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• Transparent to make the first layer transparent,
with no color values. The resulting document will
not have a background layer. (See “About the
background layer” on page 166.)
5 Click OK.
Opening and importing images
You can open and import images in various file
formats. The available formats appear in the Open
dialog box, the Open As dialog box (Windows),
or the Import submenu. (See “About file formats”
on page 245.)
Note: Photoshop Elements uses plug-in modules to
open and import many file formats. If a file format
does not appear in the Open dialog box or in the
File > Import submenu, you may need to install
the format’s plug-in module. (See “Using plug-in
modules” on page 40.)
Opening files
The Open dialog box provides controls for
locating and previewing files. To bypass the Open
dialog box, use the Open Recent command.
There may be instances when Photoshop Elements
cannot determine the correct format for a file.
For example, transferring a file between Mac OS
and Windows can cause the format to be misla-
beled. In such cases, you must specify the correct
format in which to open the file.
To open a file:
1 Choose File > Open ( ).
2 Select the name of the file you want to open.
If the file does not appear, select the option for
showing all files from the Files of Type (Windows)
or Show (Mac OS) pop-up menu.
3 (Mac OS) Click Show Preview to preview the
selected file. This option requires the Apple
QuickTime extension.
Note: Previews display faster if they are saved with
the file. Select Always Save for Image Previews in the
Saving Files preferences to always save a preview;
select Ask When Saving to save previews on a file-
per-file basis.
4 Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears,
letting you set format-specific options.
(See “Opening and importing PDF files” on
page 56 and “Opening PostScript artwork” on
page 57.)
Note: If a color profile warning message appears,
specify whether to convert the pixels based on the
file’s color profile. (See “Using color management”
on page 65.)
To open a recently used file:
Choose File > Open Recent, and select a file from
the submenu.
To specify the number of files that are available in
the Open Recent submenu, choose Edit > Prefer-
ences > Saving Files, and enter a number in the
Recent File List Contains text box.