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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 1 W elcome to Micr osof t Pictur e It! Congratulations on your purchase of Microsoft Picture It! Photo, a unique combination of robust photo-editing tools and high-quality photo projects. Although easy to use, Picture It! also offers powerful imaging technology that helps you improve your photos. What’s Ne w?[...]

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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 3 1 Installation Starting Setup T o install Picture It!, you must be running W indows 98, W indows Me, W in- dows 2000, or W indows XP or higher . On W indows 2000 and W indows XP systems, you must have administrative privileges. For information regarding privileges, please refer to the operating system Help. O[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 1: Installation 4 Completing the Installation Wizard The Installation W izard will show you a series of dialog boxes that provide setup status and some installation preference options. For most users, the default preferences will be appropriate. Information about the different setup options is provided [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 5 Chapter 1: Installation Special Circumstances Upgrading from a Different Picture It! Product If you already have a Picture It! product installed on your machine, several scenarios may occur when you try to install another Picture It! product: ■ Previous versions If you have a Picture It! product previous to[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 1: Installation 6 T o remov e or reinstall Picture It! on Windows XP: 1 From the W indows Start menu, click Control Panel . 2 Click Add or r emove programs . 3 From the list of installed programs, click the version of Picture It! you want to remove or reinstall. 4 Click Change . The Installation W izard[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 7 2 Making the Most of Y our Camera No matter how polished and creative you are as a photographer , Picture It! is a valuable tool for helping you get the most out of your photos. W ith Picture It! features, you can easily correct common photo problems such as red eye and overexposure. And you can use features [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 8 The first section of this chapter contains information specific to digital cam- eras: concepts such as resolution and compression that don ’ t have direct counterparts in film photography . Later sections cover universal photography concepts that apply to both film[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 9 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera The number of pixels that make up a photo is the photo ’ s resolution . Resolution and compr ession are key factors in determining the quality of a digital photo. The following sections explain resolution and compression. Resolution Resolution is one of the main d[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 10 Approx. JPEG file size Dimensions T otal pixels (with slight compression*) Maximum print size 320 x 240 76,800 23 KB W allet size 640 x 480 307,200 91 KB 4 ” x 6 ” 1280 x 960 1,228,800 363 KB 5 ” x 7 ” (1.2 megapixels) 1600 x 1200 1,920,000 576 KB 8 ” x 10[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 11 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Compression Yo u ’ ve seen one way to reduce photo file size: lower the resolution at which you shoot the photo. Y ou can also reduce file size by having the camera compress the photo file as it saves the file to the camera ’ s memory . Compres- sion consolidat[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 12 For important photos that you want to make into prints, it ’ s good practice to use little or no compression. Or , if your camera offers it, you can take your photos in a format, such as TIFF , that offers lossless compression. Lossless compression reduces file si[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 13 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Using Zoom F eatures A zoom lens lets you adjust the focal length of the lens, making your subject appear closer to or farther from the camera. Some cameras have built-in adjustable zoom lenses; others accommodate interchangeable zoom lenses of different focal leng[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 14 find, even if you ’ re traveling abroad. Floppy disks, however , have very limited storage capacity . Memory cards are small, durable, and reusable. And storage technology has been steadily improving, so you can now find cards that store as much as 1 gigabyte (GB)[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 15 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera T o ensure longer shooting, you can buy rechargeable batteries, which last longer than disposable alkaline batteries. Keep your spares charged so they ’ ll be ready when you need them. If you are running low on power and don ’ t have a spare battery , conserve [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 16 No Flash Contrary to what you might think, you may be better off without your flash in many situations. If you think the scene is too dark to take without a flash, try increasing the ambient light by turning on lamps and opening the drapes. On most digital cameras, [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 17 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Fill Flash Y ou can use the fill flash setting to fill in deep shadow areas caused by bright overhead sunlight, or in a scene where the light is behind the subject. In the left photo, the strong bac klighting creates a shado w that cov ers the subject’s whole fac[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 18 For serious camera users, the manual SLR cameras were usually the best option, since they offered so much control. The