Change the appearance of a picture
You can quickly change the appearance of pictures directly in Microsoft Expression Web by using the Pictures toolbar. The toolbar provides buttons that crop, rotate or flip a picture. You can also modify the contrast or brightness of a picture, make a particular color in the picture transparent, convert the picture to grayscale, and add a beveled edge to the picture.
Use the Restore button on the Pictures toolbar to undo changes you have made to a graphic since you last saved or added it to a web page.
In your web page, do one of the following:
To edit a picture in your page, click the picture.
To edit the background picture of the page, you do not need to make a selection.
On the Pictures toolbar, do one or more of the following.
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Insert Picture From File button
Replace the selected picture
Auto Thumbnail button
Generate a smaller version of your selected picture and add a hyperlink to the original full-size picture. You can set options for this button. For more information, see Create a thumbnail picture.
Rotate Left 90° button
Rotate your picture by 90° counterclockwise (left).
Rotate Right 90° button
Rotate your picture by 90° clockwise (right).
Flip Horizontal button
Flip your picture horizontally.
Flip Vertical button
Flip your picture vertically.
More Contrast button
Increase the contrast of the picture.
Less Contrast button
Decrease the contrast of the picture.
More Brightness button
Increase the brightness of the picture.
Less Brightness button
Decrease the brightness of the picture.
Crop button
Crop the picture to the area you specify. For more information, see Crop a picture.
Set Transparent Color button
Make a particular color in a picture transparent. For more information, see Create a transparent GIF.
Color button
Convert the colors in the picture to grayscale or gives the picture a washed out look.
Bevel button
Apply a beveled edge to all sides of the picture.
To save an edited picture, on the File menu, click Save to save the page.
In the Save Embedded Files dialog box, set the options you want and then click OK. For more information, see Save an embedded picture.
