How to imitate the magnifier effect for the picture

To add a blur or glow diffused effect to the picture, do one of the following:

• Select the picture, and then on the Picture Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Artistic Effects:
  

  Select the effect you like from the Artistic Effects drop-down list:

  • The Blur effect:
    
  • The Glow diffused effect:
    
• Select the picture and then on the Picture Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Artistic Effects, then click the Artistic Effects Options...:
  
• Right-click on the picture and choose Format Picture... in the popup menu:
  

  On the Format Picture pane, in the Effects group, in the Artistic Effects section, click the Artistic Effects button and choose the effect you like:

  

But the result can be unsatisfied:

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To customize the effect, on the Format Picture pane, in the Effects group, in the Artistic Effects section, click the Artistic Effects button and choose the effect:

• For the Blur effect:
  

  Change the value for the parameter Radius. For example, for the Radius = 30:

  
• For the Glow diffused effect:
  

  Change the value for parameters Intensity or/and Transparency. For example, with Intensity = 8:

  

Add any other adjustments you like.