Category: Working with Pictures

Another common problem is poor framing, where the subject of the picture is either too far away or off center. You can fix this problem in Adobe Photoshop Elements by cropping unwanted areas out of the final picture. TIP Crop to Size To crop your picture to specific dimensions, click the Preset Options button and select a…

One of the most common problems with pictures of people is red-eye, which is often created when you use your camera’s built-in flash. Fortunately, Adobe Photoshop Elements has a tool that lets you quickly and easily fix all red-eye problems. TIP Alternative Methods If clicking the eye area doesn’t remove the red-eye, click and drag…

The pictures you take with your digital camera don’t always turn out perfect. To edit your digital photos, use a photo editing program, such as Adobe Photoshop Elements. TIP Resize Your Picture Onscreen To enlarge your picture to fit on your computer screen, click the Zoom button (with the magnifying glass icon) and then click Fit on Screen.…

If you don’t have your own photo-quality printer, you can use a professional photo-processing service to print your photos. You can go directly to one of the Internet’s many photo-processing sites, or you can order prints from within Windows XP’s My Pictures folder. TIP Other Online Photo Sites You can also order prints directly from…

Any photo editing program will let you print your pictures from within the program. You can also print directly from Windows XP via the Photo Printing Wizard. You launch this wizard from the My Pictures folder. TIP Different Sizes You can choose to print your photos full-page, at a specific print size, or as multiple…

If your photos are of the old-fashioned print variety, you can still turn them into digital files using a flatbed scanner. When you initiate a scan, Windows automatically launches the Scanner and Camera Wizard, which lets you control how your picture is scanned. TIP Other Options The other options at the conclusion of the wizard…

If your PC includes a memory card reader, a faster and easier way to copy your digital photos is via your camera’s memory card. When you insert a memory card, your PC recognizes the card as if it were another disk on your system. You can then copy files from the memory card to your…

Connecting a digital camera or scanner to your PC is extremely easy, especially if you have a newer model with a USB or FireWire connection. With this type of setup, Windows will recognize your camera or scanner as soon as you plug it in and will install the appropriate drivers automatically. CAUTION Turn Off Your…

More and more people are trading in their old film cameras for new digital cameras—and connecting those cameras to their PCs. You can use your digital camera and PC together to transfer all the photos you take to your hard disk and then edit your pictures to make them look even better. By default, Windows…