Basic Photoshop Tutorials for Beginners

How to open two images in Photoshop

Sometimes you do not want to open two images in two separate files simultaneously, and vice versa; you think about how to open two images in Photoshop in one file at the same time.

How to add another image in photoshop

To open two images in Photoshop, please create a new document and fill it with a solid color. From the Edit menu, choose Fill. And then the fill box will open. You will have options for using foreground or background color or custom color. ( Visit Basic Photoshop Tutorials for Beginners to read more articles about basic Photoshop tutorials. )

Fill document
How to fill a new document
Fill box
How to choose a color to fill the document
New document filled by foreground color
A new document filled with the foreground color

Then go to the File menu and choose Place Embedded to open the second image.

Load files into stack
Load files into the stack

Now you can select your favorite image from the opened box.

Browse images, select and click OK
Browse images, select and click OK

When you open the second image, the tool transform is automatically activated, and you can change its size and position in the document.

Transform tool is active
Transform tool is active
after drag resize second image
After drag, resize second image
Open images side by side Photoshop
Open images together in Photoshop

The new image is placed as a new layer in the document.

How to open two images as layers in Photoshop
The new image is added as a new layer.

How to open images as layers in Photoshop

If you want to open multiple images in a file from the beginning, go to the File menu, choose Scripts, and select Load Files into Stack.

load files into stack
Load files into the stack

Click on the Browse when the Load Layers dialog appears.

Load layers box
Load layers box

Use the Browser to add the first image.

Browse images to load layers
Browse images to load layers

Each time you click OK, the name of the image file appears in the Load Layers dialog box. Continue until all selected images are added.

The files added in the Load Layers box are displayed.
The files added in the Load Layers box are displayed.

Now you have a file with multiple images in separate layers.

Open multiple images in Photoshop
Open multiple images in Photoshop

How to add another image in Photoshop from another document

It is also possible to transfer an image from one document to another. To do this, go to the Windows menu and select Arrange; click on one of the 2-up Horizontal or 2-up Vertical options.

2-up Vertical
2-up Vertical
Two documents were displayed vertically on the screen.
Two documents were displayed vertically on the screen.

Select and drag the image layer you want to move using the Move tool. Click anywhere on another document where you want the image to be placed. The image will be added as a new layer to the target document.

Click and drag the layer
Click and drag the layer
New image placed on another document
New image placed on another document

Finally, go to the Windows menu and after selecting Arrange, click on Consolidate All to Tabs. As a result, the document you are working on will fill the entire screen.

Consolidate all to tabs
Consolidate all to tabs
After consolidation, all tabs
After consolidation, all tabs

There is an easier way if you do not want two documents to be seen vertically or horizontally, and only one fills all of the screen. Just drag the image layer to the tab of another document. Then the second document will be opened completely. And the new image will be placed by clicking anywhere on the target document.

Drag layer to the tab of another document
Drag layer to the tab of another document

Babak Siminzar

My name is Babak Siminzar, and photography is my hobby. Digital photography made me use Adobe Photoshop to edit images, and I started learning Photoshop. I gained experience this way, but I still continue learning Photoshop.

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