Grant's Tools Help Requested...please

[sdewenter]

:confused::confused:I finally broke down and downloaded Grant's (Grants ) Tools. I put it in the correct folder, I am 99% positive. I restarted PSE5 while holding the shift key. It showed the box stating "special effects tools rebuilding" ...or something to that affect.

I still can't find them. I have been searching previous posts/threads and trying different things to no avail.

In the ARTWORK and EFFECTS palete
I have Special Effects
In the box it says ALL, I click on the little arrow to reveal the menu
my choices are:
Filters
Layer Styles
Photo Effects
All

I don't see anything that says Grant's Tools...

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks, Susan D

[Juergen D]

I put it in the correct folder, I am 99% positive.
Susan,
I presume you are using PSE5. The folder path is:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\5.0\Photo Creations\special effects\Grants Tools
Note, it is in All Users, not in your personal login path or Default User...

Juergen

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Are you using Vista or XP ??

Wendy

[sdewenter]

Hi ...

Are you using Vista or XP ??

Wendy

I am using XP and PSE5...thanks in advance!
Susan

[Wendy]

Hi Susan ...

The Juergen's path should work just fine :)

Wendy

[sdewenter]

Do I need to go into My Computer first and make a folder called Grant's Tools? I had followed the file path from an earlier post that ended with SPECIAL EFFECTS...does it go further than that?

Should I start over or should I find the file in SPECIAL EFFECTS and move everything to a newly created folder called Grant's Tools?

I knew this was going to be over my head to do!

[TonyW]

You need to have just one folder called Grants Tools under Special Effects so you don't need to make a new one. Not sure if you saw this post but it has the latest set of Grant's Tools for PSE5 and the instructions for installing them:

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showpost.php?p=275340&postcount=14

Tony

[sdewenter]

when do I click on the mask icon to make any layer have a mask, does it auto fill or do I need to fill it?

Thanks, Susan D

[Wendy]

Hi Susan ...

When you click on the Mask icon it create a white mask (reveal all) ... what do you want to fill it with ??

Here is some information about Grant's tools and there is a section on masks :)

http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Tools/RunTools.html

Wendy