Importing folders into Elements

I've had Elements 11 for some time and can't use it as I can't seem to find a way to import an existing folder structure of images. It imports it flat, with every subfolder and parent folder listed on the same level, so my organisation is shot to hell.
I'm sure it's me being dumb, (but in fact it's Elements being incredibly un-intuitive) but can someone point me to how to import an existing folder structure with many images, retaining the structure after import?
Actually thinking about it, I can barely remember how to import at all, I found it quite difficult to achieve and I think I might have drag and dropped some files?

There are two views of folder in PSE11. One is the flat fodler view which you able to see on the UI by default. You may switch to tree view of folders by clicking Cmd+T or Ctrl+T or by clicking the small icon just infront of "My Folders" label in the left panel.
To import media from a folder hierarchy, you may choose too right click on corresponding folder in tree view of folders and choose "Import Meida". Or you may import using File >> get Photos and Videos >> From files and folders.
Thanks
Andaleeb

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Thanks for your quick response. I agree this is an awkward workflow. I've only used Lightroom for a short time and just started using elements. I'm under the impression that Lightroom stores originals without taking up hard drive space. If I imported directly to elements, and then made adjustments, I'd have 2 versions of the photo. Also, I'd have to do save as, rather than just save if I wanted an original. Please let me know if my thinking is all wrong! I found the show details so now I am able to see the file names. I did select the keywords to import. I think my problem is I don't know where I would see the keywords when in elements. Thanks for your help

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MacDLS wrote:
Take into consideration that you're using a feature in a way other than what was intended.
You believing that that's how it should behave doesn't make it so.
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Good, that's the workaround I needed. For some reasons I was under the impression that deleting the album would delete the the images as well. I guess I'm still not used to that project-album concept.
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If I understand you correctly I should not import iPhoto Masters directly, because they have been altered to be in some kind of internal organization scheme. What I'm confused about is that I thought the "Masters" in iPhoto were just untouched camera files?
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Looking at manual for references to referenced may be good for you before you delve too deep into this.
What I meant by order being unchanged/the file being in the wrong location is that in the chronologically organized projects overview the projects that were imported with the wrong date, which I changed to the correct date in Metadata, still appear in the wrong location.
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[http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12981789&#12981789]
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