Edit Images
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Edit Images

The photos and X-rays pages both have the same image editing tools. The image editor has icons at the top of the page just above the large image area as shown below:

Change the size of the image

To change the zoom factor on an image, follow these steps from the image editor page:

  1. Click on an image in the pane on the right side of the screen.
    A preview image appears in the Image Editor on the left side of the screen.
  2. Put your mouse cursor over the square in the middle of the image.
  3. Hold down the left mouse button and do one of the following:
    • Move the cursor up  to zoom out and reduce the image size.
      OR
    • Move the cursor down to zoom in and increase the image size.

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Turn on the grid

  1. Click on an image in the pane on the right side of the screen.
    Result: A preview image appears in the Image Editor on the left side of the screen.
  2. Click the Grid  icon to toggle the grid on and off.

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Change the photo quality

The tools menu (last icon on the right) provides options for you to do the following:

To make changes to your image, follow these steps:

  1. Click on an image in the pane on the right side of the screen.
    Result: A preview image appears in the Image Editor on the left side of the screen.
  2. Click on the image tools icon .
    Result: The Image Tools window dialog box appears.
  3. Choose from the options listed below to change the image:
    If you want to ... Do this ...
    Increase the brightness ... Drag the Brightness slider bar to the right or enter a number between 1 and 99.
    Decrease the brightness Drag the Brightness slider bar to the left or enter a negative number between -1 and -99.
    Increase the contrast Drag the Contrast slider bar to the right or enter a number between 1 and 99.
    Decrease the contrast Drag the Contrast slider bar to the left or enter a negative number between -1 and -99.
    Restore the view to its last state Click the Restore View button.
    Reset the view to the original image Click the Reset View button.
    Flip the image horizontally Click the Mirror Horizontally button.
  4. When you have made all of your changes, click the gray x in the upper right corner of the Image Tools dialog to close that window.
    Result: Your changes are saved automatically.

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Rotate the image

To rotate the image, follow these steps:

  1. Click outside the circle.
  2. Press the left mouse button and then drag the mouse in a circular pattern to rotate the image.

Move an image

To move an images, follow these steps:

  1. Click  inside the circle.
  2. Press the left mouse button and then drag the mouse change the position of the image in the editing area.

Save a view

After you make changes to an image, you can retain the changes to the view.

To save changes to your image, click the Keep View icon above the large image area.

Delete an image

To delete an image, follow these steps:

  1. In the right panel, place your cursor over the thumbnail image that you want to delete.
  2. Click the trash can icon in the thumbnail to delete the image.

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