Photoshop and PSE Questions

[1gr8muggle]

If you have any questions about how to achieve certain techniques, feel free to post threads in the Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements Q&A forums.

A member of the design team will be happy to answer your questions or direct you to the appropriate tutorial in the store.

We're here to help!!

[ptknox]

Great advice Cassie! As our community grows it becomes difficult to check all of the various forums as frequently as I'd like and it makes me feel badly when I know someone is on the other end trying to finish a layout and hoping that we'll answer their question. (Assuming of course that everyone else is impatient a soul as I am!) It will make it much easier for the Design Team to find pleas for help immediately if they are posted in the Q&A forums.

[marnie]

Switched from Elements 5 to 6. In E5 when I wanted to insert a photo into a section of a template, I would highlight that section in the Palette Bin, drag/drop the photo from the project bin onto the layout, hold down Alt, click mouse--not working in E6. Almost finished with 2 shutterfly albums. Can you advise?! Thanks, Marnie
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Marnie

[marnie]

Another Elements 6 question! When I drag drop an embellishment onto a layout, I get the image AND a transparent white background--can't separate the image from its background. This didn't happen in Elements 5 and after this project I'm going to use Elements 7, but in meantime I need to finish my current project using Elements 6. Thanks in advance for any tips and your time.

[JenniferH97]

Hi Marnie. I believe this happens when you drag your elements up from the project bin, a fluke of PSE 6. Try doing it with the element open in PSE 6 and see what happens, that should fix your problem. There are more threads about this very problem in the software support forum.

[marnie]

Thanks so much Jennifer. I'll try it.

[Amy Smith]

I have no clue how to start learning PSE. I know you have a ton of lessons that I can buy, but with so many I don't know where the best place to start is. I don't even know how to get my photo's over and organized into the program. Can anyone help? Thanks.

[digigrandma]

Hi Amy! So glad you're going to get started with digital scrapbooking. You're going to love it and you came to the right place. Designer Digitals is a friendly community; always ready to answer questions and give encouragement.

First, click on Getting Started in the menu bar at the top of this page. You'll find lots of helpful articles there.

Second, purchase the tutorial, Getting Started: Your First Layout by Cassie Jones with papers and elements by Katie Pertiet. It's a great way to learn while at the same time creating a layout.

Getting Started: Your First Layout - Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials

Be sure to ask questions. There are so many knowledgeable people here.

Also, spend some time in the gallery here for inspiration and ideas!

[Amy Smith]

Merrilee...thank you so much! I just got it and will dive in this weekend! Look for my layout Sunday
Amy