Editing pictures

Even simple pictures can be made to look professional with Publisher’s picture editing facilities.

In the next two sections you will make changes to the photo in the centre of the page.

Fade

1. Select the photo of the skull.

2. From the Frame menu, select Properties. The Frame Properties dialog box appears.

3. Click on the Fade tab.

4. In the Fade Type group box, select the fade type in the middle of the top row.

5. Make sure the Angle arrow points straight down.

6. On the Fade chart, drag the top-left-hand marker one square to the right. The chart should look like the one below.

Picture colour

1. Make sure the photo of the skull is still selected.

2. On the Frame Properties dialog box, click on the Picture Colour tab.

3. In the Colour group box, select Custom from the drop-down list box.

4. Check the Midtone check box.

5. From the Midtone drop-down colour palette, select Red.

6. From the Highlight drop-down colour palette, select Red.

7. In the Balance group box, drag the Brightness slider approximately one centimetre to the left, towards Min.

8. Drag the Contrast slider all the way towards Max.

9. Drag the Saturation slider all the way towards Max.

10. Click on the Close button in the top right-hand corner of the dialog box.