edit. You can use a picture from the internet, or you can upload your own ( I'm choosing a cat picture from my own library (because we all love cats right): 4. Now our picture is ready to be edited! How do I use the "basic edits"? This is the starting point for any true photo-shopper: crop, rotate, exposure, colours, sharpen and resize. The basic edits will be the first group that will be open when you upload your picture: So if I decided to adjust the exposure on my little kitten picture, I would: 1. Click on the exposure icon and you will see the following: 2. To adjust the brightness and contrast etc. I would move the sliders until I was happy with the effect: 3. Then I would click apply and the changes will be permanent: Be sure to click "apply" after every change you make, or your work will be lost! Now you know how to use the basic edits, let's move on to the next section! How do I use the "effects"? Now you can choose from a variety of groups of effects, such as: Tried and True, Basic, Camera Look, Paintbox, Area, Artsy and Advanced (Dodge, burn, adjust curves and clone). The second icon down (that one that looks like something out of a chemistry set) will open up the effects: So now you have the groups of effects. Let's say we decided to choose "dusk" from the "tried and true" group of effects: