How to Add a Background on Photoshop CS3

This wikiHow teaches you how to place a background behind another image in Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Steps

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    Open Adobe Photoshop. It's a blue app icon that contains the letters "Ps."
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    Click on File. It's on the left side of the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click on Open…. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.
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    Select an image. Open the image you want to use for a background.
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    Click on File. It's on the left side of the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click on Place…. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.
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    Select an image. Open the image you want to use for the foreground.
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    Click on Place. The image will open in Photoshop over your background image.
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    Click on the background to place the image.
    • It should be above the background image and highlighted in the "Layers" window on the right side of the screen
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    Click on Filter. It's in the menu bar at the top of the window.
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    Click on Extract. It's in the drop-down menu.
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    Click on the Edge Highlighter Tool. It's in the upper-left of the Extract window.
    • Select a brush size big enough to work quickly but small enough to capture details.
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    Click and hold, then drag the tool along the edge of the image you want in the foreground.
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    Click on the Fill Tool. It's in the upper-left of the Extract window.
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    Click and drag the fill tool across the area you want to keep. The preserved area will turn a translucent blue.
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    Click on OK. It's in the lower-right corner of the window.
    • The extracted image will appear in the foreground over the background image.
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    Use the Move Tool to position or resize the foreground image. It's at the top of the toolbar.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How do I print in passport size?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Resize the picture in Edit Menu. Passport size is usually 2 x 2 inch, 35 x 45 mm or 35 x 35 mm (5 x 5 cm, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, 3.5 x 3.5 cm).
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Updated: August 10, 2021
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