filmstrip Displays all the selected images in a strip of thumbnails on the right side of the screen. To choose which

image is displayed in full screen, click a thumbnail.

Repeat Slide Show Plays the slide show over and over until you stop it.

Properties panel options

The properties panel displays the properties associated with a media file. Click the Toggle Properties Panel icon to view the properties panel. It consists of the following options:

General Displays the general properties of a media file such as, filename, rating, caption, and notes.

Metadata Displays the metadata associated with the file. Click Complete to view the complete details, or click Brief to

view a limited set of metadata associated with the file.

Keywords Displays the keywords associated with the media file.

History Displays the history of the file such as, the modified date, and imported date.

Applying transitions to media files

1 Click the Theme icon in the Control bar.

2 Select one of the following options and click OK. You can move the mouse over the thumbnails to preview the

transitions.

• Classic

• Fade In/Out

• Pan And Zoom

• 3D Pixelate

The selected transition is applied to the displayed media file. You can view the effect.

Note: Pan and Zoom transition and 3D Pixelate transitions support only photos. For videos, they are supported only in the first frame.

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About Transitions and OpenGL

What is Open Graphics Library (OpenGL)? A cross-platform software library that computer programs can use to

communicate with your display driver.

For Pan And Zoom and 3D-Pixelate transitions, your computer should have OpenGL Version 1.2 or higher. OpenGL version depends on the display card drivers installed on your system. If you see a warning that your system does not support OpenGL, ensure that you have the most recent driver for your display card installed. Display card manufacturers update many of their drivers frequently to keep up with new operating system and program features. Before you update the drivers, determine the version of the current display driver.

Determine the version of the display driver in Windows XP

Note: Suppport for Windows XP has been discontinued starting from the Elements Organizer 14 release.

1 Right-click the desktop, and choose Properties.

2 Select Settings, and Advanced.

3 Depending on your graphics display card, different tabs display. Choose Adapter > Properties for the card data that

includes the amount of memory on the card. Choose Driver for the driver details, including the driver version.

Determine the version of the display driver in Windows Vista

Note: Suppport for Windows Vista has been discontinued starting from the Elements Organizer 14 release.

1 Right-click your desktop, and choose Personalize.

2 Select Display Settings > Advanced Settings. The Adapter tab displays your card data, which includes the amount of

memory on the card.

3 Choose Properties > Driver to get the driver version.

Check the display card manufacturer's website for a more recent driver. Driver updates provide installation instructions with the download, or the instructions are downloaded with the driver.

Determine the version of the display driver in Windows 7

1 In the Start menu, right-click Computer, and select Manage.

2 In the panel that opens, select Device Manager in the left panel.

3 Expand the Display Adapters list for information on display drivers.

4 (Optional) Right-click a display adapter, and select Properties for more information.

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About slide shows (Windows only)

Fixing photos and videos using other applications

Specify editor to fix selected media

1 Do one of the following:

• In Windows, select Edit > Preferences > Editing.

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• In Mac OS, select Adobe Elements Organizer > Preferences > Editing.

2 To edit photos in Photoshop Elements only, select Show Photoshop Elements Editor Options Only. Only the option

to edit using Photoshop Elements is displayed when you right-click/control-click a photo in Elements Organizer.

3 To edit videos in Premiere Elements only, select Show Premiere Elements Editor Options Only. Only the option to

edit using Premiere Elements is displayed when you right-click/control-click a clip in Elements Organizer.

4 To enable editing a media file by both Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements select Show options for both

Editors.

5 You can also enable another application for editing photos. Select Use A Supplementary Editing Application and

click Browse to select that application.

Edit photos with Adobe Photoshop

You can select photos and edit using Adobe Photoshop.

1 Select a photo.

Note: You can select and launch the photo for editing in any of the four views.

2 Click the triangle next to Editor in the action bar. Select Photoshop from the editing options.

3 If Adobe Photoshop is installed and activated, the photo is launched for editing in the latest version of Adobe

Photoshop.

Note: Adobe Photoshop cannot be added as an external editor. However, it is displayed as an editing application in the Edit menu as well as on action bar.

Grouping photos in version sets

About version sets

A version set is a type of stack that contains one original photo and its edited versions. Version sets make it easy to find both the edited versions of an image and the original, because they are visually stacked together.

When you edit a photo with Instant Fix, organizer automatically puts the photo and its edited copy together in a version set. When you edit a photo in Editor, choose File > Save As, you can select the Save In Version Set With Original option to put the photo and its edited copy together in a version set.