creative process was not left to the automatic settings of a camera. Automatic point-and-shoot cameras were good for novice photographers who didn [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 19 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera The water glass analogy When taking a photograph, your goal is to achieve a perfect exposure. T o create the right exposure, you need to understand the relationship between the three exposure factors: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO rating. Achieving perfect expos[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 20 Automatic exposure does not work well if your scene is dominated by large sections of very light or very dark colors. A bright field of snow , for example, has so much bright light that the automatic exposure lowers the brightness until the snow looks gray . T o wor[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 21 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Some cameras have a fixed aperture that can ’ t be adjusted. If you ’ re adjusting the aperture yourself, a setting of f/8 is a good place to start, since it gives you a fairly wide zone of sharpness. If your camera allows you to adjust the aperture, use the se[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 22 Of course, adjusting the aperture also affects how much light is let into the camera. But if a specific depth of field is important for your shot, you can switch to manual mode, set the aperture, and then set the shutter speed to get the correct exposure level. Some[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 23 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera At the other extreme, you might set the shutter to stay open for four seconds, or even more for low-light night photography without a flash. But shutter speeds slower than 1/30 th of a second increase the likelihood that slight movements in your hand while you take[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 24 The film speed is measured by ISO number . A high-speed film, such as ISO 800, is ideal for low-light situations or action photography , since the film requires less light to properly expose the photo. Slow-speed films, such as ISO 100 or ISO 200, are good for photo[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 25 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera However , in some lighting conditions, the camera fails to correctly set the white balance. If you ’ re shooting indoors, for example, incandescent lights give off a yellowish or reddish glow . This color is not really visible to the naked eye, but often shows up[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 26 If your camera does not allow you to adjust settings manually , the automatic modes may be the most likely way for you to take successful photos in these situations. The following sections describe the most common automatic modes available on many digital and film c[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 27 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera When using macro mode, make sure to turn off the flash, since the flash does not provide proper illumination at such close range. T ripods are a good way to keep the camera steady for a close-up shot. If you don ’ t have a tripod, set the camera on a firm surface[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 28 One way to compensate for the shutter lag is to anticipate your shot. Imagine you are photographing a runner with a camera that has a four-second shutter lag. (The four-second shutter lag will not be highlighted on the camera ’ s packaging, but you can figure it o[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 29 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Burst Mode Burst mode is a feature that allows you to take a series of photos in quick succession. Most cameras ’ burst modes allow you to take 10 to 15 photos in 5 to 15 seconds. Even on digital cameras with slow shutter lags, the burst mode still allows you to [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 30 Portrait Mode For portraits and candid shots, using your camera ’ s portrait mode is a conve- nient way to get good results. Portrait mode is set to use a relatively wide aperture, creating a shallow depth of field. W ith only your subject in focus, objects in the[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 31 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Panoramic Mode For landscapes, large groups of people, and other long horizontal shots, a camera ’ s panoramic mode helps you compose the photo without too much sky or ground in the photo. Panoramic shots have a different aspect ratio than standard shots, meaning[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 32 Using the Self- Timer Many digital cameras, even inexpensive ones, come with a self-timer feature. Some self-timers open the shutter after a preset amount of time, such as 10 seconds; others allow you to adjust the length of time before the shutter fires. Either way[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 33 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera T en Tips for Great Pictures The following 10 tips offer suggestions for developing your photography approach, technique, composition, and habits. If you are an inexperienced photographer , some of these tips might be new ideas for you. If you ’ re a photography [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 34 2. Nail the Exposure In a finished photo, exposure is something that you usually only notice when it is out of adjustment. A perfect exposure is not something that jumps out at you from a photo, but a problem exposure definitely stands out. In an overexposed photo ([...