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Basic Tasks in Microsoft OneNote 2013

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Opening a New Notebook

  1. By default, OneNote will open the notebooks you were working on when you last closed the program.
  2. If the notebook is not open and displayed in the Notebook drop-down, click the “File” tab in the Ribbon and click on “Open” in Backstage View. If the notebook is stored in the cloud, click the “Sign In” button to login with your Windows Live ID and retrieve the notebook.
  3. If the notebook is stored on your computer or server, click the “Computer” and “Browse” buttons under “Open from other locations.” In the “Open Notebook” dialog box, navigate to the location of the desired notebook and double-click on it, then click on “Open Notebook” and then “Open.”

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Creating a New Notebook

  1. Click the “File” tab in the Ribbon to open Backstage View.
  2. Click “New” in the menu on the left side of the screen.
  3. In the “New Notebook” section that appears to the right, select to save the notebook to “SkyDrive” or “Computer.”
  4. Enter a name for the notebook in the “Name” textbox.
  5. Either enter a “Web Location” by logging into your SkyDrive on your Windows Live account, or a network or computer location, if saving to your computer or a network.
  6. Click the “Create Notebook” button.

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Type/Write Notes

  1. To insert a note, click in any open area of a page and either type text or paste it from a different location.
  2. Hover your mouse pointer over the right side of the note container until a double-sided arrow appears. Click and drag the note’s edge to expand it horizontally.
  3. You can move the note container by hovering your mouse over the top edge of the container until a four-sided arrow appears. Click and drag the container to a new location.

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Inserting Files into Notes

  1. To insert another type of file, such as a Word document, navigate to the page and click in the area where you want to insert the file..Click the insert tab in the Ribbon and then select the “File Attachment” (“Attach File” in 2010) button.
  2. Click the insert tab in the Ribbon and then select the “File Attachment” (“Attach File” in 2010) button.
  3. In the “Choose a file or set of files to insert” dialog box, navigate to and click to select the file.
  4. Click the “Insert” button.
  5. You can open the file at any time by double-click the file’s icon in the OneNote page.
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Insert Pictures into Notes

  1. To add a picture to a page, navigate to the page into which you wish to insert an image.
  2. Click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon and then select the “Pictures” button in the “Images” group.
  3. In the “Insert Picture” dialog box, navigate to the location of the image you want to insert and click to select it.
  4. Click the “Insert” button to insert the picture.
  5. To move the image on the page, click to select it. Move your mouse over an edge and not on a resizing handle, until your cursor turns into a four-sided arrow.
  6. Click, drag and release to move the image.
  7. You can also use the re-sizing handles to re-size the image to your liking by hovering over a re-sizing handle until your cursor turns into a double-sided arrow. Click and drag the handle to change the picture’s size.

 

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Using the Scratch Area in Microsoft Publisher 2013

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Publisher 2013 allocates the space sounding your publication as a scratch area into which it places pictures that you can insert into your publication pages. If you insert multiple pictures at the same time when using either the “Insert Picture” dialog box or the “Insert Pictures” windows, Publisher will add the selected pictures into a column within the scratch area to the right of your publication page.

 

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You can click and drag the pictures from the scratch area into your publication pages. Likewise, you can click and drag a picture off of a publication page and drop it into the scratch area. You can also swap pictures that appear within the scratch area within pictures in the publication pages. To do this, click the icon of the mountain shown within the middle of the picture in the scratch area and drag it onto a picture within a publication page. When the border of the picture in the page turns pink, you can release the mouse button to swap the image from the scratch area with the existing picture.

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You can also set a picture as the background of a publication page. To do this, right-click on a picture within the scratch area of publication page. Then roll over the “Apply to Background” command in the pop-up menu that appears. Then from the side menu that appears, click either the “Fill” command to fill the entire background of the page with the selected image or click the “Tile” command to tile the selected image over the page.

 

 

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Watch this video for more examples of using the scratch area in Microsoft Publisher 2013:

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Painting Tools in Photoshop Elements 11

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Elements has several useful tools that allow you to paint lines and color areas of the images and layers in an Elements file. You can use the Brush Tool and the Pencil Tool to paint and draw pixels in an image. These two tools share the same button in the Toolbox. You can access the Pencil Tool by right-clicking the Brush Tool button and selecting the Pencil Tool from the side menu, and vice versa.

You tend to use the Brush Tool to create softer color strokes in an image. The Pencil Tool creates hard-edged lines. You can alter these settings by changing the tool’s options in the Options bar. Also, you can apply the airbrush effect to your Brush Tool to apply color in a spray effect, if desired.

 

The Brush Tool

To use the Brush Tool, select it from the Toolbox and make sure that the color that you want to apply to the image is selected as the foreground color. Make sure that you have selected the appropriate layer to which you want to add the brush strokes selected in the “Layers” Panel. The highlighted layer is the one to which the brush strokes will be applied. Oftentimes, if you are trying to apply an effect and it doesn’t appear in the image, you have the wrong layer selected in the image.

To use the Brush Tool, just click and drag with the circle that appears in the image to paint. The circle represents the width of your brush. If the lines aren’t appearing as you wish, remember that you can reverse your steps in the “History” Panel and try again. Look into the Options Bar with the Brush Tool selected. Here you can set different options that affect how the Brush Tool will interact with the underlying layer of the image.

Once you have created a brush that you use frequently, you can save it as a preset tool that you can then access in the future with all of the brush options that you use already set. To do this, click the “Brush Presets” and click on the small right-pointing arrow to display the side menu and select “Preset Manager…”, or choose “Edit| Preset Manager” from the Menu Bar.  Use the preset drop-down menu to select the brush preset.  In the dialog box, you can select your brushes, rename, edit, save brushes you create and even load custom brush sets such as those in TeachUcomp, Inc.’s “Photoshop Brush Bonanza.”  The “More” button allows you to change the display of the presets, changing the display to lists, thumbnails, etc.

You can also control the size of the brush you are using.  You use the “Brush Size” slider to set the width of the brush tip you’ll use to paint. You can also type in an exact measurement in pixels in the box provided. You can use the “Mode” drop-down to determine how the brush will apply the color and interact with the color of the pixels it is painting over. There are several color modes that we will examine in the next section. You can use the “Opacity” drop-down to set the transparency level of the paint that you are using in the slider that appears. If you want to use the current Brush Tool as an airbrush, click the “Airbrush” button at the right end of the Options Bar. This will allow you to apply gradual tones to an image, simulating an airbrush technique. Use the “Tablet Options” to set preferences for what can be controlled with the pen of most pressure-sensitive digitizing tablets.  These optional hardware devices allow you to paint with a pen tool in your hand, instead of using the mouse and keyboard.

Under “Brush Dynamics” (“More Options” in version 7.0 and earlier), you can imitate different brush strokes and effects by changing what is called the brush dynamics, which we discuss in more detail in the next chapter.  Then, to paint, just click and drag in your image.

 

The Impressionist Brush Tool

The Impressionist Brush Tool is designed to simulate the brush strokes of a fine art painting.  The Impressionist Brush gives you the same options as the Brush Tool.  However, under “More Options” you can change style, area and tolerance.  Style provides brush styles related to an impressionist style of painting, including “Loose Curl” and “Dab.”  “Area” determines the size of your brush stroke.  “Tolerance” defines the range of colors similar to the one that you will select to remove. A low tolerance allows the brush to change pixels with a color very similar to the one that you select. A higher tolerance changes pixels with a broader range of color similar to the one that you click. After choosing your settings, just click and drag in your image to apply the effect.

