Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 120

CHAPTER 5
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Selecting
Using drag and drop to copy between
applications
The drag-and-drop feature lets you copy and
move images between Photoshop Elements and
other applications.
In Windows, the application must be OLE-
compliant. To duplicate an entire image by
dragging and dropping, use the move tool to
drag the image. To copy an OLE object that
contains .psd data, use the OLE Clipboard.
(See your Windows documentation.)
In Mac OS, the application must support Mac OS
Drag Manager, and you must be running System
8.6 or higher.
Dragging vector artwork (shapes or text) from
Adobe Illustrator or from other applications that
use the Illustrator Clipboard rasterizes the
artwork—the mathematically defined lines and
curves of the vector art are converted into the
pixels or bits of a bitmap image.
Using the Clipboard to copy between
applications
You can often use the Cut or Copy command to
copy selections between Photoshop Elements and
other applications. The cut or copied selection
remains on the Clipboard until you cut or copy
another selection.
In some cases, the contents of the Clipboard are
converted to a raster image. Photoshop Elements
prompts you when vector artwork will be
rasterized.
Note: The image is rasterized at the resolution of the
file into which you paste it.
To change the Export Clipboard preference:
Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
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2 Make sure Export Clipboard is selected to save
any Photoshop Elements contents on the
Clipboard when you exit from Photoshop
Elements. If you leave this deselected, the contents
are deleted when you exit from the program.
Click OK.
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To paste PostScript artwork from another application:
In the supporting application, select your
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artwork, and choose Edit > Copy. Applications
that produce PostScript artwork include Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator (versions 5.0
through 9.0), Adobe Dimensions
Streamline . (See "About file formats" on
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page 245.)
In Photoshop Elements, select the image into
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which you'll paste the selection.
Choose Edit > Paste.
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