In the Format Graphics workbook, click the Overlap sheet tab. The worksheet contains several overlapping graphics. Select the border of the WordArt graphic (Great Fundraisers), which has other graphics stacked on top of it. The figure at right shows the stack of graphics. The WordArt object, which is further down in the stack, is selected. On the DRAWING FORMAT tab, in the Arrange group, click the Bring Forward button. The WordArt graphic moves up one level in the stack. Click the Bring Forward arrow button and select Bring to Front. The WordArt graphic appears at the top of the stack (below). With the graphic still selected, click the Send Backward button to move it back one level. The Food Drive shape is now on top. SAVE the workbook as 13 Format Graphics Solution and the file. PAUSE. LEAVE Excel open to use in the next exercise. Step by Step 15: Make Corrections to a Graphic GET LAUNCH Excel if it’s not already running. OPEN 13 Enhancements from the data files for this lesson. In the Correction worksheet, select the photo of two boys. On the PICTURE FORMAT tab, in the Adjust group, click the Corrections button. The menu shown above appears. Using the thumbnails of your selected photo from the Sharpen/Soften corrections section, make a choice that represents the adjustment you’re looking for—more sharpness for a blurry picture or perhaps softening for an image that’s too sharp or where the exposure was too harsh. At the far right end of the Sharpen/Soften section, select Sharpen: 50%. The figure below shows two side-by-side images—the image on the left before applying 50% sharpening and the image on the right after. To adjust a that’s too dark or too light, use the Brightness/Contrast settings, also represented by thumbnails showing your selected photo in varying stages of correction.
In the Format Graphics workbook, click the Overlap sheet tab. The worksheet contains several overlapping graphics. Select the border of the WordArt graphic (Great Fundraisers), which has other graphics stacked on top of it. The figure at right shows the stack of graphics. The WordArt object, which is further down in the stack, is selected. On the DRAWING FORMAT tab, in the Arrange group, click the Bring Forward button. The WordArt graphic moves up one level in the stack. Click the Bring Forward arrow button and select Bring to Front. The WordArt graphic appears at the top of the stack (below). With the graphic still selected, click the Send Backward button to move it back one level. The Food Drive shape is now on top. SAVE the workbook as 13 Format Graphics Solution and the file. PAUSE. LEAVE Excel open to use in the next exercise. Step by Step 15: Make Corrections to a Graphic GET LAUNCH Excel if it’s not already running. OPEN 13 Enhancements from the data files for this lesson. In the Correction worksheet, select the photo of two boys. On the PICTURE FORMAT tab, in the Adjust group, click the Corrections button. The menu shown above appears. Using the thumbnails of your selected photo from the Sharpen/Soften corrections section, make a choice that represents the adjustment you’re looking for—more sharpness for a blurry picture or perhaps softening for an image that’s too sharp or where the exposure was too harsh. At the far right end of the Sharpen/Soften section, select Sharpen: 50%. The figure below shows two side-by-side images—the image on the left before applying 50% sharpening and the image on the right after. To adjust a that’s too dark or too light, use the Brightness/Contrast settings, also represented by thumbnails showing your selected photo in varying stages of correction.
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