Microsoft PhotoEditor

Duration: half or one day

Objectives

The duration of this course, which is taught on a customised basis, is dependent on related requirements - whether the use of a digital camera or scanner is involved for instance. Advice on publishing to web pages may come up as a subject for discussion and may highlight other training requirements. We'd be happy to discuss your requirements and advise appropriately.

Course Outline

Getting Started
Start PhotoEditor from another program
Embed an image
Quit

Creating & Opening an Image
Create a new image
Open an existing image
Preview an image before opening it
Create a new image with a coloured background
Choose the resolution when opening a Kodak Photo CD image

Scanning an Image
Scan an image with PhotoEditor, or from Microsoft Word, PowerPooint or Excel
Select a scanner
Saving and Closing an Image
Saving new, existing and copies of images
Choosing the quality factor for a JPEG image
Close

Cutting, Copying and Pasting an Image
Selecting all or part of an image
Resizing
Copy all or part of an image
Move and paste a selecting within the same image
Move all or part of an image to a different image or file
Erase all or part of an image
Cancel/undo selection
Undo/redo last action/multiple changes

Photo Editor Toolbar
Rotating
Zoom in/out
Smudge and Sharpen parts of images
Create transparent areas in an image
Adjust the brightness of an image
Adjust the contrast of an image
Adjust the gamma of an image

Editing an Image
Adjust the image quality automatically
Resize/Crop/Mat an image
Change the number of colours in an image/change a palette of less than 256 colours
Change the resolution of an image

Applying Effects
Artistic and special effects

Printing and Sending Email
Print an image
Position an image on the page
Choose a size for a printed image
Create or modify a halftone
Send an image by email

Customising your workspace
Display/hide the rulers, status bar, toolbar
Moving the toolbar
Change the unit of measurement on the rulers
Help
Viewing more than one image

Pre-requisites

Delegates should be familiar with the Windows Environment and managing files; experience with the drawing tools in MS Office would be an advantage but not essential.