User Guide

CHAPTER 2
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Getting Images into Photoshop Elements
5 Make sure Unique Subfolder is selected so that
the imported images are put directly into a folder
named with the current date.
6 Select the scanner that you want to use.
Note: If the name of your scanner does not appear in
the submenu, verify that the software and drivers
were properly installed and that the scanner is
connected.
7 Choose the kind of image you want to scan:
• Color picture to use the default settings for
scanning color images.
• Grayscale picture to use the default settings for
scanning grayscale images.
• Black and White picture or Text to use the
default settings.
• Click Adjust the Quality of the Scanned Picture
to use custom settings.
8 Click preview to view the scan. Crop the scan
if needed by pulling the rectangle so it surrounds
the image.
9 Click Scan.
10 The scanned image will be saved in the .bmp
file format.
Creating new images
The New command ( ) lets you create a blank
image.
To create a new image:
1 Do one of the following:
• Click New on the Quick Start screen that appears
when you start Photoshop Elements.
• To base the image dimensions and resolution on
the Clipboard contents, choose File > New. If the
Clipboard does not contain image data, the image
dimensions and resolution are based on the last
image you created.
• To base the image size on the default dimensions
and resolution or the last entered settings, hold
down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) when
you choose File > New.
• To create an image from data on the Clipboard,
select File > Create from Clipboard or click Paste
on the Quick Start screen that appears when you
start Photoshop Elements.
2 If desired, type a name for the image, and set the
width and height.
To match the width and height of the new
image to that of any open image, choose a
filename from the bottom section of the Windows
menu.
3 Set the resolution and mode. (See “About image
size and resolution” on page 46 and “About color
modes” on page 68.)
4 Select an option for the contents of the
bottommost layer of the image:
• White to create a white background.
• Background Color to fill the background with
the current background color. (See “Choosing
foreground and background colors” on page 74.)