5 Replies Latest reply: Mar 9, 2008 12:00 PM by athegn RSS

    Help for Straighten tool

    athegn Community Member
      I have just installed the trial Elements 6 on my Vista Home premium, 2GB RAM, machine.

      I am trying to find the instructions for using the Straighten and Cookie Cutter tools.

      A search in the help file does not find the Straighten Tool. It does find the Cookie Cutter unlike just using the index i.e Cookie Cutter is not under "C" !!

      I am about to set a number of novices on the path to Elements and will emphasize the use of Help.

      Are these tools not listed under their initial in the help index?

      Can anyone please tell me where the help for the Straighten tool is?
        • 1. Re: Help for Straighten tool
          Cliff Engels Community Member
          IMO, the PSE6 help file sux. Big time.

          However, PSE6 ships with a user guide in PDF format which is much more complete then the help files. Straighten is explained, albiet briefly, in this manual. Straighten is even in the index, altho not in the TOC.

          An even better manual is the book "Photoshop Elements 6 - The Missing
          Manual" by Barbara Brundage. Here the straighten tool is in the TOC,
          the index, and contains two pages on it's usage. This book is my
          primary reference to PSE6.

          As far as the novices go, IMHO, I would emphasize the PDF User Guide
          for a 'no cost' reference and the Brundage book for an 'additional
          cost' reference.
          • 2. Re: Help for Straighten tool
            athegn Community Member
            Thank you for your reply.

            It seems that the pdf file does not come with the trial download, at least a search has not revealed such a file in the Photoshop 6 folder.

            The only pdf there is "Third Party License"

            I can use the Straighten tool but my novices won't. I will have to explain that when they buy the package that they get more help.

            As for the book I will recommend it because I have "Photoshop Elements 3 - The Missing Manual" and know that to be an excellent publication.
            • 3. Re: Help for Straighten tool
              Cliff Engels Community Member
              The User Guide is available for download from Adobe at this URL: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/6.0/pselements_6_help.pdf

              It is a pretty husky download at 35MB but it is available if you want it.
              • 4. Re: Help for Straighten tool
                athegn Community Member
                Thank you.

                Now downloaded and reading
                • 5. Re: Help for Straighten tool
                  athegn Community Member
                  Now installed purchased version of PSE 6. Purchased in UK. Cannot find pselements_6_help.pdf on the CD? It has not been installed on my Vista Home premium system either.

                  So either it is not supplied to us UK buyers or I am not searching properly.

                  My search does reveal the copy I downloaded from:-

                  http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/6.0/pselements_6_help.pdf

                  So I think my first guess is correct. We UK buyers are being short changed?