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 How do I use Ali Edwards' Overlays? Can I use Microsoft Word? Do I have to have Photoshop Elements?
In order to use the overlays, you'll first need to download them to your computer and unzip them. Your computer probably came with unzip software already loaded. If not, there is a list of free unzip programs at http://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Software/Unzipping_compression_freeware/ We can ...
- How do I use the Photo Clusters and Stacked Photo Clusters?
To use the Photo Clusters, Open PSE or Photoshop. Katie has included both the .png version and the .psd version for many of the frames. You can open either the .png version of the frame or the layered .psd file - whichever you are more comfortable using. Here are instructions for both. To u ...
- How can I justify my text in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements? I want to make my text line up on each side.
In order to fully justify your text, you have to draw out a text box first. You need the text box so that PS knows where you want the boundries of your text justification to be. Here are the instructions: Directions for Photoshop (tested in PS CS3) Get the Type Tool. Click and drag out a text bo ...
- I purchased a MultiFoto Double Quickpage by Anna Aspnes. How do I use it?
These templates are just a bit different than the other layered templates you may be used to, but the skills are basically the same. Here's an easy way to use them: Open PSE or PS and open the layered .PSD file. Select File > Duplicate. This way you are working with a copy and won't acc ...
- Is the Photographer/S4O License a Commercial License?
No, the Photographer/S4O License is a limited use license that allows photographers to sell printed photo cards to their customers and those that scrap-4-hire to use our products in scrapbooks that they create for other individuals. This license does not allow for you to design cards or template ...
- My photos are too large or too small to fit in the layered template blocks. How can I fix this?
For more information, check out Getting Started with Templates
- I'm trying to create a custom brush, but Edit>Define Brush is not available. How can I create the brush?
Perhaps your image is too large. Photoshop and PSE allow you to create brushes no larger than 2500 pixels square. Try resizing your image under 2500 pixels. For more information, check out HTDT? No. 8: Custom Photo Brushes
- How can I make a 12x12-inch layered template fit onto an 8.5x11-inch page?
There are two ways to use a 12x12-inch template on an 8.5x11-inch page. 1. You can resize the square template to a size that will fit (8x8-inches or 8.5-inches square) by getting the Crop Tool. Select the new dimensions in the Options Bar across the top of the editing window (at 300 ppi.) Cli ...
- How do I use a layered template?
To use a template in Photoshop Elements: Open the template. Get the Move Tool. Select a layer you want to cover with a photo by clicking on the layer in the Layers Palette. Open a photo. Still using the Move Tool, drag the photo or paper down from the editing window onto the template in the Pr ...
- How do I use the Album in a Quickpage templates by Anna Aspnes?
These kits contain a different type of quickpage than you might be used to using. To use the quickpage in PSE: 1. Open a photo and the layered quick page (.psd file) 2. Double click the photo to make it active in the Editing Window. Choose Select > All (Ctrl+A Mac: Cmd+A) to select the enti ...
- How can I add text to a photo?
You can add text to your photos using any font you have installed on your computer. Open PSE in the Edit Mode. Make sure you are in Full Edit (not guided or Quick.) Open the photo (File > Open) in PSE. Select File > Duplicate so that you are working on a copy of your photo and not the ...
- I purchased some overlays and templates. How can I print a copy of each page so that I can add photos and journaling later?
If you just want to print the pages, you can use any graphics editing program or even a Word processor like Microsoft Word to create the document to print. In Word: First make sure that you have unzipped the file that you downloaded. Make a note of the location of the unzipped files. In Word, o ...
- How can I create a shape in a certain size? For example, a 2-inch circle?
Here are the directions for both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop. (Tested in PSE7 and PSCS3) In Photoshop Elements: Create a new document and select the Cookie Cutter tool. In the Options Bar, choose a shape from the Shape Picker drop-down menu. Click the down-arrow beside the word Shape Option ...
- How do I install fonts on my Windows system?
Begin by downloading and saving the font file. Make note of the location. Downloading to your desktop is a good idea for easy access. Windows Vista: 1. To extract the file, right click on the zip file you have downloaded. 2. Left click “Extract All” from the menu. 3. Select a desti ...
- Can I use your products in FotoFusion?
Yes! Our kits, papers and embellishments are compatible with FotoFusion. With the exception of the brushes, actions some layered templates and text bytes, our products can be imported into FotoFusion and used to create scrapbook pages, collages and other projects. To use the brush images, impor ...
- How can I capture colors from a website to use on a layout?
If you've found a website with a pleasing color palette that you would like to use on your layout, you can use the eyedropper tool outside of Photoshop and PSE to capture the colors. Here's how: In PSE: Open your web browser and navigate to the site you want to use. Open PSE. To capture color ...
- How can I resize my layout to 8x8-inches or 6x6-inches or smaller?
To resize your layout or an element, open it in Photoshop or PSE. Duplicate your file by selecting Image | Duplicate. Select the Crop tool, then in the Options bar across the top of the editing window, type in the size you want to overlay to become (6 in by 6 in or 8 in by 8 in.) at 300 ppi (fo ...
- I purchased an alphabet set. How can I type words with it?
An alphabet set is not like a font. You will not be able to load and type with these sets like a font download. What you can do is open them in Photoshop and drag them onto a background to create a fun title. They are more like digital die cuts, less like a font. Once you download your alphabet ...
- What is the difference between a Quick Page and a Scrapbook Layered Template?
Quick pages and Quick Books describe "fixed" pages with windows for your photos. You can add text or more embellishments to them, but you can't change the components of the flattened page. Layered templates are complete layered files to create scrapbook pages and hybrid projects. You can choose ...
- I'm working in PSE6. The .png files are not transparent or they have a box surrounding them. How can I use them?
This is a common problem with PSE6. A new feature with this build causes elements to lose transparency when dragged up from the Project Bin onto a page. Fortunately, there is an easy work-around: Instead of dragging the element from the Project Bin up onto your paper, you'll need to drag the ri ...
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