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1. The Save As dialog box opens Click the folder to which you want to save the photo In the File name box type a file name and then click Save Avoid sending large photos in e mail Sending high resolution photos in e mail may cause problems for your recipients For example a single 5 megabyte MB high resolution image will take over 20 minutes to download on a 28 8 Kbps modem Also some e mail programs limit the size of attachments and may for example block e mail with attachments larger than 1 MB Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 44 Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures Picture It Library Picture It Library uses the same printing tools as Picture It To start the print task use the Printing Single Pictures Picture It has a simple process for printing single images When using the single picture printing task one copy of the picture will print on the page and the picture will be centered on the paper Thumbnail pane to To print a single picture select the picture or pictures that you want 1 Make sure your printer is turned on and connected to your computer to print Then click Print 2 On the File menu click Print on the File menu 3 Under Select a printer click a printer 4 To specify printer settings click Change printer settings 5 Select the number of copies and then select a print size Installing printer 6 Click an orientation and then click Print drivers
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3. However there are some important things you should know about saving your photos to make sure they ll be in good condition whenever you want to enjoy them Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 40 Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures Saving Multiple Versions Once you ve downloaded a photo to your computer and erased it from your camera your computer s hard disk contains the only copy of that photo This original version should be treated like a film negative You don t want to do anything to it that will alter the original content Except rotation to correct orientation or renaming the file the original version should be left alone When you want to edit a photo or add it to a project you should always make a copy of the original and work with the copy That way if you make some edit ing changes that you regret later you can always go back to the original make a new copy and start over To make a copy of a photo 1 Open the picture 2 On the File menu click Save As The Save As dialog box opens 3 Click the folder where you want to save the copy of the original 4 In the File name box enter a name for the copy 5 Click Save The Save As dialog box closes with the new copy of the picture open in the workspace Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures 41 Choosing a File Format Picture It allows you to save photos in a number of image fi
4. Many properly The first time you connect your scanner the Identify Scanner Type digital cameras come dialog box will open asking you to identify the type of scanner with a TWAIN driver To connect your scanner WIA is a newer interface that works similarly 1 Install the software that came with your scanner to TWAIN but often 2 Turn off your scanner and computer provides more control 3 Attach the connector cable from your scanner to your computer over the device WIA is 4 Turn on your scanner and computer compatible with TWAIN but is only available Once the scanner is connect and recognized by your computer you re ready on some computer to scan operating systems Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures 15 To scan a photo with a flatbed TWAIN or WIA scanner 1 Connect your scanner to your computer and then turn on the scanner 2 Place your picture on the scanner 3 4 If more than one device appears in the dialog box click the one that On the File menu click Import Pictures represents your scanner Depending upon the type of scanner you have you will either see the Scan Picture pane or the Import Pictures Wizard If you see the Scan Picture pane 1 2 3 Select your scanner from the list Choose the Automatic Scan option from Click a scanning method Click Scan If you see the Import Pictures Wizard l If you want to immediat
5. Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 46 Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures Turning on color Selecting Print Quality management Most desktop printers are capable of printing in a range of qualities from a low quality draft mode to a high quality setting that requires more time and uses more ink Printer settings for quality and color vary but you may be able to specify your paper type ink type dots per inch required color management preferences Some printers have simplified printing options such as Good Better and Best Make sure to read your printer s manual to find out how to Check your printer s manual to see if it offers color management Color management can help take advantage of these different settings your printer to produce colors that match the To select print quality for your printer ones on your monitor If your printer offers color management click Change picture j c settings while 3 Adjust your printer s quality settings and then click OK 1 On the File menu click Print 2 Click Change printer settings Your printer s dialog box opens performing the Print task Your printer s dialog box will open and you can adjust the settings for color management Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures 47 Selecting a Print Size The quality of photo prints is directly related to the number of pixels in the pi
6. Panel Click Add Remove Programs From the list of installed programs click the version of Picture It you want to remove or reinstall Click Add Remove The Installation Wizard opens Follow the instructions on the screen Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 2 Welcome to Picture It Express Congratulations on your purchase of Microsoft Picture It Express Microsoft Picture It makes it easy to edit and enhance your digital photos With just a few clicks you can Correct brightness contrast and tint Fix red eye Rotate flip and crop Add effects such as text and highlighted edges Picture It makes it easy for you to work with all your photos from any source digital camera scanner picture CD or the Web When you re finished editing photos Picture It makes it easy to print them or send them through e mail Picture It Library helps you to search by keywords dates ratings and more so you can find just the pictures you want from your entire collection Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 6 Chapter 2 Welcome to Picture It Express Other Helpful Resources This User s Manual is not an exhaustive resource for everything you can do in Picture It For step by step instructions about using all the program s features check out the online Help system available from the Startup Window or from the Help menu Digital photography is exciting and fun and Picture It make
7. Setting the white balance ona digital camera Many digital cameras allow you to set the white balance for specific types of light such as sunlight incandescent and flash Using this feature can help reduce tint problems in your photos Zooming in to find white If there are no significant areas of white in your photo use the zoom controls to magnify the picture on the screen When you zoom in you may be able to use a very small area of white such as the whites of a person s eyes Chapter 5 Basic Touchup Correcting a Color Cast When you take photographs the source of the light can create a colored cast in the photo We tend to think of light being white but nearly every light source has its own unique color For example natural sunlight has a large component of blue in it while incandescent tungsten lights including most household light bulbs give off a reddish or yellowish cast When taking a photo you can compensate for these different colors of light by setting the white balance with a digital camera or using special filters on a film camera But if you still end up with a cast in your photos use the adjust tint task to correct the balance of colors to make the lighting look more natural In this task you locate a point that should be white and then Picture It bal ances all of the colors in the picture based on the white point you set If you have already used the Levels auto fix or Color aut
8. When adding a new Printing Multiple Pictures Deets Miche Ute inal Picture It has a wide variety of templates that allow you to print multiple you install all the printer pictures on a page You can print multiple copies of the same picture or multiple software and drivers pictures together at the same time If you re installing an older printer you may be able to find updated printer drivers on the manufacturer s Web site Printing on a multi photo sheet saves paper and is a convenient way to create prints to give to family and friends Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures To print multiple photos on the same page N o 00 0 t RU 11 12 Make sure your printer is turned on and connected to your computer Open all the pictures that you want to print so that they are on the Files palette On the File menu click Print Under You can also click Print multiple pictures Under Select a printer click a printer To specify printer settings click Change printer settings Select a category of page layout and then click an orientation Click a layout in the right pane and then click Next Drag pictures from the Files palette onto the layout Click an option for fitting the selected picture to the area and then click Next Preview the page layout and then enter the number of copies you want to print Click Print 45
9. 46 printing pictures alignment on page 44 Index 65 cropping 33 lifespan ratings 48 multiple images 44 paper options 47 Photo Library 44 quality settings 46 single image 44 size 47 prints ordering 49 product tours 28 program modes See automatic camera modes proportional cropping 33 PSD files 11 Q quality enhancements See editing pictures quality ranges printer 46 R ratings grouping by 58 rearranging objects 22 red eye 31 reinstalling Picture It 3 removingPicture It 3 renaming batches 61 resizing batches 61 picture cropping 33 picture size 23 thumbnails 56 resolution cropping 33 e mail quality 16 43 picture resizing 23 print size 47 Web quality 43 rule of thirds 34 Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 66 Index S saving pictures 39 scanners opening pictures from 14 searching online Help 28 Selection Preview pane 59 sending prints or gifts 49 sharp prints 47 showing screen items 58 Show button 21 Show on startup checkbox 20 shrinking picture to show edge 37 single picture printing 44 size batches 61 e mails 43 flattened PNG files 42 picture cropping 33 picture resizing 23 prints 47 text 25 thumbnails 56 smaller print sizes 47 soft edge effect 37 special effects See also objects Stack 22 Startup Window 19 storage media 7 storing information See Digital Image Library See Photo Library T table of contents 27 58 tabs 26 technical support 28 text adding to pictures
