Datasheet
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Part I: Getting Started
✓ Scroll bars: Become active when you zoom in on an image. You can click
the scroll arrows, move the scroll bar, or grab the Hand tool in the Tools
panel and drag within the window to move the image.
✓ Magnification box: Shows you at a glance how much you have zoomed
in or out.
✓ Information box: Shows you a readout for a particular tidbit of informa-
tion. You can choose what information you want to see in this area by
selecting one of the options from the pop-up menu, which we discuss in
more detail later in this section.
When you’re working on an image in
Elements, you always want to know the
physical image size, the image resolution,
and the color mode. (These terms are
explained in more detail in Chapters 3
and 4.) Regardless of which menu option
you select from the status bar, you can get
a quick glimpse at these essential stats
by clicking the Information box, which
displays a pop-up menu like the one shown
in Figure 1-6.
✓ Size box: Enables you to resize the window. Move the cursor to the
box, and a diagonal line with two opposing arrows appears. When the
cursor changes, drag in or out to size the window smaller or larger,
respectively.
You can also resize the window by dragging any corner in or out.
After you’re familiar with the overall image
window, we want to introduce you to the
Information box’s pop-up menu, which enables
you to choose the type of information you want
to view in the Information box. Click the right-
pointing arrow to open the menu, as shown in
Figure 1-7.
Here’s the lowdown of the options you find on the
pop-up menu:
✓ Document Sizes: Shows you the saved
file size.
✓ Document Profile: Shows you the color pro-
file used with the file. Understanding color
profiles is important when printing files. Look to Chapters 2 and 14 for
more information on using color profiles.
✓ Document Dimensions: Which is selected in Figure 1-7, shows you the
physical size in your default unit of measure, such as inches.
Figure 1-6: Click the readout on
the status bar, and a pop-up
menu shows you important
information about your file.
Figure 1-7: From the pop-up
menu on the status bar, select
commands that provide infor-
mation about your file.
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