Importing Images Using Wia (Windows Image Acquisition) Support - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

To import images:
Follow the procedures in the digital camera
1
software documentation to connect the digital
camera to your computer.
Choose File > Import, and select your digital
2
camera from the submenu.
Note: If the name of your camera does not appear in
the submenu, verify that the software and drivers
were installed properly.
Once the digital camera software launches,
3
import the desired images as you would if you
were downloading them to your computer.
4 Save the imported image as a Photoshop
Elements file.
Importing images using WIA
(Windows Image Acquisition)
Support
Certain digital cameras and scanners can be used
to import images using WIA Support. When you
use WIA Support, Photoshop Elements works
with Windows and your digital camera or scanner
software to import images directly into Photoshop
Elements.
Note: WIA Support is only available if you are using
WindowsME.
To import images from a digital camera using
WIA support:
1 Choose File > Import > WIA Support.
Choose a destination on your computer for
2
saving your image files.
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3 Make sure Open Acquired Images in Photoshop
Elements is checked. If you have a large number of
images to import, or if you want to edit the images
at a later time, deselect it.
4 Make sure Unique Subfolder is selected so that
the imported images are put directly into a folder
named with the current date.
5 Click Start.
6 Select the digital camera that you want to
import images from.
Note: If the name of your camera does not appear in
the submenu, verify that the software and drivers
were properly installed and that the camera is
connected.
Choose the image or images you want to
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import:
Click the image from the list of thumbnails to
•
import the image.
• Hold Shift down and click on multiple images to
import them at the same time.
• Click Select All to import all available images.
8 Click Get Picture to import the image.
To import images from a scanner using WIA Support:
Choose File > Import > WIA Support.
1
Choose a destination on your computer to save
2
image files to.
Click Start.
3
Make sure Open Acquired Images in Photoshop
4
Elements is checked. If you have a large number of
images to import, or if you want to edit the images
at a later time, deselect it.
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