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 35 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera One problem (but certainly not the only problem) with these photos is that they capture people out of their element, without context or a story . There are no interesting details in the background to draw in the viewer , and the subject often looks impatient or unc[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 36 Many photographs are shot in bright or moderately bright sunlight. This type of light produces photos that closely match the way we remember seeing the scene. That is part of the reason we respond to them with a positive sense of familiarity . However , colors photo[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 37 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 5. Follo w the Rule of Thirds When composing a photograph, many beginning photographers always center their subject directly in the middle of the frame. While this technique may be the easiest way to get the subject in focus with a point-and-shoot camera, it is not[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 38 If you have a person or animal in your photo, you can place the subject ’ s face on one of the four points, looking toward the center of the scene. If the horizon is in a photo, it should run about one-third from the top or one-third from the bottom, depending on [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 39 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera Use your imagination to compose some original, creative photos that you won ’ t find anywhere else. Capture some of the local color by photographing a lively food vendor stationed near the monument, and the monument can be the backdrop in your frame. Or use the s[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 40 Depending on your camera, pressing the shutter button halfway down may lock in the exposure and the focus. If this is the case, you need to set the exposure on an object that is exactly the same distance away from the camera as the subject. Otherwise, your subject w[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 41 Chapt er 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 9. Shoot Every Single Day T o become a talented and confident photographer , make photography part of your daily routine. Fortunately , digital cameras have made it much more convenient and inexpensive to shoot lots and lots of photos. Once you ’ ve purchased you[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 2: Making the Most of Y our Camera 42 Find other photographers in your community . Y ou can look at each other ’ s work and give feedback. This kind of mutually beneficial arrangement also helps you to develop your critical eye. A W eb-based photo site such as MSN Photos makes it convenient to share y[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 43 3 Opening Phot os in Picture It! Using the File Bro wser In most cases, you can use the file browser to locate your photos and open them in Picture It!. The file browser can be used to open photos from: ■ A digital camera that is a USB Mass Storage Class device. (A USB Mass Storage Class device works as a [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 3: Opening Phot os in Picture It! 44 This picture identifies the main features of the file browser: 1 2 3 6 4 8 5 9 7 10 1 Folders tab Click the Folders tab to see the folder structure on your computer . Click a folder to display its contents and subfolders. The folder structure includes internal and ex[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 45 Chapt er 3: Opening Photos in Picture It! 7 Files of type menu Use this menu to change the types of image files to be displayed. 8 Thumbnails Small versions of your photos stored in the current folder . 9 Open Opens the selected thumbnails. 10 Cancel Closes the file browser without opening any photos. The fi[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 3: Opening Phot os in Picture It! 46 T o open photos fr om a camera or card reader that is a USB vir tual driv e: 1 Make sure your camera or card reader is turned on and connected to your computer . 2 On the File menu, point to Get Picture Fr om , and then click Digital Camera . 3 Under Click a camera o[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 47 Chapt er 3: Opening Photos in Picture It! Scanning a Photo Picture It! works with your scanner ’ s software so that you can scan directly by using the Picture It! scanner task. T o scan a photo with a flatbed scanner: 1 Make sure the scanner drivers are installed and the scanner is connected and turned on.[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 3: Opening Phot os in Picture It! 48 T o open a photo st ored on your comput er’s hard disk: 1 On the File menu, click Open . The File Browser dialog box opens. 2 Click the Folders tab. 3 Browse through the folders to locate the photos you want. When you click a folder , you can see thumbnails of the [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 49 Chapt er 3: Opening Photos in Picture It! Opening a Photo Sent Thr ough E-mail Many friends and family members enjoy sending photos through e-mail. When you receive photos through e-mail, you can save them to your computer and then work on them with Picture It!. Many photos sent through e-mail are low-resolu[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 3: Opening Phot os in Picture It! 50 T o capture an image from a W eb page, you can drag it from the W eb page to the Picture It! T ray . T o open a photo from a W eb page in Picture It!: 1 Make sure both Picture It! and your W eb browser (either Microsoft Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer) are open and[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 51 Chapt er 3: Opening Photos in Picture It! After you have uploaded photos to the MSN Photos W eb site, you can open them from any computer with Internet access. In Picture It!, you can download photos directly from MSN Photos to edit on your computer . T o open a photo from MSN Phot os: 1 Make sure that your [...]

