How to use Pixlr to simply create images for your website, blog and social media

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Looking for a simple to use, free, web-based image creation and editing program?

Pixlr is perfect for quick, easy, professional looking images for your website, blog, or

social media updates.

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Looking for a simple to use, web-based image creation and editing program?

Choose either to create an image from scratch, or open one from your computer.

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Let’s start by opening one from your computer.

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Perfect

Pretty self explanatory, right? Just like uploading one to Facebook or an email.

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Perfect for quick, easy, professional looking images for your website, blog, or social

The layout is clear with tools at both the top of the screen and the sides.

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Adjust your image’s size, and other features by opening the drop-down options available.

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Choose the exact size you wish to make the image and press ok. This is also helpful when making a new image.

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Add text to any image by selecting the text button on the tool bar, and using the options in the text box to format.

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Yeah, what he wrote.

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You can also crop your image with ease, by selecting the crop image in the tools and dragging your mouse over the desired area.

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Once you have the exact area you wish to crop, press enter and voila!

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But don’t think the editing capabilities end there. Click the colour palate in the tools section and choose your preferred colour.

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Then… changing the colour of selected sections is easy with the ‘paint-like’ tool button.

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But, if you don’t like how it looks, simply head to the edit section of the navigation bar and click the undo drop-down button.

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Want to add shapes to your image? It’s easy with the shape tool button. Simple drag the mouse to the size, shape and colour you’re after.

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Let’s try again. So you’ve opened your image, but now you want to create a new one altogether.

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Head to the file drop-down in the navigation bar and select ‘new image’.

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Choose your desired size and click ‘ok’.

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You are now free to use any of the earlier tricks to spruce up this blank bad-boy.

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Maybe you want to copy, cut and paste from the first image? Sure, do that.

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You’ve now created a new image, in the size of your choosing – ready to post on your website, blog or social media channel.

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So let’s save it. There are a number of formats you can save in, with JPEG being the most accepted across different sites, thus least hassle to upload.

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Hook Media uses Pixlr to create images for many of our clients, and our own online properties!

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Be sure to visit us at www.hookmedia.com.au, or send any questions to [email protected]

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How to use Pixlr to simply create images for your website, blog and social media

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