Compressing+Images+for+the+Web


 * How to Compress Images so that they Open Quickly on a Web Page:**

Start Picture Manager from the Start menu Use the following instructions to start Picture Manager. Start Picture Manager from an image Use the following instructions to start Picture Manager from an image on your computer.
 * Step 1**
 * EITHER**
 * 1) From the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs.
 * 2) Open the Microsoft Office folder.
 * 3) Open the Microsoft Office Tools folder.
 * 4) Click Microsoft Picture Manager.
 * OR**
 * 1) On your computer, locate the picture you want to work with.
 * 2) Right-click the picture.
 * 3) From the menu, select Open With, then click Microsoft Picture Manager.

Edit pictures (Note: You cannot use Picture Manager to make images transparent, add text to pictures, or scan images) You can use Microsoft Picture Manager to make corrections to your pictures such as fixing brightness, color, or removing red eyes.
 * Step 2**

To get started with editing your pictures,
 * 1) Click Edit Pictures.
 * 2) The Edit Pictures task pane appears with the following options.
 * Auto Correct Correct color and brightness. Click Auto Correct, then place the cursor in the area that needs correction.
 * Brightness and Contrast Adjust the difference between light and dark tones. You can use this feature to correct pictures that appear too light or too dark.
 * Color Adjust the hue (hue: The color attribute that most readily distinguishes one color from other colors. A color's hue is also its name.) and saturation (saturation: A measure of purity in a color, determined by its movement away from gray. More gray in a color means lower saturation; less gray in a color means higher saturation.). You can use this feature to correct pictures with colors that are tinted or dull.
 * Crop (crop: To trim vertical or horizontal edges of an object. Pictures are often cropped to focus attention on a particular area.) out unwanted parts of a picture. You can use this feature to correct pictures that contain distracting elements.
 * Rotate and Flip Rotate pictures or flip them on the axis of the picture. You can use this feature to correct pictures that you have taken sideways for a portrait orientation.
 * Red Eye Removal Remove the red from your picture subjects' eyes caused by the camera flash. You can use this feature to correct red eyes wherever they appear.
 * Resize Change the dimensions of a picture. You can use this feature to enlarge a picture for printing or reduce it to send in e-mail messages or share on the Internet.
 * Compress Pictures Reduce image file size for various formats.
 * 1) Select Compress Pictures > Web Pages > OK (note the reduced size of the image file)
 * Note** Click Edit, then Undo to undo any changes made with editing tools.
 * TIP:** To save time, select all the pictures you want to correct at one time, then use Auto Correct or one of the individual picture editing tools.