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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 53 4 Pictur e It! Basics This chapter covers the fundamental aspects of Picture It! that you ’ ll need to get started. Y ou ’ ll find information on the Startup W indow , the work area, basic image manipulation, applying text, and Help resources. Startup Window The Startup W indow is a quick launching point[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 54 4 Edit Multiple Pictures Click this button to open Mini Lab, where you can perform routine editing tasks — such as rotating, levels auto fix, cropping, and saving — on multiple photos at the same time. 5 Create a Pr oject Click this button to pick a project design. Y ou ’ [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 55 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 1 2 3 7 4 8 5 6 9 1 Common T asks list 6 Stack 2 Canvas 7 T ray 3 W orkspace 8 Zoom tool 4 Menu bar 9 Pan control 5 T oolbar Common T asks list The Common T asks list is an easy way to locate features. This list provides convenient access to some of the most common Picture It! t[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 56 Canv as The white area is called the canvas, and it represents the printable area of the page. When you open a photo, the canvas is often not visible because it is covered entirely by the photo. Y ou can use the zoom controls to magnify or reduce the canvas so that it covers mor[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 57 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics ■ The zoom percentage contr ol displays the size of the canvas in the workspace, expressed as a percentage of its actual size, such as 50, 100, or 200 percent. T o change the view size, type a new percentage in the box, and then press ENTER. ■ The Zoom to entire page button [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 58 Basic Image F ormatting When a picture is on the canvas, you can manipulate the image to a different size or orientation. Y ou can make many of these changes directly on the canvas by dragging the different handles on a picture. All of these controls can also be accessed through[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 59 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics Manipulating Objects by Using Object Handles Each element you add to a picture on the canvas is considered an individual object . Photos, text, clip art, and even some effects are all considered separate objects, and they can be edited individually . When you ’ re working with[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 60 By default, the object handles are visible every time you select an object, but you can set them so they are not visible. T o show or hide object handles: ■ On the V iew menu, click Object Handles . Moving an object on the can vas Objects can be moved around on the canvas to c[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 61 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics T o resize an object : 1 Select the object you want to resize. 2 Hold the mouse pointer over one of the corner resize handles until the resize handle appears. 3 T o resize the object from the center point of the object, press CTRL. 4 Drag the resize cursor . Stretching an object[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 62 Rotating an object The rotate handle lets you rotate an object by dragging it around its center axis. By dragging the rotat e handle clockwise or countercloc kwise, you can r otate objects right on the canv as. T o rotate an object: 1 Select the object you want to rotate. 2 Paus[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 63 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics These three objects ar e a multiple selection, as indicated by t he icon at the bottom of the selection box. The objects can now be edit ed as a set and then separated lat er . While the objects are a multiple selection, you can use the objects ’ object handles to edit them as[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 64 These three objects ha ve now been gr ouped, as indicated by t he group icon at the bottom of the selection box. Gr ouping objects lets you edit the objects as a set if y ou don’t plan t o separate t hem later . T o ungroup objects: 1 Select the group of objects you want to un[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 65 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics After the text has been added, you select the text to edit it. Y ou can also select the text and use the toolbar buttons to change formatting. If text is selected, the following tools are available on the toolbar for formatting: ■ The font menu provides access to 126 dif feren[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 66 This picture identifies the main features of the Help window . 