How to Do Everything With Your Scanner- P58 pdf

FIGURE 15-6 A frame effect created without a template If all you’re after is a plain frame or border, try scanning a sheet of colored paper to use as a background. You can further adjust the color of the frame or border using the color adjustment tools included with your image-editing software program. Another great way to create a frame or border for a photo is to surround the photo with small images, as I’ve done in Figure 15-7. The technique for accomplishing this result was a simple matter of copying and pasting the image repeatedly around the border of the photo. CHAPTER 15: Making Works of Art and Fun from Scanned Photos 269 15 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. FIGURE 15-7 Create a border by copying and pasting a small image. Does this frame effect seem a bit too basic? Try using the cutting tool and some of the other image-editing tools discussed in Chapter 10 to create a more sophisticated photo collage. Follow these steps: 1. Open the photo for which you want to create a frame or border, and then open the photo from which you want to create the border. 2. Cut and crop the image you want to use to create the border, using the image- editing tools described in Chapter 10 for cutting and pasting. 3. Shrink the cut and cropped image to the size you want it to be for the border. 4. Copy the resized image onto your image-editing clipboard by going to the File menu and selecting the Copy option. 270 How to Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 5. Close the photo from which you’ve cropped the image you’re using for the border. 6. Copy the resized, cropped border image repeatedly around the edge of your photo to get the desired effect. Adding Text, Captions, and Word Balloons to Scanned Photos A picture might be worth thousands of words, but a few well-chosen words can enhance an already terrific photo as shown in Figure 15-8. Fortunately, most image- editing programs have the capability to add text, word balloons and captions. If your particular program doesn’t have this capability, Microsoft Word allows you to import photos into a document and resize your photo to get the same effect, as discussed in the next section of this chapter. FIGURE 15-8 Adding text and captions can enhance an already great shot. CHAPTER 15: Making Works of Art and Fun from Scanned Photos 271 15 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Adding Text and Captions to a Photo Adding text and captions to a photo can add warmth, impact, and humor. A line of text or a caption adds an individual touch to your photos, and allows you to clearly convey a personal message. To locate the text and caption capabilities in your image- editing program, try searching “text” or “captions” in the Help database. Using the PhotoSuite Text Editor PhotoSuite has its own text editor built into the program. It’s not quite as convenient to use or as intuitive as a word processing program, but it can be quite powerful once you get the hang of it. The PhotoSuite text editor allows you choose a font, resize your text, and position it anywhere you want on the photo. To add text or captions to a photo using the PhotoSuite text editor, follow these steps: 1. Click the Compose button on the Navigation bar, directly below the Menu bar. 2. Click the Add/Edit Text button on the Activity panel located on the left side of the screen. A photo project must be open on your work area to access this feature. 3. Click anywhere inside the displayed photo, to specify a location for the text you’re going to add. 4. Type your text in the Text Editor displayed on the left side of the screen as shown in Figure 15-9. 5. Select the desired font, style, and justification. 6. Adjust the size of the text by dragging the size handles on the text frame. 7. Click Return when you’re finished adding text and captions to a photo, to display the finished result. Creating a Caption with PhotoDeluxe To create a caption using PhotoDeluxe, follow these steps: 1. With a photo open on the PhotoDeluxe work area, click the Text button at the top of the photo document window. The Text Tool dialog box appears. 2. Type the text in the text box. 272 How to Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 3. Select a font type and font size. 4. When the text is the way you want it, click OK. FIGURE 15-9 Image-editing programs have their own text-editing feature. Inserting a Word Balloon A word balloon is a type of prop you import into a photo and add text to. Not all image-editing programs specifically have the capability to allow you to add word balloons to a photo. However, you can create your own word balloon combining the text and line drawing program features as discussed below. To see if your program has a special feature for creating word balloons, try searching the Help menu using the keyword “word balloon.” Enter text in text-editing window. Resize and reposition text using handles on bounding box. CHAPTER 15: Making Works of Art and Fun from Scanned Photos 273 15 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. . the Text button at the top of the photo document window. The Text Tool dialog box appears. 2. Type the text in the text box. 272 How to Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge. going to the File menu and selecting the Copy option. 270 How to Do Everything with Your Scanner Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 5. Close the photo from. and captions to a photo, to display the finished result. Creating a Caption with PhotoDeluxe To create a caption using PhotoDeluxe, follow these steps: 1. With a photo open on the PhotoDeluxe work