Preparing photos and other images

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Image editors

Photos and other images benefit from cropping, resizing and possibly other manipulation BEFORE uploading to the Media Library.

Use an image file editor to prepare images.

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Paint

Microsoft Windows 10 has Paint pre-installed which offers basic but often sufficient functionality, for example cropping and resizing photos.

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Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) is one of the more sophisticated programs available, recommended if available for your computer.

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Pixlr

Pixlr Editor is a free online service, powered by Flash within a web browser.

GIMP content Screenshot of GIMP image editor

GIMP

GIMP is a freely-available alternative to Photoshop, which can be installed locally.

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Do not include ANY text in images

...if you intend the text to be read for meaning. It's not accessible for many web users.

“Why text in images is harmful: the problem with using an image to show text is it takes away the accessibility for blind and visually impaired users that comes with text. For instance, a blind user might have a screen reader set up on their computer to read out the text and menu items for them. This way they can interact even though they can't see the screen.&rdquo