A Little Trick for Finding Your Layouts …

Have you ever saved a layout you’re working on, and not been able to find it later, but you’re SURE you saved it? I know I have. A post in the Scrap Orchard forums last week reminded me of this little trick, and since it was helpful, I thought I’d post it for you too. :)

Please note, this will only work if your layout was one of the last 10 items you saved in PS (or PSE).

Go to File > Open Recent and look in the list for your file.

And that’s it! I often accidentally save my layout in the wrong folder or with the wrong year, so when I go to look for it later, I can’t find it. But if I use this little trick, I’ll find my layout in a snap. And then I make sure to resave it in the correct place, lol.

Hope this tip is helpful! Next week I’ll show you a neat way (yep, with screen shots!) for recoloring your elements. :)

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9 Responses to A Little Trick for Finding Your Layouts …
  1. 1
    Amber565 says:

    Great Tip! I’ve used it often, but wish I could increase the amount of files it stores. Many times I’ve opened too much after saving & the one I’m looking for isn’t there anymore :(

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    quietangelsb says:

    Great tip! Can’t wait to see the recoloring tips! :)

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    Jen says:

    I’m forgetful about stuff, so I tend to save anything new to my desktop for organizing later. I get a little bit of clutter on there from time to time, but I don’t lose anything that way, lol. Also – if I do lose something – I use the search function on my computer if I can remember a part of the name. My old operating system (Windows XP) made more sense, lol – and I still stumble through Vista’s way of searching, but I can usually find what I lost with little hassle :)

    But this is an awesome tip too!! Definitely one I’ll use for those moments that I close something accidentally and have to go find it again :)

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    Nancy~aka~Junebugmom68 says:

    Wow thanks for the tip!! Learn something new every day!! :)

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    Jennifer (bienejen) says:

    I’m lucky my program always saves in the same folder, but a great tip for those who aren’t as lucky. Can’t wait for your tutorial!

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    SharonB says:

    Fantastic Tip!…look forward to the Element Reclouring Tutorial.

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    Dani S. says:

    I actually knew about this one already but you’re right it really helps and is a huge timesaver!

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    Carolyn says:

    Great tip! I always save to the same folder, but forget what I named it!

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    Denise says:

    Wonderful tip! I’ll have try out the tip next time I can’t find something. Thanks

    Dee

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