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[MommaTrish]

You know if you use the method Krystal mentioned on her blog a while ago (like um... over a year ago at least) for loading your supplies/elements on your page then all your elements keep their file names so keeping up with what you use is really easy.


I'll see if I can hunt up how it was done, but just figured I'd mention that.

[Sarah8914]

In PSE, if you drag things from the photo bin (NOT from the actual element window) it keeps the filename!

[NeverendingJen]

I tried that method, but it really only works if you know what you are using in advance, lol.

[MommaTrish]

Originally Posted by NeverendingJen

I tried that method, but it really only works if you know what you are using in advance, lol.

What do ou mean? I almost never know all of what I'm going to use when I start and I have no problem with it.

[MommaTrish]

Here is the link!
http://scraphappinessinside.blogspot...or-you-ps.html

[ayaandjudah]

I just drag into ps and it keeps the file name. It only doesn't work for sheet alphas.

[heathergw]

Originally Posted by ayaandjudah

I just drag into ps and it keeps the file name. It only doesn't work for sheet alphas.

I think if you drag the whole sheet onto your layout and then use CTRL + J to clip out each letter you want, then it will save the file names... I think... I haven't tried it yet...

[KateD]

Originally Posted by heathergw

I think if you drag the whole sheet onto your layout and then use CTRL + J to clip out each letter you want, then it will save the file names... I think... I haven't tried it yet...

Nope, it just names them layer1, etc. It wouldn't be difficult to copy and paste the layer name, though. I don't usually bother, I just keep the full sheet alpha in my layered file.

[KateD]

Originally Posted by MommaTrish

Here is the link!
http://scraphappinessinside.blogspot...or-you-ps.html

I'll have to check this out! Thanks

[joelsgirl]

Originally Posted by Sarah8914

In PSE, if you drag things from the photo bin (and from the actual element window) it keeps the filename!

I have pse 8, and this doesn't happen for me at all. It just names it layer 1, etc. Do you know if you have a setting on your PSE that makes it do that?

[Sarah8914]

I don't think so, but I'll check later. However, I totally had a typo there. It should have said NOT from the actual element window. It has to come from the photo bin. If I pull the element in from the window it's in, it does change it to layer 1, etc. And I think I have PSE 8 too.

[mrshobbes]

Originally Posted by ayaandjudah

I just drag into ps and it keeps the file name. It only doesn't work for sheet alphas.

Does this happen for higher CS? I use CS3 and when I drag stuff unto my canvas it's just labeled "layer #" Or is this an option I can turn on?

[MommaTrish]

Originally Posted by mrshobbes

Does this happen for higher CS? I use CS3 and when I drag stuff unto my canvas it's just labeled "layer #" Or is this an option I can turn on?

I use CS3 and if I don't use the stacks way it always shows as "Layer X" and so on. It was actually because of that that I used PSE to actually set up my pages until I saw using stacks on Krystal's blog.

[mrshobbes]

ooooh, hmm I should check out this stacks option, then. Thanks, Trish!