setting project defaults
Premiere Elements offers a boatload of preference settings accessed by choosing Edit > Preferences. In most instances, the default settings will do, but there are several settings to be aware of before starting your first project.

Premiere Elements Tour p. 2Premiere Elements has one workspace that you can't reach via a button on the Taskbar. Specifically, you have to open the Advanced Effects workspace by choosing Workspace > Advanced Effects from the main menu. More on that in Arrange Effects Workspace on page 64. |
start your project p. 6Note that Premiere Elements offers several useful tutorials accessed by clicking the tutorial button on the opening screen. |
set preferences p. 8Changing the Still Image Default Duration affects pictures inserted after you make the change (not those previously inserted into the project). |