 

The Pencil Tool

You use the Pencil Tool to draw hard-edged lines in Elements images. You can access the Pencil Tool button in the Toolbox to enable it. Then you simply click and drag in your image to create lines and apply color to the pixels in the image. The Pencil Tool has many of the same options as the Brush Tool, but cannot be used as an airbrush. There is an option in the Options Bar for the Pencil Tool, and that is “Auto Erase.” If you check this checkbox, you can then draw the background color over areas in the document where you have applied the foreground color to replace it. After making your selections, just click and drag in your image to draw with the Pencil Tool.

 

 

 

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How to Crop Images in Photoshop CS6

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Cropping Images

Cropping allows you to trim away parts of an image that are unnecessary, which can enhance the composition of your image. You can crop an image using the “Crop Tool” in the Toolbox, which has the most options for cropping available to you. To crop an image, click the “Crop Tool” to enable that feature. When you do, you will see a dotted line around the perimeter of the image, along with “handles” at the corners and sides of the image. Hover your mouse over any of these handles until your cursor turns into a double-sided arrow. Click and hold on one of the handles and you can drag it to create the crop. The area that appears inside the dotted line is what you will keep.

You can also select an “Overlay” (or shield) from the “View:” drop-down in the Options Bar. You can choose from “Rule of Thirds,” “Grid” “Golden Ratio” and others. If you select one of these overlays, it will appear as you crop your image. Each of the overlays relates to commonly accepted compositional techniques in photography. To the right of that drop-down, you will see the “Crop Options” button (which looks like a cog wheel). Click this button, and you can adjust how the crop shield is displayed, among other options.

If you want to constrain your crop, a drop-down menu in the Options bar gives you a choice of aspect ratios including square, 4:3 and 16:9 – and you can create your own by choosing “Unconstrained” from the drop-down and entering your own values in the text boxes to the right.

Once you have made a crop, you will see three buttons appear at the far-right of the Options bar. You can click the “Reset” button to reset the image back to before the crop, “Cancel” to cancel the current crop operation altogether, or the “Commit” (checkmark) button to complete the desired crop. If you turn off “Delete Cropped Pixels” in the Options bar, Photoshop keeps the trimmed areas as part of the document in case you want to bring them back in later. This is called “non-destructive” editing.

Also in the Options bar, you will see the “Straighten” tool. The “Straighten Tool” can come in handy for times when you want to correct a “crooked” picture.  You can specify a new straight edge and then rotate the image according to your line. To use this tool, select the “Straighten Tool” from the Options bar and draw your new line in your image that represents the new straight edge by clicking and dragging to form the line.  Your image will be straightened along that line when you release your mouse button.

 

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How to Number Pages in Word

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How to Number Pages in Word: Overview

            This tutorial will show you how to number pages in Word. In Word, you add page numbers to pages by inserting a “page number” field into either the header or footer of the document. This lesson will show you how to number pages in Word by accessing the header and footer of the document and inserting a page number field into either section.

How to Number Pages in Word: Quick Tip

           You can EASILY apply page numbers by clicking the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon, then clicking the “Footer” drop-down button in the “Header & Footer” button group on that tab, and then clicking a page number layout shown in the drop-down menu that appears.

How to Number Pages in Word: Instructions

  1. Decide whether you want the page numbers to appear at the top of the page, in the “Header,” or at the bottom of the page, in the “Footer.”
  2. You then need to edit the content of either the “Header” or the “Footer” by double-clicking into either section when using the “Print Layout” view or clicking the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon, clicking either the “Header” or “Footer” button in the “Header & Footer” button group, and then choosing either the “Edit Header” or “Edit Footer” buttons from the drop-down menu.
    How to Number Pages in Word: Step #2- You then need to edit the content of either the “Header” or the “Footer” by double-clicking into either section when using the “Print Layout” view or clicking the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon, clicking either the “Header” or “Footer” button in the “Header & Footer” button group, and then choosing either the “Edit Header” or “Edit Footer” buttons from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the new “Design” tab of the “Header & Footer Tools” contextual tab that appears in the Ribbon, click the “Page Number” drop-down button in the “Header & Footer” button group.
    How to Number Pages in Word: Step #3- In the new “Design” tab of the “Header & Footer Tools” contextual tab that appears in the Ribbon, click the “Page Number” drop-down button in the “Header & Footer” button group.
  4. Roll your mouse pointer over either the “Top of Page” or “Bottom of Page” commands in the drop-down menu that appears to display a side menu of page numbering choices.
    How to Number Pages in Word: Step #4- Roll your mouse pointer over either the “Top of Page” or “Bottom of Page” commands in the drop-down menu that appears to display a side menu of page numbering choices.
  5. Click the page numbering choice that you prefer in the side menu to add that type of page numbering to your pages.
    How to Number Pages in Word: Step #5- Click the page numbering choice that you prefer in the side menu to add that type of page numbering to your pages.
  6. When finished, either double-click into the document content area or click the “Close Header and Footer” button in the “Close” button group on the “Design” tab of the “Header & Footer Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon to stop editing the header and footer and return to the document.
    How to Number Pages in Word: Step #6- When finished, either double-click into the document content area or click the “Close Header and Footer” button in the “Close” button group on the “Design” tab of the “Header & Footer Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon to stop editing the header and footer and return to the document.

How to Number Pages in Word: Video Lesson

            Video lesson titled “7.2- Using Headers and Footers” from “Mastering Word Made Easy v.2013-2010,” which shows how to number pages in Word.

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Add Images in Acrobat XI Pro- Tutorial

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Add Images in Acrobat XI Pro: Overview

            To add images in Acrobat XI Pro to a PDF, first select the “Add Image” tool found in the “Content Editing” panel of the Tools pane in the Task Pane. This will launch the “Open” dialog box. Navigate to find the image you want to add to the PDF, select it, and then click the “Open” button within the dialog box. A thumbnail of the image will appear attached to the mouse cursor. Click to place the image within the PDF. The top left corner of the image will correspond to the spot where you click. You can drag the image to a new spot or use the resizing handles on the image’s bounding box to enlarge or shrink the image. Notice how Acrobat displays the image size as it changes.

Add Images in Acrobat XI Pro- Tutorial: A picture of a user adding an image to a PDF in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.

Add Images in Acrobat XI Pro- Tutorial: A picture of a user adding an image to a PDF in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.

Add Images in Acrobat XI Pro: Instructions

  1. To add an image to a PDF document, select the “Add Image” tool found in the “Content Editing” panel of the Tools pane in the Task Pane to launch the “Open” dialog box.
  2. Navigate to find the image you want to add to the PDF, select it, and then click the “Open” button within the dialog box. A thumbnail of the image will appear attached to the mouse cursor.
  3. Click to place the image within the PDF. The top left corner of the image will correspond to the spot where you click.
  4. You can drag the image to a new spot or use the resizing handles on the image’s bounding box to enlarge or shrink the image.

Add Images in Acrobat XI Pro: Video Lesson

            You can watch the following video lesson, titled “Adding and Editing Images,” to see how to add images in Acrobat XI Pro and edit images in Acrobat XI Pro. This video lesson is from our complete Acrobat XI Pro training, titled “Mastering Acrobat Made Easy v.XI Pro.”

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Adjust the White Balance in Camera Raw- Photoshop Elements 13 Tutorial

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Adjust the White Balance in Camera Raw: Overview

            The white balance of a camera raw image is recorded by the camera, as metadata, when the image is taken. This metadata is read by Photoshop Elements when you open the camera raw image and will often result in the correct color temperature for the image. However, you can adjust the white balance in camera raw for images that display a color cast due to an imbalance in the white balance. There are three ways to adjust the white balance in camera raw images.

