Modify the appearance of a photo - 30 Oct 2007

Using buttons on the Picture toolbar, you can:

• Crop a picture
  1. Click the Crop button.
  2. Drag a handle on the picture towards the center of the picture. The area to the outside will be cropped out (deleted).

     

  3. Click the Crop button again or press Escape to exit the crop mode.
• Add a border line around the picture. The effect will be similar to a frame.
  • Click the Line Style button and select a style from its menu.

    Like all shortcuts on the Picture toolbar, you can access more options by choosing the Format Picture command.

• Modify the coloration of the picture
  • Click the Color button and select from the menu.

    

• Increase or decrease the brightness or contrast of the picture.
  • Click the More Contrast, Less Contrast, More Brightness or Less Brightness button.

    

• Configure all picture formatting on the Picture tab of the Format Picture dialog box.