Graphics

Using Composer- "Composer places the images at the insertion point location.  To change the image's properties, double click the image. (Windows). If you paste or drag a BMP (Windows bitmap) image into your document, Composer converts it to JPEG format.  You can convert to other formats, such as the popular GIF format, by using the appropriate plug-in.
For more information, see Working with Images.

1. Resizing an Image- (Windows only)

1. Position the pointer over the image's highlighted border so that the pointer changes to a double-arrow shape.

2. Drag the border to resize the image.

2..Moving an image to a new location

1. Drag the image and drop it to a new location.

Editing Images with a Graphics Program

Images can also be manipulated by using one of several graphics software programs. Adobe Photoshop and Paintshop Pro are some of the most common graphics programs.
Web designers often use one of these graphics programs to enhance the graphic output of a web site.   One of these graphics programs can be used for various editiing purposes such as correcting color, retouching scanned images, and resizing images. Adobe Photoshop can be dowloaded for free if you go to www.dowload.com.  There you will see the latest version of Adobe Photoshop which you can  dowload onto your hard drive.

To learn how to crop images, adjust the contrast and brightness of images and other editing functions using Adobe Photoshop, see A brief Photoshop Tutorial.

For beginner tutorials and a free trial, see Paintshop Pro Basic Tutorials.