            The easiest way to automatically adjust the white balance in camera raw is to use the “White Balance Tool” within the Tools bar at the top of the “Camera Raw” dialog box. To use this tool, click the “White Balance Tool” button to change your mouse pointer into the “White Balance Tool.” Then find a neutral gray area within the image. If a neutral gray area is not available, you can also find a white area. However, make sure that the white area selected is not specular white. This means that you should try to select a white object, versus a source of white that is from light, or a reflection of light, within the image. After finding the gray area, click it with your mouse pointer to automatically correct the white balance within the image.

            You can also attempt to adjust the white balance in camera raw images by clicking the “Basic” tab within the settings panel at the right side of the “Camera Raw” dialog box. Then use the “White Balance” drop-down to select a preset white balance level. Note that the default setting, which is “As Shot,” will display the white levels using the metadata contained in the camera raw image. This is most often the same setting that will appear when the “Auto” preset is selected, as well.

Adjust the White Balance in Camera Raw- Photoshop Elements 13 Tutorial: A picture of a user using the "Basic" tab in the "Camera Raw" dialog box of Photoshop Elements to adjust the white balance in a camera raw image.

Adjust the White Balance in Camera Raw- Photoshop Elements 13 Tutorial: A picture of a user using the “Basic” tab in the “Camera Raw” dialog box of Photoshop Elements to adjust the white balance in a camera raw image.

            If the available presets do not correctly adjust the white balance, you can manually adjust the white balance in camera raw images by using the “Temperature” and “Tint” sliders on the “Basic” tab to adjust the temperature and tint of the image. You can also enter desired temperature and tint values into the adjacent value fields for each slider, if preferred. The “Temperature” slider uses the Kelvin color temperature scale. You can adjust the “Temperature” slider to the left to add more blue to an image that contains too much yellow. You can, conversely, slide the same slider to the right to add more yellow to an image that has a blue color cast. This corrects the color temperature of the light used when the photo was taken.

            The “Tint” slider adjusts the white balance to correct magenta or green color casts in an image. You can move the slider to the left, using negative values, to add more green to the image. Conversely, sliding the same slider to the right, using positive values, adds more magenta to the image.

Adjust the White Balance in Camera Raw: Instructions

  1. To use the “White Balance Tool” within the Tools bar at the top of the “Camera Raw” dialog box to adjust the white balance in camera raw images, click the “White Balance Tool” button to change your mouse pointer into the “White Balance Tool.”
  2. Then find a neutral gray area within the image. If a neutral gray area is not available, you can also find a white area. However, make sure that the white area selected is not specular white.
  3. After finding the gray area, click it with your mouse pointer to automatically correct the white balance within the image.
  4. To adjust the white balance within camera raw images using the “Basic” tab, click the “Basic” tab within the settings panel at the right side of the “Camera Raw” dialog box.
  5. Use the “White Balance” drop-down to select a preset white balance level. Note that the default setting, which is “As Shot,” will display the white levels using the metadata contained in the camera raw image. This is most often the same setting that will appear when the “Auto” preset is selected, as well.
  6. To manually adjust the white balance in camera raw images, use the “Temperature” and “Tint” sliders on the “Basic” tab to adjust the temperature and tint of the image.
  7. You can also enter desired temperature and tint values into the adjacent value fields for each slider, if preferred.
  8. You can adjust the “Temperature” slider to the left to add more blue to an image that contains too much yellow. You can, conversely, slide the same slider to the right to add more yellow to an image that has a blue color cast. This corrects the color temperature of the light used when the photo was taken.
  9. The “Tint” slider adjusts the white balance to correct magenta or green color casts in an image. You can move the slider to the left, using negative values, to add more green to the image. Conversely, sliding the same slider to the right, using positive values, adds more magenta to the image.

Adjust the White Balance in Camera Raw: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Adjusting White Levels,” shows you how to adjust the white balance in camera raw when using Photoshop Elements 13. This video lesson on how to adjust the white balance in camera raw images in Photoshop Elements 13 is from our complete Photoshop Elements 13 training, titled “Mastering Photoshop Elements Made Easy v.13.”

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Open Images in Photoshop Elements 13- Tutorial

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Open Images in Photoshop Elements 13: Overview

            To open images in Photoshop Elements 13, select “File| Open…” from the Menu Bar to launch the “Open” dialog box. You use the “Open” dialog box to navigate to the folder in your computer’s file system within which you wish to look for image files. Once you are looking inside of the folder that contains the image that you want to open, you should see the name and icon of the image in the list window.

            You can just double-click the image file to open it in Elements. You could also just click it once to select it and then click the “Open” button in the lower right corner of the dialog box to open it, as well.

Open Images in Photoshop Elements 13- Tutorial: A picture of an "Open" Windows system dialog box in Photoshop Elements 13.

Open Images in Photoshop Elements 13- Tutorial: A picture of an “Open” Windows system dialog box in Photoshop Elements 13.

            If you want to open image in Photoshop Elements 13 that you had recently opened, you can select “File| Open Recently Edited File” from the Menu Bar, instead. In the side menu that appears, you will see the names of the most recently opened image files in Elements. If you click a name in this side menu to select it, the selected image file will re-open within Photoshop Elements for editing.

Open Images in Photoshop Elements 13: Instructions

  1. To open images in Photoshop Elements 13, select “File| Open…” from the Menu Bar to launch the “Open” dialog box.
  2. Navigate to the folder in your computer’s file system within which you wish to look for image files.
  3. Double-click an image file to open it in Elements, or click it once to select it and then click the “Open” button in the lower right corner of the dialog box to open it.
  4. To open a recently opened image file, select “File| Open Recently Edited File” from the Menu Bar.
  5. Click the name of the recently opened image file you want to open in the side menu that appears.

Open Images in Photoshop Elements 13: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Opening Images,” shows you how to open images in Photoshop Elements 13. This video on how to open images in Photoshop Elements 13 is from our complete Photoshop Elements training, titled “Mastering Photoshop Elements Made Easy v.13.”

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Picture Password in Windows 10- Tutorial

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Picture Password in Windows 10: Overview

            Windows 10 lets you use a picture password in Windows 10 if you do not wish to use a Microsoft account password to log in to your device. After you have initially signed-in to your device you can then create a picture password in Windows 10 and use that, instead.

            To create a picture password in Windows 10 for your account after initially signing-in to your device, click the “Start” button, if necessary, to display the Start screen or Start menu. If using the Start screen, click the “Nav button” in the upper-left corner of the Navigation Bar to display the Navigation pane. Then, in either the Start screen or Start menu, click the “Settings” command to open the “Settings” window.

            In the “Settings” window, click the “Accounts” button to open the “Accounts” settings window. Click the “Sign-in options” link at the left side of the screen to display your account sign-in options in the area to the right.

            To create a picture password in Windows 10, click the “Add” button under the “Picture password” section. Enter your Microsoft account password into the “Create a picture password” window that appears to verify your credentials and then click the “OK” button to continue. Read the instructions at the left side of the “Welcome to picture password” window. The instructions tell you to choose a picture and then draw directly on your touchscreen to create a combination of circles, straight lines, and taps that you must re-enter on the picture in the future to log-in to your device. The size, direction, and position of the gestures you make on your selected image will become the gestures you must replicate as part of your picture password in Windows 10.

