Burn tool problem - Elements 7

When I select the burn tool it used to display a circle as the cursor (showing the area to burn) now it has changed to a cross hair and i have no idea where the edge of my burn radius is... anyone know how to change it back?

Hi,
Do you have Caps Lock on?
Windows or MAC?
Brian

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I don't see dodge and burn tools anywhere.
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Should be like version 11. It is on the left in Expert. Look in the Enhance block. It can show up as Dodge,
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I could not find the "burn tool" in Photoshop 7, so I purchased Photoshop Elements 12, and I still cannot find the "burn tool".
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Well, as I always say... If I want things done right, I have to do them myself.
I found the solution on the Internet... One must place your pointer on the icon that is presently showing and then press the letter "o" key to toggle between the Burn, Dodge, and Sponge tools.

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Hi,
OK, in case it makes any difference, what operating system are you using?
To me, it looks as though you are trying the simple method.
Are you clicking on the Add Blur button first? - Does the image go out of focus after you click on the button?
After that, then you select the area to be in focus as mentioned above.
It is important to do things in the order top to bottom.
The guided mode really uses layers, one of which is the black mask you are seeing. For interest sake, if you manage to get it to work properly, if you switch to Expert mode, you will see the layers it has created.
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Hello all !!
How can the burn tool parameter : range, exposure, size, be place in a script ??
Thanks.
Janou.

range
    Values: 'burnInS' | 'burnInM' | 'burnInH'
    Get by script: True
    Set by script: False
exposure (or 'opacity' in this burn tool)
    Values: 1% - 100%
    Get by script: True
    Set by script: False
size
    Values: 1% - 1000%
    Get by script: True
    Set by script: True
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'burnInS010', 'burnInS020', 'burnInS030', 'burnInS040', 'burnInS050', 'burnInS060', 'burnInS070', 'burnInS080', 'burnInS090','burnInS100'
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'dodgeM010', 'dodgeM020',...
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// collected from several sources and compiled
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            break;
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    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
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