How To Change The Shape And Shadow Of A Picture In Word 2007

In Word 2007, you can preview a change you’d like to make to a picture before you actually apply it. For example, suppose you would like to see how your 3″ x 5″ photo will look with rounded corners. Follow these steps:

• Click the photo to select it.
• Under Picture Tools, click the Format tab.
• In the Picture Styles group, click the down arrow once to display Row 2 of the overall visual styles. Point to the Reflected Rounded Rectangle style, which is the first style in the second row. Word displays a preview of the style.
• Click the Reflected Rounded Rectangle Style to apply it.

You can also preview a dropped shadow before applying it. Follow these steps:

• Click the photo to select it.
• Under Picture Tools, click the Format tab.
• In the Picture Styles group, point to the Drop Shadow style, which is the fourth style in the first row.
• After you see a preview of the style, click to apply the style.
• Under Picture Styles, click Picture Effects.
• Point to Shadow.
• Click Shadow Options.
• Move the distance slider to 45 pt.
• Click Close.