Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Edit Menu - Including Undo, Redo, Cut, and Copy

Undo: This Edit Menu option will become your best friend very quickly. Whenever you make a mistake while editing a document, or you choose a filter or other option that doesn’t look right, use Undo. Edit>Undo will usually tell you what you are undoing such as Undo Brush Tool or Undo Paint Bucket.

Redo: This is the exact opposite of Undo. It’s a great idea to use Undo and Redo in conjunction with each other to get a feel of both photo options simultaneously. You can apply a filter, undo, and then redo to get a good feel of whether the photo looks better with or without that change.

Revert: Edit>Revert will allow you to change your photo back to the last version that was saved. It will undo any unsaved changes you’ve made to the document. It’s much easier than clicking Edit>Undo many times depending on how many changes you’ve made to the photo. Be aware that it will only revert to the last saved version. If you made changes and then saved after that point and change your mind, you’ll have to click Edit>Undo to get back to the point you want and then save the photo again.

Cut: Edit>Cut allows you to select a specific portion of the photograph and “cut” it out of the document. You can then paste the cut portion into a separate image or paste it into another portion of that image.

Copy: Copy is a lot like the Cut tool, except in this case it doesn’t remove the selected portion from your image. It will make a copy of the selection allowing you to paste it into another document or somewhere else on your already existing image.

Copy Merged: Copy merged is a great tool to have if you’re working with a document that has many layers. If you select a portion of your document and go to Edit>Copy, Photoshop is only going to copy what you have on the selected layer. Copy Merged will allow you to select and copy everything within your selected area from all layers.

Paste: Pasting allows you to place whatever you’ve selected and copied into your document. You can create a new layer and paste into the new layer, or paste directly onto your already opened image.

Paste Into Selection: Edit>Paste Into Selection allows you to take something you’ve copied and paste it into a specified dimension. You can move the pasted image around until you’re happy with where it’s been placed.

Delete: Delete works the same way as it would if you pressed the delete key on your keyboard. Rather than copying the selection or cutting it from the image and placing it on your clipboard, it deletes that part of the image from your photo.