If you edit a photo that’s already in a stack, the photo and its edited copy are put in a version set that is nested in the or igi nal sta ck. If you edit a p hoto t hat’s alread y in a versi on set, the edi ted copy i s pl ace d at the top of the exi sti ng vers ion set. Elements Organizer does not nest version sets within version sets—a version set can contain only one original and its edited versions.

Note: In general, only photos can be stacked in version sets.

Tips for working with version sets

Keep the following in mind when working with version sets:

• Edit your image in Elements Organizer. Using an external editor (not opened from Elements Organizer) breaks the

database link, so Elements Organizer can’t track the edit history of the image files and update the version set. You can’t manually add a file to a version set, but you can use the Stack command to stack these types of versions.

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• If you apply a keyword tag to a collapsed version set, the tag is applied to all items in the set. If you apply it to a single

photo in an expanded set, the tag is applied only to that photo. When you search for a tag, each photo in a version set containing that tag will be displayed as an individual photo in the search results.

• It’s possible to stack version sets. The stacked version sets appear as a single stack with the newest photo placed on

top. Although regular stacks are merged when stacked together, version sets are preserved when stacked together.

• If the version set contains only the original and the edited version and you delete one of the two, the remaining photo

appears unstacked (not part of a version set) in the Media view. If the version set was nested in a stack, the photo appears without the version set icon when you expand the stack.

• To find all version sets, choose Find > All Version Sets.

• You can remove or delete individual photos from a version set, and you can convert the version set to individual

photos so that each photo in the set appears separately in your catalog.

• You can access most version set commands by right-clicking or by using the Edit menu.

• You can see the edit history of photos in a version set in the History tab of the Properties panel.

Manually save a version set

If you edit a file in the Elements Organizer, a version set is automatically created for you. If you edit a file in the Editor, you need to manually save the edits to a version set.

In the Editor, do one of the following:

• Edit a file, and then choose File > Save (when you first edit and save a photo, Elements Organizer automatically

opens the Save As dialog box) or File > Save As. Select the Save In Version Set With Original option, specify a name for the file (or leave the default name), and click Save.

• Re-edit a previously edited photo, and then choose File > Save As to create a separate copy of the edited version.

Select the Save In Version Set With Original option, specify a name for the file and click Save.

The newly edited copy is placed at the top of the version set when viewed in the Media view.

View all photos in a version set

While viewing all photos in a version set, you can edit any photo, make a photo the topmost, delete any photo in the version set, or add tags to any photo (when you add a tag to one photo in a set, it is applied to all photos).

1 In the Media view select a version set and do one of the following:

• Click the Expand button beside the version set thumbnail.

• Ch o os e Ed i t > Vers i on S e t > E x pa n d It e ms I n Ve rsi o n Se t .

2 While viewing the expanded version set, do one or more of the following:

• Rearrange, delete, or tag the photos.

• Modify a photo using Instant Fix or in Photoshop Elements Editor using Full Edit (and then save the file).

3 When you are finished, collapse the photos in the version set by doing one of the following:

• Click the Collapse button beside the version set icon.

• Choose Edit > Version Set > Collapse Items In Version Set.

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Specify the top photo in a version set

When a version set is created, Elements Organizer places the most recently edited version of the photo on top. You can make a different photo the topmost. When a version set is expanded, the top photo is the leftmost in the Media view.

Note: To see a version set that belongs to a stack, you need to first expand the stack.

1 In the Media view, right-click a version set and choose Version Set > Expand Items In Version Set.

2 Right-click the photo you want on top and choose Version Set > Set As Top Item.

3 Right-clickthe new top photo and choose Version Set > Collapse Items In Version Set.

Revert to the original version of a photo

In the Media view, select one or more version sets, and then choose Edit > Version Set > Revert To Original. (You

can also right-click/ctrl-click and choose this command.)

Note: In the Full Edit workspace, you can use the Undo History panel to return a photo to its original state.

Remove or delete photos from a version set

Removing photos from a version set removes them from the set, but keeps them in your catalog; they appear in the Media view as individual photos. Deleting photos from a version set removes the photos from your catalog, but not from your computer, unless you select Also Delete Items From The Hard Disk.

Select a version set and do one of the following:

• To remove specific photos from a version set, expand the version set, select one or more photos, and choose Edit

>Versi o n Se t > Re m o v e Item ( s ) From Ve rsi o n Se t .

• To remove all photos from a version set so that they all appear as individual photos in the Media view, select the

version set and choose Edit > Version Set > Convert Version Set To Individual Items.