            To select an image, click the “Choose picture” button. In the “Open” dialog box that appears, navigate to the folder that contains the picture you want to use, click it to select it, and then click the “Open” button to continue. In the “How’s this look?” screen, you can click and drag the selected picture to position it the way you want. When it looks good, click the “Use this picture” button to continue. If needed, you can select the “Choose new picture” button to choose a different picture to use.

            After clicking the “Use this picture” button to continue, you draw three gestures on your picture using your touchscreen. You can use either straight lines, circles, or taps. You must remember these gestures, as you must replicate them on the picture in order to log in when using the picture password in Windows 10 in the future! As you make each gesture, the highlighted number at the left side of the screen changes to indicate each gesture as it is created and accepted.

Picture Password in Windows 10- Tutorial: A picture of the "Set up your gestures" screen that is used when creating a picture password in Windows 10.

Picture Password in Windows 10- Tutorial: A picture of the “Set up your gestures” screen that is used when creating a picture password in Windows 10.

            After creating the gestures, you must them re-confirm the gestures in the “Confirm your gestures” screen to double-check to confirm the gestures you recorded are the ones you meant to create. After repeating the same sequence of gestures, click the “Finish” button in the “Congratulations!” screen that appears to complete creating your picture password in Windows 10.

            The next time you need to attempt to sign-in to your device after passing the lock screen, you will see your Microsoft user account at the left side of the sign-in screen and your picture password at the right side of the screen. You can click the “Sign-in options” link at the left side of the screen to choose the method you want to use to sign-in by clicking one of the buttons that then appears: “Picture password” or “Microsoft account.”

            If you select “Picture password,” replicate the gestures you created on the image to the right to log in. If you select “Microsoft account,” enter your password to log in within the traditional Windows 10 login screen.

Picture Password in Windows 10: Instructions

  1. To create a picture password in Windows for your account after initially signing-in to your Windows 10 device, click the “Start” button, if necessary, to display the Start screen or Start menu.
  2. If using the Start screen, click the “Nav button” in the upper-left corner of the Navigation Bar to display the Navigation pane.
  3. Then, in either the Start screen or Start menu, click the “Settings” command to open the “Settings” window.
  4. In the “Settings” window, click the “Accounts” button to open the “Accounts” settings window.
  5. Click the “Sign-in options” link at the left side of the screen to display your account sign-in options in the area to the right.
  6. To create a picture password in Windows 10, click the “Add” button under the “Picture password” section.
  7. Enter your Microsoft account password into the “Create a picture password” window that appears to verify your credentials and then click the “OK” button to continue.
  8. To select an image, click the “Choose picture” button.
  9. In the “Open” dialog box that appears, navigate to the folder that contains the picture you want to use, click it to select it, and then click the “Open” button to continue.
  10. In the “How’s this look?” screen, you can click and drag the selected picture to position it the way you want.
  11. When it looks good, click the “Use this picture” button to continue.
  12. If needed, you can select the “Choose new picture” button to choose a different picture to use.
  13. After clicking the “Use this picture” button to continue, draw three gestures on your picture using your touchscreen. You can use straight lines, circles, or taps. You must remember these gestures, as you must replicate them on the picture in order to log in when using the picture password in Windows 10 in the future!
  14. As you make each gesture, the highlighted number at the left side of the screen changes to indicate each gesture as it is created and accepted.
  15. After creating the gestures, you must them re-confirm the gestures in the “Confirm your gestures” screen to double-check to confirm the gestures you recorded are the ones you meant to create.
  16. After repeating the same sequence of gestures, click the “Finish” button in the “Congratulations!” screen that appears to complete creating your picture password in Windows 10.
  17. The next time you need to attempt to sign-in to your device after passing the lock screen, you will see your Microsoft user account at the left side of the sign-in screen and your picture password at the right side of the screen.
  18. To choose the method you want to use to sign-in, click the “Sign-in options” link at the left side of the screen and then choose the sign-in method to use by clicking one of the buttons that then appears: “Picture password” or “Microsoft account.”
  19. If you select “Picture password,” replicate the gestures you created on the image to the right to log in.
  20. If you select “Microsoft account,” enter your password to log in within the traditional Windows 10 login screen.

Picture Password in Windows 10: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Sign-in with a PIN or Picture,” shows you how to create a picture password in Windows 10 and sign-in with a picture password in Windows 10. This video is from our complete Windows 10 training, titled “Mastering Windows Made Easy v.10.”

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Import Photos from a Scanner in Photoshop Elements 13- Tutorial

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Import Photos from a Scanner in Photoshop Elements 13: Overview

            You can also import photos from a scanner in Photoshop Elements 13 directly into the Organizer. To import photos from a scanner in Photoshop Elements 13, first ensure that your scanner is correctly connected and configured to work with your computer. This often involves downloading the most recent scanner driver available for your particular type of scanner.

            After you have correctly connected the scanner to your computer, open the Photoshop Elements Organizer window and then select “File| Get Photos and Videos| From Scanner…” from the Menu Bar or click the “Import” drop-down button at the left end of the Shortcuts Bar and select the “From Scanner…” command to open the “Get Photos from Scanner” dialog box.

            Use the “Scanner” drop-down to select the scanner from which to import the photo. If you see the words “None Detected” shown in this drop-down list, then double-check that your scanner is properly connected to your computer and turned on. The default folder into which the scanned photos will be saved is shown below the “Save Files In” label. To change this location, you can click the adjacent “Browse…” button to open a “Browse for Folder” dialog box. Use this dialog box to navigate to, and select, the folder into which you want to save the scanned image. Then click the “OK” button in the “Browse for Folder” dialog box to set your newly selected folder destination.

            Use the “Save As” drop-down to select which file format type you want to use to save the scanned image. If you select the “jpeg” choice from this drop-down menu, use the adjacent slider to set the quality of the image by dragging the slider left, to decrease the quality, or right, to increase the quality.

            When you are ready to scan the image and import it into the Organizer, click the “OK” button at the bottom of the “Get Photos from Scanner” dialog box. At this point, depending on the scanner driver you have installed, you may see another scanner-dependent dialog box appear where you can specify any additional scanner settings. Follow the instructions shown in any dialog boxes that appear to finish scanning the image and importing it into the Organizer window.

Import Photos from a Scanner in Photoshop Elements 13- Tutorial: A picture of a scanner-dependent dialog box that appears in Photoshop Elements 13 after you click the "OK" button in the “Get Photos from Scanner” dialog box within the Organizer window.

Import Photos from a Scanner in Photoshop Elements 13- Tutorial: A picture of a scanner-dependent dialog box that appears in Photoshop Elements 13 after you click the “OK” button in the “Get Photos from Scanner” dialog box within the Organizer window.

Import Photos from a Scanner in Photoshop Elements 13: Instructions

  1. To import photos from a scanner in Photoshop Elements 13 directly into the Organizer, ensure your scanner is correctly connected and configured to work with your computer. This often involves downloading the most recent scanner driver available for your particular type of scanner.
  2. Open the Photoshop Elements Organizer window and then select “File| Get Photos and Videos| From Scanner…” from the Menu Bar or click the “Import” drop-down button at the left end of the Shortcuts Bar and select the “From Scanner…” command to open the “Get Photos from Scanner” dialog box.
  3. Use the “Scanner” drop-down to select the scanner from which to import the photo.
  4. If you see the words “None Detected” shown in this drop-down list, double-check that your scanner is properly connected to your computer and turned on.
  5. The default folder into which the scanned photos will be saved is shown below the “Save Files In” label.
  6. To change this location, you can click the adjacent “Browse…” button to open a “Browse for Folder” dialog box.
  7. Use this dialog box to navigate to, and select, the folder into which you want to save the scanned image.
  8. Click the “OK” button in the “Browse for Folder” dialog box to set your newly selected folder destination.
  9. Use the “Save As” drop-down to select which file format type you want to use to save the scanned image.
  10. If you select the “jpeg” choice from this drop-down menu, use the adjacent slider to set the quality of the image by dragging the slider left, to decrease the quality, or right, to increase the quality.
  11. To scan the image and import it into the Organizer, click the “OK” button at the bottom of the “Get Photos from Scanner” dialog box.
  12. Depending on the scanner driver you have installed, you may see another scanner-dependent dialog box appear where you can specify any additional scanner settings. Follow the instructions shown in any dialog boxes that appear to finish scanning the image and importing it into the Organizer window.

