| Cropping
Image |
- Click and Drag to box out
desired area.
- Use handle bars and
rotate options to adjust selection.
- Hit return key to complete the crop.
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| Adjusting Overall
Picture |
| Rotating Image |
Image Menu > Rotate Canvas |
| Sharpening Image |
Filter Menu > Sharpen > Sharpen
or for more control
Filter Menu > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask |
| Brightness and Contrast
Image Menu > Adjustments > Auto
Levels or Auto Contrast
or for more control
Image Menu Adjustments > Levels ...
Select white eyedropper then
click directly on image area what should
be pure white.
Drag black and white triangles to redefine
the black and white points. |
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| Adjust Color |
Image Menu > Adjustments > Auto Color
or for more control
Image Menu > Adjustments > Color Balance
Image Menu > Adjustments > Hue Saturation |
| Adjusting
Specific areas of image |
Lighten area
Tool
box-
Dodge tool, select appropriate brush from
the options bar. |
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Darken area
Tool
box-
Burn tool, select appropriate brush from
the options bar. |
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Increase color
saturation
Tool
box-
Sponge tool, select appropriate brush,
set to saturate using options bar. |
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| Copy and
Paste area of image to new file |
- Select area of image
Tool box: Marquee tool;
Click & drag to select desired area
- Copy area to clip board
Edit Menu > Copy (or apple
+ c)
- Create new file in which to paste image
File Menu > New ok through
default settings
- Paste Image
Edit Menu > Paste (or apple/v)
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| Resizing
Image for use on the Web |
Resize
image to fit in screen for main page
or for use as a thumbnail
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Image Menu > Image size
Enter values in Pixel Dimension area
Make sure constrain proportions is checked.
Average Inline images-
limit size of width and height to below 580x350
640x480
screen resolution: 72dpi, 600 x 300 after
menus
832x624
screen resolution: 72dpi, 765
x 420 after menus
1024x768
screen resolution: 72dpi, 980
x 580 after menus
Thumbnails- ~150x150 works well
Hires Images for detail:
just keep an eye on the file size; below 50k
is recommended for web delivery |
| Resizing
Image for Use in Powerpoint |
Image Menu > Image
Size
Enter Value in Document Size Area.
Approximate width and height should be
10 x 8 inches. Resolution:
72 or 150 ppi .
Make sure Constrain Proportion and Resample
Image are checked. |
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| Saving
Files |
File Menu
> Save
Format:
Save
file in an uncompressed file format
such as Photoshop, PICT or TIF for archival
purposes or future editing.
Save as JPEG for use in Powerpoint.
File Menu> Save for Web
JPEG
Save scanned images as JPEG format;
don't resave JPEG files- deterioration from
compression is cumulative.
GIF
Save graphics in Gif format
Adaptive Palette/ no dither/ experiment with
numbers of colors
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