PE5, Vista, and downloads ?

[ironaria]

I have Photoshop Elements 5 and Windows Vista. I've downloaded styles and patterns from this site's Subscriber Area and fonts from another site. I can't get them to be seen by the program. How do I get them to be recognized by the program and available in the dropdown selections?

thank you.

[kevq]

To install styles first make sure you have show hidden files selected. Then make sure the styles are in a folder, copy it and follow this path -

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\5.0\Photo Creations\special effects\layer styles

For patterns go to programs - Adobe - Elements 5 - Presets - Patterns.

Hope this helps.
Kev.

[graficalicus]

Styles also go in the Presets\Styles folder.

[ironaria]

for the first reply, I can't find that file path. I don't see any folder called photo creations.

for the second reply, that's where I already had the downloaded files but they don't show when I use PE5

i did a reinstall of the software, and the vista patch download from adobe

any other ideas?

[kevq]

Ironaria,
it looks to me that you are not showing hidden files.
Click Run - Organise - Folder and Search Options - View - tick Show Hidden Files and Folders.
You will then find the path in my first post.
Kev.