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if you have pictures in your document
you want them to look as good as
possible sometimes that means making a
few adjustments like changing the color
adding an effect or just applying a
border to get started select the picture
you want to modify this will open the
format tab on the right here you'll find
everything you need to edit the image
first I'm going to show you how to crop
it to a different size just click the
crop command and you'll see a series of
cropping handles around the edge of the
picture you'll need to place your mouse
right over these handles or you might
grab one of the sizing handles by
mistake now click and drag the handle
and the part of the image that's going
to be cropped out will be highlighted
gray just keep making adjustments as
needed and then deselect the command or
just press Enter when you're done you
may have noticed that there's a
drop-down arrow below the crop command
if we mouse over crop to shape we can
change the shape of the image so it's
not just a square or a rectangle I'm
going to choose the teardrop shape which
as you can see matches the rest of the
graphics in my document in some cases
you may want to change or correct the
color of your image or add some kind of
special effect you can access these
options in the adjust group for example
if you go to Corrections you can soften
or sharpen the image just watch the
preview below to see what it's going to
look like you can also adjust the
brightness and contrast I think this one
looks good let's take a look at the
color command next here you can change
the saturation as well as the color tone
which controls how warm or cool the
image appears you can even change the
color of the picture altogether using
the theme colors that are currently
applied to your document I'm just going
to change the color tone then take a
look at the last command in the group
artistic effects now you probably don't
want to use an artistic effect on every
picture you'll also find that they don't
work on certain types of clipart
but in some cases they can really help
you enhance your document for example I
like this effect because it makes the
photo look like a painting or an
illustration and that matches the bold
look that I'm going for perfectly if
you're looking for more ways to enhance
your images you might want to try the
picture Styles group here you can add
frames drop shadows and other picture
effects all in a single click if you
don't like any of the presets you can
use the commands on the right instead in
this example I'm going to add my own
border and then open the command again
to make the weight a little thicker
before you send out your document you
may want to compress any pictures that
you've added this will make the file
size smaller so the document will be
easier to email or post on the web first
make sure your image is selected then
click the compress pictures command in
the top corner of the adjust group
notice that there's an option to delete
cropped areas of pictures this will
delete any cropped areas permanently
instead of just hiding them so they
won't contribute to the file size you
can also change the resolution for the
image the email setting offers the
lowest resolution so it'll have the
smallest possible file size now the look
of the picture has changed a bit that's
because compression lowers the quality
of the image often that's not what you
want for example if you're planning to
print the document instead of sending it
online you'll just have to decide
whether higher quality or lower file
size is more important to you depending
on the situation now you know how to
format pictures in Word don't be afraid
to experiment with the options we've
talked about today with so many tools at
your disposal you can do all kinds of
creative things with your images
you