Choosing an image from your computer

After choosing a picture from your computer, the Image Manipulate dialog will appear. This allows you to make changes to large images before adding them to a coupon.

 

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The Toolbar

 

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From left to right:

 

The Gripper Tool - This lets you scroll around larger images
The Selection Tool - This allows you to select a portion of the image for crop or resize
Undo - Lets you undo the last action
Crop Tool - This crops the selection area
Resize to Width - This resizes the image proportionate to the width of the selection
72 DPI - This sets the image's resolution to 72 DPI
Save and Close - This saves the visible image to the coupon object

 

 

Cropping and Resizing Example
Here is a quick example of how to crop and resize a very large picture for a usable coupon background

 

With the Selection Tool, select the area we want to crop

 

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Click the Crop button

 

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Using the Selection Tool draw an area about the width you want to resize to

 

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Click the Resize to Width button

 

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Choose the Save button to send it to the coupon object

 

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