Dealing with the Welcome Screen


I know, the name "Dealing with the Welcome Screen" makes the Welcome Screen sound like something obtrusive, but really it's not. At least, not at first. In fact, at first it's welcome (like the way I worked that in there?), but after you've seen it a few hundred times, if you're like most folks you'll probably want it to go away. But before you make it go away for good, there are a few things you might want to decide first. And they are…

The First Time

The Welcome Screen that appears when you launch the program is designed to help first-time users figure out what they want. If you're holding this book, my guess is you already know what you want, so click the Edit and Enhance Photos option near the top center of the Welcome Screen, which takes you right into the Elements Editor (which, if you've used previous versions of Elements, you know simply as Photoshop Elements).

Future Uses

You can use this Welcome Screen to decide what happens when you launch Elements 4.0 later. For example, by default it wants to show you this Welcome Screen each time you launch Elements. You may want that the first few times, but once the novelty wears off, you'll want to go straight to the Editor. So, you just need to change one thing: At the bottom left-hand corner of the Welcome Screen, where it says "Start Up In" you'll see the words "Welcome Screen." Click on Welcome Screen and choose Editor from the pop-up menu that appears. Now when you start up Elements, you'll get the Editor.

Start with Sorting

If you'd prefer to skip the Welcome Screen and instead go right into sorting your images rather than editing them, you can go to the built-in Organizer (which used to be the standalone product Photoshop Album) by choosing Organizer from the Start Up In pop-up menu.

Welcome Back Welcome Screen

Okay, what if you've chosen to start up in the Editor or Organizer, and then at some later date you think you'd like to get that Welcome Screen back again? It's easyjust go under the Window menu (in either the Editor or Organizer) and choose Welcome, and the screen will reappear. However, once you close it, it won't reappear at startup unless you change the Start Up In pop-up menu in the bottom-left corner to Welcome Screen.

Other Options

One last thingjust to save you some time: If you have the Welcome Screen open, there are three buttons that actually take you to the Editorthey just take you to different parts. Quickly Fix Photos opens the Editor in the Quick Fix mode; Edit and Enhance Photos just launches regular ol' Elements 4.0 (the Editor); and Start From Scratch opens the Editor too, but it thoughtfully opens the New (document) dialog for you.



The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers
The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers
ISBN: 0321384830
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 201
Authors: Scott Kelby

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