# PhotoshopElements

# Open a PDF file

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a versatile file format that can represent both vector and bitmap data and can contain electronic document search and navigation features. PDF is the primary format for Adobe® Acrobat®.

With the Import PDF dialog box, you can preview the pages and images in a multipage PDF file, then decide if you want to open them. You can choose to import full pages (including text and graphics), or you can import just the images from a PDF file. If you import only the images, the resolution, size, and color mode of the images remains unchanged. If you import pages, you can change the resolution and color mode.

Each page is shown as a thumbnail. To increase the size, choose an option from the Thumbnail Size menu.

Importing pages from a PDF file

1. Choose File > Open.
2. Select the name of the file, and click Open.
3. To import just the images from a PDF file, choose Image from the Select menu in the Import PDF dialog box. Select the image or images you want to open. (To select multiple images, Command-click each image.)
4. To import pages from a PDF file, choose Page from the Select menu, and then do any of the following:

   - If the file contains multiple pages, select the page or pages you want to open, and click OK. (To select multiple pages, Command-click each page.)

   - Under Page Options, accept the existing name, or type a new filename in the Name box.

   - Choose an option from the Mode menu (RGB to keep the photos in color, or Grayscale to automatically make them black and white). If the file has an embedded ICC (International Color Consortium) profile, you can choose the profile from the menu.

   - For Resolution, accept the default (300 ppi) or type a new value. A higher resolution increases the file size.

   - Select Anti-aliased to minimize the jagged edges as the image is rasterized (bitmapped).

5. Select Suppress Warnings to hide any error messages during the import process.
6. Click OK to open the file.

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