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table number help!

zoe282 Posted:

table number help!

Ok....So my plan for my table numbers is to use my engagment pictures...turn them black and white and fade them out and put the table number on top....nothing too fancy there...but on of my BM's said she'd help me with photoshop to do this but getting her to do so has been a nightmare...i'd rather just do it myself. BUT....I do not have photoshop.....does anyone know of an easy program that i might have or how else to do this??? or is photoshop my only option???

RisiLeigh Posted:

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Another LIW bride taught me how to do thsi using Power Point actually! If I still have her FM I will forward it to you!

zoe282 Posted:

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Posted by RisiLeigh

Another LIW bride taught me how to do thsi using Power Point actually! If I still have her FM I will forward it to you!



Thank you!
bigrd37 Posted:

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Posted by RisiLeigh

Another LIW bride taught me how to do thsi using Power Point actually! If I still have her FM I will forward it to you!



ooh if you can find it, do you mind sending it to me too? i've tried to do this myself, but with no luck! i would really appreciate it. TIA!!!
RisiLeigh Posted:

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Here is the FM she sent me - I couldn't see an option to forward it LOL:

Thanks so much!!! It was actually really easy to do! Here are the instructions that were posted by Mrs Q in 2007.

Ok, I opened Powerpoint.
- New document
- File, Page Setup
- Changed the page size to 20 x 28 inches (**this is 4 times the 5x7 size they will actually be printed as - this is so that the quality remains as high as possible when I save it as a jpg file**)
- Click OK
- Then Insert Image you want to use
- Double click image (brings up Format Picture window)
- In the 'Size' tab, changed the height to 20 inches
*VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure the 'Lock Aspect Ratio' box IS CHECKED*
- Now the picture fits perfectly up and down, but may be too big horizontally.
- Crop the left or right (or both) side until it's 28 inches.
- Now the image is the same size as your Page Setup.

To make the image lighter:
- Double click image
(Format Picture window opens)
- In the 'Picture' tab, click on the arrow for 'Color'
- Choose 'Washout'
- Click OK
- IF the image is too light, go back into Format Picture and INCREASE the Contrast by 10 and DECREASE the brightness by 10.

To add text:
- Insert WordArt
- Play with fonts, colors, and size to achieve the look you want for the wording.

ETA: Ok so I forgot to add the last step - how to save the file as a picture.

When you are done with making the file (and as you are working on it), save your file.

Once you're finished and happy with the way the picture looks, you need to save it as a jpg file. To do this, go to File, Save As, and in the 'File Type' change it to 'JPG' and save it again as a jpg. It's going to ask you to save all slides or just the current slide - if you click to save all files, it will save each slide that you have in the file as a jpg - each file will be automatically saved in a new folder.

So now you have the files saved as individual jpg files. What I plan to do is to upload the jpg files to Kodak Gallery or Shutterfly and to order 5x7 prints of each - that way I'll have actual pictures and don't have to worry about buying photopaper and printing them myself. But I'm sure you could do that if you want.


GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs.C 102608 Posted:

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Those are the directions I used, they came out great.

RisiLeigh Posted:

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Yeah I tried it on a test file and it came out great!

zoe282 Posted:

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that's wonderful!!!! Thank you so much! i will try that tonight!

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