Sort Images in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

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Sort Images in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements: Overview             To sort images in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements, use the “Sort By” drop-down. This drop-down appears just above and to the left of the Organizer window. You can choose to sort by date, placing the newest or oldest images at the top. It is
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Lock Layers in Photoshop Elements- Instructions

A picture showing how to lock layers in Photoshop Elements by clicking the pixel locking buttons within the Layers panel.
Overview of How to Lock Layers in Photoshop Elements:             You can fully or partially lock layers in Photoshop Elements to protect their contents. When you fully lock a layer, you protect all its contents from changes. Alternatively, you can apply a partial lock to the transparent pixels in a layer. Doing this then prevents
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The Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user removing pixels by using the Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements:             You can use the Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements to change similar pixels throughout an image. However, if you use this tool in a layer after manually locking its transparent pixels, the selected pixels instead change to the background color. Otherwise,
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Moving Overlays in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

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Overview of How to Create Moving Overlays in Photoshop Elements:             Moving overlays in Photoshop Elements 2022 and later let you add an animated overlay, graphic, or frame to a photo. You can then export the animated photo as an MP4 or animated GIF. To create moving overlays in Photoshop Elements, open the photo to
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Moving Photos in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

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Overview of How to Create Moving Photos in Photoshop Elements:             Moving photos in Photoshop Elements let you take a photo and add a simple pan, zoom, or rotate effect to create a moving photo you can export as an animated GIF. To create moving photos in Photoshop Elements, open the photo to turn into
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The Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements gives a more natural feel of painting on a canvas when making a selection. With this tool, you can either paint the pixels you want to select or the pixels you don’t want to select.
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The Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements makes pixel selections based on adjacent pixel color and texture similarity when you click and drag in an image. This can make creating precise selections with this tool difficult, depending on the edges within the
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The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements lets you select a consistently colored area or region in an image without manually tracing its outline by hand. To use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements, click the “Magic Wand Tool” button in
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