the greeting card I'm working on is
almost done I've typed up everything I
want to include on the front and on the
inside
the only thing missing pictures adding
pictures to your publication is a great
way to make it more effective and more
visually appealing it all starts with
the insert tab in this example I already
know which picture I want to use here
it's a photo that I have saved to my
computer that means we can click the
picture command navigate to where it's
being kept then click the button to
insert it there are lots of things you
can do to enhance your pictures in
publisher first I'm going to make this
one a little smaller using the sizing
handles here or in the corners all you
have to do is click and drag then we'll
move the photo roughly into place again
by clicking and dragging your mouse now
we can start formatting the picture so
it fits the style of the card for that
you'll find everything you need on the
picture tools format tab which appears
anytime you have a picture selected one
of the quickest ways to enhance your
publication is to apply a picture style
this works especially well with photos
as you can see from the preview there
are several different shapes and styles
to choose from each one gives your
picture a different look next we're
going to crop the photo to eliminate
some of this negative space on the right
just click the crop command then click
and drag the cropping handles until
you're satisfied with the result
this can be done with any type of
picture whether it's formatted like this
one or not at all
now I'm going to reposition my picture
one last time before we add a caption to
it this feature is popular in
publications like brochures with product
descriptions and newsletter articles I'm
looking for something very simple that I
can Center right below the photo there
that looks nice
now we can turn our attention to the
inside of the card will also go back to
the insert tab I don't have an image for
this part of my publication but I'll bet
we can find something in clipart
publishers clip art gallery is full of
pictures graphics and other media that
you can search using keywords just enter
your search term in the box then click
go let's see this one looks good
to add it to my publication I'm going to
click the thumbnail then close this
window so we can take a good look see
what happened to the text when I
inserted the picture this can happen
anytime you have an object positioned
near a text box to fix that we'll need
to change the pictures text wrap
settings just make sure it's selected
then go back to the format tab
now click wrap text and this time we'll
choose none
finally one of the most basic edits you
can make to a picture is modifying its
brightness or contrast here in the
adjust group although these tools are
separated into two different commands I
find they work best when you use them
together here's how it works
click brightness to increase or decrease
how dark the picture is will increase
this one by just 10% click contrast to
either increase or decrease the contrast
you can also change the color of the
picture to better fit your publication
just click recolor then choose from
black and white sabia tone or one of the
options that incorporates your color
scheme on second thought I'm happy with
mine the way it is
if you ever change your mind about any
of the formatting choices you've made
whether it's the color or the picture
style you can always change back to the
original using the reset picture command
but like I said I'm happy with what
we've put together I think the right
imagery can really help you communicate
your message whether you choose to use
clipart other graphics or your own
photos publisher gives you so many
options
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