• To delete specific photos from a version set, choose Edit > Version Set > Expand Items In Version Set. Select the

photos you want to delete and press the Delete key.

• To delete all photos from a version set except the top photo, choose Edit > Version Set > Flatten Version Set.

• To delete only the top photo from a version set, select the version set in the Media view and choose Edit > Delete

From Catalog. In the Confirm Deletion From Catalog dialog box, do not select Delete All Items In Collapsed Version Sets. If you want to delete the top version from your hard disk, select Also Delete Selected Item(s) From The Hard Disk.

• To delete all photos from a version set except the original photo, choose Edit > Version Set > Revert To Original.

• To delete all photos from a version set including the original photo, choose Edit > Delete From Catalog. In the

Confirm Deletion From Catalog dialog box, select the Delete All Items In Collapsed Version Sets option.

• To delete the original photo from a version set, choose Edit > Version Set > Expand Items In Version Set. Select

the original photo in the version set, and press the Delete key. If the original has only one immediate child (edited copy) and if the immediate child has its own edited copy (child), deleting the original makes the first immediate child the new original of the version set. If the original has multiple children (edited copies), deleting the original keeps the remaining children in a version set.

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Note: It’s usually best to save the original version of your photo as a “digital negative” for making variants of the image. A digital negative contains all of the original information, has not been compressed, and has not lost data. Delete it only if you are confident that you’ll never need the original version again. After you delete the original photo from your catalog and computer, you cannot recover it.

Edit photos in a version set

When you edit a photo in a version set and save it using the Save In Version Set With Original option in the Save As dialog box, the edited copy is added to the original version set; it is not nested within an additional version set.

1 In the Media view, do one of the following:

• To edit the top photo, select the version set.

• To edit a photo other than the top photo, select the version set and choose Edit > Version Set > Expand Items In

Version Set. Then select the photo you want to edit.

2 Select the photo and Select Fix > Edit Photos to open the photo in the Editor.

3 Edit the photo and select File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box, select the Save In Version Set With Original

option to include the copy and the original in the version set.

The newly edited copy becomes the top photo of the version set.

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Chapter 6: Adding metadata

Marking faces in photos and organizing People view

Elements Organizer identifies and groups similar looking faces. Just add a name to easily access all photos of that person in the People view.

Note: This article covers the procedure for naming faces in Elements Organizer 14. The corresponding article for Elements Organizer 13 is available

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The advanced face recognition technology of Elements Organizer helps you name and organize the people in your photos. To name the people and to view the photos organized by the people tagged in them, switch to the People view.

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The People view includes two tabs, Named and UnNamed. The Named tag displays photos of all people whom you have named. The UnNamed tab displays photos of people whom you have not yet named.

About marking faces in photos

You can name the faces that appear in photos to help organize and identify photos based on the people that appear in those photos. For example, if your friend Dave appears in some of your photos, you can name Dave and then sort/view the photos featuring Dave.

In the People view, the different faces are organized by people stacks. People stack refers to a set that has all the photos of the person named in Elements Organizer. For example, if a person appears a total of thirty times in all your media files, the thirty photos are displayed together as a set. The following figure shows sample stacks for John and Sharon.

The face image displayed at the top of the stack is called the profile picture.

Marking faces in the UnNamed tab

As you import your media files, Elements Organizer analyzes the photos in your catalog and groups similar faces together. The time taken to analyze can vary depending on the file type and the catalog type. For example, analyzing a RAW file would take a bit longer than analyzing a JPEG file.

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The UnNamed tab displays the profiles of all the people who have not yet been named. You can name these people right here in the UnNamed tab. You can also exclude faces from a stack, specify that a face should not be displayed in Elements Organizer, or merge stacks.

Note: Once you name faces, the faces, along with the photographs in which they appear, are displayed in the Named tab. You can at any time come back to the UnNamed tab and name additional faces that you have not yet named.

Viewing the photos in a stack

A single click on a stack displays the faces in that stack.

You can view photographs instead of faces by clicking Photos.

To switch back to viewing faces, click the Faces button.

Hover over a face to display the photo associated with the face.

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Hiding or viewing small stacks

By default, Elements Organizer does not display stacks that contain only a small number of media files or in which all faces are unclear. To also view such stacks, clear the Hide Small Stacks checkbox.

Adding names

Click a stack to display all the photos in that stack. To name all the photos in that stack, click Add Name.

