Picture Adjustments Property Page |
The Picture Adjustments property page allows you to modify and render pictures on your template or data entry form. As you change any of the settings, the image displayed on the template will update to reflect the changes. Using the Picture Adjustments property page, you can make the adjust the coloring, focus, or rotation of the selected picture object.
Color Adjustment
Contrast. Allows you to adjust the difference of tone between light and dark colors. Move the slider to the left to decrease the difference between colors, and to the right to increase the difference.
Brightness. Allows you to adjust the level of colors in the selected picture. Move the slider to the left to darken the picture, and to the right to lighten the picture.
Hue. Allows you to adjust the color of the selected picture. When you adjust an image's hue, the base color of the image rotates around the color wheel, while maintaining its brightness and saturation. Move the slider to the left or right to change the colors in the image on a scale of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet.
Saturation. Allows you to adjust the amount of color in the selected picture. Move the slider to the left to make the image appear more gray, and to the right to make the colors more vivid.
Blur and Sharpen
Blur/Sharpen. Allows you to adjust the clarity of the selected picture. By blurring an image, you soften the image by decreasing the contrast of the edges. By sharpening an image, you make the image more distinct and clear by increasing the contrast of the edges.
Straighten
Rotate. Specifies a rotation angle of the selected picture in tenths of a degree. If you enter a positive number, the picture is rotated counter-clockwise. If you enter a negative number, the picture is rotated clockwise.
Shear. Specifies a shear angle of the selected picture in tenths of a degree. If you enter a positive number, the top of the picture will be horizontally sheared to the left. If you enter a negative number, the top of the picture will be horizontally sheared to the right.
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If you use the Rotate or Shear options, the effects will be applied to the picture prior to cropping an image. To rotate an image after cropping an image, use the Rotation option on the Position property page. |