© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. PhotoDraw 2000, Version 2 Module I

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 1: Getting Started with PhotoDraw

Objectives Start PhotoDraw Explore the PhotoDraw window Open existing pictures Use the Picture list Change the image preview Close pictures Exit PhotoDraw

Starting PhotoDraw PhotoDraw is a graphics application you use to: –Create and edit pictures –Edit and retouch digitized images, such as photographs downloaded from a digital camera or scanner When you start PhotoDraw, you will see the Getting Started dialog box, in which you specify to create a picture using: –A blank, new picture, or –A template – a picture that you can customize

Starting PhotoDraw (cont’d) –A digital camera – a camera that takes pictures and saves them as digital image files –A scanner – a machine that scans a picture and converts it to a digital image –A Web page – a document you can access on the World Wide Web To start PhotoDraw: –Click on Start, Programs, Microsoft PhotoDraw V2

Exploring the PhotoDraw Window The PhotoDraw window contains components common to all Office 2000 applications, as well as components specific to PhotoDraw: –Visual menu – contains graphical icons that activate commonly used design commands –Picture list – displays a thumbnail of each open picture –Background – the area of the window in which you draw or insert pictures and images –Scratch area – the area in which you store images that you do not want to print

Opening Existing Pictures The Open dialog box displays file names, details and properties The Visual Open dialog box displays a thumbnail of every picture in the currently selected folder To open a picture with the Open dialog box: –Click on the Open button in the Standard toolbar –Double-click on the name of the picture file you want to open To open a picture with the Visual Open dialog box: –Click on File, Visual Open… –Double-click on the image representing the picture you want to open

Using the Picture List The Picture list displays a thumbnail of each open picture Use the Picture list to: –Activate a picture by clicking on its thumbnail –Drag one picture on top of another –Select objects from a picture to add to another picture –Display a list of objects in each picture by clicking on the arrow next to the thumbnail to display the Object list

Changing the Image Preview Use the Pan and Zoom window to preview a thumbnail of the active picture –Zoom – the magnification of the picture view –Pan – focuses the picture display on a specific area of a picture Toggle the display of the Pan and Zoom window by clicking on the Zoom button in the Standard toolbar

Closing Pictures and Exiting PhotoDraw To close a picture: –Click on the close button in the menu bar, or –Right-click the thumbnail in the Picture list and click on Close To exit PhotoDraw: –Click on the close button in the title bar

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 2: Creating and Saving Objects

Objectives Use shapes and AutoShapes Use drawing tools Save a new picture Use paint brushes

Using Shapes and AutoShapes Shape – a built-in graphic outline object you can add to a picture by selecting the desired tool, then clicking and dragging AutoShape – a built-in graphic object you can add to a picture by selecting the desired tool, then clicking and dragging When you click on the Shapes or AutoShapes option in the Draw Paint menu, the Edge workpane displays containing a gallery of built-in objects you can add to your picture

Using Drawing Tools PhotoDraw includes five basic drawing tools: –Rectangle – used to draw rectangles and squares –Ellipse – used to draw ellipses and circles –Curve – used to draw curves –Freeform – used to draw objects composed of straight lines and curves –Scribble – used to draw a scribble

Saving a New Picture To save a new picture: –Click on the Save button in the Standard Toolbar to display the Save As dialog box –Specify the name and location of the new picture –Click on Save

Using Paint Brushes PhotoDraw provides painting capabilities with three types of paint brushes: –Artistic brushes – simulate actual artist’s paint brushes and painting techniques –Photo brushes – paint a series of photographic images –Theme brushes – paint a recurring pattern according to the chosen theme You operate all three brushes by clicking and dragging to paint a stroke

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 3: Editing Objects

Objectives Select and deselect objects Copy and duplicate objects Cut and delete objects Use the Undo and redo features

Selecting and Deselecting Objects When you select an object, selection handles appear around its perimeter, and any commands you execute will apply to the selected object To select an object: –Click on the object (use the SHIFT key to select multiple objects), or –Draw a marquee around adjacent objects to select multiple objects To deselect objects: –Click in a blank area of the picture

