Adding File Information; Using The Batch Command - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual

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Saving Images
To display a preview file icon (Windows only):
Save the file in Photoshop format with a
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thumbnail preview.
Right-click the file on the desktop (or in any
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Windows or Photoshop Elements dialog box that
displays a file list), and choose Properties from the
context menu that appears.
Click the Photoshop Image tab.
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Select an option for generating thumbnails,
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and click OK.
Preview icons appear on the desktop and in file
lists (when the view is set to Large Icons).
Adding file information
In Windows, you can add file information to files
saved in Photoshop, TIFF, JPEG, EPS, and PDF
formats. In Mac OS, you can add file information
to files in any format. You can add information
such as the image title and a caption, and
copyright information.
Note: File information cannot be saved in GIF
format when converting a file from a different
format.
To enter information about a file:
Choose File > File Info.
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2 Enter the desired information in the File Info
dialog box:
• Caption to enter text that can be printed under
an image or displayed in a Web browser's title
bar. To print the caption, choose File > Print
Preview, and select Caption. Then print as
usual. (See "Setting print options" on page 237
for more information.)
Choose Copyrighted Work from Copyright
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Status to display a copyright symbol in the
image window's title bar. Enter the desired text
in the Copyright Notice text box. Specify a URL
in the Owner URL text box if information about
an image can be found on a web site. Click Go
To URL to test the link.
Note: If Photoshop Elements detects a Digimarc
watermark in the image, the Copyright & URL
section is automatically updated.
• EXIF to view information imported from your
digital camera, such as the date and time the
picture was taken, resolution in ppi, the ISO
speed rating, f/stop, compression, and exposure
time. For more information about EXIF
annotations, see your digital camera documen-
tation.
When you've finished entering file information,
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click OK.

Using the Batch command

You can automatically convert multiple images to
the same file format, or to the same size and
resolution, using the Batch command. This is
especially useful when importing images from a
digital camera or scanner, or when processing
images for use on the Web.