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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Working with files
Last updated 7/26/2011
Close windows
❖ In Full Edit, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Close to close the active window.
• Click the Close button on the title bar of the active window.
• Right-click a thumbnail and choose Close.
• Choose File > Close All to close all open windows.
Guides, grids, and rulers
About rulers, grids, and guides
In Full Edit, rulers, grids, and guides help you position items (such as selections, layers, and shapes) precisely across
the width or length of an image. In Quick Fix, only guides and grids are available.
When visible, rulers appear along the top and left side of the active window. Markers in the ruler display the pointer’s
position when you move it. Changing the ruler origin (the 0, 0 mark on the top and left rulers) lets you measure from
a specific point on the image. The ruler origin also determines the grid’s point of origin.
Use the View menu to show or hide the rulers (Full Edit only), the grid, or guide. The View menu also helps you to
enable or disable the snapping of items to the grid or guide.
Change the rulers’ zero origin and settings
❖ In Full Edit, do one of the following:
• To change the rulers’ zero origin, position the pointer over the intersection of the rulers in the upper-left corner of
the window, and drag diagonally down onto the image. A set of cross hairs appears, marking the new origin on the
rulers. The new zero origin will be set where you release the mouse button.
Note: To reset the ruler origin to its default value, double-click the upper-left corner of the rulers.
Dragging to create a new ruler origin
• To change the rulers’ settings, double-click a rule, or choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > Units & Rulers.
For Rulers, choose a unit of measurement. For Column size, enter values for Width and Gutter. Click
OK.
Some layout programs use the column width setting to specify the display of an image across columns. The Image Size
and Canvas Size commands also use this setting.
Note: Changing the units on the Info panel automatically changes the units on the rulers.