10. E e mailed pictures 16 43 edge effects 37 editing pictures See also objects special effects brightness 29 contrast 29 cropping 33 Mini Lab 35 61 opening 7 photo editor 60 red eye 31 text 25 tint 30 touchup tools 29 workspace area 21 editing picture information 59 Edit Multiple Pictures button 19 EMF files 11 enlargements ordering 49 EPS files 11 eye redness 31 F fade resistant paper 47 fade ratings 48 Files palette 22 fi fi fi fi fi ch fh e browser 9 19 e formats supported 11 41 e format conversions 61 e management options 61 e transfers importing 7 tering lighting colors 30 tering pictures by dates 55 folders 55 keywords 56 thumbnails 57 Microsoft Picture It ExpressUser s Manual 64 Index finding pictures See locating pictures Fix Red Eye tool 31 flash 31 FlashPix files 11 flatbed scanners opening pictures from 14 flattened PNG files 42 floppy disks 9 folders grouping pictures by 58 viewing pictures by 55 fonts 25 formats supported 11 41 formatting text 25 format conversions 61 FPX files 11 G GIF files 11 glossy paper 47 gray area workspace 21 grouping pictures 58 H hard drive opening pictures from 9 Help links 20 Help resources 26 Hide button 21 hiding screen items 58 high quality printer settings 46 highlighted edges 37 high resolution pictures 47 historical information See Digital Image Library See Photo Library H
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12. Online 2 Discover Even More 5 6 7 8 9 1 Open Click the Open button to open the file browser where you can open photos from your hard drive a network drive a digital photo card reader a CD or DVD or a floppy disk 2 Import Pictures Click this button to launch the digital camera task so you can open photos from a digital camera using Picture It or your camera s software 3 Picture It Library Click this button to open the Library where you can find and organize your pictures 4 Edit Multiple Pictures Click this button to open the Mini Lab The Mini Lab helps you perform routine editing task such as rotating levels auto fix cropping and saving on multiple pictures at the same time Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 20 Chapter 4 Picture It Basics Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Show on startup checkbox Check this box to have the Startup Window open every time you start Picture It Help links Click these links to go directly to resources that can help you get the most out of Picture It and digital imaging Take a Tour launches the product Tour How to displays a collection of image editing lessons Online Photo Tips links you directly to the Tips amp Tricks section of the MSN Photos Web site Register Online links you to the registration page of the Microsoft Web site Discover Even More connects you to information about other Micro soft products including the com
13. Order Gifts and PrintsPrint Professionally Online and then click Photo Gifts 2 On the Web choose a gift product to order W If necessary sign in with your Passport e mail address and password Choose to print either the current picture or all opened pictures in the Files palette To open additional photos for ordering prints and enlargements click Add or remove pictures and then follow the instructions on the screen Click Next 7 Order the photo gifts you want Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library Picture It Library is a powerful tool that helps you organize find and archive your pictures Picture It Library does not store your pictures Instead Picture It Library stores information about your pictures including a thumbnail version of each picture So you can conveniently organize the pictures on your computer Picture It Library automatically tracks information about each picture you add to the library including date taken file size image size and the folder where the picture is stored Then you can add your own picture information such as ratings keywords and captions Tools like the Keyword Painter and the Selec tion Preview pane make it easy to add this information to many pictures at the same time With all of this information about each picture Picture It Library helps you locate your pictures with powerful
14. Picture It version 10 product installed you will not be able to automatically install a version 10 product with fewer features To install the version with fewer features you must first uninstall the version with more features Reinstalling or Removing Picture It If you are having problems running Picture It reinstalling the program may help it to run better on your computer MSN Photos Plus is made of two separate programs the image editor and the Library These programs must be reinstalled or removed separately You should not attempt to remove Picture It by deleting the program files from your hard disk Instead use the Picture It Installation Wizard to properly uninstall the program To remove or reinstall Picture It on Windows XP 1 Log on to the computer as an administrator 2 From the Windows Start menu click Control Panel 3 Click Add or remove programs 4 From the list of installed programs click the version of Picture It you want to remove or reinstall Picture It and Picture It Library will be listed as separate programs and must be removed separately 5 Click Change Remove The Installation Wizard opens 6 Follow the instructions on the screen Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 4 Chapter 1 Installation To remove or reinstall Picture It from Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium Edition 1 From the Windows Start menu point to Settings and then click Control
15. View By pane only pictures in that folder and its subfolders are displayed in the Thumbnail pane To filter by folder 1 On the View By menu click Folder 2 In the folder structure click a folder or drive Pictures in that folder or on that drive are displayed in the Thumbnail pane 3 To view pictures from all folders and removable media click All Pictures View Viewing by Date Viewing by date allows you to filter your pictures based the dates the pictures were taken You can set the filter to display pictures taken in a particular year month or even a single day When you click a year month or date in the View By pane only pictures taken during that timeframe are displayed in the main viewing area To filter by date On the View By menu click Date Click a year to display the months within that year To display the days in a month click a month To display the pictures from a particular day click the day nA E LM LA To view pictures from all dates click All Pictures View Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 56 Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library Viewing by Keyword Viewing by keyword allows you to filter pictures based on keywords you assigned To filter by keyword 1 2 On the View By menu click Keyword Click either With at least one selected keyword or With all selected keywords Click the keyword or keywords you want to fi
16. and then drag the move handle Once you ve added the text you can select the text to edit it You can also select the text and use the toolbar buttons to change formatting When text is selected the following tools are available on the toolbar for formatting The font menu ai lets you choose between 140 different fonts The font size menu lets you choose font sizes from 8 to 620 points The font color button amp lets you choose from a standard palette of colors or choose a custom color The Bold button adds bold formatting to the text The Italic button 7 adds italic formatting to the text The Underline button underlines the text The Alignment button amp has menu choices for Left Right Center and Justify Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 26 Chapter 4 Picture It Basics Accessing Help from the keyboard You can access the online Help system at any time by pressing F1 on the keyboard Help Resources There are multiple ways that you can learn more about using Picture It In addition to this User s Manual there is the online Help system and the product Tour The following sections describe the types of information available Online Help Picture It online Help is the most comprehensive of the Help resources It provides step by step instructions overviews troubleshooting topics techni cal support and the What s wrong with this picture diagnostic tool Help includes sever
17. designed to work using TWAIN or WIA support For many cameras Picture It works with TWAIN and WIA and your camera s software so that you can open photos directly into Picture It To open photos from a camera that uses WIA support I 10 Make sure that you have installed all the drivers that came with your camera Connect your digital camera to your computer and then turn on the camera On the File menu point to Import Pictures If more than one device appears in the dialog box click the one that represents your camera Select Copy them to my computer or network Then to launch the Mini Lab after opening the pictures click Yes under Open the pictures for editing Click Next By default all of your pictures are selected To select just some click the pictures you want to import If you want to import more than one picture press CTRL as you click the pictures Click Next Type a name for this group of pictures If you want to name all the pictures using this group name check Use this name to rename the pictures You can also specify which folder on your hard drive to copy the pictures To erase the camera s memory after the pictures are safely on the computer click Delete pictures from my device after copying them Click Next The pictures stored on the camera appear in the workspace If you chose to edit your pictures they will also appear automatically in the Mini Lab Chapter 3 Opening and Importing
