Tutorials
Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorials
Editing a Graphic
In order to edit a graphic image, it must first be selected. To select the click on it once with
the mouse. Several selector handles will appear around the graphic. You can click
and drag these handles to resize the image. The handles on the corners
will resize proportionally while the handles on the straight lines
will stretch the image.
More picture effects can be changed using
the Picture toolbar.
- Insert Picture - Opens the Insert Picture dialog box so that you can insert a graphics file.
- Image Control - Provides options for changing the color and intensity of the selected graphic.
- Contrast - Increases or decreases the contrast among the colors of a selected graphic.
- Brightness - Increases or decreases the brightness of a selected graphic.
- Crop - Allows you to "cut away" part of a selected graphic.
- Line Style - Provides choices of lines as border of selected graphic.
- Format Object - Opens the Format Object dialog box which provides additional formatting options.
- Text Wrapping - Offers options for controlling how text wraps to selected graphic.
- Set Transparent Color - Enables you to make one color of a selected graphic transparent.
- Reset Picture - Returns selected graphic to its original condition.
- Recolor Picture - Available in PowerPoint only, this button takes the place of the Text Wrapping button and lets you change the colors of a graphic.
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