Before/after viewing options

Hi all,
Sometimes I get the option to view "before" and "after" versions by clicking down on the left-hand side just above the Project Bin -- and sometimes it's not there.  Does anyone know why that is only sometimes there?  And a way to put it there when it's not?  I use PSE 10 as the external editor of Aperture, and everything I edit in PSE 10 comes from Aperture.
Thank you.

That "before and after" option is only available when you use the "Guided Edit" feature -- it uses a modified version of the Editor's window.  Think of it as a feature-specific workspace.
As far as I know, there's no way to get that functionality in the Full Editor window, unless you open an independent copy of the image you're working on.
Ken

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