Use Global Light

[beekalmer]

Where is the setting for turning off "user global light" in Elements 5? The help menu instructions seem to apply to version 4 not 5. In version 4 in a layer style you could double click the "f" that showed up in the layer style palette and easily uncheck "use global light". In Elements 5 I see an icon that looks like a flower which lets me adjust the layer syle (inner shadow) but there is no option to turn off "use global light". Where have I gone wrong?
Thanks in advance for your help!:)

[Pauline]

Sadly it is no longer available in V5. If you want to change your lighting you now have to rasterize the layer.

[beekalmer]

Thanks. Apparently the Help articles have not caught up with the versions. This summer I took the layers course for Elements 4 but also just upgraded to Elements 5 and was trying to apply what I learned. Thanks for your quick response.

[Wendy]

Hi ...

... and welcome to the forum :)

There seem to be a few areas in the help section that have slipped in from PSE4 :(.

Wendy

[troush]

Wendy,

It's more than a few - quite a bit of it is just the PSE 4.0 help, with new sections added for the new stuff. Too much in a hurry.

In fact, I would say it IS the 4.0 help, with a few sections added for the new stuff in 5.0, but they weren't careful about removing stuff from the help that isn't there any more.

-Trish

[beekalmer]

Wow you guys are right there with the assistance! I just went and cruised thru the advanced Elements forum and noticed that I am not the only one looking for this setting.

What are your day jobs? I just happen to have the day off and wanted to catch up with my hobby. Now that I know it is so easy to use the forum I will be back. I wasted a lot of time in the Help articles.

In addition to The "What's New" section of each new release they should include the What was Taken Away section.

[Wendy]

Hi Trish ...

Ummm ... Looks like they didn't spend a great deal of time on help. I knew it was like that before but Ummm .. I thought they would tidy it up before they released it :eek:

I was wrong :(

Wendy

[Wendy]

Hi Beekalmer ...

We have all sorts of different days jobs as we are all users just like you ... :)

Why not start a new thread and lets see what everyone does !!

Wendy

[Cmcburnett]

I have been watching all the pro vs. cons on upgrading to PS5. I may wait a while longer and see if they revamp the help menu. So far I have upgraded on every renewed edition that came out and had minor problems. Back then, I didn't know about the Forum. The Forum has been a great help. So far as working, I work as a paralegal in a law firm in GA. I check with the Forum sometimes on my lunch to see if there is anything new and crafty. I have to admit, I'm addicted to the Forum. I never liked Forums or any kind of chat room, but this is totally different from all others.

[beekalmer]

I have to run now, but I will be back another time. Thanks for your help. I look forward to getting to know you better.