Standard Software Tools

 

	Software 1: Picmonkey	Software 2: Microsoft Word
Canvas Size	·         The image can be resized to what ever size you need it to be. ·         To resize the image you need to click on the basic edits then scroll down to find the resize option. ·         From the resize option you simply type in the size you want and it will automatically change the size of the image, then you just apply it to the picture by clicking on the apply option.	·         When you have uploaded the image you will see that the format tab has appeared on the tool bar. ·         You can resize the image the image by clicking on the image and clicking on the little black boxes around the image and dragging it to the size you wish.
Saving Option	·         To save on picmonkey you have the option at the top of the screen. ·         When you go to save the image you only have two options which are, JPG and PNG. ·         Once you have choosen one of the options you just choose where you would like it to save on your computer and click save.	·         To save on word you can go to your menu button and go to save as. ·         When you have chosen save as there are a number of different formats that you can choose from. ·         The save as option will automatically choose an option for you but you can click on the drop down menu for more options.
Colour Adjustment	·         On picmonkey in the basic edits section there are three different options from which you can choose from in order to edit the colour of the picture. ·         These options are             Exposure             Colours             Sharpen ·         These options allow you to edit the brightness, highlight, shadows, contrast, saturation, temperature, sharpness and clarity.	·         On word you can access these options on the format tab ·         These options you have include, brightness, contrast and recolour.
Filters	·         On picmonkey you need to click on the effects tab. ·         There are many different effects that you can use, although some you may have to pay for. ·         Many of the free effects are very good and useful such as black and white, sepia, soften, frost, dust, ect.	·         You can access the different filters on word by going to your format tab. ·         Your filters are in the adjust section as well as the recolour option.
Cropping	·         On picmonkey to crop your image you need to go to the basic edits tab and it’s the first option available. ·         When you click on crop a box appears around the image where you can pull the little black boxes in to only show what you want to display in the image.	·         On word you can crop your image by firstly going to your format tab and then to the size options. ·         When you select crop you are able to drag the little black boxes which are now around the image in to cut away any unwanted sections of the picture.
Text Manipulation	·         You need to go to the text tab at the side of the screen in order to access the text options in picmonkey. ·         You can select the style of your font before clicking add text. ·         When the box appears on the image you can type in whatever you want and then change the size colour position and effect of the text to match the style of your picture.	·         On word you need to go to the insert tab where you can select a text box and then draw it onto your image. ·         You can then type in your text and choose the size, style and colour of your text from the options available.
Image Resolution	·         On picmonkey you have three options to change the image resolution. ·         The first option is Roger, this is the smallest file size at 67.9KB and not great quality. ·         The second option is Pierce this is great quality although the file size is bigger 84.5KB ·         Finally the largest file size at 158.3KB is Sean although this provides gorgeous quality.	·         The only way to change the image resolution on word is to compress the image. ·         You can do this in the format tab and selecting the compress image option. ·         From this there are three options, Print (220ppi), Screen (150ppi) and finally E-mail (96ppi).
Selecting Objects	·         To select an object on picmonkey you must choose the object you would like to place on the picture from the overlays tab. ·         The object will appear on the picture where you can move it to the position you want by dragging it to wherever you want it to be.	·         To select an object on Microsoft Word you must select a shape from the shapes option within the insert tab. ·         You can then click and drag this shape to wherever you would like the shape placed on the picture.