1 4 6 2 3 5 7 8 9 1 Show/Hide button Click this button to expand or collapse the left pane of the Help window . 2 Back button Click this button to go back to the last Help topic. 3 Options menu This menu has options [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 67 Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics Using the table of contents Y ou can use the table of contents to locate information by subject. The table of contents is a useful way to see all of the features available in each category of features. T o use the table of contents: 1 In the left pane of the Help window , click [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics 68 T o take the pr oduct tour: 1 On the Help menu, click Picture It! T our . The T our opens, displaying icons to represent different categories of features. 2 Click an icon. A feature list appears on the left side of the window . 3 Click a feature. Graphics and text appear that ex[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 69 5 Basic T ouchup Almost all photos can be improved with basic touchup. Picture It! touchup tools can be used to correct common photo problems such as red eye or lighting problems, and similar distractions that can ruin a photo. In many cases, Picture It! helps you eliminate basic problems with just a few cli[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 5: Basic T ouchup 70 Adjusting Tint When you take photographs, the source of the light can create a colored cast in the photo. W e tend to think of light being white, but nearly every light source has its own unique color . For example, natural sunlight has more blue in it, while incandescent (tungsten)[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 71 Chapter 5: Basic T ouchup T o fix red ey e: 1 On the T ouchup menu, click Fix Red Eye . 2 Use the pan and zoom controls to magnify your photo and focus on the red eyes. 3 Click the red part of the eyes. Y ou can click up to two eyes at once. 4 Click Red-eye auto fix . The redness in the eyes disappears. 5 Re[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 5: Basic T ouchup 72 T o use the airbrush tool: 1 On the Effects menu, point to Paint Brush , and then click Freehand . 2 Under Pick a paint tool , click the airbrush tool. 3 Click the color palette next to More color choices . The pointer becomes an eyedropper . 4 W ith the eyedropper , click the color[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 73 Chapter 5: Basic T ouchup Cropping a phot o allows you t o eliminate distractions and impr ove t he composition. Cropping your photo to a specific proportion lets you control exactly where the photo will be cut. Otherwise, if your photo is not the same proportion as the print size, more of the photo will be [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 5: Basic T ouchup 74 The sharpen tool can help blurry photos look mor e focused. For the best results, sharpen the focus of your photo last, after you finish all other enhancements. T o sharpen a photo: 1 On the T ouchup menu, click Sharpen or Blur . 2 Drag the slider to the right until the photo is ade[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 75 6 Using Special Ef fects After you have touched up your photos, you can transform these images using the many tools that Picture It! provides. Some special effects — such as the film grain filter — mimic effects from traditional film photography . Other special effects — like the chrome and glowing edg[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 6: Using Special Effects 76 Y ou can create cutouts in four different ways. Select the method that best fits your photo and your intended use for the cutout. ■ The Edge Finder works well if your photo has well defined edges along where you want to cut. ■ T racing on your own gives you the most preci[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 77 Chapter 6: Using Special Effects Filt ers The term filter originates from the colored glass covers placed over a camera lens. The first filters in digital imaging sought to mimic the results of these physical camera filters, providing a slight shift in color , or increasing the intensity of colors. But the f[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 6: Using Special Effects 78 Color Ef fects Y ou can give a color photo a new look by applying a color effect. T urn a favorite color photo into an instant classic by changing it to black and white. Or , apply the antique effect, which “ ages ” your photo by giving it a sepia tone. T o turn a color p[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 79 Chapter 6: Using Special Effects T o use the freehand paint brush: 1 On the Effects menu, point to Paint Brush , and then click Freehand . 2 Click a painting tool, and then click a color . 3 Click a brush size, and then paint by dragging on the photo. 4 Click Done . Y ou can enliven your pictures with a rubb[...]