Import Photos from a Scanner in Photoshop Elements 13: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Importing Photos from a Scanner,” shows you how to import photos from a scanner in Photoshop Elements 13. This video lesson on how to import photos from a scanner in Photoshop Elements 13 is from our complete Photoshop Elements 13 training, titled “Mastering Photoshop Elements Made Easy v.13.”

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Add an Image to a Webpage in HTML5- Tutorial

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Add an Image to a Webpage in HTML5: Overview

            Images are a terrific way to add interest to your webpage and come in different forms such as photographs and graphics. There are many different file types used for images in webpages, the most common being JPEG, GIF and PNG. It is important to understand the different file types and how browsers display them.

            GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is most commonly used for simple, less-detailed images, such as graphics, logos, etc. GIF supports 256 colors and is primarily used when your image has only a few colors and basic lines and shapes. GIF is also used to display short, simple animations. JPEG or JPG for short (Joint Photographic Experts Group) supports literally millions of colors (called 24 bit) and is the format used when the image is complex, such as photographs and other detail-rich images. PNG (Portable Network Graphics) combines the 24-bit support of JPG with advanced compression capabilities.

            After quality, probably the most important consideration when inserting images into your webpage is download time. When a user visits your webpage, their browser actually downloads the images so they can be viewed. The more images there are and the larger the file sizes, the slower the page downloads. You will need to consider both the number of images in your webpage as well as the individual image sizes. It is generally considered best practice to keep individual image sizes at 100K and below. Your pages load time is also dependent on the user’s connection speed. There are many different image and graphics editing programs on the market today to help edit your images. Corel PaintShop Pro and Adobe Photoshop Elements are two of the most popular and strongly recommended. They will allow you to optimize your images before you insert them into your HTML code. With the image-editing program of your choice, you should crop the image to remove any extraneous parts, which helps reduce the file size. These programs will allow you to adjust the resolution of the image (the higher the resolution, the higher the file size and download time) and compression of the file size while you monitor quality.

            To add an image to your webpage, use the <img> tag and specify the file name with the SRC (source) attribute. The value is the name of the image, including the file extension. If the image is hosted on a different server, you must list the full path of the image. For example, “http://www.teachucomp.com/images/sunset.jpg”.

Add an Image to a Webpage in HTML5- Tutorial: A picture of an image shown within an HTML5 webpage.

Add an Image to a Webpage in HTML5- Tutorial: A picture of an image shown within an HTML5 webpage.

Add an Image to a Webpage in HTML5: HTML5 Tag and Syntax Example

Start Tag: <img>
End Tag: None
Attributes: src=
Example: <img src=“sunset.jpg”>
Result: Places the image “sunset.jpg” in the desired location on the webpage.

Add an Image to a Webpage in HTML5: Video Lesson

            The following video lessons, titled “Introduction to Images for Webpages” and “Adding Images to Webpages,” show you how to add an image to a webpage in HTML5. This video n how to add an image to a webpage in HTML5 is from our complete HTML5 and CSS3 training, titled “Mastering HTML5 and CSS3 Made Easy v.1.0.”

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Insert a Picture Placeholder in Publisher 2013 – Tutorial

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Insert a Picture Placeholder in Publisher 2013: Overview

            You can insert a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013 into a publication page. When you insert a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013, you allocate space in a page for a picture you can insert later. To insert a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013, click the “Picture Placeholder” button in the “Illustrations” button group on the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon. A picture placeholder will automatically be inserted into your page. You can then move and resize the placeholder, as desired.

            Later, when you want to insert a picture into the placeholder, click the “Insert Picture” button that appears in the middle of the picture placeholder to open the “Insert Pictures” window. You can then select a picture to insert from your computer or from the available online resources to insert the selected picture into your picture placeholder.

            You can also insert any picture shown within the scratch area of your publication into a picture placeholder. To do this, click the icon of the mountain that is shown within the middle of the picture you want to insert within the scratch area and drag the picture onto the picture placeholder in the page. When the border of the picture placeholder turns pink, you can release the mouse button to insert the selected image from the scratch area into the picture placeholder. You can also use this same technique to switch pictures within the scratch area with other pictures that appear in the page.

Insert a Picture Placeholder in Publisher 2013 - Tutorial: A picture of a user adding a picture from the scratch area to a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013.

Insert a Picture Placeholder in Publisher 2013 – Tutorial: A picture of a user adding a picture from the scratch area to a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013.

Insert a Picture Placeholder in Publisher 2013: Instructions

  1. To insert a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013, click the “Picture Placeholder” button in the “Illustrations” button group on the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon.
  2. A picture placeholder will automatically be inserted into your page.
  3. You can then move and resize the placeholder, as desired.
  4. To insert a picture into the placeholder, click the “Insert Picture” button that appears in the middle of the picture placeholder to open the “Insert Pictures” window.
  5. Select a picture to insert from your computer or from the available online resources to insert the selected picture into your picture placeholder.
  6. To insert any picture shown within the scratch area of your publication into a picture placeholder, click the icon of the mountain that is shown within the middle of the picture you want to insert within the scratch area and drag the picture onto the picture placeholder in the page.
  7. When the border of the picture placeholder turns pink, release the mouse button to insert the selected image from the scratch area into the picture placeholder.

Insert a Picture Placeholder in Publisher 2013: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Inserting Picture Placeholders- 2013 Only,” shows you how to insert a picture placeholder in Publisher 2013. This video lesson is from our complete Publisher training, titled “Mastering Publisher Made Easy v.2013-2010.”

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Select and Copy Text and Graphics in Acrobat – Tutorial

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Select and Copy Text and Graphics in Acrobat: Overview

            You can easily select and copy text and graphics in Acrobat, which you can then paste into other software applications or use to create other PDF files. When you first open a PDF, notice that the Selection tool is Acrobat’s default tool and that it is already selected and active. The Selection tool can be found just to the left of the Hand tool in the Common Tools toolbar.

            You can use the Selection tool to select either images or text. When you hover the Selection tool over text, the tool becomes an I-beam selector and you can click and drag to select the text you want to copy. The Selection tool highlights the text to show exactly what was selected. To copy this text, select “Edit| Copy” from the Menu Bar. Once copied, this text can be pasted into another software application, like Microsoft Word for example.

Select and Copy Text and Graphics in Acrobat – Tutorial: A picture of a user copying selected text within a PDF in Acrobat XI Pro.

Select and Copy Text and Graphics in Acrobat – Tutorial: A picture of a user copying selected text within a PDF in Acrobat XI Pro.

            When selecting images using Acrobat’s selection tool, you have two choices. With the Selection tool active, you can click an image to select the whole image. Acrobat will highlight the image to show it is selected, and you can copy and paste the image into another application just like you did with text. If you only want to select a portion of the image in your PDF instead, then click and drag across the image using the Selection tool to choose the portion of the image you want to copy. Then release the mouse button. To de-select a selection, click once into the blank, or empty, area in the PDF.

