Help transitioning from CS2 to Elements

Am experiencing some difficulties in my workflow transitioning from CS2 to Elements.  In CS2 during most edits (from levels, to colour adjustments, spot healing, almost anything!) I would hit Edit>Edit (I think that's what it was...I'm missing my CS2) and a box would pop up where I could adjust the opacity from 0% to 100% of any individual edit that I made without having to create a new layer for Everything.  I'm going crazy searching Elements to try to find a similar feature.  Anybody???
Desperate!  Thank you!

Yes there are features of CS2/CS5 that are not available in PSE but having PSE has its own advantages.
Look out for some reviews and features of newly released PSE9:
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2010/092110-adobe-photoshop-elements.html
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/666937/review/photoshop_elements_9.html
Regards,
Deepak

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