Photo+Editing

=Digital Expression Photo Editing=

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 * **MB-S10227** || **__Digital Expression - Photo Editing__** Grades: K – 12 Sessions: July 13, 8am-11am July 16, Noon-3 pm Location: MBHS || Take the mystery out of editing photos on-the-fly! Become a seasoned user by learning several photo editing techniques using Picassa, Microsoft Office Picture Manager, and Office Picture Tools. Remove red eyes and backgrounds, add borders/effects as well as change the shape and size of your pictures.

**Tools**

**Microsoft Office Picture Manager** [|Office Picture Manager Help] [|Working with pictures] [|Locate pictures] [|Sort pictures] [|Compress a picture]

[|Keyboard Shortcuts]
Click Tools, Folder Options, File Types, select jpeg from the list and click change. Select Microsoft Picture Manager from the list and check the box, **Always Use the Selected Program to Open This Kind of File.**
 * Set Office Picture Manager as Default**

[|Picasa - Video] (need to convert) [|Picasa - Getting Started] [|Picasa Collages] [|Picasa User Guide]
 * Picasa **

[|Inserting Pictures] [|Enhanci​ng Pictures] [|Editing a​nd Adjusting Pictures] [|Reduce Picture File Size]
 * Microsoft Word 2007 Picture Tools **

**Project and Activity Ideas**

Make a Collage – [|Picasa Collage] Design a Photo Cube - [|BigHugeLabs Photo Cube] Tell a Digital Story - [|Photostory] Create a [|Calendar] Design a Booklet [|Video: Create a **Booklet**] (Office 07) Make an Online Slideshow– [|Photo Snack] Create a Poster - [|BigHugeLabs Poster] Post on your class web page - Field Trips, etc. (Check parental permissions)

**Resources**

[|Digital Picture Activities] [|Free Photo Editing Sites] [|Photo Factory: Fun & **Free** Online **Photo Editing** | PBS Parents] [|Edu Teacher] [|Big Huge Labs] [|Pixlr Photo Editor]