PhotoshopElements

Use the Photomerge dialog box

The Photomerge dialog box contains tools for manipulating the composition, a lightbox for storing source images that are not in use, a work area for assembling the composition, and options for viewing and editing the composition. You can also zoom in and out to better see the alignment of each file.

Photomerge dialog box.

A.
Lightbox

B.
Tools

C.
Work area

D.
Selected image

E.
Status bar

  • To navigate, select the Hand tool  and drag within the work area. Or, drag the view area (the red box) or the scroll bar of the navigator.
  • To zoom, click the Zoom In icon  and Zoom Out icon , or use the Zoom tool . Hold down Option to zoom out with the Zoom tool.
  • To rotate images, select the Select Image tool , click the image you want to rotate, select the Rotate tool  and then drag in a circular motion around the image.
  • To reorder images in the lightbox, select the Select Image tool and drag an image in the lightbox.
  • To add an image to the composition, select the Select Image tool, and then drag the image from the lightbox to the work area.
  • To remove an image from the composition, select the Select Image tool, and then drag the image from the work area to the lightbox.
Make sure Snap To Image is selected to automatically snap overlapping images into place when a commonality is detected.