Photo Editor Overview
The Photo Editor allows you to edit an image's size and look in order to optimize the look of your document.
Note: The Photo Editor will only work if you have selected an OfficeReady 4.0 PhotoSocket.
Inserting and Editing an image with Photo Editor
- To insert an image, select a PhotoSocket (or a PhotoSocket with an existing image) in the template and click the "Insert Photo" button
on the OfficeReady 4.0 Toolbar. -
Select an image to insert into the PhotoSocket from the Open File dialog box, and click Open to open the image in the Photo Editor.
This will open the Photo Editor (as shown below).
Note: If an image already exists in a PhotoSocket, you can replace it by clicking the Open button once you are in the Photo Editor.
Features of Photo Editor
| Rotate the image by 90 degrees to the left. | ![]() |
Crop the selected image to fit the photo socket. Click Apply Crop to apply, or Cancel Crop to cancel. | |
| Rotate the image by 90 degrees to the right. | Undo all changes made to the image and revert back to the original image. | ||
| Flip the image vertically (upside-down). | Undo the last action performed on the image. | ||
| Flip the image horizontally (backwards). | ![]() |
Convert the image to grayscale. | |
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Drag the slider to increase or decrease the image's brightness. | ![]() |
Convert the image to Sepia tone. |
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Drag the slider to increase or decrease the image's contrast. | ![]() |
Give the image a mosaic effect. |
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Drag the slider to increase or decrease the image's sharpness. | ![]() |
Give the image a motion blur effect. |
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Drag the slider to increase or decrease the image's hue. |
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Click a shape, then click and drage the mouse to apply to the image. The shape drawn will remain in color; the rest of the image is converted to grayscale. |
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Drag the slider to increase or decrease the image's color saturation. | ||
| Open a new image while in the Photo Editor. | Close the Photo Editor and insert the newly edited image. | ||
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Save the image with the changes you have made to it. |
Exit the Photo Editor without adding the newly edited image. |









