Operation Manual

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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
5 (Optional) To change the sampled area that is selected by default, do one of the following:
• Automatically Click the handle of a selected area, and press the forward slash key (/). A new area is sampled.
Press the forward slash key until you find a sample area that fits best.
• Manually Use the handle of the sampled area to drag and select a new area.
When you select larger portions of an image using longer strokes, the right sample area match is not found
immediately. To experiment with various options, click the forward slash (/), and the tool auto-samples more areas
for you.
6 To remove all the adjustments made using the Spot Removal tool, click the Reset button below the toolstrip.
Keyboard shortcuts and modifiers
Circular spot:
• Single click creates a circular spot, and automatically finds a source.
• Control/Command + click to create a circular spot; drag to set the source of the spot.
• Command/Control + Option/Alt + click to create a circular spot; drag to set the size of the spot.
Delete a selected area or spot:
• Select a pin, and press Delete to remove the adjustment.
• Press Option/Alt and click a spot to delete it.
• Press Option/Alt and drag the mouse to draw a marquee, and automatically delete spots that are within the marquee.
Cleaning up a photo with the Visualize Spots feature
When you print a photo at full resolution, the printed output may contain many imperfections that were not visible on
a computer screen. These imperfections may include dust on a camera sensor, blemishes on somone's skin in a portrait,
or tiny wisps of cloud in an otherwise blue sky. At full resolution, these imperfections can be distracting.
The Visualize Spots feature helps you see and fix these imperfections before you print.
When the Spot Removal tool is selected, the Visualize Spots option and slider are available below the image. When you
select the Visualize Spots option, the image is inverted, and you can see imperfections more clearly. You can vary the
contrast levels using the slider, to look for imperfections in greater or lesser detail. You can then use the Spot Removal
tool to remove distracting elements.
1 Select the Spot Removal tool from the toolstrip, and then select the Visualize Spots checkbox from the toolbar.
The image is inverted, and the outlines of the elements of the image are visible.