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How to Customize My Photos

If you are wanting to add your own flair to your photographs, you can do everything from adding a cool frame or border to spice up your entire photo album to customizing small details or altering each image for a complete makeover. A variety of editing suites are available from which to choose, and large retailers such as Target and Walgreens all feature editing tools that allow you to accomplish many customization ideas.

Things You'll Need

Photo editing program

Instructions

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  Locate the image you want to customize. Click either "Pictures from Files" or "Pictures from Scanner or Cameras," depending on the location of the file. Select the image and click, "Open."
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  Customize the image with a caption. Type a caption such as, "Blessing of Nature," in the caption box. Choose a custom font and letter size using the drop-down box. Click, "OK." On the File menu, click, "Save."
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  Customize the image with a frame. Frames vary from pets and animals to holiday and seasons and love. Select the frame you want using the drop-down box. Click, "OK." On the File menu, click, "Save."
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  Choose a border. Standard choices include a vignette border, a rounded border, an etching border and a watercolor border. If you want the photo to "bleed out" to the edges, opt for no border. Choose the border you want using the drop-down box. Click, "OK." On the File menu, click, "Save."
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  Tweak the image before printing. Adjust brightness and color levels to further customize the image. Go to "Image, Adjust, Replace Color," if you are editing the image in Photoshop. View the "Replace Color" window to view your changes.
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  Click, "Save," to save all the modifications you've made to the image.

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