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Reducing Red Eye

You can use the Red Eye Reduction tool in Edit mode to correct red eye in digital photographs.

To Correct Red Eye:

In Edit mode, in the Repair group, click Red Eye Reduction.
Use the Zoom tools in the bottom right corner to enlarge and center the eye you want to correct.
Click within the red portion of the eye.
In the Red Eye Reduction group, adjust the sliders as described below.

Red Eye Reduction Options

Size	Drag the slider to the right to increase the size of the area being darkened, or to the left to decrease.
Darkening	Drag the slider to the right to intensify the fill color, or to the left to lighten.

Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed.

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

Scroll with your mouse to adjust the size of the area you would like to darken at anytime.

You can show or hide the outline of the darkened area by toggling the Show Outline checkbox.

Use the Delete key to remove the currently selected red eye adjustment.