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Q&A: Can you recommend a good image editor for my Chromebook?

Posted on November 26, 2023

Question from Cathy: My laptop died a few months ago and I decided to give a Chromebook a try. I ended up purchasing an Acer Chromebook and I really like it.

I’m having trouble with one issue however. It didn’t come with an image editor and I have a bunch of family pictures that I need to work on.

Can you recommend a good image editor (hopefully free) that will work with my Chromebook? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I convert a photo to black and white with Pixlr?

Posted on April 24, 2023

Question from Adelle: I use an online photo editor called Pixlr and I really like it a lot. It’s hard to beat for the price in my opinion (it’s free lol).

Pixlr does most everything I need a photo editor to do, but I need to convert a certain photo to Black and White and I can’t find that option on the menu anywhere.

Surely it must have one. Can you tell me how to find it? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I change the pixel size of a picture I wish to use as my Facebook cover photo?

Posted on May 31, 2015

Question from Terrie A: I’ve been trying to change my cover photo on Facebook, but I’m having trouble.

When I try to choose a picture I’ve saved, it says it’s too big and that it has to be so many pixels high by so many pixels wide. How can I change the pixel size of the pic?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]