Photoshop Elements 2024 Has Arrived

Thanks for the information. The upgrade for UK is just short of £71.00. I'm thinking about it. I'd certainly feel obliged to make more use of PSE if I did spend the money. That would be one good reason to upgrade.

Being somewhat familiar with version 2023, I just took the plunge and bought PSE 2024. I like the dark interface much better. The only early issue I had with it was the text being very small in the toolbars and menus. Like the last version, the scaling of the interface isn't infinitely scalable. I'd hoped they might have made it so in this one. The scaling needs to be somewhere in between 100% and 200% for my resolution of monitor (2560 x 1440 pixels) but there is no option to make it so. I managed to overcome this by leaving the PSE's setting at 100% and then going into PSE's shortcut properties. It's possible to override the program DPI settings there and use the system DPI/scaling instead. It all looks much more readable now.

I'll now be going through the program's functions and might be a little quiet for a while experimenting with this and that.

I prefer to have separate shortcuts to open both Organiser and Elements rather than use the default opening dialogue box. Making those shortcuts involves finding the .exe's for both in the Adobe folder in the Windows file system (Program Files > Adobe). Once found, individual shortcuts for them can be sent to the Desktop by right-clicking on the exe and choosing 'Properties > More Options > Send to Desktop (create shortcut)'.

Once the shortcuts are on the Desktop: The Organizer one can be pinned to the Start Menu. I find the menu text size quite alright in that. To make scaling larger in Elements, right-click on the shortcut and choose 'Properties > Compatibility > Change high DPI settings'. Check the box that says 'Override High DPI scaling behaviour. Scaling performed by..'. In the drop-down box, choose 'System (Enhanced)'. Click 'OK' and 'Apply'. Once done, the shortcut can be pinned to the Start Menu.

I find doing this increases the text size a little of the menus and toolbars in PSE even with the Windows scaling set at 100% (in Display settings), which is probably the recommended value. Images remain looking the same size. However, my monitor has a high native resolution (makes everything look smaller), so I prefer to set the Windows scaling to 125%.

With the shortcut now telling PSE to open using the Windows System scaling (set to 125%) rather than using PSE's setting, everything including images, looks larger. Ideally, it would have been good if text and icons could have had more size variation from within PSE's settings but the only options are: 100%, 200% or automatic. I need something in between 100% and 200% and this workaround is best for my eyes. It may not be best for everyone.

Adobe introduced this feature -- Auto Creations -- in PSE 2019.

The Home screen offers various auto-generated creations or Auto Creations.
Auto Creations of photo effects that include B&W Selection, Pattern Brush, Painterly, and Depth of Field. 
Personalized creations based on your tags, keywords, album names, events, places, people, and location data.
The Home screen displays the previews of the Auto Creations. To view the desired Auto Creation, you need to open it.
Older Auto Creations will be removed over time if you don't edit or save them.

View and share auto-created collages, slideshows, and more

Once you disable this feature in the Organizer, it will be reflected on the Home Screen.

Thanks mart44.

I set mine to 150% scaling. 

Well, I do like the dark option, for me, worth at least half of the upgrade $
Very interesting what they did in Quick to link right to Advanced!
we shall see
cjt

I had PSE 2022 installed and it was the dark interface that tipped the balance into buying the 2024 version. I never really took to PSE because for all the time I've been using computers (28 years), I've preferred to spend my creative sessions with vector-based programs. Having forked out £71.00 for the PSE upgrade though ..plus having seen the results that people here get with it, I am determined to make more use of it. I have followed a lot of the links everyone has posted and tried out many of the tutorials they lead to, so thanks to all. I haven't managed to turn out anything worth posting with PSE 2024 yet but the time will hopefully come.

I suppose if I'd put the same amount of time with version 2022 as I have with version 2024, I might not have thought the upgrade worthwhile because by all accounts, 2022 would do nearly all that 2024 does ..but still, there is that dark interface and I've splashed out now and it's too late. I don't regret the outlay because at my age if I don't spend my money on things I want, somebody else will.