Digital Photo Fundamentals

Pictures from Camera into Computer Using Irfanview Terms: View Size vs Print Size, etc. Free Photography - Naming Pics, Albums When Digital Camera Photos Can't Be Found Digital Photography for Not So Digital Seniors

   Basic Image-Editing

How to Crop - Resize a Photo Problem Enlarging Digital Pictures Understanding CYMK & RGB Colors How to Straighten (Rotate, Align) a Photo Darkrooms Replaced by Computers Be Your Own Photo Processing Shop

   Text in Pictures

Adding Text to a Photo Text & Picture In a Word Text Box

   Displaying Your Pictures

Printing Multiple Photos on a Single Page Displaying Your Photos as a Slideshow Printing Photo Thumbnail Sheets When Multiple Photos Don't All Fit on a Print-Out Print Yourself or Have Pics Processed Elsewhere?

   Online Images - Emailing Pics

Emailing Pictures Reducing a Digital Photo's File Size Red X Instead of a Picture Reducing the File Size of a Video Print Yourself or Have Pics Processed Elsewhere? Copying Images from a Web Site or an Email

   Pic Formats - File Extensions

Digital Picture Formats Difference Between "Drawing" & "Painting" Programs Digital Cameras & Megapixelss Choosing File Associations for Picture Files More PC Help & Free Programs Can Be Found Here. Some Favorite Links

Password Protecting an MSWord or an Excel Document

A reader asked if there is a way to password-protect personal documents without buying an expensive encryption program. Well, MSWord and Excel have password options. Within an open document, click File>Save As, and then click Tools>General Options, where you'll find a box for entering a password to open the document in the future, along with a second password option which would be needed to modify the file.

If the purpose of these passwords is to keep a document from prying eyes, you might consider disguising the document's file type by deleting its 3-letter extension. Removing .doc from an MSWord filename, for instance, changes its familiar "Blue W" icon into a generic one which tends to conceal the file's program of origin.

A filename thus altered, when double-clicked, will normally generate an error message asking what program should be used to open it. An MSWord file, oddly enough, will still open in its usual way. In fact, you can create your own extensions for Word or Excel files, and they will still open normally.

An exception to the rule would be changing .doc to .txt, since .txt is a universal extension that can be used temporarily to make nearly any file partially legible.