Help

This menu is where you find the Elements Help files and tutorials, as well as information about the program itself.

Help

You can call up the Elements Help application here, or press F1. Or click the Help button in the menu bar.

About Photoshop Elements

Choose this to see a scrolling window with information about the version of Elements you've got. You'll also see a very long list of patents and credits—an impressive testimony to the complexity of the engineering that went into Elements.

Glossary of Terms

The Elements Help files include a glossary of terms relating to digital imaging. If you're wondering what a term means, this menu item takes you to the glossary index so you can look it up.

Tutorials

The Elements Help files include some excellent tutorials. Choose this item to see a list of them.

System Info

Choose this for a window showing information about Elements itself and also about your Windows operating system. If you can't remember which service pack you have, for instance, you can check here. There's also information about some important plug-ins. If you're not sure whether you have QuickTime, for example, that information is here, too.

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