Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Sending Images by E-mail

With the Attach to E-mail feature, Photoshop

Elements streamlines the process of sending

digital photos to family and friends. If your

photo is too large or is in the wrong file for-

mat, Photoshop Elements can automatically

resize your image and save it as a JPEG file, if

you prefer. But it’s all up to you—you can

send photos and images in any file size or for-

mat, so long as you have the bandwidth for it.

To attach a photo to e-mail

(Windows):

1.

Open the photo or image you want to

send.

2.

From the File menu, choose Attach to

Email (Figure 10.39).

Photoshop Elements automatically

launches the Elements Organizer, and

the Attach to E-mail dialog box appears

(Figure 10.40).

3.

In the Attach to E-mail dialog box,

choose a name from the Select Recipients

window list (Figure 10.41).

If you’re using the Attach to E-mail

function for the first time, your Select

Recipients window will probably be

empty, and you’ll want to create a recip-

ient list.

Figure 10.41 You can select a single person,

or multiple persons to receive your image.

Figure 10.40 The Attach to E-mail dialog box gives you

options for attaching and sending your images.

Figure 10.39 From the File menu,

choose Attach to Email.

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Figure 10.44 Select a contact to edit in the Contact

Book dialog box.

Figure 10.43 You can also add or edit recipient

names by clicking the Edit Contacts button.

Figure 10.42 You can add new names to your

recipients list at any time.

4.

To quickly create a new recipient, click

the Add Recipient button, and then enter

the name and e-mail address of the new

recipient (Figure 10.42).

You can edit your recipient list or add

even more detailed contact information

from the Contact Book dialog box.

5.

To create a new contact/recipient, or to

edit a recipient’s contact information, click

the Edit Contacts button in the Attach to

E-mail dialog box (Figure 10.43).

6.

In the Contact Book dialog box, click

New Contact, or select an existing con-

tact, and then click the Edit button

(Figure 10.44).

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7.

In the Edit Contact window, you can add

detailed telephone and mailing address

information (Figure 10.45).

8.

When you’ve finished editing your contact

information, click OK to close the Edit

Contact window. Then click OK again to

close the Contact Book dialog box.

9.

From the Format pop-up menu in the

Attach to E-mail dialog box, check that

Individual Attachments is selected

(Figure 10.46).

Refer to Photoshop Elements online help

to learn more about the other options

available in the Format pop-up menu.

10.

From the Select Size and Quality pop-up

menu, you can choose to change the size

of your attachment or leave it unchanged

(Figure 10.47).

11.

If you like you can enter a message in the

Message area in the lower-right corner of

the dialog box (Figure 10.48).

12.

Once you’re satisfied with your settings,

click OK.

Your default e-mail program opens auto-

matically and attaches a copy of your

photo to your e-mail.

Figure 10.48 You can type an e-mail message directly

in the Attach to E-mail dialog box.

Figure 10.46 To e-mail a single photo, check that

Individual Attachments is selected.

Figure 10.45 Enter detailed contact information for

each of your recipients in the Edit Contact window.

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Figure 10.47 You can change the size of your image

attachment without affecting the original image file.

Figure 10.50 If Photoshop Elements determines that

your image is an acceptable size and format, your

default e-mail program launches, then attaches a

copy of your photo to an outgoing e-mail message.

Figure 10.49 From the File menu, choose

Attach to Email.

To attach a photo to e-mail (Mac OS):

1.

Open the photo or image you want to send.

2.

From the File menu, choose Attach to

Email (Figure 10.49).

If Photoshop Elements determines

that your photo is ready to send, it auto-

matically launches your default e-mail

program (if it’s not already open) and

attaches a copy of your photo to a new

e-mail (Figure 10.50).

If a warning dialog box appears on the

screen, skip to step 4.

3.

Type a recipient’s e-mail address in your

e-mail program’s To field; then click the

Send or Send Now button on your e-mail

program’s toolbar.

Every e-mail program is slightly different,

so check your e-mail program’s Help

menu or user instructions if you’re not

sure how to send your e-mail.

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