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Microsoft Digital Image Standard User’s Manual
After you have done general touch ups to your pictures, you may want to use
advanced editing tools for more precise editing or to apply special effects. The
selection tools and multiple-object composites give you the power to edit very
specific areas of your pictures. You’ll also be able to transform your pictures
with filters, color and edge effects, and specialized editing brushes.
Understanding Objects
For many advanced photo-editing tasks, you’ll need to understand the concept
of objects. An object is a part of a picture that can be edited individually. For
example, when you add text to a picture, the text is a separate object from
the background image. When you edit the text—say, making the font color
red—the background picture remains unchanged because it is a separate object.
Working with Composites
A picture that contains multiple objects is called a composite. The Stack helps
you work with composites by displaying each object separately. Using the
Stack, you can easily select any object. Make sure the Stack is showing in the
workspace when you are working with composites.
To show the Stack:
1. On the View menu, click Stack.
On the Stack, you’ll see a thumbnail representation of each object in the
composite. The top thumbnail represents the object that is the top layer in the
composite. The bottom thumbnail represents the background object in the
composite. Thus, the object that is lowest in the Stack may be at least partially
obscured in the composite by the objects on top of it.
You can change the order of the objects in the composite by dragging thumb
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nails up and down the Stack. For example, dragging an object’s thumbnail
from the lowest position on the Stack to the top position will bring it to the
foreground of the composite.
Advanced Photo Editing