18. een toe E ERE EUH 55 Viewing by Date e eet ed iret E ER e EE ecce eas e e daa 55 Viewing by Key WOtd 2 iiit e he dt RE t E d ete 56 Using the Thumbnail Slider 1 ee edet ot e t pP e eade 56 Showing Thumbnail Data 2 22 50 A Baton vet teet NH tn m 57 ABI VIS CU DR M 57 Thumbnails View ciebat mee ed dade nete etre 57 Thumbnailsswithi Text VIEW cep ete e e HR etie e t bre as 57 Grouping Your PICtures ue Edo eoe eed d 58 Showing th Table of Contents ped ERR RII HN EU 58 Using the Preview Pane eie abite e d enema e a lique 59 Editing and File Management from Picture It Library sss sees 60 Editing 11 3 Photo Bditor 30 tco tete ie EH T ep D E E 60 Editing in Mini T sioe ee dete e P RBRUM E 61 Batch File Management sce e ed e e ee HG EE edd 61 1 Installation Starting Setup To install Picture It Express you must be running Windows 98 Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 or Windows XP or later On Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems you must have administrative privileges For information regarding privileges please refer to the operating system Help On most computers Picture It setup will begin automatically when you insert the Picture It CD into your disk drive To begin automatic setup 1 Turn off any antivirus software that you re using and close any programs that are running 2 Insert the Picture It CD into your disk drive The Installation Wizard begins automatically
19. the computer and turn on the scanner Connect a compatible card reader to the computer and insert media Insert a photo CD DVD or other storage media into a drive on the computer This automatic detection feature is only available on computers running Windows Millennium Edition or Windows XP Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 8 Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures To set Windows to launch the Import Pictures Wizard automatically T N G Lh A UC Connect your compatible camera or device to the computer and then turn on the camera or device Or Insert the storage media into a drive on the computer When Windows detects the picture files Windows will ask you what you want to do with the pictures Click Import pictures using Microsoft Picture It Import Wizard Check Always do the selected action Click OK Click the device you want to use and then click OK Starting the Import Pictures Wizard manually If Windows does not automatically detect your device or other media you can start the Import Pictures Wizard from Picture It or Picture It Library To start the Import Pictures Wizard manually 1 On the File menu click Import Pictures 2 Click the device you want to use and then click OK Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures 9 Opening Pictures for Editing With Picture It you can open pictures for editing fr
20. used to correct common photo problems such as red eye crooked Making a copy to pictures lighting problems or similar distractions that can ruin a photo In touch up many cases Picture It helps you eliminate basic problems with just a few Never edit your only copy clicks of a photo Always make a copy or choose Save s s As to save the edited file Adjusting Brightness and Contrast S UNE When you take a photo with an automatic camera the camera s automatic If you aren t satisfied exposure feature measures the available light and determines how much light with the results you can Is required to take the photo Sometimes the exposure meter s measurement is always start again from slightly too low or too high creating problems with brightness and contrast in the original the photo Picture It provides tools to fix the levels of brightness and contrast To correct brightness and contrast 1 On the Touchup menu click Brightness and Contrast 2 Click Exposure Auto Fix 3 If you are not satisfied with the result of the levels auto fix click Contrast Auto Fix 4 If you are not satisfied with the results fine tune the settings with the Brightness and Contrast sliders 5 Click Done The picture on the left is both too dark and too low contrast The Exposure auto fix tool was applied to the version on the right correcting both the brightness and contrast levels Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 30
21. 1 aligning text 25 archival paper and inks 47 AutoCAD files 11 automatic media detections 7 automatic Picture It setup 1 B balancing colors 30 batch editing 35 61 batch file management 61 BMP files 11 bold formatting 25 brightness correcting 29 bulleted lists 25 buttons 19 26 C cameras compatibility 7 opening pictures from 9 12 canvas 22 cataloging pictures See Digital Image Library See Photo Library CDR files 11 CDs importing to Photo Library 52 opening pictures from 9 closing Startup Window 20 colored casts 30 colors See also painting pictures print lifespan ratings 48 red eye 31 text 25 tint adjustments 30 white balance 30 color management printer 46 Common Tasks list 21 compatibility automatic detection 7 composition 33 connecting scanners 14 contrast correcting 29 converting file formats 61 copying original versions 40 copying pictures See scanners copyrights 17 CorelDraw files 11 cropping pictures 33 currently open pictures 22 customizing picture viewing 55 D dates grouping pictures by 58 viewing pictures by 55 default photo editor 60 detecting compatibile media 7 device compatibility 7 digital cameras opening pictures from 9 12 Digital Image Library overview 61 digital photo card readers 9 digitizing prints See scanners discolored prints 48 displaying See viewing drivers 44 DRW files 11 DVDs importing to Photo Library 52 opening pictures from 9 DXF files 11 63
22. 25 TGA files 11 Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual thumbnails Files palette 22 rearranging order 22 resizing 56 viewing options 57 Thumbnail pane grouping pictures 58 hiding showing items 58 Selection Preview pane 59 view options 57 thumbnail slider 56 TIF files 11 41 tiles view 57 time print lifespan ratings 48 viewing pictures by 55 tint adjustments 30 toolbar 21 25 touching up pictures See editing pictures touchup tools 29 tracking information See Digital Image Library See Photo Library transferring files importing 7 TWAIN 12 U upgrading Picture It 3 USB Mass Storage Class devices 9 V viewing pictures by dates 55 folders 55 keywords 56 overview 55 thumbnails 57 viewing picture information 59 viewing thumbnails 57 virtual drives 9 W Web pages opening pictures from 17 Web quality resolutions 43 weight ranges paper 47 white area canvas 22 white balance 30 WIA 12 Windows Bitmap files 11 Windows Metafile files 11 wizards Import Pictures 7 Installation 2 workspace area 21 Y year viewing pictures by 55
23. If the above procedure does not start the setup process you can start it manually To begin setup manually 1 Turn off any antivirus software that you re using and close any programs that are running 2 Insert the Picture It CD into your disk drive Click Start and then click Run 4 If your CD ROM drive is listed as letter D type d setup exe If your CD ROM drive has a letter other than D replace D with the correct letter when you type the path 5 Click OK The Installation Wizard begins UJ Microsoft Picture It Expres User s Manual 2 Chapter 1 Installation Completing the Installation Wizard The Installation Wizard will show you a series of dialog boxes that provide setup status and some installation preference options For most users the default preferences will be appropriate Information about the different setup options is provided below Installation Folder Dialog Box The Installation Folder dialog box allows you to choose where the program will be installed on your computer To install the program to a folder other than the folder in the Installation folder box do one of the following Type a different path in the Installation folder box Click Change select a folder in the Change Installation Folder dialog box and then click OK Note that some files will be installed to the Program Files drive even if you choose to install the program to a different drive Installation Options Dial
24. Off Ramp TM Silk Spiral Designs G B Steve Lovi 2000 TWENTY FOUR CARROT INC Jennifer Blomgren Andrea Beloff Dorothy Strait Carmel Bartz The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation prm 1 Starting T 1 Completing the Installation Wizard sess 2 Installation Folder Dialog Box sss 2 Installation Options Dialog Box sese 2 Special Circumstance secs eme rete d e v dad eret e Ete RU aate 3 Upgrading from a Different Picture It Product eren 3 Reinstalling or Removing Picture It sss 3 Chapter 2 Welcome to Picture It Express eeeeeee ceres eee e eene eene eene enne enoe 5 Other Helpful Reso rces 5 eee Rd eA ERR CH RE nea dd as EEEE 6 Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures eee eee cresce eese esee ee netten teneant tn seins setas sense tense ense tuae 7 Importing PiCtUrEs tee ite RR etel eR NE NSR 7 Launching the Import Pictures Wizard automatically sss 7 Starting the Import Pictures Wizard manually sss 8 Opening Pictures for Eding s eenn eisiea a a aA aa aae a nn eterne trennen nennen nnns 9 Using the file browser i naa a A e a AE He e Rea 9 Troubleshooting tips for opening pictures from a Camera eee eee eee eee eee eee 13 Opening from Scanner asset VR RR GR NRI IER ERES MERGE IR EE Ce e dead 14 O
25. Pictures 13 Troubleshooting tips for opening pictures from a camera Your camera must be connected and turned on before you start the digital camera task or it will not appear in the list of cameras and drives If you ve connected your digital camera to your computer but can t see your pictures make sure the connections are secure the camera is turned on and the batteries are charged The camera might not start download ing unless its batteries are fully charged Some cameras are equipped with an A C adapter that you can use instead of batteries If your camera does not appear in the list of cameras and drives or if you receive an error message when you click Download start your camera software from the operating system Start menu For more information about downloading photos using the software included with your camera consult your camera s manual Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 14 Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures About TWAIN Opening from a scanner and WIA Picture It supports two types of scanner formats TWAIN and WIA If your scanner doesn t use a TWAIN or WIA interface you need to use the software designed specifically for the make and model of your scanner Many scanner manufacturers provide free updates to their drivers on the Web TWAIN is interface software that allows communication between a camera and Before you attempt to scan a picture make sure your scanner is connected your computer
