How to create image like this?

Question

So, I have an image like this:

in which I want to highlight the "Advanced" section on the left side of the image like the image below:

How can I do this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

In many programs you have layers. For example I work a lot with paint.net but this might work with other programs too:

1. try to add a gray or black colored layer above the image you have.
2. set the layer opacity to a value for which you want the darker part to look like.
3. delete the area from the layer you want to highlight.

Hope this works for you!