Ask Kayla

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

This is the place where you can ask Kayla your direct questions on "How do I do ___________..."

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

In one of the versions between PSE4 and 7 Adobe switched their database engine which may be part of the reason for the issues you are having - if you write the metadata to the actual picture before you import to 7 you might be able to do it or convert the database in 7. hth!

[Justasiam]

Hello, Kayla, First of all I'd like to thank you for posting the digiscrap newbies videos...I'm learning a lot. Even though I only have Elements 3, I have found many excellent hints on how to use my program more fully. While watching the Week 3 video (I think), you showed how to put letters on a layout, then combine each letter layer together by clicking one end of the word and using shift to capture the word so that it can be moved and resized as a unit. Unfortunately, Elements 3 does not have that capability, but I wondered if you knew a way that I can circumvent that and find another way to group the letters so that I can do the same thing. Looking forward to hearing from you. Oh, and also, my program does not have an align option visible. Is there another way to get all of the letters aligned with bottom or am I doomed to have to try and line them all up every time by "hand" (not a very accurate process!)? Justasiam

[Corey Nichole]

I'm sure this will sound silly but... what do I do with glitter packs? How do I use them? (I use PSE5)
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. I love glitter and would love to know how to use these in my layouts.
~Corey

[DIGISCRAP101]

It depends on the type of glitter you purchased - here are few tutorials:

Glitter Action Tutorial by Julie Ann Shahin

Creating Glitter in Photoshop Elements

Scrap Girls Painting with Layer Styles When Digitally Scrapbooking

Between those three hopefully you can find something helpful! :)

[Corey Nichole]

I'll check those out- thanks so much!