EDITING / OPTIMIZING IMAGES
1.SET UP FILE FOLDERS on 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 Vent laptop on two books 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 IMAGES IS 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 1 2 3
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 WEB COLORS
22. CLICK ON “PAINT CAN”
23. CLICK ON ORDER WITH PAINT CAN “DRIP” ENTIRE BORDER SHOULD WHITE
24. NEXT COLOR: GREEN CLICK ON “FOREGROUND”
25. CHOOSE A GREEN: WITH THE VERTICLE SLIDE OR CLICK ON A GREEN WITH CURSER VERTICLE COLOR SLIDE
26. CLICK ON “PAINT CAN”
27. EDIT ERRORS WITH: “APPLE” + Z OR EDIT > UNDO APPLE + Z
28. SELECT COLORS WITH THE “POINT SAMPLE” EYE-DROPPER USE TIP OF EYE DROPPER TO CHOSE AN EXISTING COLOR
29. AFTER SELECTING A COLOR; USE THE PAINT CAN TO SELECT AN AREA TO RECOLOR
30. FINISHED IMAGE BEFORE AFTER
31. GIF FUN: ANIMATION