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Editing Photos:

 * 1) Starting in the Organizer, select a photo or numerous photos that you want to edit.
 * 2) Press the edit button.
 * 3) Go to quick fix is for minor, simple editing, like cropping and rotating.
 * 4) Go to full edit is for advanced editing options.


 * Q[[image:quickfixtoolbar.jpg width="89" height="284" align="right"]]uick Fix: **
 * 1) To rotate press the arrow buttons. Once it is rotated, go to file, save as, and save in correct folder.
 * 2) To crop, press the crop button. Select the area you want to keep. Press the check mark.
 * 3) To the right of the screen, you have various options for changing lighting and color levels. Once you have changed the levels, click the check mark to keep the adjustment.


 * Full Edit: **

**Tool Bar:**
 * 1) Move tool: Allows you to drag different layers to different locations on the canvas.
 * 2) Zoom tool: Allows you to magnify the photo. To zoom in, left click on the photo. To zoom out, hold down the Alt button, and left click.
 * 3) Eye drop tool: Takes a sample of a color and places in into the color select.
 * 4) Marquee Tool: Selects an area (either rectangle or circle) to be edited.
 * 5) Lasso/Magnet Lasso/Polygonal Lasso tool: Allows you to select a specific object by tracing around the object. Note: If you want to change only the background, not the object, go to Select, select inverse. Note: Your ending location must connect to your beginning location.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Magic Wand Tool: Selects an area with similar color.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Horizontal Type Tool: Adds text to the photo.
 * 8) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Crop Tool: Crops out unwanted areas of the photo.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Straighten Tool: Aligns the photo horizontally.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Redeye Removal Tool: Removes the red eye from photographs.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Clone Stamp Tool: Copies an area of the photo and paints in another, selected area of the photo.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Eraser Tool: Erases unwanted areas of the photo.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Paint Brush Tool: Paints on the photo.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Paint Bucket Tool: Fills a selected area with paint.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Gradient Tool: Adds faded colors to the background or to a selected area.
 * 16) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Shape Tool: Draws various shapes. [[image:shapetool.png]]
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Blur Tool: Blurs at area.
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Smudge Tool: Smudges areas (more drastic than the blur tool). [[image:blursmudgesharpen.png caption="Blur, Sharpen, Smudge Tools"]]
 * 19) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Sharpen Tool: Sharpens areas.
 * 20) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Burn Tool: Makes an area darker.
 * 21) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dodge Tool: Makes an area lighter.
 * 22) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Sponge Tool: Changes the saturation of whatever is sponged. [[image:burn,dodge,sponge.png caption="Sponge, Dodge, Burn tools"]]
 * 23) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Foreground/background color: Shows which color is selected for foreground and background.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Changing Hue<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, Saturation, and Lightness: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To change the hue, saturation and lightness, go to Enhance, Adjust Color, Adjust Hue/Saturation.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Slide the buttons to change the hue, saturation, and lightness.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Changing Brightness, Contrast, and Shadows: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To change the brightness, contrast, and shadows, go to Enhance, Adjust Lighting.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Choose Brightness/Contrast to change the brightness and contrast.[[image:brightness.png width="273" height="126" align="right"]]
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Choose Shadows/Highlight to change the shadows.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Slide the buttons to change the brightness and contrast levels.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">How to Convert a Color Photo to Black and White: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Go to Enhance, Convert to Black and White.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A screen will appear giving several options. Choose the one you like the best.