Copying and Duplicating Objects Copy an object by placing it in the clipboard in order to paste it as many times as necessary in the current picture or in another picture To copy an object: –Select the object, then click on the Copy button in the Standard toolbar –Click on the Paste button in the Standard toolbar to paste the object in the current picture, or –Open another picture and click on the Paste button

Copying and Duplicating Objects (cont’d) Duplicate an object to bypass the clipboard and make a copy of the object only in the current picture To duplicate an object: –Select the object –Click on Edit, Duplicate, or –Press CTRL+D

Cutting and Deleting Objects Cut an object to move it from one picture to another using the clipboard To cut an object: –Select the object, then click on the Cut button in the Standard toolbar –Open another picture and click on the Paste button Delete an object to remove it permanently from the picture To delete an object: –Select the object –Press DEL, or –Click on Edit, Delete

Using the Undo and Redo Features Use the Undo feature to reverse up to the last 20 actions you performed To undo an action: –Click on the Undo button in the Standard toolbar, or –Display the Undo list to undo multiple actions at one time

Using the Undo and Redo Features (cont’d) Use the Redo feature to reverse up to the last 20 actions you have undone To redo an action: –Click on the Redo button in the Standard toolbar, or –Display the Redo list to redo multiple actions at one time

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 4: Formatting Objects

Objectives Resize objects Reposition objects Recolor objects Apply fill effects Modify line styles

Resizing Objects When you select an object, nine selection handles appear around the perimeter of the object: –Use the top and bottom handles to resize the object vertically –Use the left and right handles to resize the object horizontally –Use the four corner handles to resize the object proportionally –Use the green handle to manually rotate the object

Repositioning Objects Use the mouse or keyboard to reposition objects To reposition an object using the mouse, select the object and drag it to a new location To reposition an object using the keyboard, use the Nudge and Large Nudge features –Nudge – moves an object one pixel in the direction specified by the arrow key you press –Large Nudge – moves an object 10 pixels in the direction specified by the arrow key you press

Recoloring Objects Be default, objects you create are outlined in blue and unfilled To specify a fill color for an object: –Click on a color box in the Fill workpane If the choices in the Fill workpane are insufficient, you can use the Fill menu to specify more detailed options: –Use the Color Scheme card of the More Colors dialog box to choose from among various pre- defined color schemes

Recoloring Objects (cont’d) –Use the Active palette to choose from among all colors in the current palette –Use the True Color box to choose from among every possible variation of the colors in the current palette –Use the Custom Palette card of the More Colors dialog box to choose a different color palette; import or export a palette; and create, edit and remove custom palettes –Use the True Color card of the More Colors dialog box to choose precisely the color you want by: Specifying the amount of red, green and blue in each color, or Specifying the hue, saturation and value in each color

Recoloring Objects (cont’d) To specify a line color for an object: –Click on a color box in the Edge workpane, or –Use the same dialog boxes described previously to apply more precise colors To colorize an object: –Display the Color workpane –Specify to colorize the object automatically, or by painting the object

Applying Fill Effects Texture fills – resemble natural or manufactured objects that give objects body and dimension Designer gradient fills – use multiple colors, blended one into the next Two-color gradient fills – use two colors to enable you to highlight and shadow objects Picture fills – fill an object with a picture image To apply fill effects: –Display the Fill workpane –Specify the type of fill effect you want to apply –Click on the desired fill effect

Modifying Line Styles To modify lines styles: –Display the Edge workpane –Use plain paint brushes to change the style and thickness of a line, or –Use artistic paint brushes to provide a handcrafted effect to a line, or –Use photo paint brushes to outline an object with a series of photographs You can also use the Soft Edges workpane to apply soft edges to an outline to make the object appear to blend into the background

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 5: Previewing and Printing Objects