Select and Copy Text and Graphics in Acrobat: Instructions

  1. To select and copy text and graphics in Acrobat, ensure the Selection tool within the Common Tools toolbar is selected.
  2. To select text, hover the Selection tool over the text until the tool becomes an I-beam selector.
  3. Click and drag to select the text to copy.
  4. To copy selected text, select “Edit| Copy” from the Menu Bar.
  5. To select an entire image, click the image to select the whole image.
  6. To select a portion of an image, click and drag across the image using the Selection tool to choose the portion of the image you want to copy.
  7. Release the mouse button.
  8. To copy selected graphics, select “Edit| Copy” from the Menu Bar.
  9. To de-select a selection, click once into the blank, or empty, area in the PDF.

Select and Copy Text and Graphics in Acrobat: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Selecting and Copying Text and Graphics,” shows you how to select and copy text and graphics in Acrobat XI Pro. This video lesson is from our complete Acrobat XI Pro training, titled “Mastering Acrobat Made Easy V.XI Pro.”

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Rename Photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13 – Tutorial

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Rename Photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13: Overview

            You can rename photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13. An important part of organizing your media files is giving the files names that allow you to easily locate them when needed. You should rename files to give them a unique name that easily shows their content and also works with your personal file organization structures.

            Many users rename photos to add descriptive data, such as the place or date of the photo, to the name of the photo file. While you can add more descriptive information using tags and keywords, the actual file name itself is also an invaluable organizational tool. The file name lets you easily find and organize your photos both in Photoshop Elements and within your operating system.

            To rename photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13, select the media file to rename within the Organizer window and then select “File| Rename…” from the Menu Bar. Type the new name of the file into the “New Name” field within the “Rename” dialog box and then click the “OK” button.

Rename Photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13 - Tutorial: A picture of a user renaming a photo in Photoshop Elements 13.

Rename Photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13 – Tutorial: A picture of a user renaming a photo in Photoshop Elements 13.

Rename Photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13: Instructions

  1. To rename photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13, select the media file to rename within the Organizer window and then select “File| Rename…” from the Menu Bar.
  2. Type the new name of the file into the “New Name” field within the “Rename” dialog box and then click the “OK” button.

Rename Photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Renaming Images,” shows you how to rename photos in the Organizer in Photoshop Elements 13. This video lesson is from our complete Photoshop Elements 13 training, titled “Mastering Photoshop Elements Made Easy v.13.”

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Add an Image from a URL in WordPress – Tutorial

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Add an Image from a URL in WordPress: Overview

            To add an image from a URL in WordPress to a post or page, click into the post or page where you want the image to appear. Next, click the “Add Media” button to open the “Insert Media” dialog box. On the left side of the dialog box, click the “Insert from URL” link.

Add an Image from a URL in WordPress - Tutorial: A picture of a user inserting an image into a page using the "Insert from URL" feature in WordPress.

Add an Image from a URL in WordPress – Tutorial: A picture of a user inserting an image into a page using the “Insert from URL” feature in WordPress.

            Input the URL address for the image into the top text box where the “http:” text is shown. Use the text boxes that then appear below the image to add a caption and alt text. Choose how to align the image, and to where the image links, by clicking the desired button choices. Click the “Insert into post” button in the lower-right corner of the “Insert from URL” dialog box. Note that images added from a URL cannot be set as a featured image.

Add an Image from a URL in WordPress: Instructions

  1. To add an image from a URL to a post or page in WordPress, click into the post or page where you would like the image to appear.
  2. Click the “Add Media” button to open the “Insert Media” dialog box.
  3. Click the “Insert from URL” link at the left side of the dialog box.
  4. Input the URL address for the image into the top text box where the “http:” text is shown.
  5. Use the text boxes that then appear below the image to add a caption and alt text.
  6. Choose how to align the image, and to where the image links, by clicking the desired button choices.
  7. Click the “Insert into post” button in the lower-right corner of the “Insert from URL” dialog box.

Add an Image from a URL in WordPress: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Adding Images from a URL,” shows you how to add an image from a URL in WordPress. This video lesson is from our complete WordPress training, titled “Mastering WordPress Made Easy v.4.0.”

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Set a Picture as a Background in OneNote – Tutorial

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Set a Picture as a Background in OneNote: Overview

            You can set a picture as a background in OneNote to add more visual interest to a page. The image then becomes part of the page and is not editable, similar to some images in the background of some page templates.

            To set a picture as a background in a selected page, click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon and then the “Pictures” button in the “Images” group. In the “Insert Picture” dialog box, navigate to the desired picture’s location, click to select it and then click the “Insert” button. At this point, you can still re-size the image and move it on the page just like any other image you insert, if you wish. Once the image is the desired size and in the location of your choosing, right click on the image and then left-click on “Set Picture as Background” from the menu that appears.

Set a Picture as a Background in OneNote - Tutorial: A picture of a user setting a background image in a page in OneNote 2016.

Set a Picture as a Background in OneNote – Tutorial: A picture of a user setting a background image in a page in OneNote 2016.

            If you want to edit or remove an image from the background, right-click on the background image to reveal the same menu. This time, there will be a checkmark next to the “Set Picture as Background” command, indicating its current status. Click to de-select the command and remove the image from the background. Now that the image is moved to the foreground, you can edit, move and delete it.

Set a Picture as a Background in OneNote: Instructions

  1. To set a picture as a background in a selected page, click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon and then the “Picture” button in the “Images” group.
  2. In the “Insert Picture” dialog box, navigate to the desired picture’s location, click to select it and then click the “Insert” button.
  3. Click to select the image and resize the image, as needed, using the resizing handles.
  4. Once the image is the desired size and in the location of your choosing, right click the image and then left-click on “Set Picture as Background” from the menu that appears.
  5. To edit or remove an image from the background, right-click on the background image to reveal the same menu.
  6. This time, there will be a checkmark next to the “Set Picture as Background” command, indicating its current status.
  7. Click to de-select the command and remove the image from the background.

Set a Picture as a Background in OneNote: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Adding a Background Graphic,” shows you how to set a picture as a background in OneNote. This video lesson is from our complete OneNote 2016 training, titled “Mastering OneNote Made Easy v.2016-2013.”

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The Scratch Area in Publisher – Tutorial

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The Scratch Area in Publisher: Overview

            The scratch area in Publisher is the space surrounding your publication. You use the scratch area in Publisher to store pictures or shapes. If you insert multiple pictures at the same time when using either the “Insert Picture” dialog box or the “Insert Pictures” window, then Publisher adds the selected pictures into a column within the scratch area to the right of your publication page.

            Click and drag the pictures from the scratch area in Publisher into your publication pages. Likewise, you can click and drag a picture off of a publication page and drop it into the scratch area. To swap pictures that appear in the scratch area in Publisher with pictures in the publication pages, select the picture and click the icon of the mountain shown within the middle of the picture in the scratch area. Then drag it onto a picture within a publication page. When the border of the picture in the page turns pink, release the mouse button. Doing this then swaps the image from the scratch area with the existing picture.

            You can also set a picture as the background of a publication page. To do this, right-click a picture within the scratch area of publication page. Then roll over the “Apply to Background” command in the popup menu that appears. Then, in the side menu that appears, choose the command that corresponds to the type of background fill you want. To fill the entire background of the page with the selected image, choose “Fill” from the side menu that appears. To tile the image across the background, click the “Tile” command, instead.

