NancyA

When I get less busy LOL! I actually have a sun flare I need help with but hadn't decided whether to do it as I did the edit or to post on ask damien. Maybe I'll get to it next week. Hope you had a great Holiday season!

I do know and yes I see. But I was trying to go really soft since you said the first was "weird ass-fashion" to go soft. I'm thinking my angle might be totally wrong. Knowing what one is and creating one is my huge problem evidently.

Any better or still too much? I reduced opacity and size. It's on the one on right but not the other 2. Maybe this isn't the right thread for this now?

This is new territory for me. Do you have a tutorial on drop shadows or maybe it is in that material. Late here and giving up for tonight.

Bingo! But you stated in your tut that you used both and yours are square. Am I assuming that was a "general" statement either/or??

Sigh. Wish I had found this earlier. I have 90 pages done so not redoing them but will on the remaining pages. Back to why my corners aren't square like yours. Can you screen shot me your "border & drop shadow settings"? I presume the same settings should work whether I have each image on its own layer or 3 images on 1. This is my stroke settings. And yes, I was going to go back and find the first it referred to. Thanks for link. Maybe I'll get my answer in that tutorial?

No I had not seen it. Thanks!

Double oops. I had changed them back to the same. Here is the one. top left inside other 2 outside

Oops!

I thought I sent a screen shot but not sure where it went. Top is inside at 30, the bottom is outside at 30

Still curved. Left inside, right outside

Is there a way to make the corners square or should I be happy with curved?

I'll play with it but are you saying if I use a color other than black (which I may do on some) I will need to use a different blend mode?

Normal works. I was using an example and it had multiple. I played with darken but not normal but all 3 seem the same. Thanks again!

I thought I tried stroke first but I failed to find the "outside". I believe it makes a sharper edge than the drop shadows so will use stroke. I can't tell a difference in multiply & darken in this case. What blend mode do you suggest? Thanks! I prefer the stroke!

I figured out a method. I think the above doesn't work because an image isn't a "shape". Instead I used a drop shadow in FX and it is working. I just want to put a tiny frame around each/some of the pictures in my photo book in PS. I have spreads with 2-8 pictures per spread and want frames on each picture not the whole spread as 1. Make sense? These are not totally sharp on outside edge but think they are ok unless you have a better method.

I'm trying to create a frame in PS. I googled and found these instructions so I am assuming it is possible but it isn't working. I can create the frame but can't get it to convert to a shape. When I right click shape layer created with frame tool there is no option to "convert to frame" therefore no width or height. I also attached a screenshot showing the frame and what it looks like in layers panel and one showing what I get when I right click. Hopefully I am just clicking on the wrong thing. Thanks! Create frames with the Frame Tool Select the Frame Tool from the Tools panel or press 'K'. In the Tool options bar, choose a rectangular frame or an elliptical frame . Draw a new frame on the canvas. Convert any shape or text to a frame In the Layers panel, right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) a text layer or a shape layer and choose Convert To Frame from the context-menu. In the New Frame dialog, enter a Name and set a specific Width and Height for the frame. Click OK.

I was baffled because I had to dig to find where to fix it but I had gone to blending options via right clicking and probably hit it aiming for "blending option". I could have researched but you were much quicker thanks!

Thank you!

What did I hit to cause this? The mask is a funny looking box and doesn't show my black/white masking. I hoped closing it out and reopening would fix it but no luck. Has to be a setting I hit possible in blending options??

YES!! That fixed it. THANK YOU! Things like that drive me nuts.

No the Clone Tool works properly. 1-0 changes opacity.

Using a mac. I have always used the shortcut keys 1-0 to change opacity. Now all of a sudden it is changing "flow" and I have to use the shift key for it to change "opacity". Any idea what I have accidentally done to cause this? Thanks!

New update! I just called apple to make an appointment to get a new battery. Warning bells on their end went off and they want to "capture" my computer which means they want it. I will either get a new one identical or I can do an upgrade for the difference. Not a clue yet how that works but it appears there is something going on and they want to tear it apart. I'm not complaining other than I see being without a computer for probably a week and then the headache of reloading everything. Live is always interesting!! Thank you!!

You confirmed what I suspected. I have used a laptop for 15 years (medical reasons so it is what it is) and they general run me $3000 which is what the mac was. I try to get the best video card, highest RAM, and largest HD at the time of purchase because I know whatever I get, tomorrow it will be behind the times. This is my first mac but I basically replaced my PC every 3 years. I was "told/under the impression" a mac would last longer. Yeah right! I only upgraded Mojave about 2 weeks ago when this mess started. I truly wish I had asked you first. Is there a way to revert back to high sierra? I figured out the ID. me. It's Apple's military discount page. I can probably delete it and then redo it each time I need to access that page--would that be of benefit to the system you think?. NO I do not do "find the deals on amazon"!! I'm getting a new battery as soon as I can release my computer for 3-5 days. Evidently the 2015 battery is glued in and from what I read, not recommended I try to replace it myself. Maybe (hopefully!) that is the real kicker here. I'm going to have them check some things while they have it but thought it prudent to get it cleaned off/upgraded first. And yes I'm sure I'm paying taxes on the air I breath come April 15! I'll let you know if a new battery speeds things up once I get it! I'm attaching a current activity monitor file which shows average for me when PS isn't opened. Is that "adobe desktop service" something that needs to be running? I'm clueless on what all these things are so I tend to just let them be--I'm referring to the comment "You have a bunch of stuff running". I just feel this issue is PS as everything runs ok until I open that then everything goes to pot. Thank you so much for all the helpful information. At least we've tried!