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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CROP | To cut off the sides of an image to make it the proper size or to remove unwanted parts of an image |
| FREE ROTATE | allows you to rotate a graphic to any angle |
| FILL | to pain to paint the inside of an enclosed object |
| GRAY SCALE | represents colors with different shades of gray for use with a non-color printer |
| GROUPING | allows you to work with several objects as though they were one object |
| HANDLES | little squares at the edges and corners of a selected graphic in your screen |
| PIXEL | a collection or series of dots making up an image or the display on a monitor (the more pixels the better the picture.) |
| RESOLUTION | refers to the sharpness and clarity of an image;it is measured in dpi (dots per inch) |
| SCALING | re=sizing images to fit your layout |
| THUMBNAIL | a miniature version of a pictuer or page layout |
| TOOLBOX | a collection of drawing and painting tools included in a graphics software package |
| VECTOR | an image is stored in lines rather than a series of dots or pixels |
| GIF (GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT) | a bit-mapped graphics file format with low resolution and compresses to minimal file size for use on the web. it is a format especially chosen for animation affects. |
| JPEG (JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP) | a standard file for shrinking graphics so they transmit. |
| PNG (PORTABLE NETWORKS GRAPHICS) | |
| BMP (WINDOWS BITMAP) | |
| TIFF (TAGGED IMAGE FILE FORMAT) |