One of the most helpful things to know is how to take your photos and scan them into Photoshop Elements or Photoshop. The reason this is so important is that you many want to take a photo that isn’t digital and take it and make it digital to use in your digital scrapbooking projects, save them for backup on a CD, and share them with family.
Here are the step for scanning your photos into Elements or Photoshop:
Step 1: You need a Scanner and Photoshop Elements (or Photoshop)
To scan photos into Photoshop Elements (or Photoshop) – you will need a scanner and either Elements or Photoshop
Step 2: Place the photo you want to scan on your scanners scanning glass.
Turn on the scanner, open it, and put a photo facing down on the scanner bed.
Close the scanner door Next, open Photoshop Elements in the Editor Mode or start Photoshop.
Step 3: Preparing to scan a Photo or Image in Elements or Photoshop
Once you have opened Photoshop Elements in the Editor Mode, you will need to scan the photos or images to your scanner, to do this follow the directions below.
Go to FILE > IMPORT > “YOUR PRINTER” If you have multiple printers/scanners, you will need to look through the list of printer/scanner options, and choose the scanner that you would like use to scan the photo
In Photoshop: after you have started Photoshop, you will need to scan the photos or images to your scanner, to do this follow the directions below.
Go to FILE > IMPORT > WIA Support
A pop-up menu will appear in Photoshop, select the options and push the Start button.
Next another pop-up menu will appear, pick the scanner you want to use and click OK button
Note: If you have multiple printers/scanners, you will need to look through the list of printer/scanner options, and choose the scanner that you would like use to scan the photo
Step 4: Preview and Scan
In Photoshop Elements, A pop-up menu will appear. Select Preview (see arrow #1 in red) to view the scanned photo and to make the adjustments. Move the boxes that surround the photo until it fits the way that you would like it around your picture (see arrow #2 in red). Then select Scan (see arrow #3 in red) to begin scanning.
In Photoshop, A pop-up menu will appear. Select Preview (see arrow #1 in red) to view the scanned photo and to make the adjustments. Move the boxes that surround the photo until it fits the way that you would like it around your picture (see arrow #2 in red). Then select Scan (see arrow #3 in red) to begin scanning.
Step 5: Wait as it Scans
Be patient as it will take a few minutes for your scanner to scan the image and send it to Photoshop Elements
In Photoshop
Step 6: You have scanned your photo!
The scanned photo will appear in Photoshop Elements!
Or the scanned photo will appear in Photoshop!
It is a good idea to name the scanned photo and save it in a folder that you will remember for later
Hot Tip: Save an extra copy of this photo in order to edit or to add to a scrapbook project later. By making an extra copy of a scanned photo, it helps prevent accidentally changing or manipulating your original copy.
Use Scanning Skills for Lots of Tasks and Projects!
Once you have the photo scanned you can save it to use later, but this same trick works if you need to scan a document, and even a leaf to make into an embellishment!
Once you know how to scan into Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you can do lots of fun things!
Here are some articles that you might find interesting to use with your new scanning skills!
Article 2: How to Make a Digital Scrapbooking Embellishment in Photoshop using a scanned leaf
Article 3: How to Make a Leaf Embellishment for Digital Scrapbooking using a scanned Leaf in Photoshop Elements
Have a nice day, and try some scanning today!
Organize and Back-up your Scanned Photos!
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