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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 81 7 Batch Editing and File Manag ement If you take photos regularly , it can be time consuming to edit all of your photos as you download them from your camera. And once the photos are on your hard disk, it can be a challenge to keep them all organized. Picture It! contains tools that can help you save time wi[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 7 : Batch Editing and File Management 82 1 2 3 5 4 6 1 Open more files opens the file browser to let you find more photos to edit. 2 The editing options list shows all of the tasks available for batch editing. 3 File options let you save or print multiple photos. 4 The W orkspace contains thumbnails of [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 83 Chapter 7 : Batch Editing and File Management Mini Lab does not automatically save your batch edits. T o save your photos, select photos and click Save . If you click Done to leave Mini Lab without saving, the edits will remain in the photos for you to continue editing, but will not be saved. File Management[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 7 : Batch Editing and File Management 84 Duplicat e It ’ s never a good idea to edit your original photos, and the duplicate feature makes it easy to ensure that you have copies. The duplicate feature copies each selected photo and adds “ Copy of ” to the beginning of the copied photo ’ s file n[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 85 8 A dding Edg es, Mats, and F rames When you ’ ve finished editing a photo, you can add polishing touches by surrounding it with an edge, a border , a mat, or a frame. Edge Ef fects Edge effects alter the outside edge of a photo. For portrait photos, try the soft edge effect. T o draw attention to photos t[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 8: A dding Edges, Mats, and F rames 86 Mats and F rames If you plan to put a photo in a traditional photo frame, you can add a Picture It! mat to your photo before you print it. Mats create an elegant effect, and can also help to fit an oddly-proportioned print to a standard size frame. If you don ’ t[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 87 9 Sa ving Phot os If you ’ re like most people, you can ’ t stand to throw photos away , even if they ’ re imperfect. Y ou probably have a large box or two filled with envelopes of old negatives and photographic prints. Keeping track of all your old prints and negatives can be a formidable task. Fortun[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 9: Sa ving Photos 88 Choosing a File F ormat Picture It! allows you to save photos in a number of image file formats. Y ou can determine the best format for saving your photos based on what you will use the photo for , compatibility with other computers, and file size. T o help you understand the differ[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 89 Chapt er 9: Saving Photos T o save a phot o for e-mail or the W eb: 1 On the File menu, point to Save Special , and then point to Save as W eb- ready Pictur e . 2 Click a picture size, and then click Next . The file browser opens. 3 On the Folders tab, click the folder to which you want to save the photo. 4 [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 9: Sa ving Photos 90 T o copy photos t o a Zip disk: 1 Insert a blank Zip disk into your Zip drive. 2 On the File menu, click Open . The file browser opens. 3 On the Folders tab, click the drive or folder containing the photos or folders you want to copy . 4 In the right pane, select the photos or folde[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 91 Chapt er 9: Saving Photos T o copy phot os to a CD in Windo ws XP: 1 Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder . 2 Click Start , and then click My Computer . 3 Click the Folders button, and then in the left pane, browse to the folder containing the pictures you want to copy . 4 Click the photos or fol[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 9: Sa ving Photos 92 4 Click the T asks tab, and then click Batch copy . The Batch copy dialog box opens. 5 Click Browse . The Browse for folder dialog box opens. 6 Click a location where you want to create the backup folder . 7 Click Make New Folder . A new folder named New Folder is created. 8 Click O[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 93 Chapt er 9: Saving Photos Archiving Phot os in the Gallery Picture It! enables you to archive your pictures in the Gallery using custom categories, which you can name and organize in whatever way makes sense to you. The Gallery is not a storage location for your pictures. It simply stores informa- tion about[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 9: Sa ving Photos 94 T o find and open a photo fr om the Gallery : 1 On the File menu, point to Get picture fr om , and then click Gallery . The Gallery opens. 2 Click the Find tab. 3 Do one or more of the following: ■ T ype one or more words describing the item(s) you want to find. ■ Check the Adva[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 95 10 Cr eating Pr ojects A great way to present your photos and share them with friends and family is to create photo projects. Picture It! offers a range of designs that you can use to showcase your photos. Choose from greeting cards, calendars, business cards, and more. Creating Phot o Cards Use your own pho[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 1 0: Creating Pr ojects 96 T o change the fold style of a card: ■ On the Format menu, click Change Card Fold . Creating Calendars Calendars are a great way to showcase your favorite photos. Calendar projects are available in one-week, one-month, 12-month, and one-year formats. A one-week calendar . A [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 97 Chapter 1 0: Creating Pr ojects These are the first three pag es of a 12-month calendar . T o create a calendar project: 1 On the File menu, click Create a Pr oject . 2 Click Calendars . 3 Click a calendar type. 4 Click a theme, click a design, and then click Open . 5 Set the start date for the calendar , an[...]

