WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:11.420 --> 00:00:15.750 The greeting card I'm working on is almost done. I've typed up everything I want to include 00:00:15.750 --> 00:00:20.340 on the front, and on the inside. The only thing missing? Pictures! 00:00:20.340 --> 00:00:24.820 Adding pictures to your publication is a great way to make it more effective and more visually 00:00:24.820 --> 00:00:28.070 appealing. It all starts with the Insert tab. 00:00:28.070 --> 00:00:31.990 In this example, I already know which picture I want to use here. It's a photo that I have 00:00:31.990 --> 00:00:37.010 saved to my computer. That means we can click the Picture command, navigate to where it's 00:00:37.010 --> 00:00:41.739 being kept, then click the button to insertit. 00:00:41.739 --> 00:00:45.769 There are lots of things you can do to enhance your pictures in Publisher. First, I'm going 00:00:45.769 --> 00:00:50.850 to make this one a little smaller using the sizing handles here, or in the corners - all 00:00:50.850 --> 00:00:56.739 you have to do is click and drag. Then we'll move the photo roughly into place - again, 00:00:56.739 --> 00:00:59.049 by clicking and dragging your mouse. 00:00:59.049 --> 00:01:03.260 Now we can start formatting the picture so it fits the style of the card. For that, you'll 00:01:03.260 --> 00:01:07.570 find everything you need on the Picture Tools Format tab, which appears any time you have 00:01:07.570 --> 00:01:09.440 a picture selected. 00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:14.479 One of the quickest ways to enhance your publication is to apply a picture style. This works especially 00:01:14.479 --> 00:01:18.930 well with photos. As you can see from the preview, there are several different shapes 00:01:18.930 --> 00:01:23.210 and styles to choose from. Each one gives your picture a different look. 00:01:23.210 --> 00:01:28.979 Next, we're going to crop the photo to eliminate some of this negative space on the right. 00:01:28.979 --> 00:01:34.429 Just click the Crop command, then click and drag the cropping handles until you're satisfied 00:01:34.429 --> 00:01:38.570 with the result. This can be done with any type of picture, whether it's formatted like 00:01:38.570 --> 00:01:40.979 this one, or not at all. 00:01:40.979 --> 00:01:47.200 Now I'm going to reposition my picture one last time before we add a caption to it. 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:51.549 This feature is popular in publications like brochures with product descriptions, and newsletter 00:01:51.549 --> 00:01:58.549 articles. I'm looking for something very simple that I can center right below the photo. There 00:02:01.140 --> 00:02:03.929 - that looks nice. 00:02:03.929 --> 00:02:08.929 Now we can turn our attention to the inside of the card. We'll also go back to the Insert 00:02:08.929 --> 00:02:14.319 tab. I don't have an image for this part of my publication, but I'll bet we can find something 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:19.319 in clip art. Publisher's clip art gallery is full of pictures, graphics, and other media 00:02:19.319 --> 00:02:26.319 that you can search using keywords. Just enter your search term in the box, then click Go. 00:02:27.780 --> 00:02:34.780 Let's see. This one looks good. To add it to my publication, I'm going to click the 00:02:34.870 --> 00:02:39.849 thumbnail then close this window so we can take a good look. 00:02:39.849 --> 00:02:43.970 See what happened to the text when I inserted the picture? This can happen any time you 00:02:43.970 --> 00:02:49.170 have an object positioned near a text box. To fix that, we'll need to change the picture's 00:02:49.170 --> 00:02:55.849 text wrap settings. Just make sure it's selected, then go back to the Format tab. Now click 00:02:55.849 --> 00:03:00.530 Wrap Text, and this, we'll choose None. 00:03:00.530 --> 00:03:06.330 Finally, one of the most basic edits you can make to a picture is modifying its brightness 00:03:06.330 --> 00:03:11.110 or contrast, here in the Adjust group. Although these tools are separated into two different 00:03:11.110 --> 00:03:16.180 commands, I find they work best when you use them together. Here's how it works. 00:03:16.180 --> 00:03:21.110 Click Brightness to increase or decrease how dark the picture is. We'll increase this one 00:03:21.110 --> 00:03:24.370 by just 10%. 00:03:24.370 --> 00:03:30.760 Click Contrast to either increase or decrease the contrast. 00:03:30.760 --> 00:03:35.260 You can also change the color of the picture to better fit your publication. Just click 00:03:35.260 --> 00:03:41.709 Recolor, then choose from black & white, sepia tone, or one of the options that incorporates 00:03:41.709 --> 00:03:47.579 your color scheme. On second thought, I'm happy with mine the way it is. 00:03:47.579 --> 00:03:51.079 If you ever change your mind about any of the formatting choices you've made - whether 00:03:51.079 --> 00:03:55.579 it's the color, or the picture style - you can always change back to the original, using 00:03:55.579 --> 00:03:57.239 the Reset Picture command. 00:03:57.239 --> 00:04:02.200 But, like I said, I'm happy with what we've put together. I think the right imagery can 00:04:02.200 --> 00:04:06.420 really help you communicate your message, whether you choose to use clip art, other 00:04:06.420 --> 00:04:12.420 graphics, or your own photos. Publisher gives you so many options.