Lighten the Entire Image for Text

Lighten the Entire Image for Text

1.  Select the image.

2.  Right-click on the image to bring up the help menu.

3.  Select Format Picture

4.  The Picture Tab is now active. The Picture Tab has a section labeled Image control. The default choice for Color under Image control is Automatic.

Press the down arrow for Color and change the selection from Automatic to Washout.

Click Preview to see how the image will look.

In most cases,  the image is light but it still needs minor adjusting to make it look 

more realistic.

5.  Reduce the Brightness a couple of percent. 

Click Preview to see the result. 

Repeat this step until you are happy with 

the way the image brightness looks.

6.  Increase the Contrast a couple of percent. 

Click Preview to see the result. Repeat this 

step until you are happy with the way the image

 contrast looks.

7.  Click OK to apply the Washout look to the image.