26. Web and in e mail The photo on the right has been enhanced with soft edges To add an edge effect 1 On the Stack click the layer to which you want to add the edge effect 2 On the Effects menu point to Edges and then click an edge effect or border 3 If available click a specific edge or border 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to customize the size or color of the edge or border 5 Click Done 37 Shrinking a picture to show the edge effect Some edge effects appear only behind and outside the picture So if your picture reaches the edge of the canvas you might not be able to see the edge effect when you print it or save it to the Web To make sure you can see an edge you ve added make sure the object is not locked to the canvas and then the press the CTRL key while you drag in one of the photo s corner resize handles This will shrink the photo proportionally on the canvas so that the border lies within the printable area Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 8 Saving and Printing Pictures Saving Pictures If you re like most people you can t stand to throw photos away even if they re imperfect You probably have a large box or two filled with envelopes of old negatives and photographic prints Keeping track of all of your old prints and negatives can be a formidable task Fortunately digital photography makes saving storing and organizing photos much easier
27. al ways to find information including a table of contents a keyword index and a full text search This diagram identifies the main features of the Help window L2 3 4 5 aH T Hide Back Foward Options Contents Index Search Favorites Y IE Unde standing Picture It E fO Whats wrong With this pilsture What s wrong too light U L phting prdblems Problem H The entire picture is too light overexposed This is H Too ddk commonly caused by taking a picture that is largely 3 Detail hard to sde composed of a dark area such as a black building C 7 B Details fare washlid out 19 Dark bfickground H Dark td eground amp Chlor probldms Q amp Compositiol problem i Thuchup ploblems m IR How o m IE Troutfleshoot Ploture It Solution 1 E Custdmer Supphort Adjust the brightness and contrast of the entire picture This decreases the lighting of the entire picture Solution 2 If you upgrade to Digital Image Suite you can also try the following Adjust the levels of the picture This adjusts the intensity of the highlights midtones and shadows You may need to fine tune the brightness and contrast after adjusting the levels Related topics Ee ee 6 7 8 9 1 The Show Hide button Click this button to expand or collapse the left pane of the Help window The Back button Click this button to go back to the last Help topic 3 The Op
28. ane The Preview pane can displays the information about the pictures selected in the Thumbnail pane You can click any of the fields except file size and image size in the Preview pane to edit the information be hidden from view to make more room in the Thumbnail pane If the Preview pane is hidden you can show it again by 1 In the Thumbnail pane select the picture you want to preview To checking Preview Pane multiple select pictures press CRTL while you click the thumbnails on the View menu 2 Click one of the following fields File name will change the file name for all selected pictures If more than one picture is selected the file names will be the base name that you enter followed by a sequential number To use the Preview pane Caption will apply a new caption that you enter to all selected pictures replacing any previously associated captions Date taken will change the date taken field for all selected pictures which is useful if your camera recorded incorrect dates Keywords opens the Keyword Editor to add new keywords to the selected pictures existing keywords will not be deleted Flags display convenient keywords that you can use as personal reminders to edit email print or perform other actions on indicated pictures Rating assigns a new rating to each selected picture replacing any preexisting rating Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 60 Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving
29. at contains the picture you want 6 Right click the picture and then click Copy 7 On the taskbar click the button for Picture It 8 On the Picture It Edit menu click Paste The new picture appears on the canvas Once the photo is opened in Picture It you can edit it as you would any other photo and save it to your computer Watch for copyrights Pictures you see on the Web may be copyrighted so be sure to read the site s legal information before you use an image Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 19 4 Picture It Basics This chapter covers some of the fundamental aspects of Picture It that you ll need to get started You ll find information on the Startup Window the work area basic image manipulation applying text and Help resources Startup Window The Startup Window is a quick launching point to photos Mini Lab the Library recently opened files and Help By default the Startup Window opens every time you start Picture It After closing the Startup Window you can open it at any time from the main work area by clicking the Startup Window button in the Common Tasks list This diagram points out the main features of the Startup Window 1 2 3 4 Microsoft Picture It Express 10 Microsoft Picture It Open Import Picture It Edit Multiple Pictures Library Pictures EJ Take a Tour Recent Files More Files EJ How to E Online Photo Tips E Register
30. b contains tools that can help you save time with routine editing that needs to be done to many or all of the photos in a batch If you have a high capacity storage medium in your camera you may have dozens or more photos to download at once to your hard disk Some of these photos may be excellent keepers that you will want to spend some time editing carefully later on But many of the photos only need a few quick edits changes such as rotation and resizing Opening each photo individually performing basic edits and then saving each one could take a lot of time Mini Lab lets you perform these routine editing tasks to many photos at once Mini Lab lets you select multiple photos to perform the following tasks Colorauto fix Exposure auto fix Camera Phone auto fix Rotate Save as to save copies of the originals change file format and rename files Print Mini Lab displays all of your open photos and includes a list of editing options that you can perform on multiple photos This diagram identifies the main features of Mini Lab Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 36 Chapter 6 Batch Editing in Mini Lab 123 4 Contrast duto Fix lt Levels Aulo Fix 3 Camera P ione Auto Fix C Rotates Clidenise D Rotate Colirterdockwis Resige Figures I pi amp Singe Image ew d RY ARAE 5 6 1 The Open more files button opens the file browser to let you find more pictures to ed
31. ctual time it would take for the print to become unacceptably discolored would be several times that These ratings are based on indoor exhibition under glass in an atmosphere that is not chemically polluted Ozone is especially harmful to dye based printing inks Do not display these prints in rooms where oxygen tanks or electric air fresheners are used both produce high amounts of ozone Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures 49 Ordering Prints and Gifts on MSN Photos Order prints of your photos online at MSN Photos and have the prints sent to you or your family and friends On MSN Photos you can also use your photos to create a variety of photo gifts To order prints and enlargements 1 On the File menu in Picture It point to Print Professionally OnlineOr der Gifts and Prints and then click Prints and EnlargementsOrder Professional Prints On the Web click Order Prints 2 Ifnecessary sign in with your Passport e mail address and password 3 Choose to print either the current picture or all opened pictures in the Files palette To open additional photos for ordering prints and enlargements click Add or remove pictures and then follow the instructions on the screen Click Next Follow the instructions on the screen to order the prints and enlargements you want Click Done To order photo gifts l On the File menu in Picture It point to
32. cture A high resolution picture contains a lot of detailed visual information and can be printed at larger sizes For example a picture whose dimensions are 2048 x 1536 pixels 3 1 megapixel would look good even when printed as large as 8 x 10 on most printers A low resolution picture has less detailed visual information and therefore can not be printed in larger sizes A picture with pixel dimensions of 1280 x 960 for example lacks the detail needed to fill an 8 x 10 print The result would be a grainy pixelated image But printing this picture at a smaller size such as 4 x 6 would give you a sharp detailed print As a general rule try to print around 200 dots per inch dpi Take your picture s pixel dimensions and divide by 200 to see how large the print can be in inches Choosing Photo Paper If you want your images to look like traditional photographs choose paper that is clearly labeled as photo paper Photo paper comes in a range of thickness and texture Paper weight ranges from ordinary office document weight to a fairly heavy watercolor paper If you choose a heavyweight paper check your printer s manual to make sure that your printer can handle it The quality of the image will be affected by the kind of paper stock you choose As arule you ll see the widest range of colors and get the deepest blacks from paper that has been specially coated to accept inkjet inks The range of colors appears to be w
33. e that can be read by many other programs including Internet Explorer By default Picture It saves the flattened version of the picture at the same size as the original multi object picture But while this flattened version of the picture allows the file to be opened by other programs it does increase overall file size If you don t need to have a full size flattened version of the picture embedded in each PNG Plus file you can choose to have the flattened version of picture be saved at a smaller size Limiting the dimensions of the embedded file can decrease the overall file size To limit the size of the embedded flattened PNG file 1 On the Tools menu click Options 2 Click PNG Plus options 3 Click No Larger Than and then enter values to limit the width and height 4 Click OK and then click OK Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures 43 Saving for E mail and the Web Unlike photos for printing photos for e mail and the Web work best if they are relatively low resolution Low resolution photos such as one that is 440 x 330 pixels move faster through dial up modems and they are the right dimensions for viewing on most computer monitors To save a photo for e mail or the Web 1 On the File menu point to Save a Copy For and then click Save for E mail or Web Do one of the following Click a picture size Set maximum dimensions Click Save As
