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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
To change the Export Clipboard preference:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General
(Windows, Mac OS 9.x) or Photoshop Elements >
Preferences > General (Mac OS X).
2 Select Export Clipboard to save copied data
from Photoshop Elements on the Clipboard when
you exit from Photoshop Elements. If this option
is deselected, the contents are deleted when you
exit from the application.
3 Click OK.
To paste PostScript artwork from another application:
1 In the other application, select the artwork, and
choose Edit > Copy. Applications that produce
PostScript artwork include Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator (versions 5.0 through 10),
Adobe Dimensions
®
, and Adobe Streamline
™
.
(See “Saving images in different file formats” on
page 226.)
2 In Photoshop Elements, select the image into
which you want to paste the selection.
3 Choose Edit > Paste.
4 In the dialog box, select from the following
options:
• Paste as Pixels to rasterize the artwork as it is
pasted. Rasterizing converts mathematically
defined vector artwork to pixels.
• Paste as Shape Layer to create a new shape layer
that uses the path as a layer clipping path.
5 If you chose Paste as Pixels in the previous step,
you can choose Anti-alias in the options bar to
make a smooth transition between the edges of the
selection and surrounding pixels. (See “Softening
the edges of a selection” on page 121.)
6 Click OK.
Saving and loading selections
You can save selections with an image and load
them for reuse in the same image. You can also
modify saved selections by replacing, adding to, or
subtracting from them.
Note: Some file formats, including JPEG and GIF,
cannot save selections.
To save a new selection:
1 Make a selection in your image.
2 Choose Select > Save Selection.
3 In the Save Selection dialog box, choose New
from the Selection pop-up menu.
4 Enter a name for the selection in the Name
textbox, and then click OK.
To modify a saved selection:
1 Make a selection in your image.
2 Choose Select > Save Selection.
3 In the Save Selection dialog box, choose a
selection name from the Selection menu.
4 Select one of the following operations:
• Replace Selection to replace the saved selection
with the current selection.
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