Level 2 Plus

Lesson 2

Installing the Program

This program is available as a download from Adobe, or to purchase through retail outlets.

The installation process is very straightforward. However, there are a couple of important choices to be made.

Introduction

In this lesson we will outline the entire installation process.  We will discuss the options that must be selected during this process.

If you have downloaded the program from Adobe, double click on the “Icon” for the Installation Program.

If you purchased a retail version of the program, insert the installation CD into your computer.

From the drop down menu, select the appropriate language.

The legal agreement will now appear. You should read this over. If you wish to use the program, click on:

[ Accept ]

You are now faced with a menu of choices.

To proceed, click on:

[ Install Adobe Photoshop Elements ]

[ Next ]

Once more we are asked to confirm our language choice.

We are again asked to confirm the legal license conditions for use of the program. Click on:

[ Accept ]

Now the program requires your personal information.

Enter:

Name:
Organization:
Serial Number:

From media envelope or
From email from Adobe

We will usually accept that the program will be installed in the default Windows directory on the “C” drive.

If you want the program installed in another location, click on:

[ Change ]

When you are happy with the installation location, click on:

This is a very important step. Any file types that you check here will make Elements open every time you click on that type of image file.

If Elements starts every time you click on an image, it can become annoying.

We feel that it is better to start Elements and then open the image you want in Elements.

Therefore, we recommend that you click on choice #2:

If you wish to go back and change any of your choices, this is your last chance.

You could go back and change the installation directory or the file associations.

To proceed, click on:

The installation program will now carry out the installation

Now we must agree that we are done. Click on:

You are offered the choice of restarting your computer now or later.

Elements cannot work until the computer has been restarted.

We strongly recommend that you restart now. Click on:

When you start the program, you will be met by the “Welcome Screen”.

We feel that other configurations for startup are more efficient. We will discuss this in a future lesson.

When you start the program for the first time, you will be offered the opportunity to register the program.

If you choose not to register immediately, the registration pane is available from “Help” on the Main menu.

Summary

In this lesson we outlined the entire installation process. We also discussed the options that had to be selected during this process.