User Guide

Tuning Tab:
Fill Light slider
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.
Highlights slider
Use the “Highlights” slider to add to or reduce the
brightness spots, or highlights, in your picture. Click
the “Undo Highlights” button to remove the change.
Shadows slider
Use the “Shadows” slider to add more shadows to
your photo. Click the “Undo Shadows” button to
remove the change. Hint: you can use the one-click
button to the right of the “Fill Light,” “Highlights,” and
“Shadows’ sliders to make fixes to your picture’s
lighting without using the sliders.
Color Temperature
Use the “Color Temperature” slider to make your picture warmer (to the right) or cooler (to the left).
Neutral Color Picker
Use the “Pick Color” dropper to tell Picasa which part of your picture it should consider as
gray or white. Picasa will color balance the colors surrounding that selection according to the
selected color.
Effects tab:
The “Effects” tab contains twelve effects that you
can apply to any still image. Effects are added in
progressive layers, and you can always undo or redo
the last effect you made at any time. Here are the
effects you can use to improve your pictures in Picasa:
Sharpen – Make the edges of objects in your
pictures crisper and less fuzzy.
Sepia – Create an “old-fashioned” effect by changing
the picture to a reddish brown tone.
B&W – Turn any color photo into a black and white
picture.
Warmify
– Warm up a cool photo, improving skin
tones.
Film Grain – Add a “grainy” film look to any picture –
looks great when you print.
Tint – Use the dropper to pick a color and apply that
duotone or tint to the entire picture.
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