34. ely open the scanned picture for editing click Open the picture for editing 2 Click Next 3 Specify the group into which you want the scanned picture to be stored Also select a place on your hard drive where the scanned picture will be stored and specify a file format The default JPEG format is usually an excellent choice for scanned pictures Select a scanning method Most of the time you should choose Automatic Scan to get a high quality color picture Click Next Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 16 Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures Can this photo be printed To find out if a photo has enough resolution to print see the How large a print can you get section of the Printing Photos chapter Opening a Photo Sent Through E mail Many friends and family members enjoy sending photos through e mail When you receive photos through e mail you can save them to your computer and then work on them with Picture It Many photos sent through e mail are low resolution photos which are not suit able for large prints But low resolution photos may be fine for online viewing or printing at small sizes To open a photo sent through e mail Use your e mail program to save the photo to a folder on your computer Save the photo to a folder that will be easy for you to locate later such as the My Pictures folder In Picture It click Open on the File menu The File Browser dialog box o
35. en you compose a picture according to the rule of thirds you mentally divide the frame into thirds both horizontally and vertically imagine a tic tac toe grid and place the point of interest on one of the four spots where the lines intersect If the photo includes a person or animal you can place the face on one of the four points looking toward the center of the scene If the photo includes the horizon it should run about one third from the top or one third from the bot tom depending on whether the terrain or the sky is the center of focus The cropped picture is a more interesting composition since it follows the rule of thirds To crop a photo using the rule of thirds On the Format menu point to Crop and then click Canvas Under Select a proportion click a proportion Select the Show guidelines for the rule of thirds check box Click a starting point on your photo and then drag the outline to the opposite corner of the area to be cropped The guidelines show the cropped area divided into thirds vertically and horizontally Bale 5 Move and resize the cropped area so a focal point in the picture is positioned at one of the intersections of the guidelines 6 Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 6 Batch Editing in the Mini Lab di If you take photos regularly it can become time consuming to perform basic editing to all of your pictures after you download them from your camera Mini La
36. filtering and grouping Even if you have added pictures from many occasions over the years you can locate pictures that share the same keywords dates ratings and more Picture It Library also allows you to make simple changes to multiple pictures at the same time such as batch editing in the Mini Lab batch rename convert ing file format and batch resize Opening Picture It Library The Picture It Library can be opened from the Windows Start menu or from the Picture It Startup Window or File menu Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 52 Adding Pictures from CDs and other removable media You can use Picture It Library to help catalog your pictures located on CDs or other removable media To import these photos into the Library click the Import button graphic on the toolbar to launch the Import Pictures Wizard Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library Adding Pictures to Picture It Library Any pictures you have in your My Pictures folder and its subfolders are automatically added to Picture It Library s database You can also add pictures from other folders on your computer To add pictures from a folder on your computer 1 On Picture It Library s File menu click Add Pictures to Library The Add Pictures to Library window opens The folders already cataloged in Picture It Library are displayed 2 Click Browse 3 Navigate to the folder containing the pictures y
37. h text view displays the thumbnail and the field that the pictures are arranged by hiving in Picture It Library 57 To switch views in the Thumbnail pane On the View menu click one of the following Tiles Thumbnails Thumbnails with text Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 58 Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library Grouping Your Pictures You can group the pictures in the Thumbnail pane according to date ratings keywords or other information Grouping by rating for example will separate all the one star pictures into one group the two star pictures into another group and so on To group your pictures 1 On the Group By menu above the Thumbnail pane click a grouping option Showing the Table of Contents You can open the table of contents which is hidden by default to list all of the groups currently in the Thumbnail pane The table of contents is located along the left of the Thumbnail pane To see the pictures of a particular set just click the group in the table of contents To show the table of contents 1 On the View menu click Show Table of Contents Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library 59 Using the Preview Pane Showing the The Preview pane located under the Thumbnail pane is a convenient way Preview pane to view and edit information about a picture or pictures The Preview p
38. idest on the whitest papers Glossy surfaces also create the illusion of deeper blacks However if you re going to display your prints glossy surfaces can cheapen the look of the work and surface glare can make the images more difficult to view Paper formulations also contribute greatly to resisting fading and color shifting If you re using fade resistant or archival inks look for coated acid free papers that are also advertised as fade resistant or archival Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 48 Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures Creating Long lasting Prints How long can you expect a print to last With some inkjet prints you can only expect a fade free lifespan of two months to two years All of the major printer manufacturers are beginning to advertise greater image stability for the output of certain printer ink combinations but few of these manufacturers claim that prints will last more than about four years When buying supplies for your printer check which types of ink and paper are recommended by the manufacturer of your printer and find out about the ink s lifespan rating Some six color printers use inks specially formulated for long life When printed on high quality heavyweight matte paper photos from these printers can last approximately 40 years before perceptible fading occurs Fade ratings are given as the amount of time before any color shift in the print can be seen by the naked eye The a
39. in Picture It Library Editing and File Management from Picture It Library With its powerful organizational tools Picture It Library is an easy way to locate pictures in your collection Once you have found the pictures you want to work with you can select those pictures for editing and file management Editing in a Photo Editor From Picture It Library you can open pictures in a photo editor perform your editing tasks and then return to Picture It Library To edit pictures in a photo editor 1 In the Thumbnail pane select the pictures you want to edit 2 On the Tasks menu click Edit The pictures open in the photo editor 3 Edit and save the pictures 4 Close the photo editor Thumbnails in Picture It Library will be updated to show your edits By default Picture It Library will open the pictures to be edited in Picture It But you can set Picture It Library to open a different photo editor To change the photo editor associated with Picture It Library On the Tools menu click Options 2 Click the General tab 3 Under Change Picture Editor do one of the following Click Use Picture It 10 0 Click Use a different picture editor and then click Browse to locate a different editing program Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library 61 Editing in Mini Lab Mini Lab allows you to perform the most common editing tasks to mul
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41. ist click the drive folder or network location that contains the picture you want to open In the folder list locate and open the folder or location that contains the pictures Thumbnails of pictures in that folder appear in the right pane Select the picture you want to open To select multiple pictures press CTRL as you click the thumbnails Click Open File formats compatible with Picture It Picture It can open photo files in any of the following formats Adobe Photoshop psd AutoCAD dxf CorelDraw cdr Enhanced Metafile emf EPS eps FlashPix fpx GIF gif Home Publishing php JPEG jpg Kodak Photo CD pcd Macintosh PICT pct Micrografx Designer drw PC Paintbrush pcx Picture It png php mix fpx PNG png TIFF tif Targa tga Windows Bitmap bmp Windows Metafile wmf Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 12 Using your camera s software Some digital cameras especially older models may not function as a virtual drive or be TWAIN or WIA compliant For these cameras use the software provided by the camera to download the photos to a folder your computer Then open them with the file browser Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures Opening pictures from other cameras If your camera does not show up as a drive in the file browser it is probably
