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/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-to-open-multiple-images-so-can-combine-and-not-just-one-single-image-at-a-time-help-please/td-p/14041183 Aug 27, 2023 Aug 27, 2023
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I just upgraded to the subscription Photoshop. 2023?
I can't figure out how to open multiple images so I can combine them into one. It's only opening one image at a time.
Would apprec. help. Thank you.
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Here is one way. In Photoshop:
- Choose File > Open
- Multiple select the images. (Use Shift if they are contiguous or Command if they are non-contiguous)
- Click Open in the dialog
To combine the images into one:
- Go to Window menu > Arrange > Tile (to see all images)
- Select the Move tool and drag an image from one document to another to create a new layer. Repeat.
Use the Shift key before releasing the mouse to center the image
- Select the part you want to see on one layer, then click the Mask button at the bottom of the panel to hide what you don't want to see. Repeat.
You didn't tell us how well you know Photoshop, so these instructions are brief, plus there are other ways. Please post again if you need clarification.
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I asked how to open more than one image so I can work on and combine - instead of just 1 image opening at a time. Someone sent something back don't understand about changing notifications and subscriptions but that doesn't answer my ?ing subscr
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Someone supposdely answered my ? but all I find is the message sent = .
Photoshop 2023 subscripion for my Mac LaptopI asked how to open more than one image so I can work on and combine - instead of just 1 image opening at a time
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you're posting in a forum devoted to questions/issues about the adobe forums. because you have a photoshop issue, you should post inthe photoshop forum which is where your posts have been moved.
in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/
p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.
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I don't understand this. I had asked how to open more than just one image so I can work on them and combine them.Mac OS Ventura 13.5. New Photoshop 2023 subscription.
This came back but I don't understand. Don't know where to find the notification they said on computer.
- Log on to Adobe Support Community.
- Click My Profile .
- Click the Subscriptions and notifications tab.
- Change your settings and click Save Changes .
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/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-to-open-multiple-images-so-can-combine-and-not-just-one-single-image-at-a-time-help-please/m-p/14663758#M813969 Jun 05, 2024 Jun 05, 2024
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You can do what you like in Adobe Lightroom. It's called batch editing. That is the program that will work best. I do this when i have to edit dozens photos at one time! https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/batch-edit.html
Learn how you can use Lightroom to apply changes to multiple images at once. Save time and streamline your workflow by adjusting settings in batches.
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Save hours of photo editing time by automating repetitive tasks using actions in Photoshop. Create shortcuts with actions to improve your editing workflow. You can easily record several actions for tasks you frequently perform to help you work more efficiently. Explore how to easily edit photos in
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I am still using my iMac and Adobe CS6 for my art work. Internet was failing so I got a new Macbook Pro. Was sending images over to my iMac to size and do what I want and the back to the Macbook. Was kind of a pain so decided to get subscription to Photoshop 2023 so could resize and do things on this computer instead of going back and forth.
I am not having any luck. Have used Adobe CS6 a lot . - for years (which only works up to a certain OS and not later). So this subscription is new
1. Not having any luck finding open multiple.2. I used to click on say 4 images and each would open and I could move 3 out of the way so I could enlarge the canvas of starting image. Then select one of the other images and place it into my open area I am working on on my base image.
3. I don't see arrange or tile. Don't understand why I want to create a new later. Just want all 4 images there and open so I can see all - not just one image - so I can drage the one I want onto my base layer.
4. I don't want to hide any layer. Just want to drag the part I want to paste on to my base layer to size and position.
5. Would like to see all my images I want to work with open at one time. I am really not understanding this. Community guidelinesBe kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
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1. Open Multiple. This is part of macOS and nothing has changed since CS6.
On your Mac, do any of the following:
- Select an item: Click the item. For example, in the Finder, click the icon for a document, folder, app, or disk.
- Select multiple items: Press and hold the Command key, then click the items (they don’t need to be next to each other).
- Select multiple items that are adjacent: Click the first item, then press the Shift key and click the last item. All items in between are included in the selection.
Details here on the Apple website:
2. Photoshop switched to a tabbed interface in CS3, but has always given us the option to return to the old way. Most browsers use a tabbed interface as well.
If you want to turn off tabs and have floating Windows instead, go to Photoshop > Preferences > Workspace > Disable Open Documents as Tabs > Restart Photoshop
3. Tile All Vertically is in Window menu > Arrange. It's possible the documents need to be tabbed instead of floating to use it.
4. If you want to select and just move your selection and leave the part you don't want behind in the other image, you can do that. No one will stop you. Non-destructive editing means make the selection, then mask (hide) what you don't want. You can then fine-tune the mask if you made a mistake. Go ahead and do this step as you have been if your prefer and are used to it.
5. You can see all the image three ways:
- you keep them in tabs and choose Arrange All
- disable tabs so they are floating
- keep them in tabs and choos Window menu > Arrange > Float All each time you want the window to float
If an image covers another image, you can move it or you can choose any open file from the bottom of the Window menu.
Does this answer your questions? Please ask again if you have more!
