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Step2.4: Replacing an image
In this step you will hide some of the template layers and insert additional one with a different image in it.
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Select
File>Open to display an Open dialog and browse to the "portrait.jpg" file in your downloaded "RESOURCE" folder.
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Select
Image>Image Size to display Image Size dialog.
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Make sure the checkboxes
Constrain Proportions and Resample Image are on, resample mode is set to
Bicubic, and sizes in Pixel Dimensions box display in pixels.
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Enter "120" in the
Width field and click OK.
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Use
Select>All and Edit>Copy to place the entire image in buffer.
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Close "portrait.jpg" window. You do not need to save the changes.
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Select
Edit>Paste to insert image in the template. A new layer is automatically created and given default name.
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Right click the new layer in the Layers Tab and choose
Layer Properties... from context menu. Enter "portrait" in the
Name field for future reference. Click OK.
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With "portrait" layer selected use the Move Tool
to place the image on the left of welcome text.
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Find "man" and "man shadow" layers and make them invisible by clicking the eye
icons
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Next Step 2.5: Inserting additional image does not introduce any new concepts comparing to the step you just completed. You may want to fulfill it for better understanding, otherwise, proceed to
Step 2.6: Hiding extra navigation
buttons.