Image Manipulation

From Acorn

1. Ensure your image file and Word document are available on the computer.
2. Open Photoshop.
3. Go to File>Open. Find your image and click “Open”.
4. Save a copy and keep the original in case you make a mistake. Go to File>Save As, give the file the same name with "copy" on the end, save as JPEG, Maximum Quality 12. Work only on the copy.
5. Select the Crop tool, make a selection. This can be changed by dragging the small boxes.
6. Hit Enter to crop.
7. Go to Image>Image Size. Select:
   1. Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions
   2. Resample Image: Bicubic Sharper
   3. Resolution: 150 dpi
   4. Document height: 5”
8. Use the magnifying glass to zoom in and out, if needed.
9. Go to Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast. Adjust these.
10. Go to Filter>Sharpen if you think it will help
11. Save as “your-image-name-b.jpg”, quality High. Do not overwrite the original file.
12. Open Microsoft Word 2007.
13. In Office Button>Open, open your document, place the cursor in the location you want to insert your image
14. Go to Insert>Picture, find your image, and insert.
15. Right-click on picture, go to Format Picture, Layout>Square, Alignment Center.
16. Additional resizing can be done in Word.
17. When you are done, save your document, (make sure it’s a Word 2003 “doc” and not a “docx” extension)
18. Save another copy as a PDF, go to Office Button>Save As>Adobe PDF. Remember where you are saving your file!