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Acquiring and Opening Photos
Opening images in EPS TIFF or EPS PICT
Preview format
These formats let you open images saved in file
formats that create previews but are not supported
by Adobe Photoshop Elements (such as QuarkX-
Press
®
). An opened preview image can be edited
and used like any other low-resolution file. EPS
PICT Preview is available only in Mac OS.
Using the File Association Manager
(Windows only)
The File Association Manager lets you decide
which file types are opened in Photoshop
Elements. Choosing to open digital images in
Photoshop Elements can help you streamline your
workflow.
To select file types:
1
Choose Edit > File Association.
2
Do one of the following to select the file types
you want to open in Photoshop Elements:
•
Click the box next to the file type names to add
a file type. Selected file types have a check next
to them.
•
Click the Default button to have the suggested
file types checked.
•
Click the Select All button to have all available
file types open in Photoshop Elements.
•
Click Deselect All if you don’t want any of the
listed file formats to open in Photoshop
Elements. This means that you would have to
use the Open command to open an image file
from your computer.
3
Click the OK button when you’re done.
Placing files
You can use the File > Place command to
place artwork into a new layer in an image.
In Photoshop Elements, you can place PDF,
Adobe Illustrator, and EPS files.
When you place a PDF, Adobe Illustrator, or EPS
file, it is rasterized; you cannot edit text or vector
data in placed artwork. Keep in mind that artwork
is rasterized at the resolution of the file into which
it is placed.
To place a PDF, Adobe Illustrator, or EPS file:
1
Open the Photoshop Elements image into
which you want to place the artwork.
2
Choose File > Place, select the file you want to
place, and click Place.
3
If you are placing a PDF file that contains
multiple pages, select the page you want to place
from the provided dialog box, and click OK.
The placed artwork appears inside a bounding box
at the center of the Photoshop Elements image.
The artwork maintains its original aspect ratio;
however, if the artwork is larger than the
Photoshop Elements image, it is resized to fit.
4
If desired, reposition the placed artwork by
doing one or more of the following:
•
Position the pointer inside the bounding box of
the placed artwork, and drag.
