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Microsoft Publisher 2007

Adjust Image Brightness or Contrast

SUMMARY: Without opening an external image editor, adjust an image's brightness or contrast level in a Publisher 2007 document.

After inserting clip-art, a photograph, or other image in a Microsoft Publisher 2007 document, you may find that the graphic is too bright or too dark, possibly sticking out too much from the document or conversely blending in too much. This especially may be a problem if you place text on top of an image.

Don't open up your favorite image editor - adjust the graphic's brightness or contrast levels directly from Publisher 2007 via the Picture Toolbar.

1. Click on a picture to change in a Publisher 2007 document.

2. The picture toolbar should appear as shown below:

Picture Toolbar in Publisher 2007

3. If this toolbar does not appear, select "View" - "Toolbars" - "Picture".

4. Click the toolbar button of a sun and an upward-pointed arrow to increase the brightness; clicking the toolbar of a sun and a downward-pointed arrow makes it darker. To increase the image contrast, click the picture of two half circles - one white and one black. Decrease the contrast by clicking the image of two gray half circles.