42. it 2 The editing options list shows all of the tasks available for batch editing File options let you save or print multiple photos 4 The Workspace in Mini Lab contains thumbnails of all of your opened pictures 5 The Done button closes Mini Lab keeping the photos open and maintain ing the changes you have made To save photos before leaving Mini Lab select the thumbnails and click Save before you click Done 6 The Cancel button closes Mini Lab undoing any unsaved changes UJ To open Mini Lab from Picture It 1 On the Touchup menu click Batch Edit in Mini Lab To open Mini Lab from the Library 1 In the Thumbnail pane select the pictures you want to edit 2 On the Tasks menu click Batch Edit in Mini Lab When the Mini Lab starts it automatically displays all pictures that were open in the application Select the photos you want to edit and then click one or more editing tasks For the changes t60 be applied automatically Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 4 Adding Edges When you ve finished editing a photo you add a polishing touch by surround ing it with soft or highlighted edges Edge Effects Edge effects alter the outside edge of a photo For portrait photos try the soft edge effect To draw attention to photos that you post on a Web site try apply ing one of the highlighted edges The photo on the left has highlighted edges applied which work great for photos on the
43. le formats You can determine the best format for saving your photos based on what you will use the photos for compatibility with other computers and file size To help you understand the difference between file formats here are some important characteristics of three common image formats Picture It PNG Plus png saves the individual objects in your photo projects so you can edit them later PNG offers lossless compression but not all computers have the software to open PNG files TIFF tif is a common format for cameras that produce lossless images TIFF does not support layers but is a good format for saving important photos although the files are relatively large JPEG jpg is the most common format for images since the files can be opened on practically any computer JPEG does not support layers Too much JPEG compression can reduce image quality but JPEG is a format that makes relatively small files that work well for most purposes especially for e mail and the Web To save a photo in a specific file format 1 On the File menu click Save As The Save As dialog box opens 2 In the Save as type box click a file type 3 Click Save Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 42 Chapter 8 Saving and Printing Pictures Setting PNG Plus Options Only Picture It and Digital Image can read individual objects saved in PNG Plus files However a PNG Plus file contains a flattened PNG version of the pic tur
44. nd USB Mass Storage Class digital cameras Picture It Library tab Click the Picture It Library tab to find any picture you have cataloged in the Library You can also use the Library s View By and Group By features to filter and group your pictures making it easier to find the pictures you want MSN Groups tab Click the MSN Groups tab to open pictures that you have stored on MSN Groups Look in box Displays the name of the current folder selected on the All Files tab View menu Use this menu to change the way the image files are displayed Thumbnail size slider Move the slider to change the size of the thumb nails 7 File name box Displays the file name of a selected thumbnail 10 11 Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Files of type menu Use this menu to change the types of image files to be displayed Thumbnails Small versions of your photos stored in the current folder OK Opens the selected thumbnails Cancel Closes the file browser without opening any photos Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures 11 To open pictures with the file browser 1 If opening pictures from a USB Mass Storage Class camera read your camera s documentation and make sure that you have installed the camera s software and drivers properly Make sure your camera is turned on and connected to your computer 2 On the File menu click Open w Click the All Files tab In the Look in l
45. nd pictures for Pictures with those keywords assigned appear in the Thumbnail pane To deselect a keyword from the filter click the keyword to clear its check box To find pictures with no keywords assigned click the Unassigned keyword To view all pictures regardless of keywords click Folder on the View By menu and then click All Pictures View Using the Thumbnail Slider The thumbnail slider in the upper right of the Thumbnail pane allows you to change the size of the thumbnails With larger thumbnails you must scroll more to see all your pictures but more detail is visible With smaller thumbnails you Scan see more pictures at once To use the thumbnail slider 1 2 Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual To increase the size of the thumbnails do one of the following Drag the slider to the right Click the plus button To decrease the size of the thumbnails do one of the following Drag the slider to the left Click the minus button Chapter 9 Organizing and Arc Showing Thumbnail Data There are three ways to view the thumbnails and their associated data in the Thumbnail pane Tiles View Along with the thumbnail the tiles view displays Caption Time and date taken File size Image size pixel dimensions File name Rating Thumbnails View The thumbnails view displays only the thumbnail with no data Thumbnails with Text View The thumbnails wit
46. nd to focus the attention on the subject When you crop a photo you are removing pixels and therefore lowering the effective resolution although the dots per inch will stay the same If you crop a significant portion of the original you re limiting the extent to which you will be able to enlarge the picture for printing This is why it s better to compose the picture as best you can when you take it rather than relying on heavy cropping later Cropping a picture allows you to eliminate distractions and improve the composition Cropping your picture to a specific proportion lets you control exactly where the picture will be cut Otherwise if your picture is not the same proportion as the print size some of the picture may be trimmed during printing to fit into the printable area of the page Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 34 Chapter 5 Basic Touchup Using the rule of thirds When composing a photograph many beginning photographers consistently center their subject directly in the middle of the frame While this technique may be the easiest way to get the subject in focus with a point and shoot camera it is not always the most interesting way to present the subject Most advanced photographers follow the rule of thirds when composing the space inside a picture frame The rule of thirds is used throughout the graphic design world because it helps to create balance between the subject and the background Wh
47. not necessary to adjust the image size since that can be handled automati cally during printing For high quality prints it s generally good to keep the picture s resolution at least 300 pixels per inch But depending on you printer model and the image quality you desire you may be satisfied with prints at only 150 pixels per inch For Web use 72 pixels per inch is usually considered sufficient Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 24 Chapter 4 Picture It Basics To resize a picture On the Format menu click Resize Image 2 Click one of the following to lock the setting Image size Pixel dimensions Resolution 3 Enter amounts for the settings you want to change 4 Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 4 Picture It Basics 25 Applying Text You can add text to any picture and easily change the text font font color font size alignment and emphasis You start by adding a text box and then you edit the text in the box A text box is its own layer on the Stack To add text 1 On the Text menu click Insert Text A text box appears Type your text As you add text the text box will automatically expand vertically to fit all of your text To change the width of the text box select the text box and drag one of the side resize handles To move the text box select it hover the mouse pointer over the edge of the text box until the move handle appears
48. o fix tool the tint problems in the picture may already be corrected Use the adjust color task to make additional adjustments to the tint To adjust tint 1 On the Touchup menu click Adjust Color The mouse pointer becomes an eyedropper when positioned over the picture 2 With the eyedropper click an area in the picture that should be grey or neutral in other words not too colorful too dark or too light Picture It automatically corrects the colors 3 If you are not satisfied with the results use the sliders for fine tuning 4 Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 5 Basic Touchup 31 Fixing Red Eye Using your flash in low light situations can give your subjects red unnatural looking eyes The Fix Red Eye tool darkens the red spots in the eyes to reduce or eliminate the redness To fix red eye 1 2 On the Touchup menu click Fix Red Eye Use the pan and zoom controls to magnify your picture and focus on the red eyes in the photo Click the red part of the eyes You can click up to two eyes at once 4 Click Fix selected red eyes The redness in the eyes is removed Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the red is eliminated Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 32 Chapter 5 Basic Touchup Straightening a Picture If you took a photograph while unintentionally holding the camera at an angle the horizon or other straight lines will ap
49. oft Corporation in the United States and or other countries This product contains images from PhotoDisc Getty Images Inc Dave Johnson Tony Chor Tim Hedlund Charlotte Lowrie David Parlin and Tom Simmons This software is based in part on the work of the independent JPEG Group GIF decompression code copyright 1990 David Koblas Portions of graphic filter software used with the permission of Eastman Kodak Company Copyright 1996 Eastman Kodak Company ImageStream Graphics amp Presentation Filters Copyright 1991 1996 ImageMark Software Labs Inc All Rights Reserved Graphic filters licensed from Access Softek Inc Copyright 1996 Access Softek Inc This product contains Macromedia Flash Player software by Macromedia Inc Copyright 1996 2002 Macromedia Inc All rights reserved Macromedia Flash and the Flash Player logo are trademarks of Macromedia Inc Portions of this product were created using LEADTOOLS Copyright 1991 2002 LEAD Technologies Inc 2000 Gina B Designs Inc Adjoa J Burrowes EthnoGraphics Alice Briggs Illustration Allport Editions Amberley Greeting Card Company Antoinette Simmons Hodges EthnoGraphics Athena Hampton EthnoGraphics Betty Biggs EthnoGraphics Bonnie Zuponcic Carla Golembe EthnoGraphics Cathy L Schubert EthnoGraphics Colors By Design Emma Raley Fish amp Webster Fravessi Greetings Inc Gary Craig Georgia Rettmer and
