Editing images using Microsoft Photo Editor and Paint

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Editing images using Microsoft Photo Editor and
Paint

• Monica Berger
• NYC College of Technology
• Fall 2002 EIS workshop
• Nov. 6, 2002
• mberger_at_citytech.cuny.edu
• short version of tutorial

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• Microsoft Photo Editor and Paint are
  image-editing software applications that come
  bundled into Microsoft Office
• Both have very little of the capability of Adobe
  Photoshop
• But they are free with Office and easy to
  learn.

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I will cover

• Image file formats
• How to resize an image
• How to crop
• How to add type

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Image file formats

• .gif non-photographic graphics
• .jpg generally best for photographs
• .bmp Microsoft proprietary format not useful for
  anything except creating wallpaper for your
  Windows desktop. Paint will default to saving
  files in .bmp
• This webpage has more information about the
  difference between .gif and .jpg

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Resizing images

• Always constrain the dimensions of your image
• Constrain means keeping the dimensions in the
  same ratio
• If your software doesnt automatically provide
  resizing, note the exact dimensions of your image
  
• Photo Editor defaults to a constrained sizing but
  width and height need to be changed to the same
  percentage

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Resizing images

• The duck picture as an original
• It is 500 pixels wide and
• 546 pixels high

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Resizing images

• Select from the menu
• Image
• Resize
• Resize defaults to not allow distortion
• Reduce the image in half by selecting a 250 pixel
  width. Photo Editor automatically ratios the
  height.

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Cropping images

• First define what part of the photo you are
  saving by using define
• Use your mouse to change width and height

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Cropping images

• I have selected only the ducks head for cropping
• Select image
• Select crop
• Use the defaults on the menu

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Cropping images

• The ducks head only

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Add type

• Photo Editor doesnt let the user add type BUT
• Paint does have this function
• Close your image in Photo Editor and then
• open your image in Paint

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Add type

• Here is the original image in Paint

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Add type

• Click on the icon of the letter A this lets
  you add type
• Do NOT select the first default option for the
  text box below the basic palette. Pick the second
  option. This will make the text box invisible.

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Add type

• A cross with a dot in the middle will appear on
  your image. Use it to create a text box by
  dragging it across and up and down to size the
  box.

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Add type

• Control the font size and type using the fonts
  menu (1)
• Add the text in the text box (2)
• Control the color of the font using the color
  palette (3)

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Add type

• Paint doesnt let us center the type or position
  it flush right

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Thanks and help

• Thanks for visiting this tutorial. This is the
  shorter version. There is also a longer version.
• If you would like to contact me, my email address
  is
• Monica Berger
• mberger_at_citytech.cuny.edu