You can zoom in and modify the text that already exists instead of replacing it.Place a text box over any letters or numbers that you need to replace before typing in new values.

Move the copied piece of background over the letter and number and place it to make it seem like it was never there in the first place. Zoom in on the ID and copy the blank piece of background right next to the letter or number you’re changing. Use the clone tool or “clone stamp” to cover any letters or numbers that you want to change. Try to duplicate the background on the original ID by hanging a drape or bedsheet of the same color behind you.Ĭover type by copying and pasting the background over old text. If you need to take a new photo specifically for your new ID, use a camera and a tripod to take it.Select “bring it to the front” or “front” to make it lay on top of the ID. If your new photo won’t go in front of the ID, right click it and find the layers tab.Hold the shift key down in Microsoft programs while dragging the corner of a photo to keep the ratio between the sides of the image identical to the original photo.Alternatively, you can put the new photo over the location where the photo belongs on the ID and the cut the sides of the image off with the crop tool in whatever program you’re using.Drag it on top of the original photo until you’re happy with the location. Export the new photo to a separate file and then open it in the same project as the scanned ID. Trim the photo so that it is a similar size to the original ID’s photo. Open the photo that you’re going to use to replace the current photo. Paste a new photo over the current ID’s image if you scanned someone else’s ID.

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