Hello, everyone! My name is Xiao雨. In our daily lives, we often use ID photos for various purposes. However, sometimes we may find it difficult to go to the photo studio. Actually, all we need to do is modify the picture on our own computer.
Next, I will teach you how to make ID photos without any professional tools in Excel. It's very simple!
First of all, open Excel and import the original photo.
Then, start by clicking on “Insert” - “Image”, and select the photo that needs modification. Then click on “Insert”.
Secondly, cut the image.
Due to my image being a lifestyle photo, its size and ID photo are not suitable. Therefore, we need to crop it. If you only want to replace the background color of the existing ID photo, you can skip this step.
Click on the image, and then click on the tool bar in the top right corner to choose “Crop”. Adjust the size of the photo accordingly.
Thirdly, mark the background.
First, position your mouse cursor over the image, then select “Delete Background” from the toolbar on the tool bar. Select the areas where we want to retain the content and repeatedly color paint the areas where the content should be displayed as actual colors (as shown below).
The screenshot after marking is shown. If some parts of the area are retained, you can use “Mark to Delete” according to the same method to mark the area as needed. Marking confirms that it is correct. Then click on “Keep Changes”.
Fourthly, replace the background color.
Click on the image and right-click to select “Format Image”. On the right side, find the first paint bucket icon and select “Solid Fill”. Choose the color you need.
Below is a sample of the results achieved with these four steps. You can refer to them.
Summary: Through these simple four steps, you can transform your life photo into an ID photo with no professional tools. Although you did not use professional tools, you have produced a professional level of photography.
In the above four steps, the key factors that directly affect the final photo effect are those that affect the actual photos (such as whether we need to keep or delete certain areas) and those that affect edges (such as erasing the part that should be preserved).
Therefore, effectively applying the “mark the area that needs to be kept” and “mark the area that needs to be deleted” options is crucial during the entire process. Which parts need to be preserved, which parts need to be deleted, especially those along the edges, must be carefully handled. So, use flexibly the “mark the area that needs to be preserved” and “mark the area that needs to be deleted” options to achieve the overall process's success.
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