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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 
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