Saturday, March 21, 2009

TIPS ON MICROSOFT PHOTO EDITOR

Some handy tips to jazz up your images…
Tips on Microsoft Photo Editor
1. Resize your image 

Click on the Image function on the menu bar. Select ‘resize’. You will see a menu box pop up with width, height, and a percentage for both, units, and two click boxes - distortion and smooth.

Change the percentage according to your need. Photo Editor automatically changes the image size corresponding to the percentage. Click OK to apply the setting.
 
2. Crop your image
If you wish to remove some portions of the image you are working on, pick up the Select tool from the toolbar. Select the area you want to retain. Then go to the Image menu and click on Crop. Once you click OK, your image gets cropped.

3. Convert to grayscale
You can convert your colour images to black and white (grayscale) by right clicking on the image and selecting Properties. In the Properties dialog box go to the Type scroll menu. Select Gray Scale and click OK.
 
4. Set the resolution right
To change the resolution of your image, right click on the image and  select Properties. In the Properties dialog box, set the resolution of your choice. If you want to use your pic for the Web, select 72 dpi (dots per inch). For printing in high quality, an image of 300 dpi is required. Click OK.
 
5. Apply artistic effects
In the menu bar, go to the Effects option. You can pick from a number of effects and apply to your image. In case you want to apply the effect on a part of the image, you can select that particular part by using the Select tool from the toolbar and then apply the effect.

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