Photo Features: Editing Photos

To edit a photo, click once on the photo in the Library. The photo will appear in the Preview window.

• Click the Edit Selected Image button with the icon of a pencil and a photo located to the lower right of the photo preview window, or click on Edit on the file menu bar, and select Edit Photo/Trim Video. The Edit Photo window will open.
• Select the type of editing you wish to do using the buttons on the left side of the Edit Photo button.
• You can undo your last edit by clicking on Undo Last Edit or redo your move by clicking on Redo Edit. You can only undo or redo your very latest edit.

The newly edited photo will appear in your Library immediately following the original photo with a pencil icon appearing in the lower right corner . Your original photo will not be changed.

To rotate a photo:
Use the Rotate Left and Rotate Right buttons to rotate the photo 90 degrees with each click. To continue rotating an image, click on the Rotate buttons. Once finished rotating the image, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To flip a photo:
Select the type of flip. A horizontal flip trades the left and right sides. A vertical flip changes the top and bottom. Once finished flipping the image, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To crop a photo:
Using your mouse, click and drag the small pink "handles" which appear around the photo image in the small preview window beneath the photo preview. Drag the corner handles to scale the photo proportionally, maintaining the aspect ratio. Use arrow keys on keyboard to nudge the pink handles a step at a time. Click outside the cropped preview rectangle to restore the photo to its original size. Once finished cropping the image, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To adjust the brightness of a photo:
Adjusting the brightness will add or decrease the amount of light in your photo. Drag the slider to the right to increase or to the left to decrease the brightness. Once you have finished, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To adjust the contrast of your photo:
Adjusting the contrast in your photo will affect the distinction between the lighter and darker areas of your photo. Drag the slider to the right to increase or to the left to decrease the contrast. Once you have finished, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.