Photo+Tools

In order to get these Microsoft Tools for FREE for Educators, **Sign in** to the [|Microsoft Partners in Learning]site and login with your Microsoft (Email Address and Password) ID. Click on the RESOURCES tab and scroll down to find [|Tools and Resources]. You will find many tools for FREE for educators just by being a Microsoft partner. You can use these items to download to your teacher computer or your personal computer.

== [|Microsoft Auto Collage Download] [|Auto Collage Download] ||  || =__**Microsoft Photosynth**__= || Part of the Windows Live Essentials Suite when downloading for MovieMaker Download ||  || =**[|PicMonkey] (formerly [|Picnik])**=
 * =__**Microsoft AutoCollage**__=
 * =**__Windows Live Photo Gallery__**=
 * ====PicMonkey has replaced Picnik - please check it out as a wonderful Collage, photo editing tool====

|| [|Download Picasa] ||  || =__**[|Pixlr]**__= || //**Attendees at the PD discussed the following picture editors as well:**// =__**Microsoft Photo Editor**__=
 * =__**Google's Picasa**__=
 * Smilebox - [|www.smilebox.com]
 * LunaPic - []
 * PixiSnap (mosaic images) - [|www.pixisnap.com]
 * Open up a picture that you want to edit
 * Click on the drop-down beside the word OPEN at the top
 * Choose Microsoft Office 2010 to edit your picture (see picture below)
 * Once the Photo Editor opens, click on EDIT PICTURES to get the menu for editing (see picture below)


 * This is where you will COMPRESS PICTURES as needed

**Editing a Photo when inside of a Microsoft program (Word, Powerpoint, etc.)**

 * Once you insert a document, double click the picture
 * An editing bar will appear (see below)
 * Click on any of the editing features you need to use at that moment