Edit Images
To edit an image, open the image editor by one of the following methods:
- Double Clicking on a Image.
- Selecting Edit Item on the Items menu
- Clicking the Edit -
 toolbar button.
- Right clicking on a image or text box in the preview frame and selecting Edit Image.
- The Edit Image screen displays.
Selecting an Area of an Image
Select Rectangle |
Uses a rectangular selection area. |
Select Polygon |
Select a multi-sided (polygon) selection area. Click and draw with the mouse, creating straight lines to connect the sides of the selection polygon. |
Select Freehand Area |
Draw with the mouse, pressing the left mouse key, to select a freehand area of the image. |
Select Using Magic Wand |
Make selections from the image using the color-based "magic wand." Click in an area, and the magic wand will select areas of the image that are very similar in color. |
Cropping Images
- To crop an image, select an image. Open the image editor by selecting an image and double-clicking it.
OR go to the Items menu and select Edit Item.
OR click the Edit button on the toolbar.
- The image opens in the Edit Image screen.
- Use the Rectangular Selection function to select the part of the image you want to keep. Drag the Selection icon over the image until the image area you want is selected.
- Click the Crop
 button.
- A toolbar appears, prompting you to enter the Crop Ratio for the image. You can either:
Enter the Crop Ratio values for Top, Bottom, Left, and Right in pixels, OR
Click Crop Ratio and select a ratio from the menu of values that displays. Then, using the mouse, relocate and resize the image.
- Click Apply Crop. Everything outside the selected area is removed from the image.
- Click OK.
- You are returned to the Preview frame. The image shows how it has been cropped.
Auto-Cropping Images to Fit Documents
When you use a Layout in Power Print, it shrinks your images so that they will fit into the image space in the layout. This may not be the best way to present an image or fill an image page. You can use the Auto-Crop function as a fast way to automatically crop images.
With Auto-Cropping, Power Print crops an image to an area that is a perfect fit for the image space. The result is a detailed selection from your image, attractively displayed. An example of what auto-cropping does to an image is shown below.
Instructions
- To auto-crop an image, select an image.
- Right-click and select Automatically Crop Image.
- The image is cropped so that it fits into the layout space for the image.
Resizing Images
Depending on the layout, it may be possible to resize images and text boxes. Images can be resized in Manual or Automatic by Size layouts but not in Auto or Thumbnail layouts.
A resizable image will have a black border with resizing handles. An image which cannot be resized will only have the center handle.
To resize an image, you can do one of the following:
- Click and drag a resizing handle. This will resize the current item.
- Right click on a selected image and choose a size from the Fit To Size options. This will resize all selected images.
- From the Items menu, choose a size from the Fit To Size options. This will resize all selected images to the size you select.
Remove Red-Eye
You can edit a photograph of a person or an animal to remove red-eye.
Instructions
- Open the image in the Image Editor.
- Select the eye area. To select an eye, click and drag from above/left of the eye to below/right of the eye.
- Click the Red Eye Removal button.
- The red tones in the eye area are removed.
- Click OK.
- Next time you save the image, it will be saved with this change.
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