The Scratch Area in Publisher - Tutorial: A picture of a user setting a picture in the scratch area in Publisher as the page background.

The Scratch Area in Publisher – Tutorial: A picture of a user setting a picture in the scratch area in Publisher as the page background.

The Scratch Area in Publisher: Instructions

  1. The scratch area in Publisher is the space surrounding your publication.
  2. If you insert multiple pictures at the same time when using either the “Insert Picture” dialog box or the “Insert Pictures” window, then Publisher adds the selected pictures into a column within the scratch area to the right of your publication page.
  3. To insert pictures from the scratch area into your publication, click and drag the picture onto the publication page.
  4. To move a picture from your publication to the scratch area, click and drag a picture off of a publication page.
  5. Then drop it into the scratch area in Publisher.
  6. To swap pictures within the scratch area in Publisher with pictures in the publication pages, click the “mountain” icon shown in the middle of a picture in the scratch area in Publisher.
  7. Then drag it onto a picture within a publication page.
  8. When the border of the picture in the page turns pink, release the mouse button to swap the images.
  9. To set a picture as the background of a publication page, right-click a picture within the scratch area of publication page.
  10. Then roll over the “Apply to Background” command in the popup menu that appears.
  11. To fill the entire background of the page with the selected image, choose “Fill” from the side menu that appears.
  12. To tile the image across the background, click the “Tile” command.

The Scratch Area in Publisher: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Using the Scratch Area,” shows how to use the scratch area in Publisher. This video lesson is from our complete Publisher training, titled “Mastering Publisher Made Easy v.2016-2013.”

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Create a Custom Page Background in Publisher – Tutorial

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Create a Custom Page Background in Publisher: Overview

            You can create a custom page background in Publisher using the “Fill Effect” formatting also applied to shapes and pictures. To display the available default page background choices, click the “Page Design” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Background” button in the “Page Background” button group. You can then click any of the choices in the dropdown list to apply it to your currently selected page. To remove the currently applied page background, choose the “No Background” choice from this dropdown menu.

            To create a custom page background in Publisher, select the “More Backgrounds…” command from the dropdown menu. Doing this then opens the “Fill” category within the “Format Background” task pane. You can use this to create a custom page background in Publisher.

Create a Custom Page Background in Publisher - Tutorial: A picture of the “Fill” category in the “Format Background” task pane in Publisher 2016.

Create a Custom Page Background in Publisher – Tutorial: A picture of the “Fill” category in the “Format Background” task pane in Publisher 2016.

            To create a custom page background in Publisher that is a solid color, select the “Solid fill” option button. Then use the “Color” dropdown to select the desired color to apply. You can then use the “Transparency” slider to set the level of color transparency to apply. To select a specific color not available in the “Color” button’s dropdown palette of choices, select either the “More Colors…” command to open the “Colors” dialog box or select the “Tints…” command to open the “Tints” dialog box. If you open the “Colors” dialog box, you can then select any color you want from the tabs shown. Then click the “OK” button to apply it. If you open the “Tints” dialog box, select a color and tint to apply and then click the “OK” button.

            To create a custom page background in Publisher that is a gradient, click the “Gradient fill” option button in the “Format Background” task pane. Choose one of the preset gradients by making a selection from the “Preset gradients” dropdown. To make a custom gradient, use the buttons and sliders shown to customize the gradient. Use the “Type” dropdown to select the type of gradient to use. “Linear” and “Path” are the two types of gradients available. A “Linear” gradient changes colors from one side to another across a straight line. A “Path” gradient changes colors along the path of a line that you draw.

            If you select “Linear,” choose the specific variation to use from the “Direction” dropdown. To change the angle at which the gradient changes colors, enter the angle, in degrees, into the “Angle” spinner box.

            The “Gradient stops” section lets you set the number and appearance of changing points in the gradient’s color scheme. A gradient must have at least two gradient stops. For example, a black to white linear gradient has at least two gradient stops. You can have more, if desired.

            In the “Gradient stops” section, click the gradient stop whose properties you want to set. You can click and drag a gradient stop to change its position within the gradient. Alternatively, you can also enter its position, as a percentage, into the “Position” spinner box. Then use the “Color” dropdown to set the color you want the gradient to be at the selected point. You can then use the “Transparency” slider to set the transparency level of the color.

            To add more gradient stops, click into the gradient line where you wish to place the new gradient stop. Alternatively, you can also click the “Add gradient stop” button to the right of the gradient. To remove a gradient stop, select the gradient stop to delete and then click the “Remove gradient stop” button.

            You can also create a custom page background in Publisher that is a picture or texture. Textures are simply preset images included in Publisher. To do this, choose the “Picture or texture fill” option button back at the top of the task pane in the “Fill” category options.

            If you want to apply a preset texture, select a choice from the “Texture” dropdown. To use a picture from your computer, click the “File…” button to open the “Insert Picture” dialog box. Then use the dialog box to select the picture from your computer to insert. Alternatively, you can also copy an image and click the “Clipboard” button to paste it into the page background. To insert an online picture into the background, click the “Online…” button. Then use the “Insert Pictures” window to search for online pictures to insert into the page background.

            You can set the transparency of the background image by using the “Transparency” slider. To tile, or repeat, the background image, check the “Tile picture as texture” check box. Then, in the “Tiling options” section, set the “Offset X” and “Offset Y” options to set the amount of horizontal and vertical offset to apply to the tiled background image. Use the “Scale X” and “Scale Y” spinner boxes to set the percentage of the image to display in the tiled background. Then use the “Alignment” dropdown to set the alignment of the background image within the page. Then you can use the “Mirror type” dropdown to select the type of reflection to apply to the tiled images.

            If you de-select the “Tile picture as texture” checkbox, you will instead see offset options for the image appear. Use the “Offset left”, “Offset right”, “Offset top”, and “Offset bottom” spinner boxes to input the percentage by which the image should be offset from the selected side.

            You can also create a custom page background in Publisher that is a pattern. To do this, choose the “Pattern fill” option from the top of the “Fill” options section. Then select a desired pattern to use as the fill from the choices shown in the “Pattern” section. Then use the “Foreground color” and “Background color” dropdowns to set the desired foreground and background colors to use for the selected fill pattern.

            When you have finished setting the page background, click the “OK” button within the “Format Background” task pane to apply it.

