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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide
Chapter 4: Picture It! Basics
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Canvas
The white area is called the canvas, and it represents the printable area of the
page. When you open a photo, the canvas is often not visible because it is
covered entirely by the photo. You can use the zoom controls to magnify or
reduce the canvas so that it covers more or less of the workspace.
Workspace
The gray area represents the workspace, the area surrounding the canvas.
Menu bar
Menus provide access to all of the Picture It! features. The Help menu gives
you access to the Help window, the Instructional Videos, and the Picture It!
Tour.
Toolbar
The toolbar contains shortcut buttons for single-click access to some of the
most common commands. To see the name of a toolbar button, move the
pointer over the button.
Stack
The Stack displays a thumbnail to represent each layer in your photo. You can
rearrange the order of the layers by dragging a thumbnail up or down within the
Stack. You can also use the Stack as a precise way to select objects that are very
small or hidden behind other objects. You can select multiple objects on the
Stack by holding down CTRL as you select them.
Tray
The Tray displays thumbnails of all open projects. You can switch your active
project by clicking a thumbnail in the Tray. You can also add a project to the
current project by dragging the thumbnail from the Tray to the canvas.
Zoom controls
The zoom controls magnify or reduce your photo so that you can see it in more
or less detail. There are five zoom controls available:
Expanding the
workspace
Minimizing the
Common Tasks list will
increase the size of the
workspace, letting you
see more of your
picture while you work.