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Question: Can you set icc profiles in Elements!?
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I suppose I should be a resource for this,but I don't know!. Searching Help turned this up:

"When you work on a photo and save it, Photoshop Elements can embed (tag) an ICC profile that reflects the colors on your computer monitor or the device that produced it!. Embedding profiles with an image makes its color portable, so that different devices can translate its color values!. For instance, if you send the photo to your inkjet printer, the color management system reads the embedded profile and translates the color data using the printer’s profile!. Your printer can then use the translated color data to accurately translate its color to the selected media!."

And this:

"To set up color management
In the Editor, choose Edit > Color Settings!.
Select one of the following color management options:
No Color Management Leaves your image untagged!. This option uses your monitor profile as the working space!. It removes any embedded profiles when opening images, and does not tag when saving!.
Always Optimize Colors For Computer Screens Uses sRGB as the working space, preserves embedded profiles, and assigns sRGB when opening untagged files!.
Always Optimize For Printing Uses Adobe RGB as the working space, preserves embedded profiles, and assigns Adobe RGB when opening untagged files!.
Allow Me To Choose Lets you choose sRGB (the default) or Adobe RGB when opening untagged files!.
Click OK!.
When you save a file, select ICC Profile in the Save As dialog box!."

It's true that there is a check box for "ICC profile" in the save as dialog, but it's checked as a default and I save in sRGB all the time!. Your needs may exceed mine, though!. When I change the options in the dialog mentioned above, it does not seem to change the setting in the "save as" dialog, though!. I do have 5 printers stored on this computer, though, and I set the default to my current printer!. If I want to change to another printer profile, I jus tdrop the menu down and choose the right one!. I hope that info helps, but as I said - you are looking for more than I am, I'm sure!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No I can't!. I don't even know what it is!. Pleased you asked though I have two hot Italian men at me and this gave me an excuse to take a break!.Www@QuestionHome@Com