Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 62

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 57 User Guide 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 (Optional) Reposition the placed artwork by positioning the pointer inside the bounding box of the placed artwork and dragging. 5 (Optional) Scale the placed artwork by doing one or more of the following: • Drag one of the handles at the corners or sides of the bounding box. Hold down Shift as you drag a corner handle to constrain the proportions. • In the options bar, enter values for W and H to specify the width and height of the artwork. By default, these options represent scale as a percentage; however, you can enter another unit of measurement (in, cm, or px). To constrain the proportions of the artwork, click the Constrain Proportions icon ; the option is on when the icon has a white background. 6 (Optional) Rotate the placed artwork by doing one or more of the following: • Position the pointer outside the bounding box of the placed artwork (the pointer turns into a curved arrow), and drag. • In the options bar, enter a value (in degrees) for the Rotation option . 7 (Optional) Skew the placed artwork by holding down Command and dragging a side handle of the bounding box. 8 Set the Anti-alias option in the options bar. To blend edge pixels during rasterization, select the Anti-alias option. To produce a hard-edged transition between edge pixels during rasterization, deselect the Anti-alias option. 9 To commit the placed artwork to a new layer, do one of the following: • Click the Commit button in the options bar. • Press Enter. To cancel the placement, click the Cancel button in the options bar, or press Esc. To open a Photo CD file You can open Kodak Photo CD (PCD) files, including high-resolution files from Pro Photo CDs. You cannot save files in PCD format in Photoshop Elements. 1 In the Editor, choose File > Open. 2 Select the PCD file you want to open, and click Open. If the file does not appear, select the option for showing all files from the Files of Type menu. 3 Select options for the source image: Pixel Size Specifies the pixel dimensions of the image. Keep in mind that the on-screen size of the opened image depends on both the pixel size and resolution you choose. Profile Specify a source profile for color management. 4 Select options for the destination image: Resolution Specifies the resolution of the opened image. Color Space Specifies the RGB color space, and a choice of bit depth (8 or 16 bits per channel) for the opened image. Landscape or Portrait Specifies the orientation of the opened image. (A landscape orientation is wider than it is tall.) 5 Click OK.