Fast Document Switching

Flick through your files faster...

Often when working with multiple images, you'll want to swap between them frequently and rapidly. Photoshop Elements provides several ways to do this effectively.

The first is the 'Photo Bin'. This is a small bar at the bottom of the Editor window which displays thumbnail images of all the documents you have open. This allows you to quickly see which window is which, and swap to the right document.

If the Photo Bin is not displayed, go to 'Window - Photo Bin' to turn it on.

An even quicker way is to use an easily remembered shortcut.

You may know that in Microsoft Windows, holding down the 'Alt' key and pressing the 'Tab' key, cycles through the open windows.

Most people don't realise that another variation on this is to hold the 'Shift' key at the same time, which cycles through the windows in the opposite direction.

Photoshop Elements adopts a similar convention, except using the 'Ctrl' key instead of the 'Alt' key.

Press Ctrl + Tab to move through the available documents in one direction, and use Ctrl + Shift + Tab to view them in the other direction.

It's a really simple tip, but it can make life easier when working on a large number of documents.

I hope you've found this tip useful! Any questions or comments, just get in touch with my Contact Form.

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