Opening And Importing Images - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual

Opening and importing images

In Adobe Photoshop, you can open and import
images in various file formats and have multiple
images open at one time. If a file format does not
appear in the Open dialog box or in the File >
Import submenu, install the format's plug-in
module (see "Using plug-in modules" on
page 36). For more information on a specific file
format, see "About file formats" on page 321.
To import an image, choose the import module
from the File > Import submenu. The options for
some import modules are discussed later in this
section.
For information on opening Raw, Anti-
aliased PICT, or PICT Resource files, see
online help.
To open a file:
Choose File > Open.
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2 Specify a file format:
In Windows, for Files of Type, choose All
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Formats to display all the files in the selected
directory. Choose an individual format to display
only files saved in that format.
In Mac OS, select Show All Files to display all
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files in the selected folder. To locate files in other
folders, click Find and type the filename.
3 In Mac OS, select Show Thumbnail to preview
files before opening them (if a preview has been
saved with the image). This option requires the
Apple QuickTime extension.
Select the file.
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5 Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears,
letting you set the open options. The formats
requiring an open dialog box are described in the
following sections.
In some cases (such as when first opening a file
that was saved in an older version of Photoshop),
a status bar appears indicating the file is being
converted to a specified color space. If the Profile
Mismatch dialog box appears, specify whether to
convert the file's color profile (see "Managing ICC
profiles in files" on page 99).
To specify the file format in which to open a file:
Do one of the following:
In Windows, choose File > Open As, select the
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desired format, and click Open.
In Mac OS, choose File > Open, and select Show
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All Files. For Format, choose the desired file
format, and click Open.
Note: If the file does not open, then the chosen
format may not match the file's true format, or the
file may be damaged.
Importing Adobe Illustrator, PDF, and EPS
files
You can import files created in Adobe Illustrator
and PDF and EPS files containing vector art using
these commands:
The Open command to open an Illustrator, PDF,
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or EPS file as a new Photoshop image.
The Place command to place an Illustrator, PDF,
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or EPS file as a new layer in an existing Photoshop
image.
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