• Do any of the following:

  • Drag an image from the Finder or a webpage onto the page or onto a placeholder image.

  • Click Media in the toolbar, then drag an image from your iPhoto or Aperture library.

    You can click the magnifying glass to search for an image in your iPhoto or Aperture library.

  • Click in the bottom-right corner of an image placeholder, then select the image you want to add.

Masking is a way to hide unwanted portions of an image without modifying the image itself. Use the mask controls to frame just the parts of the image you want to be visible.

1. Double-click the image.

   The mask controls appear. The default mask is the same size as your image.

2. Use the controls to change which parts of the image are visible.

   

3. Click Done.

You can reset the mask at any time by double-clicking the image to reveal the cropping controls. Or, you can select the image, then click Edit Mask in the Image pane of the Format inspector.

Use the Instant Alpha tool to make parts of an image transparent. This feature is useful for removing an unwanted background or color from an image.

1. Select the image.

2. In the Image pane of the Format inspector, click Instant Alpha.

3. On the image, click the color you want to remove, then drag slowly over it (as you drag, the selection grows to include areas that use similar colors).

   • Remove all of the color (even in other parts of the image): Press the Option key as you drag.

   • Add a color back to the image: Press the Shift key as you drag.

4. Click Done, or click Reset to restore the image to its original state.

1. Select the image.

2. In the Image pane of the Format inspector, use the controls to make adjustments:

   • Exposure: Changes the overall lightness or darkness of the entire image.

   • Saturation: Changes the richness of color in the image. Dragging to the right makes the colors richer or more vibrant.

   • Enhance: Automatically adjusts the image by spreading the red, green, and blue tones evenly across the histogram.

3. To see the image histogram and adjust more advanced features like levels, gamma, temperature, and tint, click .

   

To restore the original settings, click Reset Image.