Editing still images – Sony PCG-GRX700K User Manual
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Editing Still Images
After you have gotten your images into your computer, you can use image-editing software to enhance them. You can
perform traditional darkroom tasks such as resizing, cropping, and altering colors. You can also add creative touches such
as painting on top of your photographs, adding text, or combining multiple photographs into one.
Adobe
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Photoshop
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Elements software (or Adobe
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Photoshop
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is powerful
yet easy-to-use image-editing software that comes preinstalled on your computer. It includes a wide range of tools for
enhancing your images and offers extensive online help so even novices can make the most of their pictures.
As well as enabling you to import and print your images, PictureGear Studio software, preinstalled on your VAIO
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computer, enables you to create your own unique photo art by adding comments, custom backgrounds, clip art, and stamps
to your digital images.
Another option for simple image-editing tasks is the Windows Paint program.
To start Adobe Photoshop Elements software
1.
Click Start on the Windows
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taskbar, and click Programs.
2.
Point to Adobe, point to Photoshop Elements, and click Adobe Photoshop Elements.
To view the Adobe Photoshop Elements online Help
1.
Start Adobe Photoshop Elements.
2.
Click the Help menu, and click Help Contents...
To start PictureGear Studio software
1.
Click Start on the Windows
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taskbar, and click Programs.
2.
Point to PictureGear Studio, and click PictureGear Studio.
To view the PictureGear Studio online Help
1.
Start PictureGear Studio.
2.
Click the ? button on the PictureGear Studio start screen.
To view help from other PictureGear Studio screens, click the Help menu, and select Help.
To start Paint
Click Start on the Windows taskbar, click Programs, point to Accessories, and click Paint.
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