Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 157

To set up color management

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 152 User Guide • Calibrate and profile your computer monitor. If you use an LCD monitor, use the profile that came with your monitor. See your LCD monitor documentation for instructions. • When you print an image from Photoshop Elements, make sure that the correct color profile is specified in the Color Management area of the Print dialog box. (You may need to select Show More Options to see the Color Management area.) Or, if you don't have a printer profile, specify colors using the color controls in the printer driver (see "To print a photo" on page 272). In addition, choose a color setting that's appropriate for your workflow, such as Optimize For Printing. To set up color management 1 In the Editor, choose Edit > Color Settings. 2 Select one of the following color management options: No Color Management Leaves your image untagged. This option uses your monitor profile as the working space. It removes any embedded profiles when opening images, and does not tag when saving. Always Optimize Colors For Computer Screens Uses sRGB as the working space, preserves embedded profiles, and assigns sRGB when opening untagged files. Always Optimize For Printing Uses AdobeRGB as the working space, preserves embedded profiles, and assigns Adobe RGB when opening untagged files. Allow Me To Choose Lets you choose sRGB (the default) or AdobeRGB when opening untagged files. 3 Click OK. When you save a file, select ICC Profile in the Save As dialog box.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0
User Guide
152
Calibrate and profile your computer monitor. If you use an LCD monitor, use the profile that came with your
monitor. See your LCD monitor documentation for instructions.
When you print an image from Photoshop Elements, make sure that the correct color profile is specified in the
Color Management area of the Print dialog box. (You may need to select Show More Options to see the Color
Management area.) Or, if you don’t have a printer profile, specify colors using the color controls in the printer
driver (see “To print a photo” on page 272). In addition, choose a color setting that’s appropriate for your
workflow, such as Optimize For Printing.
To set up color management
1
In the Editor, choose Edit > Color Settings.
2
Select one of the following color management options:
No Color Management
Leaves your image untagged. This option uses your monitor profile as the working space. It
removes any embedded profiles when opening images, and does not tag when saving.
Always Optimize Colors For Computer Screens
Uses sRGB as the working space, preserves embedded profiles, and
assigns sRGB when opening untagged files.
Always Optimize For Printing
Uses AdobeRGB as the working space, preserves embedded profiles, and assigns
Adobe RGB when opening untagged files.
Allow Me To Choose
Lets you choose sRGB (the default) or AdobeRGB when opening untagged files.
3
Click OK.
When you save a file, select ICC Profile in the Save As dialog box.