Step One

Click on the Adobe Photo Deluxe Icon that is placed on the desktop (the first screen you see when you start your computer).

Step Two

Click on the "Get Photo" at the top left hand corner of the screen.

Step Three

Click on the "Get Photo" tab from the menu

Step Four

Click on the icon "Scanner"

Step Five

Allow for the new software to open

Step Six

Once the new screen opens, click on the preview button and the image from the scanner will appear on the screen.

Step Seven

With the dotted box, located somewhere on the picture or next to the picture, drag the box and resize the edges to tell were you want the scanner to scan. Tip: If you get the curser on the very edge of the dotted box it will change to allow you to drag the edge in or out. You can do this for height and width, and from any edge. If you place the cursor in the middle of the box you can hold down the button and drag the dotted box to the desired location.

Step Eight

Once the exact area you want to scan has been selected, press to scan button.

Step Nine

Close the software and go back to Photo Deluxe

Step Ten

Using the mouse click on the image located in the tool bar at the bottom of the screen and drag it to the center, then release the button.

Step Ten

Directly above the new picture click on the box with % sign and select 100%. Tip: this is how big your picture will appear on your site, once a customer clicks on the image.

Step Eleven

You can select different things from the to "touch up" tab to help improve to quality of the picture. Such as, brightness & contrast, instant fix tool, and more. Tip: all selection can be reversed by clicking on the undo button located from the edit menu at the top of the screen or on the window located around the picture box.

Step Twelve

Make sure that the "advanced menu" button at the bottom is tan, if it is blue click once with the mouse.

Step Thirteen

Click on "size" from the top tool bar, with the drop down menu select "Photo Size". When the new screen loads make sure that the only things that are checked is proportions, and not file size. Then put 72 in the resolution blank, follow by pressing ok button.

Step Fourteen

Click on the file menu at the top

Step Fifteen

Click on the "Send to", then the "file format"

Step Sixteen

Once the new menu has opened, click on tab 1 "Export" then click on "Other Export" and a new screen will open. At the top of the screen you will want to tell the program where to save this picture. Select an area by clicking on the down arrow and highlighting a folder of your choice, or create a new folder. It will be important to remember where you saved the pictures when you start to upload them to the site! Then give the "file name" for the picture, which needs to be all one word with no spaces. Below in the "Save As" menu, click on the arrow and select JPEG format from the menu. Press the save button after all of the steps have been completed. Then press the OK button when it asks about conversion. Then you can close the program, or continue to scan by closing the current photo. If it asks you to save again press no.

Adobe Photo Deluxe 3.0

Step One

Click on the Adobe Photo Deluxe Icon that is placed on the desktop (the first screen you see when you start your computer).

Step Two

Once the program has opened, click on the "Get & Fix Photo" in the top left hand corner of the screen

Step Three

Click on "Get Photo" icon located to the left, then highlight the from scanner option in the drop down menu.

Step Four

Once the new menu bar at the top loads follow the Steps starting with Step one (click on each tab). This step will allow you to select the scanner once you have clicked on the icon. Tip: there is probably only one scanner to choice from, so click on the scanner and press ok.

Step Five

Click on the mode tab at the top, and click on the "custom" icon allowing Photo Deluxe to use the scanners' own software.

Step Six

Once the new screen opens, click on the preview button and the image from the scanner will appear on the screen.

Step Seven

With the dotted box, located somewhere on the picture or next to the picture, drag the box and resize the edges to tell where you want the scanner to scan. Tip: If you get the curser on the very edge of the dotted box it will change to allow you to drag the edge in or out. You can do this for height and width, and from any edge. If you place the cursor in the middle of the box you can hold down the button and drag the dotted box to the desired location.

Step Eight

Once the exact area you want to scan has been selected, press to scan button.

Step Nine

The program will then close and the image will appear on the Photo Deluxe screen. By pressing the "Done" tab on the menu the program will allow you to manipulate the photo.

Step Ten

You can select different things from the tools menu to help improve the quality of the picture. Such as, brightness & contrast, instant fix tool, and more. Tip: all selections can be reversed by clicking on the undo button located in the edit menu at the top of the screen or on the window located around the picture box.

Step Eleven

Make sure that the "advanced menu" button at the bottom is gray, if it is blue click once with the mouse.

Step Twelve

Click on "size" from the top tool bar, with the drop down menu select "Photo Size". When the new screen loads make sure that the only thing that is checked is proportions, and not file size. Then put 72 in the resolution field, followed by pressing ok button.

Step Thirteen

Click on the "Save & Send" icon to the right of the menu.

Step Fourteen

Select "Export" from the drop down menu.

Step Fifteen

Once the new menu has open click on tab 1 "Export" then click on "Other Export" and a new screen will open. At the top of the screen you will want to tell the program where to save this picture. Select an area by clicking on the down arrow and highlighting a folder of your choice, or create a new folder. It will be important to remember where you saved the pictures when you start to upload them to the site! Then give a "file name" for the picture, which needs to be all one word with no spaces. Below in the "Save As" menu click on the arrow and select JPEG format from the menu. Press the save button after all of the steps have been completed. Then press the OK button when it asks about conversion. Then you can close the program, or continue to scan by closing the current photo. If it asks to save again press no.