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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide

Chapter 6: Using Special Effects

Contents

Main Page Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Welcome to Microsoft Picture It! Whats New? Other Helpful Resources Page 1Installation Starting Setup To begin automatic setup: To begin setup manually: 4 Completing the Installation Wizard Installation Folder Dialog Box Installation Options Dialog Box 5 Special Circumstances Upgrading from a Different Picture It! Product Reinstalling or Removing Picture It! Other Picture It! Products To remove or reinstall Picture It! on Windows XP: To remove or reinstall Picture It! on Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me: 2Making the Most of Your Camera Opening photos from your digital camera 8 About Digital Cameras Photo Quality Page Megapixel rating File size and photo quality 12 File Formats File formats compatible with 13 Using Zoom Features Memory Cards, Disks, and Sticks Expand your perspective 14 Battery Life The best recharge- able batteries Using the Flash Upgrading your flash The range of your flash 16 No Flash Red-Eye Reduction Flash Fixing red eye with 17 Fill Flash Using Your Cameras Manual Settings 18 Exposure Page 20 Exposure Compensation Aperture Increasing your chances with bracketing Program modes Shutterless cameras 22 Shutter Speed 23 ISO Setting or Equivalent ASA versus ISO 24 Setting the White Balance Avoid sharpening a photo with noise Using Automatic Modes on Your Camera Correcting tint in Setting the white balance manually 26 Macro Mode 27 Action Mode When the lag is a drag Page 29 Burst Mode 30 Portrait Mode Relaxing your subject 31 Panoramic Mode 32 Using the Self-Timer Getting Yourself into a Photo Taking Long Exposure Shots Creating a makeshift tripod 33 Ten Tips for Great Pictures 1. Know Your Gear 34 2. Nail the Exposure 3. Capture a Moment in the Story Planning for the imperfect 35 4. Look for the Light Page 37 5. Follow the Rule of Thirds Recomposing a photo with 38 6. Find a Unique Perspective 39 7. Bracket A quick check with the LCD 40 8. Analyze and Shoot Again 41 9. Shoot Every Single Day 10. Show Your Photos to Other People Page 3Opening Photos in Picture It! Using the File Browser Opening photos from other cameras Page To open the file browser: Opening Photos From a Digital Camera or Card Reader About TWAIN and WIA To open photos from a camera or card reader that is a USB virtual drive: To open photos from a TWAIN- or WIA-compliant camera: Using your cameras software Scanning a Photo To scan a photo with a flatbed scanner: Opening a Photo From Your Computer File formats compatible with To open a photo stored on your computers hard disk: Opening a Photo From a Photo CD or Other Disk To open a photo from a photo CD or other disk: Finding the correct drive letter Opening a Photo Sent Through E-mail To open a photo sent through e-mail in Picture It!: Opening a Photo from a Web Page in Picture It! Can this photo be printed? Watch for copyrights Opening a Photo from MSN Photos Saving images from a Web site To open a photo from MSN Photos: Page 4Picture It! Basics Startup Window 68 97 10 1 2 3 4 5 Examining the Work Area Getting Help 55 Common Tasks list To expand or collapse the Common Tasks list: Page 57 Pan control 58 Basic Image Formatting Changing picture size To resize a picture: Choosing a resolution 59 Manipulating Objects by Using Object Handles Centering an object on the canvas To show or hide object handles: To move an object on the canvas: Resizing to fit the page To resize an object: To stretch an object: To rotate an object: To select multiple objects: Setting snap rotation To group objects: Grouping shortcut To ungroup objects: Adding Text To add text: Adding text to your project 65 Help Resources Online Help Getting Help from the keyboard To access online Help: 67 To use the table of contents: To use the index: To use the search function: Picture It! Tour 68 To take the product tour: Instructional Videos To watch an Instructional Video: Technical Support 5Basic Touchup Adjusting Brightness and Contrast To correct brightness and contrast: Making a copy to touch up Adjusting Tint To adjust tint: Fixing Red Eye Setting the white balance on a digital camera Zooming in to find white Using the Airbrush To use the airbrush tool: Cropping To crop a photo to a specific proportion: Sharpening Your Photos To sharpen a photo: 6Using Special Effects Creating Cutouts Cutting a hole in a photo To create a cutout: Getting more Help with cutouts Filters To apply a filter: Waiting for filters to be applied Color Effects To turn a color photo to black and white or antique: Paint Effects To use the freehand paint brush: To paint with stamps: Page 7Batch Editing and File Management Batch Editing with Mini Lab To open Mini Lab: 83 File Management with the File Browser Batch rename Batch move Batch copy Using the file browser 84 Duplicate To manage files with the file browser: 8Adding Edges, Mats, and Frames Edge Effects To add an edge effect: Shrinking a photo to show the edge effect Mats and Frames To add a mat or a frame: Choosing the right mat Editing mats and frames 9Saving Photos Saving Multiple Versions To make a copy of a photo: Creating a folder for edited photos Choosing a File Format To save a photo in a specific file format: Saving for E-mail and the Web 89 To save a photo for e-mail or the Web: Long-term Storage on CD, Zip Disk, or DVD Copying Photos to a Zip Disk Avoid sending large photos in e-mail 90 To copy photos to a Zip disk: Copying Photos to a CD To copy photos to a CD in Windows XP: To copy photos from multiple locations to a folder before copying them to a CD: Copying to a DVD burner Saving To MSN Photos To save a photo to MSN Photos Archiving Photos in the Gallery To add photos to the Gallery: To find and open a photo from the Gallery: 10 Creating Projects Creating Photo Cards To open a photo card design: To change the fold style of a card: Creating Calendars To create a calendar project: To add photos to a 12-month calendar: Page 11 Sharing Photos Sending by E-mail To send a photo by e-mail: Sending multiple copies Sharing on MSN Photos To share photos to MSN Photos: 12 Printing Photos Printing a Photo To print a single photo: Printing multiple photos Installing printer drivers Printing Labels or on Special Paper To print labels or on special paper: Rotating photos for printing Printing Cards To print a half-fold card: 104 Selecting Print Quality To select print quality for your printer: Selecting a Print Size Determining a photos pixel dimensions Turning on color management 105 To check a photos pixel dimensions: How large a print can you get? To select a print size and print: Choosing Photo Paper Creating Long-lasting Prints Printing from MSN Photos To order prints and enlargements: To order photo gifts: Page Index AA CC BB AA A DD FF EE DD D EE E GG GG G OO NN MM PP PP P SS RR RR R TT VV ZZ WW UU