How to Use the Tools in Photoshop Elements

Have you ever accidentally pressed a key on the keyboard and activated an obscure tool that you don't know how to use? Do you wish you knew the ninja keyboard tricks that PSE pros use to take their photo editing and scrapbooking to warp speed? I can show you how to use the tools in Photoshop Elements!

Throughout the month we will be going through all the keyboard shortcuts that can be activated by a press of the keys.

Did you know PSE has some different tools to full Photoshop and different keyboard shortcuts? Stop the confusion with the ABCs of PSE!

I created a comprehensive series of posts to tell you all about all the tools in Photoshop Elements.

Here's the complete list of the posts in the series:

• ABCs of PSE: Get to Know Photoshop Elements
• ABCs of PSE: A is for Quick Select
• ABCs of PSE: B is for Brush
• ABCs of PSE: C is for Crop
• ABCs of PSE: D is for Default Colors
• ABCs of PSE: E is for Eraser
• ABCs of PSE: F is for Smart Brush
• ABCs of PSE: G is for Gradient
• ABCs of PSE: H is for Hand Tool
• ABCs of PSE: I is for Color Picker
• ABCs of PSE: J is for Spot Healing Brush
• ABCs of PSE: K is for Paint Bucket
• ABCs of PSE: L is for Lasso
• ABCs of PSE: M is for Marquee
• ABCs of PSE: N is for the Pencil Tool
• ABCs of PSE: O is for Sponge
• ABCs of PSE: P is for Straighten
• ABCs of PSE: Q is for Content Aware Move Tool
• ABCs of PSE: R is for Blur
• ABCs of PSE: S is for the Clone Stamp
• ABCs of PSE: T is for Type
• ABCs of PSE: U is for Custom Shape
• ABCs of PSE: V is for Move
• ABCs of PSE: W is for Recompose
• ABCs of PSE: X is for Exchange Colors
• ABCs of PSE: Y is for Eye Tool
• ABCs of PSE: Z is for Zoom

In the past few years, Photoshop Elements has added some new features, but the ABCs of PSE are still as useful as ever.

Happy Scrapping!