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Creating a new image – Apple Macintosh PhotoFlash User Manual

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A dialog box appears showing the options for the plug-in module. For
instructions on using the plug-in module, see the documentation that came
with the external device.

For more information about plug-in modules, see Appendix B.

Note: Plug-in modules may or may not be scriptable. For more information,
consult the documentation that comes with each module.

Creating a new image

To create a new, empty image, follow these steps:

1

Choose New from the File menu.

The New dialog box appears.

2

If it’s not already selected, click Image to indicate that you want to create a new image.

3

Select the Image Setup options you want.

4

Click OK.

A new, empty image document appears. The background color for the new
document corresponds to the background color selected in the Preferences
dialog box (see Appendix A for information about PhotoFlash preferences).
You can copy material from other images or other programs and paste it into
this document.

Drag here to choose a different
unit of measurement.

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Working With Image Files

Type the image’s

width and

height here.

Type the image’s

resolution here, or

drag to choose it

from the dpi menu.

Drag here to choose the number
of colors used by the image.