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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide
Chapter 6: Using Special Effects
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You can create cutouts in four different ways. Select the method that best fits
your photo and your intended use for the cutout.
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The Edge Finder works well if your photo has well defined edges along
where you want to cut.
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Tracing on your own gives you the most precise control when cutting
irregular shapes.
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Color Selection helps you cut away large areas of solid color.
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Cutting with a cookie cutter shape cuts the photo into a shape such as a
circle, star, or heart.
To create a cutout:
1 On the Format menu, click Create a Cutout.
2 Click one of the following:
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With the Edge Finder
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By tracing an area on my own
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By color selection
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With a cookie cutter shape
3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
On the last screen of the cutout task, you will have the option to either:
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Open the completed cutout In a separate project. Choose this option if
you plan to combine the cutout with other photos, or use the cutout in a
project such as a greeting card.
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Leave it in the original project. Choose this option when you want the
cutout to remain in the original photo as a separate layer, so you can edit
it separately from the rest of the photo.
If you leave the cutout in the original project, you can select either the cutout or
the background in the Stack, and then edit the single layer.
Getting more Help
with cutouts
See the online Help
topic “Use cutouts” for
more detailed instruc-
tions on specific cutout
methods.