User Guide

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Basic Fixes Tab:
Crop
Use the “Crop” button to cut out parts of a picture
that you don’t want to see. In the “Crop Picture”
view, you can select a pre-determined picture size
(for instance, 4x6) or manually select the part of the
picture you’d like to keep. To crop a picture, drag
and drop the bounding box directly over the picture.
Click on and drag the corners of the box to change
the cropped selection while maintaining the same
proportions. Click “Apply” to save your changes in
Picasa or “Cancel” to return to the “Basic Fixes” tab.
Straighten
Use this feature to fix pictures taken with an off-kilter
camera. Select a picture and click the “Straighten”
button. In the “Straighten Picture” view, use the slider
at the bottom of the screen to align the picture against
the boxed grid. Click “Apply” to save your changes in
Picasa or “Cancel” to return to the “Basic Fixes” tab.
Red eye
Use this feature to remove red eye from any picture.
First, click the “Red Eye” button. In the “Red Eye” view, click and drag the mouse around each
eye separately to select it. As you do this, a selection box will appear over the area. Release
the mouse to complete your selection. The picture will automatically be displayed with the red
eye removed. Click “Apply” to save your changes in Picasa or “Cancel” to return to the “Basic
Fixes” tab.
I’m Feeling Lucky
Click the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button and Picasa will change your picture’s color and contrast
to produce what it thinks is the ideal image. You’ll see a change only if your picture isn’t
already color balanced. Click the “Undo Enhance” button below to remove the change.
Auto Contrast
Click the “Auto Contrast” to adjust the contrast in your picture in Picasa. Click the “Undo Auto
Contrast” button below to remove the change.
Auto Color
Click the “Auto Color” button to adjust the color in your picture automatically in Picasa. Click
“Undo Auto Color” button below to remove the change.
Fill Light
Use the fill light slider to add light to the foreground of pictures with too-bright backgrounds,
making them more balanced. Click the “Undo Fill Light” button to remove the change.