To See All Artwork (Backgrounds, Frames etc) in Full Screen

[George Tyndall]

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--in the Editor, click on the Create Tab
--click on the Artwork tab (to the right of the Projects tab)
--expand the Content button and close the Favorites button
--set the Content to By Type and Show All
--click on the double-arrow to the right of the Artwork tab and
--Voila!--all the various available Artwork fills the screen

The following images show samples of the various available artwork By Type (each image depicts only a fraction of the available Backgrounds, Frames, Shapes and Graphcis):

About Half the Available Backgrounds.JPG

About Half the Available Frames.JPG

About Half the Available Shapes.JPG

About One-Third the Available Graphics.JPG

[Jayell]

Looks like you've made some great discoveries in Photoshop Elements, George. Thanks for sharing them all!

[Gerlinde]

George, which version of PSElemnts are you using? This does not seem to work the same in PSE 9. There is no double arrow, only a little menu triangle to change the size of the thumbnails.

[George Tyndall]

Looks like you've made some great discoveries in Photoshop Elements, George. Thanks for sharing them all!

You're welcome. I plan to share some more as I continue to discover them.

[George Tyndall]

George, which version of PSElemnts are you using? This does not seem to work the same in PSE 9. There is no double arrow, only a little menu triangle to change the size of the thumbnails.

PSE7.

Yes, neither 9 nor 10 appears to offer this option (I don't have 8 to try), and that is yet another among the many reasons that I continue to believe that the 7 bundle will one day become a collectors' item.

The first image depicts the Create Tab and Projects button selected. After clicking on the Artwork button to the right of the Projects button, the second image depicts, circled in red, the double-arrow to the right of the Artwork button.

Artwork01.JPG

Artwork02.JPG

[Gerlinde]

I still use PRE7 most of the time. I had nothing but trouble with version 9. Although, I keep coming back to it, it has some nice features too. It looks like I get it at last to run very decently.

I uninstalled PSE7 on this computer, PSE9 worked great from the beginning and I like all the new features it offers.

Looks like I might have to reinstall PSE7 just to take advantage of your discovery. I use backgrounds quite often and it would be nice to have a better overview of what is available.

[George Tyndall]

I still use PRE7 most of the time. I had nothing but trouble with version 9. Although, I keep coming back to it, it has some nice features too. It looks like I get it at last to run very decently.

I uninstalled PSE7 on this computer, PSE9 worked great from the beginning and I like all the new features it offers.

Looks like I might have to reinstall PSE7 just to take advantage of your discovery. I use backgrounds quite often and it would be nice to have a better overview of what is available.

Given Adobe's predilection for adding and removing features, I'm so glad they allow one to have multiple versions of Elements installed. I've currently got PS plus PSE7, 9 and 10 installed for the purpose of editing stills, and PRE7 for the final edit and sharing of my slide shows. (Neither PRE9 nor 10 run well on my particular machine).

No matter which editor I use for the stills, all eventualy end up in the PSE7 Organizer, as that is where I begin all my slide shows before "sending" them to PRE7.

[Jayell]

I'm trying to remember where to find the PE7 backgrounds in the file structure. I'm using Photoshop Pro, but really like some of the backgrounds that were available in PE7.

[Gerlinde]

Jayell, try to find them here:

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\7.0\Photo Creations\backgrounds

[Jayell]

Thanks gpecht! I could have done that really quickly .. had I followed your instructions precisely.

[Gerlinde]

Jayell,you can let Windows search for the location. Get the name of one of the background files in PSE7 (hoover your cursor over the thumbnail). Click on your C: drive, type the name of the file into the search bar of the explorer window and wait....
Once it finds the file, right click and select > open file location. Copy the path and save as a note pad for next time.