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Get a quick start with Photoshop Elements 2027 in seven easy steps. 

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When first opening Photoshop Elements 2027, you'll be greeted by the home screen.

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 In the home screen, click on the editor icon.

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In the editor app, click on advanced mode. This is the mode that digital scrapper

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instructors primarily teach from. Some of the quick start instructions require

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that a document be opened. So let's open a document. In the menu bar, choose

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file, new, blank file. The settings in the new dialog box are irrelevant.

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So just go ahead and click OK. That was step one. For step two,

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we'll set up a custom workspace. In the bottom right corner of the application, click on

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the arrow next to more and choose custom workspace. This will open a set of panels.

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For this quick start guide, we'll only want the layers panel and the styles panel to show.

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To close the remaining panels, right-click on a panel tab and choose Close.

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So that closed the effects panel. I'll also close a filters panel,

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the creative filters panel, and the graphic panel.

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Now, just the layers panel and the styles panel should be available. Anytime you want to open

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a new panel, go into the menu bar and choose window and then choose one of the

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unchecked panels. Now that the custom workspace is uncluttered.

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Step three is to adjust the look and behavior of the layers panel. 

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Hover your cursor over the left edge of the layers panel until you see a horizontal double-headed arrow.

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Click and drag to the left to widen the panel as far as it'll go. This will give you optimal

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space in the layers panel to see your layers. Next in the layers panel menu,

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choose panel options. In the dialog box, leave the thumbnail

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size to medium. Under thumbnail contents, click layer bounds.

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This will make it easier for you to see what's in each layer. Next, make sure to uncheck,

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use default masks on fill layers. If we need to add a layer mask to a layer, we'll

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use the add layer mask icon in the layers panel. Back in the panel options dialog

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box, click okay. Step four is to adjust the behavior of the move tool.

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So get the move tool and in the tool options, uncheck auto select layer.

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Unchecking this option will help to reduce the chaos when creating a scrapbook page.

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That five is to adjust the behavior of the tool options. I still have the move tool active.

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In the tool options, click on the flyout menu, which is these three dots

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and uncheck auto show tool options. When scrapbooking,

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you don't always need the tool options in your way. To collapse the tool options,

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click on the minimize icon in the corner. To re-open the tool options,

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click on the tool options icon at the bottom of the application.

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In step six, we'll disable the contextual taskbar. In the menu bar, choose

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window and uncheck contextual taskbar. As a team, we've

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decided that the taskbar is more of a distraction when you're digital scrapbooking. 

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And finally in step seven, we'll adjust the preferences. To do that, press CTRL K, 

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that's command K on a Mac, to open preferences. In the general tab,

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place a checkmark next to disable smart object. Then uncheck select move tool

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after committing text. Place a checkmark next to allow floating documents

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in advanced mode. And place a checkmark next to use shift key for tool switch.

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Digital Scrapper instructures will have both of these tooltip options unchecked

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to reduce distractions in the videos. But I'd recommend keeping them turned on if

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you're just learning the application. And finally, click OK to close preferences.

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So those are the seven easy steps for getting a quick start with Photoshop Elements 2027. 

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You'll find troubleshooting tips at the bottom of the manual. This has been Jen White with Digital Scrapper.

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