How to Merge Scanned Pictures in Photoshop CS3

Adobe Photoshop CS3 is graphic editing software that allows you to change and create digital pictures on your computer. If you have scanned pictures to your computer, you can load them both into Photoshop and use the program's layering tools to merge them together as one image. You can also change and edit the merged image like you would any other digital image. Once you have merged the images, you can use this picture in documents, the Internet or share it with other people.

Instructions

Measure Scanned Images

1. Launch Photoshop on your computer.

2. Click "File," then click "Open" to browse your computer for your scanned pictures.

3. Double-click your picture to open it in Photoshop, then repeat the process to open the second picture.

4. Select one image, click the "Image" menu, then click "Image Size."

5. Click the drop-down menus next to "Width" or "Height" to change the measurement to "Pixels," then record the numbers in the text boxes.

6. Repeat the process for the second image and add the pictures' width and height together to determine the full size of the merged image.

Merge Pictures

1. Click "File," then click "New."

2. Click the drop-down menus next to "Width" or "Height" to change the measurement to "Pixels."

3. Type the number of the full "Width" and "Height" in the text boxes, then click "OK" to create a new blank document.

4. Select the "Move Tool" from the Photoshop toolbox.

5. Click on one of the scanned images, then drag it into the new blank image. This will place it in the image as a layer that you can freely move and edit.

6. Repeat the process with the second scanned image. You should now have both images in one document, each on its own layer.

7. Use the Photoshop tools to edit the layers if needed.

8. Click the "Layer" menu, then click "Merge Layer" to merge both layers into one image.

9. Click "File," then "Save" to save your merged pictures as one digital image on your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Depending on the size of the image, you may need to resize it from the "Image Size" window before using the image in documents or on webpages.

References

• Adobe Photoshop: Create an Image
• Adobe Photoshop: Merge and Stamp Layers