As soon as you start typing, Elements begins narrowing the results. Photoshop Elements already supports photo tagging, but now users can search for photos using a live search bar in the upper left corner of the window. Also here are two icons that let users rotate photos. Users can also sort by date, using a drop-down menu. Above this grid, and to the right of the static task-oriented tabs, described above, is a sliding scale allowing users to adjust the size of the thumbnails. In the upper right corner of this grid is a master row of stars accompanied by a drop-down menu, allowing users to sort photos by star rating.īy default, Elements 7 shows only the most recently imported photos, but you can click Show All to view your entire catalog. Once imported, photos appear as a grid of thumbnails, with a row of five blank stars underneath (to rate a photo, just roll the cursor over a star and drag it as far right or left as you want, depending on how much you like the photo). Like Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 Ultimate, Elements 7 supports RAW photos. We do like that when you import photos you can check a box authorizing Photoshop Elements to remove red eye automatically. However, when you click File > Get Photos you can opt to have the program search selected drives or folders. Unlike Google Picasa, which prompts first-time users to scan for photos on their hard drive, Photoshop Elements' users have to import photos themselves. But as with other Adobe products, the small icons' purposes aren't always obvious until you roll over them with your cursor.

We like that despite how many features the program boasts, there's still plenty of space for editing and viewing photos. Otherwise, the rest of the interface-the hierarchical tabs, the icons lining the left side of the screen-change depending on what you're doing. Once you enter any of these areas, you'll see a static pane on the right side of the screen, which has tabs for Organize, Fix, Create, and Share, so that you can move between these tasks with ease.

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