You can quickly change the appearance of pictures by using the Pictures toolbar. The toolbar also provides buttons that enable you to add or modify hotspots on an image.

Pictures toolbar buttons

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Insert Picture From File button 

Insert a picture or replace a selected picture with a new picture. For more information, see Adding images.

Auto Thumbnail button 

Generate a smaller version of your selected picture and add a hyperlink to the original full-size picture. For more information, see Create a thumbnail picture.

Bring Forward button 

Increase the picture's z-index value, which determines a picture's order on the z-axis of the page and sets the picture's position to absolute.

Send Backward button 

Decrease the picture's z-index value, which determines a picture's order on the z-axis of the page and sets the picture's position to absolute.

Rotate Left 90° 

Rotate a picture by 90° counterclockwise (left).

Rotate Right 90° button 

Rotate a picture by 90° clockwise (right).

Flip Horizontal button 

Flip a picture horizontally.

Flip Vertical button 

Flip a picture vertically.

More Contrast button 

Increase the contrast of a picture.

Less Contrast button 

Decrease the contrast of a picture.

More Brightness button 

Increase the brightness of a picture.

Less Brightness button 

Decrease the brightness of a picture.

Crop button 

Crop the picture. For more information, see Crop a picture.

Set Transparent Color button 

Make a particular color in a picture transparent. For more information, see Create a transparent GIF.

Color button 

Convert the colors in the picture to grayscale or give the picture a washed out look.

Bevel button 

Apply a beveled edge to all sides of the picture.

Resample button 

Increase or decrease the pixel dimensions and physical file size of a picture.

Select button 

Select hotspots on a picture. For more information, see Add or modify a hotspot.

Rectangular Hotspot button 

Create hotspots on a picture. For more information, see Add or modify a hotspot.

Circular Hotspot button 

Create hotspots on a picture. For more information, see Add or modify a hotspot.

Polygonal Hotspot button 

Create hotspots on a picture. For more information, see Add or modify a hotspot.

Highlight Hotspots button 

Highlight hotspots on a picture. For more information, see Add or modify a hotspot.

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