Image_Editing

**iPhoto** **Image Sizing Guidelines**  **Before you import or paste an photo into your document you must check the file size of the image and, if necessary, red****uce it to a managable size otherwise people downloading your document could be forced to wait and wait. Follow the steps below:

Duplicate the picture in iPhoto**- Select your photo and duplicate it. (menu - photo - duplicate)

> >  The size of a selected picture is at the bottom of the left column of the iPhoto window. If it isn't there, just click the blue circle with the "i" in the center at the bottom left, next to the "search" window. Notice what the size is.  If the size is acceptable to you, you can just drag the picture to your desktop or to your document. If it is too large, follow the directions below to export and resize the picture. (File size to shoot for : 30 - 100 Kb)
 * Crop & Edit in iPhoto**
 * Select the duplicate photo and click "edit"
 * Use the "Crop" option to focus on your subject and reduce the size of the picture. When you click the "crop" icon you will see a rectangle you can resize and move around. Put the rectangle so it contains what you want left in the picture, then **click "apply".**
 * Now you can edit & adjust your photo. The "adjust" option will lighten or darken your picture. You can remove a tint of color. Play with this one as you can really save what looked like an unusable picture. Make sure you **click "Done"**.
 * Click Done.
 * Check the size of your picture**

 **Your photo is ready to use on a document or the web.**
 * Export photo - (menu - export)**
 * JPEG Quality - Fine or Medium
 * Try medium or small, depending on the resolution you start with. (Experiment)
 * Leave filename alone for now -
 * Click "export".
 * Type a name for your file into the "Save As" box. Choose existing folder or create new folder for your images.
 * <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Click Ok.