50. oft Picture It Express User s Manual 28 Chapter 4 Picture It Basics Using the search You can use the search function to find all the topics in Help that contain a word or combination of words To use the search 1 In the left pane of the Help window click the Search tab 2 Inthe Type in the keyword to find box type the word for which you want to search and then click List Topics 3 In the Select topic to display list select the topic you want to view and then click Display Product Tour The Picture It Tour uses pictures and text to demonstrate popular features and new features of the program To take the product tour 1 On the Help menu click Take a Tour The Tour opens displaying icons to represent different categories of features 2 Click an icon A feature list appears on the left side of the window 3 Click a feature Graphics and text appear that explain the feature 4 Repeat steps 2 4 to learn about more features 5 To close the Tour click Close Technical Support The type of Technical Support resources available vary based on where you live and how you obtained your Picture It product To view Technical Support information 1 On the Help menu click About Picture It Express 10 0 2 Click Tech Support Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 5 Basic Touchup Almost all photos can be improved with basic touchup tools Picture It touchup tools can be
51. og Box The Installation Options dialog box allows you to choose between Typical installation and Full installation Typical installation takes up less space on your hard drive and is recom mended for most users With Typical installation you will have to insert the Picture It CD in your CD ROM drive to use some of the projects and clip art while you are using the program Fullinstallation copies all of the Picture It projects and clip art to your hard drive so you will not have to reinsert a Picture It CD while you are using the program Look under Description for the disk space required for this option Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 1 Installation 3 Special Circumstances Upgrading from a Different Picture It Product If you already have a Picture It product installed on your machine any of several scenarios may occur when you try to install another Picture It product Previous versions If you have a Picture It product previous to version 10 already installed installing a version 10 product will make both programs available on your computer Upgrade from another version 10 product You can install a Picture It version 10 product that has more features than a version 10 product already installed The version of Picture It with fewer features will be uninstalled automatically before the new installation begins Your pictures and projects will not be deleted Blocked downgrade If you have a
52. om a variety of sources including your computer storage media and most cameras and scanners Using the file browser You can use the file browser to locate your photos and open them for editing The file browser can be used to open photos from The hard drive on a computer An external hard drive A digital camera that is a USB Mass Storage Class device A USB Mass Storage Class device works as a virtual drive letting you browse and open photos from the device as you would from a hard disk or floppy disk Though you can open pictures from a camera in this way you will probably prefer to use the Import Pictures feature discussed later A card reader A USB drive A photo CD or DVD A floppy disk A network location Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 10 Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures This picture identifies the main features of the file browser 1 m Picture Iti Library MSN Groups Look in 2 3 4 5 L My Pictures 2 Desktor gw d e Eg ae BS am p Documents My Music My Pictures Computer 3 Floppy A Y ue Local Disk C DVD Drive D Network Places All Files tab Click the All Files tab to view the folder structure on your computer Click a folder to display its contents and subfolders The folder structure includes internal and external drives on your computer including disk drives card readers a
53. ome Publishing files 11 l identifying pictures 54 importing pictures 7 52 incandescent lights 30 Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual index online Help 27 information picture See Digital Image Library See Photo Library ink options 48 Installation Wizard 2 installing Picture It 1 Internet opening pictures from 17 isolating picture parts See selection tools italic formatting 25 J JPEG files 11 41 K keywords grouping pictures by 58 overview 54 viewing pictures by 56 Keyword Painter 54 Kodak Photo CD files 11 L larger print sizes 47 layers See objects library See Digital Image Library See Photo Library lifespan ratings print 48 lighting colors 30 incandescent 30 problems 29 red eye 31 white balance 30 locating pictures Digital Image Library 61 file browser 9 overview 7 Photo Library 51 TWAIN support 12 WIA support 12 low quality printer settings 46 low resolution pictures 16 47 M Macintosh PICT files 11 manual Import Pictures Wizard starts 8 manual Picture It setup 1 media storage 7 menus 21 26 Micrografx Designer files 11 Mini Lab 35 61 MIX files 11 month viewing pictures by 55 More Files button 20 MSN Photos Web site 49 multiple keywords 54 pictures edited 35 61 pictures printed 44 pictures selected 59 picture versions 40 My Pictures folder 52 naming batches 61 naming pictures 54 natural light 30 numbered lists 25 0 online Help 26 online p
54. ou want to add click the folder and then click OK 4 Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library 53 Scanning for Pictures Picture It Library can scan your computer s hard disk drive to locate pictures to add to Picture It Library This feature is helpful if you have pictures stored in multiple locations or if you don t remember where your pictures are stored The scanning process can take some time if there are many picture files on your computer To scan for pictures on your computer 1 On Picture It Library s File menu click Add Pictures to Library The Add Pictures to Picture It Library window opens The folders already cataloged in Picture It Library are displayed 2 Click Scan 3 In the Beginning Picture Scan dialog box click OK The hard disk drive is scanned and the folders containing pictures are displayed 4 Clear the check box next to any folder you don t want to add 5 Click OK and then click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 54 Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library Adding Keywords Adding keywords to your pictures is one of the most powerful ways to organize and later locate your pictures You create your own keywords to identify the subjects of your pictures You can add multiple keywords to one picture and add the same keyword to multiple pictures The Keyword Painte
55. pear tilted This tilt can be a distrac tion in the picture but is easily fixed with the Straighten Picture tool The Straighten Picture tool rotates the picture to make the horizon level To make the horizon level the Straighten Picture tool rotates the picture on the canvas When rotated part of the picture overlaps the edge of the canvas and these areas would be removed during printing The rotation also creates empty areas at the corners of the canvas Fortunately these problems are solved by the Auto Crop feature which is part of the Straighten Picture tool After you straighten the picture Auto Crop trims the edges of the picture so that it becomes aligned with the canvas To straighten a picture with Auto Crop 1 On the Format menu click Straighten Picture and then click Canvas 2 Identify a line in the picture that should be straight such as the horizon and then click one end of the line 3 Click the other end of the line The picture is automatically straightened 4 Make sure the Auto Crop check box is selected The area of the picture that will be cropped is shown in lightened color around the edges 5 Click Done Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 5 Basic Touchup 33 Cropping Cropping is an easy way to improve the composition of a photograph For example if your picture has distracting background elements along the top bottom or side you can crop away these parts of the backgrou
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57. pens Click the All Files tab On the All Files tab browse to the folder containing the photo and then click the folder 5 Select the photo and then click Open BR WN Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Pictures 17 Opening a Picture from a Web Page When you surf the Internet you may come across photos and other images that you would like to use in your photo projects You might find photos of celebri ties vacation spots that you want to visit or graphics that would look good as part of one of your photo projects Unless the Web site uses image protection you can capture these images and use them for your own projects Web images are usually low resolution so they may not be suitable for printing But you could still use the images in a project to be viewed online To capture an image from a Web page you can drag it from the Web page to the Picture It Files palette To open a photo from a Web page 1 Make sure that both Picture It and your Web browser either Microsoft Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer are open and running on your computer A button for each program appears in the taskbar at the edge of your screen 2 On the Picture It File menu click New 3 Select a canvas size and then click Done A blank canvas opens in the workspace 4 On the taskbar click the button for your Web browser program 5 In your Web browser locate the Web page th
58. plete Digital Image Pro Suite Recent Files See thumbnails of the last four pictures that you have edited Click on one of the thumbnails to open that file More Files Click More Files to open the file browser where you can open photos from your hard drive a network drive a digital photo card reader a CD or DVD or a floppy disk Close Click to go close the Startup Window and go to the main work area Chapter 4 Picture It Basics 21 Examining the Work Area Most of the photo editing tasks you perform in Picture It will be in the main work area When you open Picture It and close the Startup Window you see the main work area The picture below identifies the key elements of the Picture It work area 1 Menus Menus provide access to all of the Picture It features The Help menu gives you access to the Help window and the Picture It Tour 2 Toolbar The toolbar contains shortcut buttons for single click access to some of the most common commands To see the name of a toolbar button hover the mouse pointer over the button 3 Workspace Toolbar This toolbar contains buttons for the Common Tasks list Stack and Files palette You can create more room in the workspace by hiding any of these tools 4 Common Tasks list The Common Tasks list is an easy way to locate features This list provides convenient access to some of the most common tasks as well as single click access to the Mini Lab and the Star