Create a Custom Page Background in Publisher: Instructions

  1. To display a dropdown menu of default page background choices, click the “Page Design” tab within the Ribbon.
  2. Then click the “Background” button in the “Page Background” button group.
  3. Click any of these choices to apply it to your currently selected page as a background.
  4. To remove the currently applied page background, click the “No Background” choice in this dropdown menu.
  5. To create a custom page background in Publisher, the “Page Design” tab in the Ribbon.
  6. Then click the “Background” button in the “Page Background” button group.
  7. Then select the “More Backgrounds…” command to display the “Fill” category within the “Format Background” task pane.
  8. To create a custom page background in Publisher that is a solid color, select the “Solid fill” option button.
  9. To select the color to apply, use the “Color” dropdown in the “Fill” section of the “Format Background” task pane.
  10. If you want to set the color transparency, use the “Transparency” slider in the “Fill” section of the “Format Background” task pane.
  11. To select a custom color, select either the “More Colors…” command from the “Color” button’s dropdown to open the “Colors” dialog box or select the “Tints…” command to open the “Tints” dialog box.
  12. If you open the “Colors” dialog box, select any color from the tabs within in the “Colors” dialog box.
  13. Then click the “OK” button to apply it.
  14. If you open the “Tints” dialog box, select a color and tint to apply.
  15. Then click the “OK” button to apply it.
  16. To create a custom page background in Publisher that is a gradient, click the “Gradient fill” option button.
  17. Choose one of the preset gradients by making a selection from the “Preset gradients” dropdown.
  18. To make a custom gradient, use the “Type” dropdown to select the type of gradient.
  19. If you select “Linear,” choose the specific variation from the “Direction” dropdown.
  20. To change the angle at which the gradient changes colors, enter the angle, in degrees, into the “Angle” spinner box.
  21. In the “Gradient stops” section, click the gradient stop whose properties you wish to set.
  22. To change its position in the gradient, click and drag the gradient stop.
  23. Alternatively, enter its position, as a percentage, into the “Position” spinner box.
  24. To set the color of the selected gradient stop, use the “Color” dropdown.
  25. Then use the “Transparency” slider to set the color transparency level.
  26. To add more gradient stops, click into the gradient line where you want to place the new gradient stop.
  27. Alternatively, you can also click the “Add gradient stop” button to the right of the gradient.
  28. To remove a gradient stop, select the gradient stop to delete and then click the “Remove gradient stop” button.
  29. To create a custom page background in Publisher that is a texture or picture, choose the “Picture or texture fill” option button in the “Format Background” task pane.
  30. If you want to apply a preset texture, select a choice from the “Texture” dropdown.
  31. To use a picture from your computer, click the “File…” button to open the “Insert Picture” dialog box.
  32. Use this dialog box to select the image file from your computer.
  33. To use a copied image, copy the image to use.
  34. Then click the “Clipboard” button in the “Picture or texture fill” menu to paste the copied picture into the background.
  35. To insert an online picture into the background, click the “Online…” button to open the “Insert Pictures” window.
  36. Use this window to search for online pictures to insert into the background.
  37. You can set the picture transparency by using the “Transparency” slider.
  38. To tile, or repeat, the background image, check the “Tile picture as texture” check box.
  39. To set the amount of horizontal and vertical offset to apply to the tiled background image, set the “Offset X” and “Offset Y” options in the “Tiling options” section.
  40. If you want to set the percentage of the image to display in the tiled background, use the “Scale X” and “Scale Y” spinner boxes.
  41. To set the alignment of the background image within the page, use the “Alignment” dropdown.
  42. To select the type of reflection to apply to the tiled images in the background, use the “Mirror type” dropdown.
  43. If you de-select the “Tile picture as texture” checkbox, you will instead see offset options for the image appear.
  44. To input the percentage by which the image should be offset from the selected side, use the “Offset left”, “Offset right”, “Offset top”, and “Offset bottom” spinner boxes.
  45. To create a custom page background in Publisher that is a pattern, choose the “Pattern fill” option from the top of the “Fill” options section.
  46. Select the pattern to use from the choices shown in the “Pattern” section.
  47. To set the pattern’s foreground and background colors, use the “Foreground color” and “Background color” dropdowns.
  48. To apply the custom page background, click the “OK” button within the “Format Background” task pane.

Create a Custom Page Background in Publisher: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Customizing Page Backgrounds,” shows how to create a custom page background in Publisher. This lesson is from our complete Publisher training, titled “Mastering Publisher Made Easy v.2016-2013.”

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Blur or Sharpen Images in Photoshop Elements- Instructions

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Blur or Sharpen Images in Photoshop Elements: Overview

            This lesson shows you how to blur or sharpen images in Photoshop Elements. The Blur Tool lets you soften hard edges and reduce fine detail in an image. The Blur Tool shares the same location as the Smudge Tool in the Toolbox within Photoshop Elements. Contrary to that, the Sharpen Tool increases edge clarity and detail visibility in an image.

            To blur or sharpen images in Photoshop Elements, select the tool to use from the Toolbox and Tool Options Bar. Then set the brush options. You can set the blending mode, brush, size and strength from the drop-downs and sliders available.

            Checking the “Sample All Layers” checkbox blurs or sharpens the pixel data using the combined data from all layers. If unchecked, it only uses data from the currently selected layer. Finally, click and drag over the area in the image you want to blur or sharpen.

Blur or Sharpen Images in Photoshop Elements: A picture of the Blur Tool being used in Photoshop Elements.

Blur or Sharpen Images in Photoshop Elements: A picture of the Blur Tool being used in Photoshop Elements.

Blur or Sharpen Images in Photoshop Elements: Instructions

  1. To blur or sharpen images in Photoshop Elements, select either the Blur Tool or the Sharpen Tool from the Toolbox and Tool Options Bar.
  2. Then set the brush options, as desired, in the Tool Options Bar. You can set the blending mode, brush, size and strength from the drop-downs and sliders available.
  3. To blur or sharpen pixel data using the combined data from all layers, check the “Sample All Layers” checkbox. If unchecked, it only uses data from the currently selected layer.
  4. Finally, click and drag over the area in the image you want to blur or sharpen.

Blur or Sharpen Images in Photoshop Elements: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Blurring and Sharpening Images,” shows you how to blur or sharpen images in Photoshop Elements. This lesson is from our complete Photoshop Elements 15 training titled “Mastering Photoshop Elements Made Easy v.15.”

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Guided Edit Mode in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

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Guided Edit Mode in Photoshop Elements: Overview

            Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements lets you make basic choices and have the program do the work for you. To use Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements, click “Guided” in the Shortcuts Bar.

            Within Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements, select the image to use. You can choose the photo by making a choice from the “Photo Bin” below the work area. Then use the dropdown above the Photo Bin to choose where to look for photos. After deciding which pictures appear in the Photo Bin, then click a picture to select it from the Photo Bin. Then choose one of the six categories listed below the Shortcuts Bar to start editing your image.

            The categories for Guided Edit mode appear directly below the Shortcut Bar.  The “Basics” lets you make basic adjustments to your image. This includes the “Brightness and Contrast” and “Sharpen” functions, for example. The “Color” category lets you make changes to the color of your image. For example, this includes the “Remove a Color Cast” function. Choosing “Black & White” lets you make all or some of the photo black and white. This category contains the “B&W Color Pop” function, for example.

Guided Edit Mode in Photoshop Elements - Instructions: A picture of a user within Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements.

Guided Edit Mode in Photoshop Elements – Instructions: A picture of a user within Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements.

            The “Fun Edits” adds interest to photos using effects like “Puzzle Effect,” which turns an image into a jigsaw puzzle. The “Special Edits” category contains artistic effects, like “Orton Effect,” and “Restore Old Photo,” which is a repair function. The “Photomerge” choice in the category list lets you merge different photos together to create a new image. Each category contains at least four different functions that let you change the selected image.

            All the functions in Guided Edit mode let you make simple choices from a list of options. You will then be “guided” through the process of making the changes to your selected image. A panel opens at the right side of the application window that walks you through the photo editing process.

            Simply follow the instructions listed in the pane to complete the guided editing process. Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements lets you to create professional-looking photos without professional photo-editing skills.

Guided Edit Mode in Photoshop Elements: Instructions

  1. To use Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements, click “Guided” in the Shortcuts Bar.
  2. Select the image to use and then choose from one of the six categories listed below the Shortcuts Bar.
  3. After selecting the category, choose a function to perform on your image.
  4. Then follow the instructions in the pane that appears to edit your image.

Guided Edit Mode in Photoshop Elements: Video Lesson

            The following video lesson, titled “Guided Edit Mode,” shows how to use Guided Edit mode in Photoshop Elements. This lesson is from our complete Photoshop Elements tutorial, titled “Mastering Photoshop Elements Made Easy v.15.”

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