Help Menu

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

Photoshop Elements Help

When you call up the Elements Help files here, or press F1, your Web browser launches to show you the Help files.

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.

About Plug-In

Select this option for a long pop-out menu displaying all the plug-ins in your copy of Elements. Choose a plug-in from the list to see its version and date information.

Patent and Legal Notices

This menu item displays a long list of the various patents for Elements, as well as trademark information for some of the components used in the program.

Glossary of Terms

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

System Info

Choose this item 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, then you can check here. You'll also find information about some important plug-ins. If you're not sure whether you have QuickTime, for example, that information's here, too.