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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 99 11 Sharing Phot os One of the biggest advantages of digital photography over traditional film photography is the ease with which you can share your photos. Rather than creating paper prints for everyone who wants to see your photos, you can share a digital copy of a photo with an unlimited number of people. [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 1 1: Sharing Photos 100 Sharing on MSN Phot os MSN Photos is a convenient and fast way to share a group of photos or share photos with a whole group of people. Whether you want to share with just a few friends and family , or many people around the world, MSN Photos makes it easy . In addition to showin[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 101 12 Printing Phot os Picture It! offers several options for printing photos on your desktop printer . Y ou can optimize settings for the print size, print quality , orientation, and photos per page. This chapter describes the procedures for printing a single print or multiple prints. Y ou ’ ll also learn h[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 12: Printing Phot os 102 T o print multiple photos on the same pag e: 1 Open the photos you want to print, and make sure that they all have the same orientation. 2 On the File menu, point to Print Special , and then click Multi-photo Sheet . 3 Under Click a printer , click a printer , and then click Nex[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 103 Chapter 12: Printing Phot os 7 T o fit your entire photo into the print area, click Fit within area . - or - T o fill the print area with your photo, click Overlay and crop . 8 Drag your photo or photos from the T ray into the template, and then click Next . 9 Select the number of copies you want to print, [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 12: Printing Phot os 104 Selecting Print Quality Most desktop printers are capable of printing in a range of qualities, from a low-quality draft mode to a high-quality setting that requires more time and uses more ink. Printer settings for quality and color vary , but you may be able to specify your pap[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 105 Chapter 12: Printing Phot os T o check a photo’ s pixel dimensions: 1 On the Format menu, click Resize Image . 2 Under Select a page size , set the Units box to pxl . The Height and Width boxes fill with the pixel dimensions. 3 Click Cancel . How large a print can y ou get? When you print a photo, you can[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Chapter 12: Printing Phot os 106 Choosing Phot o Paper If you want your images to look like traditional photographs, choose paper that is clearly labeled as photo paper . Photo paper comes in a range of thickness and texture. Paper weight ranges from ordinary office-document weight to a fairly heavy watercolor [...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 107 Chapter 12: Printing Phot os Printing from MSN Phot os Order prints of your photos online at MSN Photos and have the prints sent to you or your family and friends. On MSN Photos, you can also use your photos to create a variety of photo gifts. T o order prints and enlargements: 1 On the File menu in Picture[...]

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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 109 Inde x A A A A A AC power adapter 14 action mode 27, 28 action photography burst mode feature 29 children 27, 29 compensating for shutter lag 28 digital cameras 27 freezing action 22, 27, 28 higher speed film 24 moving subjects 27, 28 shutter speeds 22, 23 adjusting aperture 21 depth of field 21 exposure se[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Index 110 composing photos 37 composition assessing 40 improving 72 techniques 33 transforming 38, 72 compression artifacts 1 1 definition 1 1 experimenting with settings 12 JPEGs 1 1, 88 lossless 12, 88 reducing file size 1 1, 87 TIFFs 12, 88 computers memory requirements 12 storage options 89 contrast, adjust[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 111 Index G G G G G Gallery 93 gifts 107 graininess 24, 74 greeting cards 95, 103 grouping objects 63 H H H H H Help resources 65 high-capacity storage 89 I I I I I image sensors buffering 29 capturing photos 13 controlling exposure time 21 definition 10 digital cameras 10, 24 increasing sensitivity 16 megapixe[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide Index 112 P P P P P paint effects 78 pan control 57 panning 28 panoramic cameras 31 mode 25, 31 perspectives 38 photo cards 95 Photo CD 48 photo gifts 107 photo paper 102, 106 photo quality affected by camera quality 10 automatic cameras 18 correcting problems 69 deciding file formats 12, 88 interpolation 13 JP[...]

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide 113 Index showing photos 42 shutter . See also shutter speeds activating with self-timer 27 autofocusing 32 definition 22 lag 28, 29 priority mode 23 shutter speed action mode 27 definition 18 determining correct setting 22 measurements 22 night photography 23 reducing blurriness 23 stopping action 22 SmartMedi[...]

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