🧡 Simple Solution To the 2 Biggest Shortcut Problems

December 12, 2023 | Digital Scrapper News | Volume 21, Issue 50

Hi there!

Especially this time of year, do you find yourself in need of shortcuts in order to save time and manage life? I certainly do.

Problems with Shortcuts
The 2 biggest problems I have with shortcuts are

Remembering what they are.
Remembering to use them.

The Shortcut Solution
Shortcuts in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements are often the hardest to remember because, even though they save you time, they don’t always make sense. Here’s my solution:

Write a new-to-you shortcut on a small sticky note.
Adhere the sticky note to your laptop or monitor. You may have to use tape!

Here’s the thing…you will never learn a shortcut unless you are consistently seeing it and using it. This solution works for me (and my forgetful memory) and I know it will work for you too!

This Week On the Blog
If you use Adobe Photoshop (not Photoshop Elements), this week on the blog, Jenifer Juris has a quick tip for helping you to assign a keyboard shortcut to something that doesn’t already have one. Very cool.

Coming Up the Next Two Weeks
The next two weeks at Digital Scrapper, we will be laying low for Christmas and spending quality, uninterrupted time with friends and family. Here’s what you need to know:

There will be no regular newsletter next week (December 19) or the week after (December 26). We will resume normal newsletter content on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
I will be checking in on you once a day to make sure you’re not struggling. But if your question or problem can wait until after Christmas, please wait to email me.
Community is open 24/7 and help can always be found there! I love our Community!!
Our greatest days are just ahead.

Love and creative success,

Jen White, Owner of Digital Scrapper & QwikLearn

Website | Classroom | Community

P.S. The header above was created using Country Christmas by Simple Pleasure Designs.

News from Our Community

Throwback Thursdays. Take your title from boring to outstanding with Jenifer’s Outlined Letters tutorial!
Friday Favorites. See what others found and shared from the web last week. Go to Friday Favorites.
Scraplift Saturday. See this week’s scraplift cluster by Jen White. It’s not too late to join the fun!
Missing Community emails? Or want to turn them all off during the holidays? Go to your Community notifications and take a look at the Email column.
Spectacular Gallery Pages. We love highlighting YOUR pages in our newsletters. To save your page for sharing in our gallery, we suggest Save For Web with these settings:
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Newsletter Exclusive Sale

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Jump start your Christmas cards with these 3 fabulous one-of-a-kind personalized greetings.
Save 30% on Christmas Greetings No. 2 now through Saturday, December 16, 2023, Midnight EDT.

NOTE: This is not a new class. This sale cannot be combined with any other discount.

Not sure what to ask for this Christmas?

Ask for a class from your wishlist!

Step One: Send your family a link to our Voucher Information: https://qwiklearn.teachable.com/p/voucher
Step Two: Make sure to give them your class wish list, or we can help them choose a class for you.

Give the Gift of a Class Voucher

It’s Boogie Week! Let’s Get Stuff Done!

Boogie Week is our once-a-month call for you to join us in finishing up loose classes and projects. We want you to get things done because it feels GREAT!

Spend 15 minutes per day, 5 days in a row
Complete projects, like:
your smallest unfinished class
a scrapbook page you started
organizing photos and supplies
Celebrate your WINS with us in Community.

Boogie Testimonial
“At 83, I have decided to restart this fun hobby. Today I located an early Black Friday sale that wasn’t teacher-only and bought PSE 2024. For the first time in my life, I downloaded & installed a computer program. That is my Tuesday Boogie, although it took much longer than 15 minutes.”
Pat K

NOTE: The Boogie image was created using Peace and Joy by Aprilisa Designs.

Digital Scrapper Quick Tip | Keyboard Shortcuts

Custom Keyboard Shortcut by Jenifer Juris

Quickly create a custom keyboard shortcut in Photoshop.

NOTE: This tip does not work in Photoshop Elements.

Watch the Video

Page & Photos: Jenifer Juris
Template: Shape Up Templates Layered Shapes by Jenifer Juris
Quick Tip: Custom Keyboard Shortcut by Jenifer Juris
Kits: All You Need & Just a Note by Allison Pennington
Fonts: Forever Grateful, Special Elite

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