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How to Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010

If you use Microsoft Office 2010, it is more things for you to do with pictures. You can enhance your picture by adding effects, such as shadows, glows, reflections, soft edges, bevels, and three-dimensional (3-D) rotations to it. Next, I will give guidance in details. I will take Microsoft Word 2010 for exmaple, and it is the same in other Microsoft Office applications.

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Solution

  1. First, select the picture you will add or change an effect for.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  2. On the ribbon, click "Picture Tools"  > "Format" tab,  and go to "Picture Styles" group.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  3. Click the arrow beside "Picture Effects". Point to the first "Preset" option, and then click the effect that you want. To customize the preset effect, click "3-D Options" at the bottom.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  4. In the following "Format Picture", under "3-D Format" pane, change the options that you want. It contains "Bevel", "Depth", "Contour", "Surface", etc. Then click "Close".
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  5. Point to "Shadow", and choose one type like "Outer", "Inner", "Perspective" in the menu. To customize the shadow, click "Shadow Options".
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  6. Also in "Format Picture" dialog box, in "Shadow" pane, choose the options such as color, transparency, size, blur, angle and so on as you like. After that, click "Close".
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  7. To apply or change a reflection, point to "Reflection", and then click the option that you want under "Reflection Variations". Click "Reflection Options" to customize it.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  8. Set the values under "Reflection" and then choose "Close" button.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  9. To apply "Glow", point to it and choose one type like this. To see and apply more colors, click "More Glow Colors". If you want to customize this effect, click "Glow Options".
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010

  10. Then in "Format Picture" dialog box, under "Glow and Soft Edges" pane, you can set two effects together. Then click "Close".
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  11. The last effect is "3-D Rotation", the effect contains "Parallel", "Perspective", "Oblique". Click "3-D Rotation Options" to do more settings.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  12. Well, in "3-D Rotation" pane, choose and change options as you like. Then click "Close" .
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  13. Moreover, to remove an effect that you've added to the video, take preset effect for example. Point to "Preset" and choose "No Presets" in the menu.
    Add or Change an Effect for a Picture in Office 2010
  14. That's all.


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I always insert pictures in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and so on. But I have never embedded pictures into Microsoft Excel. Now I need to insert one picture in my Excel workbook. Then I find that the style of picture is not suitable with the whole sheet. I want to change the effect. Could I do this in Microsoft Excel directly not in other special tools like Photo shop, etc?
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