• The Workshop Window
• The Toolbar
• Basic Tasks

To open a photo in the EasyPhoto Workshop window, do one of the following:

• From a Photo Gallery window, do one of the following:
  • Double-click the photo.
  • Select Edit Photo in Workshop from the Edit menu.

• If the photo is in a word processed document, double-click on the photo.

This window also contains a toolbar that provides shortcuts for menu commands. The following are brief descriptions of the buttons contained in the EasyPhoto Workshop's toolbar.

Save	Saves any changes that you made to the photo.
Move	Allows you to drag a photo to a document or to the photo gallery.
Select Rectangle	Selects a rectangular area of a photo.
Select Freehand	Selects an irregular area of a photo.
Zoom In	Magnifies your view of the part of the photo you click.
Zoom Out	Reduces the magnification of the part of the photo you click.
Resize	Resizes the photo larger or smaller, depending on how you move the cursor.
Crop	Deletes all but the selected part of a photo.
Rotate	Rotates the photo clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on which way you move the cursor.
Brightness/Contrast	Allows you to change the brightness or contrast of a photo.
Adjust Color	Allows you to adjust the colors of a photo.
Remove Scratch	Allows you to remove a selected scratch from a photo.
Remove Red-Eye	Allows you to fix a red-eye problem in a photo.
Show Help	Displays the Help window.

The basic steps for using the EasyPhoto Workshop window appear below.

To...	Do the following...
Select a rectangular area of a photo	Click Select Rectangle. Press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the mouse from any corner of the area you want to select to the opposite corner and release the button.
Select an irregular area of a photo	Click Select Freehand. Press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the mouse around the perimeter of the area you want to select and release the button.
View the photo with increased or decreased magnification	To increase magnification: Click on the Zoom In tool. Click the zoom cursor on the center of the area you want to magnify. Continue to click with the zoom cursor until you reach the magnification level you want or until you reach the maximum magnification. To decrease magnification: Click on the Zoom Out tool. Click the zoom cursor on the center of the area in which you want to reduce magnification.
Resize a photo	Click the Resize button in the toolbar. Drag a handle to change the size of the photo. When the photo outline is the size you want, release the mouse button.
Crop a photo	Select all or part of a photo using Select Rectangle or Select Freehand. Click Crop to delete everything outside the selected area.
Rotate a photo	Click the Rotate button in the toolbar. Drag any handle to turn the photo. When the photo outline is the angle you want, release the mouse button.
Flip a photo	Choose one of the Flip commands from the Photo menu: Select Flip Horizontally to flip the current photo end for end, creating a mirror image of the photo. Select Flip Vertically to flip the current photo top to bottom.
Change contrast or brightness	Click the Brightness/Contrast button. In the dialog box, click or drag the Brightness and Contrast sliders to make changes. Click OK to make the changes to the photo and close the dialog box.
Adjust the color	Click the Adjust Color button in the toolbar. In the dialog box, drag the Red, Green, and Blue sliders to change the proportion of each color in the photo. Click OK to make the changes to the photo and close the dialog box.
Fix a scratch	Use the Select Freehand tool to select the area with the scratch. Click the Remove Scratch button. In the dialog box, drag the sliders until the scratch disappears in the After sample. Click OK to make the changes to the photo and close the dialog box.
Fix a red-eye problem	Use the Select Freehand tool to select the area with the scratch. You don't have to be too precise, just close enough that EasyPhoto can distinguish between red eyes and other red items. Click the Remove Red-Eye button. In the dialog box, drag the slider until the eyes look normal in the After sample. Click OK to make the changes to the photo and close the dialog box.
Save changes	Do one of the following: Click the Save button. Choose Save As from the File menu. Type a new filename in the File Name box, change the format if desired, and click OK.