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May 2006 1) Leaf Brushes 2) A Better E-Mail Solution 3) Coming Up... ----------------------------------------------------- Leaf Brushes ----------------------------------------------------- The most recent brush set has just been added to the site, with a decidedly leafy theme! This is likely to be the first in a series of nature brushes, covering subjects such as trees, flowers, the beach, and many other ideas. As always, any of your own ideas are much appreciated. Grab this new free brush set right here: http://www.easyelements.com/photoshop-leaf-brush-set.html ----------------------------------------------------- A Better E-Mail Solution ----------------------------------------------------- Last month's newsletter carried an article entitled "E-Mailing Photos With Photoshop Elements", which responded to a question I received that month from a site user. I expressed in the article that I was not very satisfied with the only solution I could find, but it seems that someone else shared my discontent! I received a great E-Mail shortly after the newsletter was sent out, explaining a better solution. I have reiterated the method below, along with the original question: Hi Robert, One thing I'd really like to know is whether it's possible to send a picture via E-Mail without the blurb about Photoshop Elements at the bottom. All the default 'blurbs' are stored in read-only text files in the program directory. By modifying these files we can change the messages. Firstly, use Explorer to navigate to your Photoshop Elements program directory. The default location is: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\ After that, we need to work down through a few more folders. Go into the following subdirectories: shared_assets\locales\en_us\email\signatures\ You should see five text files. "mobile.txt", "pdf.txt", "short_subject.txt", "standard.txt" and "standard_subject.txt". These contain the built-in messages. It's always wise to back up any program files before modifying them, so select all the files, and click copy, then paste, to make copies of the files in that directory. The last thing we need to do before getting to work is modify the file attributes so they are no longer read-only. Right click the files and select 'Properties'. Under the 'Attributes' section there is a checkbox labeled 'Read-Only'. Un-tick this box, and then click 'Apply'. Finally, click 'Ok'. Now you can edit the text files to contain whatever messages you want. The "standard.txt" file is the one we were originally addressing. Currently it contains a message beginning "These photos were sent from Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0", but you can delete that text entirely and leave it blank, or change it to your own personalised signature. The purpose of each of the files is listed here, so you know what you're editing: "mobile.txt" - The tag used to end any message you send to a mobile phone. "pdf.txt" - The tag used when you send a PDF slideshow by E-Mail. "short_subject.txt" - The subject line used when you send a message to a mobile phone. "standard.txt" - The tag used to end standard picture E-Mails. "standard_subject.txt" - The subject line used when you send standard picture E-Mails. By editing those files, you can change any of the default E-Mail messages for Photoshop Elements. A much more satisfactory solution in my opinion! ----------------------------------------------------- Coming Up... ----------------------------------------------------- For those left thinking that this month's newsletter was a little brief, you're not wrong. The reason for this is that I have just entered my final A-Level exam period, and I had my first exam last Wednesday. Revision and other work have all but taken over my life for the past month, so I've had to be rather selective with my use of time on the site. Fear not though, because at the end of June the opposite will occur. I hope to spend a good few weeks working full-time on the site, just after my exams. September is going to be an even better month! Way back in 2005, I completely wrote September 2006 out of my diary. I'll be spending the whole month just building up easyelements.com, accomplishing the same amount in a day as I do in a week at the moment! I just thought I'd let you all know what was coming up. So stay tuned for some BIG developments, coming to the site very soon. ----------------------------------------------------- That's it for this issue! I hope YOU found YOUR newsletter useful! Please do contact me with any requests for the June edition of Elements Express, as all these requests go into the making of my next newsletter. Any other comments or requests for this newsletter? Just let me know via my contact page here: http://www.easyelements.com/contact.html Until next time! Kind Regards, Robert Redwood. |
