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Prepare the Image

 * 1) Choose File > Open.
 * 2) Locate the image and click Open.
 * 3) Once the image opens in Photoshop, choose File > Save As...
 * 4) Save the image as a Photoshop document (.psd file).



Unlock the Background

 * 1) Look at the layers palette. If it is not visible, press F7 to toggle in off and on. Notice that the background layer (your image) is locked.
 * 2) Double click the background layer in the layers palette.
 * 3) Click OK in the resulting window.
 * 4) The layer is now unlocked. It will be renamed Layer 0.

Select What You Want to Keep

 * 1) Activate either a lasso tool or the quick select tool. Be sure to add 1 px of feather before selecting.
 * 2) Select the part of the image you would like to keep. This takes practice, but the effort is well worth it.



Cut the Selection

 * 1) Once you are happy with the selection, choose Edit > Cut.
 * 2) Immediately choose Edit > Paste.
 * 3) Look at the layers palette. Notice that the cut image is now in its own layer.





Make Changes to the Background

 * 1) Click the background layer to make it active.
 * 2) Use the marquee, lasso or quick select tools to select areas of the background.
 * 3) Delete or recolor the background as needed.





Save the Image

 * 1) Use File > Save As... to save the image in the appropriate format:
 * Word: JPEG or TIFF
 * Web: JPEG
 * InDesign: Photoshop document (.psd)

Using the Document in Word

 * 1) Open an existing Word document or create a new one.
 * 2) On the ribbon (Word 2007), click the Insert button.
 * 3) Choose Picture.
 * 4) Locate the picture you want to use.
 * 5) When the image appears in the document, go to the Picture Tools tab on the ribbon.
 * 6) Look for the Recolor button. It is in the lower-left corner of the ribbon.
 * 7) Choose Select Transparent Color.
 * 8) Using the transparency tool, click on the white area of the image.
 * 9) Now click the Text Wrap button on the toolbar. Choose Tight.
 * 10) Move the picture where you would like. The text should flow around the picture.

[|Wrap Document.pdf]