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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide
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4 Picture It! Basics
This chapter covers the fundamental aspects of Picture It! that you’ll need to
get started. You’ll find information on the Startup Window, the work area, basic
image manipulation, applying text, and Help resources.
Startup Window
The Startup Window is a quick launching point to photos, projects, tasks,
recently opened files, and Help.
By default, the Startup Window opens every time you start Picture It!. After
closing the Startup Window, you can open it at any time from the main work
area by clicking the Startup Window button in the Common Tasks list. This
picture identifies the main features of the Startup Window.
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1 Open Click the Open button to open the file browser, where you can
open photos from your hard disk, a network drive, a digital photo card
reader, a CD or DVD, or a floppy disk.
2 Import from Camera Click this button to open the digital camera task,
so you can download photos from a digital camera using Picture It! or
your camera’s software.
3 Scan a Picture Click this button to open the Scan Picture task, where
you can scan a picture directly into Picture It!.