59. r is a fast way to add multiple keywords to pictures in Picture It Library Applying keywords with the Keyword Painter 1 On the Tools menu click Keyword Painter 2 If desired add a new keyword to the list by clicking click here to add keyword gt 3 Click the keyword or keywords you want apply to pictures 4 Click the pictures you want to assign those keywords to 5 To close the Keyword Painter click the close button on the Keyword Painter title bar Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library 55 Viewing Your Photos Once you have added your pictures to Picture It Library you can customize the way you view the pictures The left pane of Picture It Library is called the View By pane The View By pane allows you to filter the pictures displayed in the Thumbnail pane Using the View By pane is helpful if you have a large number of pictures in Picture It Library If you are viewing by date or by folder you can click the All Pictures View so that all of your pictures show up in the Thumbnail pane Viewing by Folder Viewing by folder allows you to filter your pictures based on where the pictures are stored Remember Picture It Library does not actually store pictures it just remembers where they are located When viewing by folder the folders shown mimic the folder structure on your computer and removable media When you click a folder or drive in the
60. rint and gift ordering 49 opening pictures cameras 12 e mail 16 file browser 9 overview 7 photo editor 60 scanners 14 troubleshooting 13 TWAIN support 12 Web pages 17 WIA support 12 opening Startup Window 19 Open from Camera button 19 ordering prints and gifts 49 organizing pictures See Digital Image Library See Photo Library outside edges photo 37 ozone 48 P paper options 47 partial picture selections See selection tools parts of pictures See objects PCD files 11 PCT files 11 PCX files 11 PC Paintbrush files 11 photo See photo quality pictures photo card readers 9 photo editors 60 Photo Library adding pictures 52 editing information 59 editing pictures 60 folders 55 grouping pictures 58 keywords 54 56 opening 51 overview 51 photo editors 60 printing pictures 44 Selection Preview pane 59 Thumbnail pane 57 viewing pictures 55 photo paper options 47 photo quality red eye 31 PHP files 11 pictures See also photo quality editing 60 formats supported 11 41 grouping 58 identifying 54 importing 7 opening 7 ordering prints and gifts 49 organizing 51 61 resizing 23 text 25 viewing 55 Picture It file formats supported 11 41 installing 1 Picture It Tour 28 pixels cropping 33 picture resizing 23 print sizes 47 PNG files 11 PNG Plus files 41 portrait photography 37 precise editing See also objects special effects printers color management 46 drivers 44 options 48 quality settings
61. s it easy to get great results even if you re just beginning Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 3 Opening and Importing Pictures Picture It makes it easy to import and open your pictures quickly To transfer pictures from your camera or storage media to your computer use the new Catal oging pictures Import Pictures Wizard This wizard is designed to streamline the file transfer in the Library process allowing you to name the destination folder rename the picture files See the Organizing and and add the pictures to Picture It Library To open pictures for editing use the Archiving in Picture It file browser The file browser displays thumbnails of all your pictures so you Library chapter to learn can quickly choose the ones you want more about cataloging your pictures as you Importing Pictures BLADI The Import Pictures Wizard is a convenient way to transfer pictures and video clips from your digital camera or other storage location to your computer The Import Pictures Wizard helps you rename the files so that they have recogniz able file names Also the Import Pictures Wizard automatically catalogs pictures in Picture It Library Launching the Import Pictures Wizard automatically Picture It can automatically detect compatible cameras and other media such as photo CDs This detection should occur when you Connect a compatible camera to the computer and turn on the camera Connect a compatible scanner to
62. tions menu This menu has options to print a topic or to set options such as Internet Options where you can change the font size in the Help window The content pane Displays the current Help topic 5 The close button closes the Help window Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Chapter 4 Picture It Basics 27 The Contents tab displays the Help table of contents The Index tab lets you find keywords in the index list The Search tab finds topics that contain words that you enter Oo OND The Favorites tab lets you save topics for quick access later To access online Help 1 On the Help menu click Help Topics Using the table of contents You can use the table of contents to locate information by subject The table of contents is a useful way to see all of the features available in each category of features To use the table of contents 1 In the left pane of the Help window click the Contents tab 2 To expand a book in the contents click the plus sign next to it 3 To display a topic in the contents list click the topic title Using the index You can use the index when you are looking for information about a specific term or keyword To use the index 1 In the left pane of the Help window click the Index tab 2 In the Type in the keyword to find box type the word you want to find 3 In the results list select the word you want to find and then click Display Micros
63. tiple pictures at the same time Some of these tasks include Color auto fix Contrast auto fix Rotate Crop The Mini Lab you can access from Picture It Library is the same Mini Lab you can access from Picture It To batch edit pictures in Mini Lab 1 In the Thumbnail pane select the pictures you want to edit 2 On the Tasks menu click Batch Edit in Mini Lab Mini Lab opens with the selected pictures 3 For each batch editing task select the pictures you want to edit and then click an editing option 4 Click Done Mini Lab closes and thumbnails in Picture It Library will be updated to show your edits Batch File Management Picture It Library has its own tools for batch file management These tools include batch rename batch convert file format and batch resize These file management options save you time when you need to perform the same task on multiple files To begin batch file management 1 In the Thumbnail pane select the pictures you want to manage 2 On the File menu click one of the following Batch Rename Batch Convert File Format Batch Resize 3 Follow the instructions on the screen Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 62 Chapter 9 Organizing and Archiving in Picture It Library Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual Index A adding keywords 54 pictures to canvas 22 pictures to Photo Library 52 text to pictures 25 Adobe Photoshop files 1
64. tup Window All of the features found in the Common Tasks list as some additional features are also available in the menus 5 Workspace The gray area represents the workspace the area that the canvas sits within You can use the zoom controls to magnify or reduce the canvas so that it covers more or less of the workspace Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual 22 Chapter 4 Picture It Basics Microsoft Picture It Express User s Manual The canvas The white area is called the canvas and it represents the printable area of the page When you open a photo the canvas is often not visible since it is covered entirely by the picture You can use the zoom controls to magnify or reduce the canvas so that it covers more or less of the workspace Zoom controls The zoom controls magnify or reduce your photo so that you can see it in more or less detail Stack The Stack displays a thumbnail of each object in your picture You can rearrange the order of the objects by dragging a thumbnail up or down within the Stack Files palette The Files palette displays a thumbnail of all of the currently open pictures You can switch your active picture by clicking a thumbnail in the Files palette You can also add a picture to the one you re working on by dragging the thumbnail from the Files palette to the canvas Chapter 4 Picture It Basics 23 Image Formatting When you have a picture open on the canvas there are a number of
65. ways to re size or re orient it Changing picture size When you open an image onto the canvas the on screen representation of the image is automatically sized so that it fills the workspace As a result a high resolution image such as 1600 x 1200 pixels will look as large as a low resolu tion image that s only 640 x 480 pixels For this reason viewing a picture on the canvas is not a reliable way of judging an image s resolution Whenever you resize an image consider these three factors Image size which is the size of the printed image Pixel dimensions which is how many colored dots pixels make up the picture Resolution which is the density of the pixels in the picture The image size is the product of the pixel dimensions multiplied by the resolu tion For example if you have a picture made of 1200 x 1800 pixels and print it at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch it will print at a size of 4 x 6 Given this relationship if you change one of the three settings one of the other settings will also have to change to keep the relationship equal If you enlarged the picture in the previous example from 4 x 6 to 8 x 12 and you kept the pixel dimensions the same then the resolution would decrease from 300 pixels per inch to 150 pixels per inch When you resize a picture it is generally not a good idea to try to increase or decrease the pixel dimensions since this reduces image quality In most cases It s

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