How to .... Guides:  How To Edit Photos

1.      Use the camera to take a photo and put your photos on a disk.
   If you need help, see the digital camera page.  

2.      Click Start and Floppy a.

3.      Right click the icon that contains the name of your picture.

4.      Click Open With, then choose Microsoft Photo Editor.

5.      On the toolbar click Image Balance (looks like a sun)

  1. Pull the arrow on the Brightness bar to lighten or darken your photo.
  2. Click OK

6.      On the toolbar click Select (Looks like a dotted square)

  1. Click in the area above and to the left of your picture.  Pull down and to the right to select the area around your photo.
  2. Choose Image on the pull down menu and click on Crop.
  3. On the pop-up menu choose Rectangle or Oval.
  4. Click OK

7.      If you like the way the photo looks, choose File on the pull down menu and click Save As. (If you don’t like it, click the X in the top right-hand corner and start over)

  1. On the pop-up menu find the box for File Name and type a name for your photo.
  2. Click Save

8.     Click on the picture of the printer on the tool bar to print your picture.

This guide was developed by Beverly Hendricks and revised by Mark Valdez, ESOL Web Dev Aide.


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