Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 - Creating New Images; Using the File Browser

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Acquiring and Opening Photos
4 To import a frame of the video as a still image,
click the Grab Frame button or press the space bar
when the frame is visible on the screen. You can
move forward and backward in the video to
capture additional frames.
Note: Some video formats don’t support rewinding
or fast-forwarding. In these cases, the Rewind and
Fast Forward buttons are grayed out.
5 When you have all the frames you want, click
the Done button.
6 Save the still files in Photoshop Elements.
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 Welcome window that
appears when you start Photoshop Elements.
• To base the image dimensions and resolution on
copied art pasted on the Clipboard, 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 create an image from data on the Clipboard,
select File > Create from Clipboard.
2 If desired, enter 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 Window > Images menu.
3 Set the resolution and mode. (See “About image
modes” on page 54.)
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
the current background color. (See “Selecting
foreground and background colors” on
page 127.)
• Tr ansparent to make the background layer
transparent, with no color values. The resulting
document will not have a background layer.
(See “About the Background layer” on page 92.)
5 Click OK.
Using the File Browser
File Browser lets you view, sort, and process image
files. You can use the File Browser to perform tasks
such as creating new folders; renaming, moving,
and deleting files; and rotating images. You can
also view individual file information and data
imported from your digital camera.