This will set the background of our new blank file to white (see Figure 3). Move your cursor over the word White to highlight it and click to select it. At the bottom of the New window, click on the down-triangle next to the words Background Contents.Do the same for the Height, but, instead of 640, type in 480. Double-click in the number field to the right of the word Width and the number will highlight. Next to the words Width and Height, make sure Pixels is shown and not Inches (see Figure 3). In the Menu Bar at the top of the screen, click File/New/Blank File. Now, we will create a new document and set our document settings.The Photoshop Elements Editor window will now appear.Click on the EDIT button to start Elements.

The Welcome Screen window appears on screen.

Launch Photoshop Elements by going to Start/Adobe Photoshop Elements.

*The ALT key in Windows is the Option key on the Mac. *The CTRL key in Windows is the Command/Apple key on the Mac.

All steps are identical on both Mac and PC with two keystroke exceptions: Important Note for Mac Users: Course assignments have been written for the Windows platform. Not completing assignments will hinder your progress in future assignments.

All lessons are cumulative over the semester and build upon the techniques covered in previous lessons. !!!Reminder!!! Be sure to refer to this tutorial in future lessons.

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