Actually you can set the scanner itself to recognize and individually scan multiple items on the bed. You don't have to have Photoshop Elements for that. BUT I love Photoshop Elements and used it for years before moving to Lightroom and full Photoshop CC. Have a great day! Kaye Wykoff Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:06 AM, Robin Kaspar via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I, too, have an older LIDE which served me well when I went to visit family and unexpectedly was presented with my aunt’s photo album with pictures of my dad I’d never seen. I ran right over to Best Buy and bought the LIDE which fit in my computer bag with my laptop. > > But what I’d like to mention now is that if you decide to go with a flatbed scanner, pick up Photoshop Elements, which has a feature where you can put as many photos on the glass as will fit, leaving a margin around each one, and PSE will separate them into individual files. A big time saver! It might cost about the same as the scanner LOL but think about what your time is worth. Take it from someone who has scanned a lot of photos, it was worth it to me. > > Robin in Short Pump > > >> On Aug 23, 2015, at 12:17 PM, Pam Wood Waugh via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> Has anyone purchased a cheap MFP that scans old photos and docs pretty well? Wading through reviews but none mention much about the scanning. I'm not sure if I should just get a Canon scanner, instead. I don't really need a good printer - my husband has one in his office, but I would like an inexpensive MFP for my office just for an occasional printout but mostly for scanning. I have hundreds of old photos I just inherited and would like to get them done rather quickly. Anyone purchased one lately for under $100? Pam >> The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ >> Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message