Removing faces from a stack

You can name all faces in a stack at one go. However, before naming all the faces, you might want to review individual faces in the stack to confirm that the faces belong to the person intended. If some of the faces do not belong to the person, you can remove them. If you want to remove certain faces from the stack, you can do so in one of the following ways:

• Using Not this person

• Using Don’t show again

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Note: You can select multiple faces by keeping the Command (Mac OS) or Control (Windows) button, or the Shift button pressed while clicking these faces.

Not this person

If the face belongs to some other person instead, click Not this person. The face is removed from the stack and is displayed as part of another stack in the UnNamed tab. You can then name the face as that of another person.

You can also hover over a face and click the white icon that appears. The face will be removed from the stack.

Don't show again

If you do not want the face to be displayed again in Elements Organizer, click Don't show again. The face will not be shown again for naming in Elements Organizer.

Use this option when you do not want to name this face at all.

Once you have prevented a face from being named using Don't show again, the only ways to name that face again are as follows:

• Create a new catalog and import the photograph that contains the face.

• Open the image that contains the face and name the face as explained in Mark missing faces in photos .

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Note: When you use Not this person, the face is removed from that stack but is still displayed in the UnNamed tab as part of another stack. You can assign the face to another person. However, when you use Don't show again, the face is not displayed again in Elements Organizer.

Once you have removed the faces that do not belong to the person, click Add Names (located just below the stack).

All the faces in the stack are confirmed as belonging to the person you named, and are moved to the Named tab.

Migrating catalogs from a previous version of Elements Organizer to Elements Organizer 14

When you open a catalog created in a previous version, here is what happens:

• All faces that you had tagged as people names in the previous version are moved to the Named tab as stacks.

• Elements Organizer analyzes all faces that were not tagged and populates them as stacks in the UnNamed tab. You

can easily tag these faces as explained in

Marking faces in the UnNamed tab.

• All the people tags are added to the People tags category in Elements Organizer 14 as well.

Download Facebook friend list and mark friends' faces in photos

Elements Organizer interacts with Facebook and helps you download your contact list. While naming people, you can download your Facebook friend list and identify faces of friends (present in your friend list).

1 In the UnNamed view, click Add Name.

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2 Start typing the name of the person. Elements Organizer displays an option to add Facebook friend list.

Click Add Facebook friend list.

3 Elements Organizer prompts you to authorize access to your Facebook account.

Click Authorize.

4 In the screen that appears, enter your Facebook login credentials and click Log in. Close the Facebook window after

authenticating successfully.

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The friends list is downloaded to Elements Organizer. You can start naming photos of your Facebook contacts in Elements Organizer now.

Viewing and organizing People stacks in the Named tab

Once you have identified faces in the photos and labeled the people, switch to the Named tab to organize the photos further.

If more than one picture of the same person is found, Elements Organizer automatically identifies the best image to use for the profile pages.

You can also manually select the picture for the profile.

1 Move the cursor over the stack till you find the picture you want to use for the profile.

2 From the Content menu, select Assign as Profile Picture.

If there are more photos than can be displayed in the default view, click the > icon on the last photo or double-click on the face stack to go to the drill-down view where all the photographs in which these faces occur are displayed. You can then create a collage, a photo book, and so on from these photographs through the Create menu.

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Viewing faces and photos in a stack

To view all faces or photographs associated with a person, single click on that person's stack in the Named tab.

By default, faces are displayed. To view photos instead of faces, click Photos.

To go back to viewing faces, click Faces.

Confirming faces

All the faces that you named in the UnNamed tab are displayed in the Confirmed Faces section. Additional faces that might be of the same person but have not yet been marked are displayed in the Is this "<person name>" section where <person name> is the name of the person for whom the confirmation is needed.

To confirm that the faces belongs to the person identified, select the faces and click Confirm. You can select multiple faces by keeping the Command (Mac OS) or the Control (Windows) button, or the Shift button pressed while clicking.

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You can also select one or more faces individually and click the checkmark symbol to confirm.

Removing faces from a person's stack

If a face does not belong to the person, you can remove it in one of the two ways:

• Using Not this Person

• Using Don’t Show again

The process for using these options is the same as described in the Adding Names sections earlier in the document.

Rename a face

If one or more faces belong to another person, you can rename the faces by clicking Rename.

The name you enter can be an existing name or a new name.

