Chapter 13

Inserting Pictures

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Getting to know bitmap pictures and vector drawings

Bullet Adding pictures to your presentation

Bullet Moving, sizing, stretching, and cropping pictures

Bullet Adding panache to your pictures

Bullet Tackling technical details like sharpness, brightness, contrast, and color

Bullet Compressing your pictures to save disc space

Bullet Using 3D models in your presentation

Face it: Most of us weren’t born with even an ounce of artistic ability. Some day (soon, hopefully), the genetic researchers combing through the billions and billions of genes strung out on those twisty DNA helixes will discover the Artist Gene. Then, in spite of protests from the da Vincis, van Goghs, and Monets among us (who fear that their NEA grants will be threatened), doctors will splice the little gene into ...

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