Objectives Modify picture attributes Print

Modifying Picture Attributes Use the Picture Setup dialog box to specify picture settings for the active picture as well as to set defaults for new pictures You can specify: –The picture size and orientation –The unit of measurement used in the picture –To display background handles, which you use to manually resize the background If you create or import an object that is larger than the background, you can resize the background to fit the object

Printing Use the Print Preview window before you print to see exactly how your picture will print Use the Print dialog box to control all aspects of printing a picture: –Use the General card of the Print dialog box to choose a printer, determine the number of copies to print and the print quality, set the page orientation, enable or disable matching screen colors, and enable or disable the printing of crop marks

Printing (cont’d) –Use the Size card of the Print dialog box to determine the size at which you want the picture to print –Use the Position card of the Print dialog box to determine the printed picture’s position on the page You can also used the Reprints workpane to print: –Photographic reprints (such as wallet-sized photos) –Mailing labels

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 6: Working with Text

Objectives Create text objects Format text

Creating Text Objects To create a text object: –Display the Text workpane –Type the text you want to insert into the text object A text object can consist of one letter or as many words as desired

Formatting Text Format text by: –Making the type boldface or italic –Changing the font and font size of the text –Applying 3-D effects using the 3-D workpane –Applying bend effects using the Bend Text gallery in the Text workpane –Applying designer effects using the Designer Text gallery in the Text workpane When you apply designer effects to text, all previous formatting or effects you applied to the text are removed

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 7: Arranging Objects

Objectives Group objects Ungroup objects Reorder objects Align objects Rotate and flip objects Combine objects into one picture

Grouping Objects Group objects so that any action you perform on the group applies to all of the objects in the group To group objects: –Select the objects that you want to group –Glick on Arrange, Group, or –press CTRL+G

Ungrouping Objects Ungroup objects to perform an action on a particular object in the group without affecting the rest of the objects in the group To ungroup objects: –Select the group –Click on Arrange, Ungroup, or –Press CTRL+SHIFT+G

Reordering Objects As you create objects, each one is stacked on top of the one(s) created before it Reorder objects to specify where each object resides in the stack using any of the four reorder options: –Bring to Front – moves the selected object to the top of the stack –Send to Back – moves the selected object to the bottom of the stack –Bring Forward – moves the selected object up one level in the stack –Send Backward – moves the selected object down one level in the stack

Aligning Objects Align objects to position them precisely in relation to each other or in relation to the background Align objects: –By their left, right, top or bottom sides –Relative to the background –Centered horizontally at the horizontal center of the background –Centered vertically at the vertical center of the background

Rotating and Flipping Objects Rotate and flip objects to rearrange the way they appear in your picture Rotate objects manually, or Rotate objects using the Rotate gallery in the Arrange workpane: –Choose from four preset rotations, or –Specify a custom rotation amount Flip objects using the Flip gallery in the Arrange workpane

Combining Objects into One Picture After you create all of the objects that will be part of a picture, you need to assemble them by: –Reordering objects as necessary –Grouping or ungrouping objects as necessary –Dragging objects to different positions –Nudging objects to different positions –Aligning objects as necessary

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 8: Editing Photographs

Objectives Crop photographs Adjust brightness and contrast Blur and sharpen photographs Adjust tint Adjust hue and saturation Clone an area of a photograph Hide an area of a photograph Colorize a photograph

Cropping Photographs Cropping – a process that defines the shape and boundaries of a photograph Cropping defines a contiguous area: –Portions you define within the boundaries remain in the photograph –Portions outside the boundaries are removed Use the Crop workpane to crop pictures: –Select from among various cropping shapes to define boundaries for cropping

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Use the Brightness and Contrast effect options in the Color workpane to manually adjust the brightness and contrast in a photograph Click on the Automatic button to have PhotoDraw determine the brightness and contrast settings

Blurring and Sharpening Photographs Use the Blur and Sharpen workpane to distort the focus of a picture –Values you can specify range from: -100 – very blurry 100 – very sharp