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Confirming new faces found

Elements Organizer analyzes faces as you import media files. Based on this analysis, Elements Organizer might find faces in your newly imported media files that belong to a person you have already named. In such cases, Elements Organizer displays a blue icon next to the person’s stack in the Named tab, indicating that new faces that might belong to this person have been added. Click on the stack to display all the faces, and then confirm the faces as described earlier

Confirming Faces section.

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Merging stacks

In some cases, you might want to merge two or more stacks (for example because they belong to the same person but have been identified as different). To merge stacks, do one of the following:

• Drag a stack to another stack.

• Select the stacks and, from the Context menu, select Merge People.

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• Select the stacks and, from the Action panel, select Merge People.

Note: You can merge stacks in the UnNamed tab as well as in the Named tab.

Name missing faces in photos

There can be people in photos whose faces Elements Organizer was not able to identify in the initial workflows. For example, there may be some faces appearing in photos that were taken from a distance or had turned away faces, and so were not recognized as faces of people.

You can name such missing faces by marking them.

1 In the Media view, double-click the photo in which a missing face has to be marked. This opens the image in the

Single Image (expanded) view.

2 In the Action panel, click the Mark Face button.

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A rectangle is displayed on the screen to help you mark the face. Move the rectangle over the face that you want to mark, and then click the checkmark that appears next to the rectangle.

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The rectangle changes to a circle, indicating that you have marked a face.

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Click Add Name.

3 Enter the name and then press Enter or Return.

Note: Automatic face recognition is supported only in photos. For videos and audio files, you need to label people manually using the Add a Person button. From the Context menu of the video or audio, click Add a Person and enter the name of the person. See the next section for details.

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Adding one or more names to a photograph or video

In addition to naming faces in photos, you can also add one or more names to a photo or a video. Use one of the following ways for this:

• From the context menu of the photo or video, click Add a Person and enter the name of the person. Repeat this to

add names of more people to the photo or video.

• From the Tag panel, drag the name of the tag (person) to the photo or video.

When you add one or more names to a photo or video in this way, the names are displayed as a generic face icon in the Named tab of the People view. For example, if you added the names Nita and Walter to a photograph by clicking Add a Person or by dragging the tags to the photos, a generic face icon is displayed for these names in the Named tab.

The reason a generic face icon is displayed is that one photograph or video can be associated with several faces when you add names in this way. Therefore, the tag is applied on the media file as a whole and not on a particular face.

Creating and viewing People groups

You can further improve identifying faces in photos by organizing them by groups. A group displays photo stacks of people tagged for that group. For example, you can create a group named Work and tag photos of people from your professional contacts.

1 Click the Groups icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.

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Macromedia Elements Organizer - 15.0 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Legal notices

Contents

Chapter 1: What's New

What's new in Elements Organizer 15

Enhanced Search

Smart Tags

Enhanced Instant Fix

Import from Cloud services

Support for watch folders on Mac OS

Enhanced sharing to Facebook and YouTube

Touch-based editing

Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow

About workspaces

The Welcome screen

Directly launching a program

Workspace

Views in Elements Organizer

Use context menus

Using keyboard commands and modifier keys

Undo, redo, or cancel operations

Exit Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements

Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together

About Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements

Arrange your work area

Supported media file types

Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer

About the Media view

Set viewing preferences for Media view

Media view icons

Sort files in Media view

Hide and show media files in the Media view

Hide media files by marking them

Show media files marked as hidden

Remove the Hidden icon from the media files

View and manage files by folders

Specify media types to view

Resize, refresh, or hide media thumbnails using Zoom bar

Select files in the Media view

Edit media file details

Keys for viewing photos (Elements Organizer)

Keys for editing photos (Elements Organizer)

Keys for finding photos

Selecting country or region

Selecting the country or region

Chapter 3: Importing

Importing media in bulk

Launching the Import in Bulk interface

Automatic launch

Selecting Import > In Bulk

Importing your media files

Importing keywords

Replacing the keywords in media files while importing

Import as new keyword tag

Use an existing keyword tag

Importing media from cameras and card readers

About cameras and card readers

Get media files from a digital camera or card reader

Set advanced photo downloading options

Set camera and card reader preferences

Importing from mobile phones

Importing media from files and folders

Import media from files and folders

Set file preferences

Import tags attached to media files

Importing photos from Scanners (Windows only)

About scanning

Get photos from scanners

Set scanner preferences

Scan photos using a TWAIN driver

Importing media from iPhoto library (Mac OS only)

Import photos from iPhoto ‘09

Import photos from iPhoto ‘11

Change default location for imported photos

Chapter 4: Catalogs, folders, and albums

Creating albums and album categories

About albums