How to Insert an Image in Photoshop

Last Updated: September 11, 2022 Tested

Want to import an existing picture into your Photoshop document? You can easily insert an image into your current project as a new layer, which you can then resize, adjust, and even blend with other layers. This wikiHow article will teach you how to place a image into an Adobe Photoshop document on your computer.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Open an Image in Photoshop

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Open Photoshop. It's the app that has a blue square that says "Ps" in the middle.
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Click File. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.

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3
Click Open. This will open a file browser you can use the browse images.
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Navigate to and select an image. Use the file browser window to browse files on your computer. Click on an image to select it.
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Click Open. This will open the image in Photoshop.
- Alternatively, you can click Open on the opening screen of Photoshop and browse and image and open it.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Place an Image in Photoshop

1
Open Photoshop. It's the app that has a blue square that says "Ps" in the middle.
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Open an image or Photoshop file. You can either open an existing Photoshop file, image, or create a new Photoshop file.
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Click File. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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Click Place. This will open a file browser window that will allow you to browse image.
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Navigate to select an image. Use the file browser window to browse files on your computer. Click on an image to select it.
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Click Place. This will place the image in the Photoshop file or image as a new layer.