CMYK Color Mode

How to I get cmky color mode on my postcard?

The postcard is for a non-profit art organization. It was originally created by someone who has Photoshop, but had to leave town. She had waited till the last minute to do this job and unfortunately, was not willing to make all the changes we requested.  So I did them on Photoshop Elements  and did not discover until this morning when I went to Got Print that I needed to make the color code change. I sent this person a message and I have not heard from her. I will be able to get access to Photoshop on Thursday if I cannot not find someone I know who has the program. Unfortunately, today is not a good day for asking people to help.
Thanks for your information.
Susan

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