Adjusting Tint When you adjust tint, you add the same color to the entire photograph Use the Tint effect options in the Color workpane to adjust the tint of a photograph Click on the Automatic button to have PhotoDraw determine the tint settings To adjust the tint manually, specify the: –Hue – the exact color you want to add to the photograph –Amount – the intensity of the tint

Adjusting Hue and Saturation Adjusting hue and saturation intensifies the color of any items in the picture that are the hue you choose, and tints the remaining items the color at the opposite of the color spectrum Use the Hue and Saturation effect options in the Color workpane to adjust hue and saturation You can specify to adjust the: –Hue –Saturation –Brightness

Cloning an Area of a Photograph Clone a portion of a photograph to cover another portion of the photograph that you want to remove –Clone – a duplicate of an element in a picture Use the Clone effect options in the Color workpane to clone an area of a photograph

Hiding an Area of a Photograph Hide an area of a photograph by: –Cutting an element out of another picture –Adding the cut out element to the current photograph to cover up the element you want to hide Use the Edge Finder options in the Cut Out workpane to cut an element out of a photograph Cutting out an element is not the same as cutting it to the clipboard –When you cut out an element, you make a copy of it –When you cut an element to the clipboard, it is removed from its location

Colorizing a Photograph To colorize a photograph: –Display the Color workpane –Use the Grayscale effect options to change the photograph to grayscale –Use the Colorize effect options to specify to colorize the object automatically, or by painting the object

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 9: Retouching Photographs

Objectives Remove red eye Remove dust and spots Remove scratches

Removing Red Eye Red eye – the red glare that sometimes appears in people’s eyes in photographs Use the Red Eye gallery in the Touchup workpane and the Red Eye toolbar to automatically remove red eye Use the Manual Red Eye gallery in the Touchup workpane and the Manual Red Eye toolbar to manually remove red eye

Removing Dust and Spots Use the Remove Dust and Spots gallery in the Touchup workpane to display the Dust and Spots tool Use the Dust and Spots tool to remove or retouch a variety of small flaws in photographs, such as: –Dust –Spots –Acne –Freckles

Removing Scratches Use the Remove Scratch gallery in the Touchup workpane to display the Scratch tool and the Scratch toolbar Use the Scratch tool to remove larger blemishes that the Dust and Spots tool cannot remove

© 2001 ComputerPREP, Inc. All rights reserved. Lesson 10: Adding Special Effects

Objectives Apply negative effects Blur and sharpen objects Apply shadow effects Apply transparency effects Apply designer effects Distort objects

Applying Negative Effects Apply negative effects to a photograph to turn it into a photographic negative To apply negative effects: –Display the Negative gallery of the Color workpane –Click on Negative

Blurring and Sharpening Objects Blur and sharpen objects the same way you do photographs To blur and sharpen an object: –Select the object you want to blur or sharpen –Use the Blur and Sharpen workpane to distort the focus of an object Values you can specify range from: –-100 – very blurry –100 – very sharp

Applying Shadow Effects Apply shadow effects to: –Give objects a three-dimensional aspect –Give the impression of a light source To apply a shadow effect to an object: –Select the object to which you want to apply the shadow effect –Display the Shadow workpane –Click on the image that represents the desired shadow effect –Specify the intensity of the shadow effect

Applying Transparency Effects Apply transparency effects to add an ethereal effect to objects To apply a transparency effect to an object: –Select the object to which you want to apply the transparency effect –Display the Transparency workpane –Specify a transparency amount, or –Display the Fade Out options in the Transparency workpane and specify a start amount, end amount, shape and angle for the transparency effect

Applying Designer Effects Apply designer effects to increase the visual impact of objects in a picture To apply a designer effect to an object: –Select the object to which you want to apply the designer effect –Display the Designer Effects workpane –Click on the desired designer effect icon –Click on Lock Effect so you can layer another effect on top of the existing effect

Distorting Objects Distort objects to give them a whimsical appearance To distort an object: –Click on the object you want to distort –Display the Distort workpane –Click on the desired distortion effect icon –Click on Lock Distort so you can layer another effect on top of the existing effect