PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Make sure that Open Acquired Images in Photoshop is selected. If you have a large number of images to import,
or if you want to edit the images at a later time, deselect it.
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Make sure that Unique Subfolder is selected if you want to save the imported images directly into a folder whose
name is the current date.
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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.
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Choose the kind of image you want to scan:
Color Picture
Uses the default settings for scanning color images.
Grayscale Picture
Uses the default settings for scanning grayscale images.
Black And White Picture or Text
Uses the default settings.
Adjust The Quality Of The Scanned Picture
Uses custom settings.
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Click preview to view the scan. If necessary, drag the handles of the bounding box to adjust the size of the crop.
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Click Scan.
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The scanned image is saved in BMP format.
Creating, opening, and importing images
Create a new image
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Choose File > New.
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In the New dialog box, type a name for the image.
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(Optional) Choose document size from the Preset menu.
Note:
To create a new document with the pixel dimensions set for a specific device, click the Device Central button.
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Set the width and height by choosing a preset from the Size menu or entering values in the Width and Height text
boxes.
To match the width, height, resolution, color mode, and bit depth of the new image to that of any open image, choose
a filename from the bottom section of the Preset menu.
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Set the Resolution, Color Mode, and bit depth.
If you’ve copied a selection to the clipboard, the image dimensions and resolution are automatically based on that
image data.
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Select a canvas color option:
White
Fills the background or first layer with white, the default background color.
Background Color
Fills the background or first layer with the current background color.
Transparent
Makes the first layer transparent, with no color values. The resulting document has a single, transparent
layer as its contents.
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(Optional) If necessary, click the Advanced button to display more options.
