EDITING / OPTIMIZING IMAGES

1.SET UP FILE FOLDERSon desktop ( lower case only with underscore )

A. 01_name.org (original)B. 02_name.img (edited/optimized)C. 03_name ( misc images, etc)

2. DOWNLOAD IMAGES

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NOT in iPhoto or any automatic files Use your own files on desktop

NOT in iPhoto or any automatic files Use your own files on desktop

3. OPEN FILE

4. OPEN ORIGINAL IMAGE FILE

5. CHOOSE A SINGLE IMAGE

6. OPENING MULTIPLE IMAGESIS MORE EFFICIENT

7. CLICK 0N THE “CASCADE”FEATURE TO KEEP ORDER

8. “SAVE AS” FIRST(rename every image as “name.01, name.02, etc”)

9. SAVE TO DIFFERENT FILE

10. CLICK “SAVE” BUTTON

11. CHOOSE OPTIONS; CLICK OK

12. CLICK ON “CROP ICON”

13. DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO CROP

14. RESIZE IMAGE (OPTIMIZE)IMAGE > RESIZE > IMAGE SIZE

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15. RESIZE PANAL OPENS

16. SET WEB RESOLUTION; 72 PIXELS / INCH

17. SET WIDTH ONLY(HEIGHT FILLS AUTOMATICLY)

18. NEW, OPTIMIZED IMAGE OPENS AUTOMATICLY, SMALL

19. USE MOUSE ‘WHEEL” TO ENLARGE OR RESET MANUALLY IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

20. BEGIN EDITING COLORS:CLICK ON “FOREGROUND”

21. CHECK “WEB COLORS”CLICK UPPER LEFT CORNER: WHITE;

CLICK “OK”

WHITE

WEBCOLORS

22. CLICK ON “PAINT CAN”

23. CLICK ON ORDERWITH PAINT CAN “DRIP”

ENTIREBORDERSHOULDWHITE

24. NEXT COLOR:GREEN

CLICK ON “FOREGROUND”

25. CHOOSE A GREEN:WITH THE VERTICLE SLIDE

OR CLICK ON A GREEN WITH CURSER

VERTICLECOLOR SLIDE

26. CLICK ON “PAINT CAN”

27. EDIT ERRORS WITH: “APPLE” + ZOR EDIT > UNDO

APPLE + Z

28. SELECT COLORS WITH THE “POINT SAMPLE”EYE-DROPPER

USE TIP OF EYE DROPPERTO CHOSEAN EXISTINGCOLOR

29. AFTER SELECTINGA COLOR; USE THE PAINT CAN TO SELECT

AN AREA TO RECOLOR

30. FINISHED IMAGE

BEFORE AFTER

31. GIF FUN: ANIMATION