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How to erase part of a picture in Microsoft Word?
You can easily erase any part of a picture in word. Just select the picture. Then go to the “Format” menu > click the “Crop” icon under the text ribbon tab. Select “Crop” from the dropdown. Then fix your cropping area using the cropping parameter. You can also use “Crop to Shape” and “Aspect Ratio” as per your requirement.
How to remove background or delete part of a picture using Microsoft word?
I have already written another tutorial about it – “X-ray see-through effects using Microsoft Word“. However, here I will show you how you can remove the background or delete part of a picture. Just follow the steps –
- Insert your Image and click “Format” menu
- Click “Background remove” ribbon tab.
- Here you need to click the “Mark Areas to Keep” pen tool for which part of your image you want to keep and select the “Mark Areas to Remove” pen tool for which part of your image you don’t want. You can draw the area as to your requirements.
- After selection click “Keep Changes” and you will get your image ready.
Note: Microsoft word automatically detects what you select or not and do the editing as per your requirements.
How to color correct an image by Microsoft Word?
Color correcting an image in Microsoft word is very easy.
- Just select the image that you have inserted in the application.
- Then click the “Format” menu tab.
- There Click the “Corrections” icon from the “Adjust” section. You get the “Sharpen/Soften” and “Brightness/Contrast” preview model from the drop-down section. Here you can select any desired thumbnail and check the live preview of your color-corrected image.
- You can also color correct or change the color of your image by the “Color” icon from the “Adjust” section. From the drop-down options, you can choose 3 type color options like “Color Saturation” “Color Tone” and “Recolor”. Choose what type of color you required from those three dropdown sections.
How to put some effects on the image in Microsoft Word?
If you want to put some effects on the image then you need to follow below steps –
Just select your image and from the “Format” menu > Click on “Artistic Effects” > select your desired effects from the dropdown options.
Compress pictures in word
You can compress images in Microsoft Word. Just follow the steps-
- After selecting the image, go to the “Format” menu > click the “Compress Pictures” icon.
- You will get 5 options like HD (330 PPI), Print (220 PPI), Web (150 PPI), Email (96 PPI) and default.
- Select which version you need and click “OK”.
- Now you can save the compressed image by right click on the image and click “Save as picture”
Reset your image editing in word
Sometimes after image editing, you could change your mind and reset the image to the previous form. For this you need to select the image and go to the picture tool “Format” menu > Click “Reset Picture”. This will reset all the modification of your image.
And that’s it for today. You can also play with all the tools from the picture tool “Format” tab. If you have any question then feel free to ask in the comment section. We also have a dedicated question and answer community at your service.