Overlaying one jpg on another?

I am trying to make a photobook for a significant moment in my
father-in-law's life.
It will consist of photos from his and his descendants lives.
I am also trying to put a graphic family tree into the book and am wondering
if it is possible to overlay the graphic (created in Excel but turned into a
jpg) over a photo so that the graphic is transparent and the photo is
visible through the graphic.

I am certain it is possible but my searching through the help files on my
copy of Photoshop Elements 3 doesn't get me any closer.
Maybe I am just technologically challenged or can't read instructions
written for the knowledgeable but I would love to be able to do it.

Any help around?

Thanks


Gerrit

"Gerrit" <gthart.DeleteThis@sadforyou.au> wrote in message
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>I am trying to make a photobook for a significant moment in my
> father-in-law's life.
> It will consist of photos from his and his descendants lives.
> I am also trying to put a graphic family tree into the book and am
> wondering
> if it is possible to overlay the graphic (created in Excel but turned into
> a
> jpg) over a photo so that the graphic is transparent and the photo is
> visible through the graphic.
>
> I am certain it is possible but my searching through the help files on my
> copy of Photoshop Elements 3 doesn't get me any closer.
> Maybe I am just technologically challenged or can't read instructions
> written for the knowledgeable but I would love to be able to do it.
>
> Any help around?

Hi Gerrit,

There are a number of good ways to accomplish this. One is to copy and
paste the graphic on top of the photograph, set the transparency of the
layer to 50 percent, and use ctrl-T to change the size and location. You
may find that you get a better effect by setting the layer mode to darken.

--
Mike Russell - www.curvemeister.com