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11. Opening files in a program
Let's start by getting an image to open in Photoshop.
Exercise
- Open Mozilla Firefox.
- In the long white rectangle at the top of the screen, type in nhsdesigns.com. This is our class website. Tell me if this white rectangle is not visible.
- On nhsdesigns.com, click on the link at the bottom called basic computer skills.
- In the menu on the right, click on Windows XP Basics.
- In the new menu that appears on the right, click on 11. Opening files in a program.
- Right-click on the image of the blue lobster below.
- Select Save Image As...
- Save the file on the desktop.
In just about any program in Windows, you can open a file for that program with this method:
- Find the File Menu at the top left of the screen.
- Left-click on it once.
- Select Open...
- Then your program will give you an Open dialog box that lets you navigate and select your file.
Here's the Open... dialog box for Photoshop:
Exercise
- Photoshop should still be open. If not, open Photoshop.
- Use File > Open to open the file called lobster.jpg from the desktop.
