dialog box appears warning you that cropping changes the original image. Dont make the change if youre concerned about needing to keep the entire image available. If youre concerned, the best thing to do may be to make a copy of the image and apply your cropping to the copy. 3. Click OK. A dotted line with handlebars appears in the image. 4. Outline the area of the image you want to keep with the handlebars. Any part of the image that is darkened, as shown in Figure 5-7, is deleted when the crop completes. 5. Double-click inside the box, or press Enter (Return on a Mac). The image is cropped. You can undo cropping by choosing Edit?Undo, but remember that, after you save the page, changes permanently apply to the image and cannot be undone. Dotted crop line Crop tool Figure 5-7: The Crop tool lets you edit your photo inside Dreamweaver. This example shows how you define the area to keep during a crop. 140 Part II: Looking Like a Million (Even on a Budget) Adjusting brightness and contrast Adjusting an images brightness allows you to change the overall amount of light in an image. Contrast controls the difference between the light and dark areas of an image. To adjust brightness and contrast, follow these steps: 1. In the Document window, select the image you want to alter. The Properties inspector shows the image properties. 2. From the Edit tools, click the Brightness and Contrast icon (a circle with light and dark halves). A dialog box appears, indicating that changes you make are made to the original file. 3. Click OK. The Brightness/Contrast dialog box appears. 4. Adjust the brightness and contrast settings of the image with the sliders. Make sure to select the Preview check box if you want to see how the changes affect the image as you move the sliders around. 5. Click OK. The settings take effect permanently when you save the page. Sharpening an image When you apply sharpening to an image, you increase the distinction between areas of color. The effect can be one of increased definition to the