3. Finding the Pictures You Want

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use Photoshop Elements search tools to locate any picture in your collection within seconds.

If you’re willing to put in a little time up front adding data about your pictures in the Organizer, you’ll find that locating exactly the image you need later on is much, much easier. Organizer enables you to search for pictures based on several different kinds of information:

Image attributes—File size, color mode, date, caption, camera used, and even more technical specifications such as whether the flash went off or what lens aperture was used.

Visual similarity—Based on the colors and shapes that make up an image, Photoshop Elements can locate other images that may be similar ...

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