Problem importing a scanned image

I am a new user to Elements 11 (previously having used Paint Shop Pro). In many of the previous Elements and their tutorials says there is a Get Photos/Image not on Elements?? So I go File -> Import -> WIA Support. This leads me to my HP printer/scanner (that is plugged in and works fine in Paintshop Pro OCR etc...). Then I scan the photograph or image on the Flatbed. It appears on Elements 11 ok. BUT I cannot work on it?? Things like Layers just won't work. You cannot rename the layer of this background. Just about all the Menu options are greyed out?? In some other applications you have to let the application know that you have finished with the scanner. I can't find anything like this. I saved the image say as PNG/JPEG whatever and then opened the saved image still can't work on it?? I scanned to a file and then tried to work on that scanned and saved image. Still can't manipulate the image. It appears locked down or out?? Can anyone help me as a new user to Photoshop Elements (never used it before). Have gone straight to Elements 11. Many thanks

Hi
This didn’t work but the image was a printed page IE black and white. If I go Image -> Greyscale then everything swings back into life. If I scanned a colour image via the Scanner I might need to use the 8/16 bit image. My problem at the moment is finding everything and how they work on Elements 11. I have looked at the video tutorials but they are not all on Elements 11 many are older versions. Is there a good User Guide to purchase written by any indepentant authors publishers?
But thanks for your prompt and helpful reply.
Regards
Graham

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