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If you use Microsoft Office, you may have one of these programs installed on your computer (look in the "Microsoft Office Tools" folder). Microsoft Picture Manager may be installed with Microsoft Office 2003. Microsoft Photo Editor may be installed with Microsoft Office XP and earlier versions.

Microsoft Picture Manager and Microsoft Photo Editor have the following useful tools:

Crop, resize, rotate, or flip the image. ¡¡

Adjust brightness and contrast.

Add effects to the image (Photo Editor only).

Reduce red-eye (Picture Manager only).

Save the image for the Web, and change the file format.

Both programs are useful when preparing digital photos for the Web.

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Creating a New Image with a Colored Background

Changing Resolution and Orientation Settings for a Kodak Photo CD Image

Scanning an Image with Microsoft Photo Editor

Selecting a Scanner

Using the Optimum Scanning Resolution

Saving a New Image

Saving an Existing Image

Setting the Quality Factor for a JPEG Image

Rotating an Image

Zooming In or Out of an Image

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Procedures

Click on the Start Menu

Select All Programs

Select Accessories

Click on Paint

Click on File and then Open

When the Open Dialog Box appears locate the file you wish to reduce and click the Open button

With the image displayed in the Paint program click on the Image menu option and then click on Stretch/Skew

The Stretch/Skew window has two options in the Stretch section Horizontal and Vertical

Enter a number less than 100 into both the Horizontal and Vertical fields

Be sure to enter the same number into both fields.

Entering different numbers will change the shape of the image.

Repeat steps 7 - 10 until the desired image size is achieved

Do not make the image larger than the sample image below

To save the image Click File

Click Save As

Name the file in the File Name field

Select JPEG(*.JPG, *.JPEG, *.JPE, *.JFIF) in the Save As Type field

Click Save button

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