Importing Photos from Your Scanner

If you’re reading this and thinking: “But this is supposed to be a book for digital photographers. Why is he talking about scanning?” Then ask yourself this: “Do I have any older photos lying around that I wish were on my computer?” If the answer is “Yes,” then this tutorial is for you. We’ll take a quick look at importing scanned images into the Organizer.

Step One:

In the Elements Organizer, go under the File menu, under Get Photos and Videos, and choose From Scanner. By the way, in the Organizer, you can also use the shortcut Ctrl-U to import photos from your scanner. (Note: This feature is currently only available in the PC version of Elements 10.)

Step Two:

Once the Get Photos from Scanner dialog is open, ...

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