Serif Digital Scrapbook Artist manual

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Contents Contents 1. W elcom e .......................................................... 1 Key feat ures ......................................................................................................... 4 Install ation ............................................................................................................ 8 S ystem req[...]

Contents Applying dr op shadows and other effects ........................................ 31 Applying tra nsparency ............................................................................ 33 Adding text ................................................................................................ . 34 Creating brus h strokes ...............[...]

Contents Adding brushe s ......................................................................................... 60 Adding swatche s ...................................................................................... 60 Tagging Digikits ........................................................................................ 62 Saving D igik it[...]

Contents Repl acing, resizing, a nd deleting photos ................................................. 84 Replacing photos ...................................................................................... 84 Resizing pho tos ......................................................................................... 85 Deleting photos ............[...]

Contents 7. W or king wi th text ......................................... 103 Work ing with text .......................................................................................... 105 Text ty pes ov erview ............................................................................... 105 Adding artistic te xt .............................[...]

Contents Applyi ng gradient tra nspar ency ....................................................... 130 Changing t ransparency type .............................................................. 131 Editing g radient t ransparency ........................................................... 131 9. Cutting , cropping, and er asing ....................[...]

Contents Copyin g an object's formatt ing ................................................................ . 162 11. U sing brushes .............................................. 163 Adding brus h stro kes .................................................................................... 165 Choosing brush ty pes ............................[...]

Contents 14. I ndex ............................................................ 197[...]

1 We l c ome 1[...]

2 Getting started[...]

Getting started 3 W elcome to Digital Scrapb ook Artist from Seri f !— the fantas tic scrapbooking solution whi ch combines scr apbooking fun with powerful d rawing tools for a fantastic design ex perience. Scrapbook Artist com es with DaisyTrail DigiKits whic h offer themed items , the start ing point for an y themed s crapbook. Each pa ck is fu[...]

4 Getting started Key features Scrapbo ok essen tials Theme s and D igi kits (p. 12 and p. 43) Choose the type o f scrapbook th eme you're lookin g for. Themed Digikits, such as Doll House and Enchanted , are rich in scrapbook items. Boost the num ber of themed Digik its available to yo u from Digikit Collec tions and via www. dais ytrail.com [...]

Getting started 5 great for mak ing new friends! Tak e part in scrapbook ing discussions in DaisyTrail's foru ms . Ease of u se Total ea se of u se Tabbed, collapsible, and dockable Stud io tabs are always at hand. Choose from p reset colour s, lin e st yles, brushes, an d effects, or creat e your own. Use tabs to arrange, transform , and alig[...]

6 Getting started within Scrapboo k Artist. Use brushes to disca rd uniform back grounds (sky, walls, etc.) o r keep subjects o f interest (people, objects, etc.). Crea te you r own ph oto frame s ( p. 101) Frame Ed ito r allows you to create your own D igikit photo frames from a photo - based image of a frame. Bru shes Reali stic b rush stroke s ([...]

Getting started 7 freeform li nes with the Pencil T ool . Join any line's ends to create irregular filled shape s! Artistic and sha pe tex t (p. 106) Apply artistic tex t or text withi n QuickShapes right on the page... apply basic f ormatting from th e always - at - hand Text con text toolbar. Convert text to curve s for text desig n freedom.[...]

8 Getting started Installatio n Syst em re quir ement s Minimu m: Windo ws - based PC with CD driv e and mouse Microsoft Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows®Vis ta (32 or 64bit), or Windows® 7 operati ng system 512 MB RAM 300 MB (recommended full install) free ha rd disk space XGA display (1024x768 resolution, 24- bit colour ) or higher Additional dis[...]

Getting started 9 Getting star ted 2[...]

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Getting started 11 Using the Startup Wi zard Once Scrapbook Artist ha s been installed, y ou're ready to start. By default, a Serif Digital Scrapb ook A rtist it em is added to the All Program s submenu of the Windows Start menu. Opening the Startup Wizard Use the Windows Start menu to open Scrapbook Artist. - or - On the File menu, clic k New[...]

12 Getting started To start with a blank page, you can also click the C ancel button in the upper - right corner of the Startup Wizard. This will skip the Digikit Browser dialog, bu t you can open it by clicking Add item s from Digikits on the Pages Context tool bar. Turnin g the Startup Wizard off and on If you don't want th e Startup Wiz ard[...]

Getting started 13 The Scrapbook Artist Digikits off er a selection of them ed page layouts, b ackgrounds, frames, m aterials, letters, em bellishments, bru s hes, and effects. If you want to get started quickly, selecting a D igikit them e will help you to create your first scrap book in j ust a few easy steps. You can also creat e original s crap[...]

14 Getting started In the Layouts section, select the pages yo u want to add to yo ur scrapbook by clicking their thu mbnails. If you sel ect a layo ut fr om a featu red free or p urcha sable Dig ikit — the Digikit Not Insta lled dialog will display an d you will be p rompted t o visit the Dais yTrail.c om shop. O nc e you 've insta lled you[...]

Getting started 15 6. Runni ng horizontally along the low er edge of the wo rkspace, the Page s tab displays the pages y ou chose to a dd to your scrapbook . Click through the th umbnails to view th ese pages in the work space and choose the page y ou want to wo rk on first. Be fore making any changes to the layout, let's save the file. (It&ap[...]

16 Getting started The File name text box displays the name y ou typed in the Digikit Browser dialog. To save your scrapbook w ith different file name, ty pe it here. Brow se to and select the destinati on for your saved file. Click Save . Scra pbook Art ist periodica lly autosa ves your work t o a tempor ary file, a ll owing you to recover a s muc[...]

Getting started 17 To remove a phot o from the Photo s tab, click its Remov e button. Adjusting and repl a cing framed photos 1. Select the frame d photo , and then click the C rop button. 2. To rotate, or zoom into or out of t he phot o, click the buttons display ed in the lower - righ t corner of the pho to.[...]

18 Getting started 3. To pan the photo, click and drag on it. 4. To close t he Crop window, c lick , or click elsewhere on th e page or pasteboard area. To replac e a photo : Drag a different ph oto onto a f rame from the Photos tab. - or - 1. Select the framed photo you want to replace. 2. C lick the Select Cropp ed Object( s) button that displays[...]

Getting started 19 Addin g sc rapbook letter s 1. In the Content tabs at th e left of the wo rkspace, click the Letters tab to open it. 2. To add an individual le tter, drag it fro m the tab onto your page. - or - To add an en tire word or ph rase all at once, type your tex t into the box at the bottom of the tab, and then clic k . To add a sp e ci[...]

20 Getting started To resize a letter or group, select i t, and then drag a corner handle. To rotate a letter or group, select it, and then drag its rotate handle. To delete a letter or gro up, select it and press th e Delete key. To group letters, click and drag to draw a selectio n marquee aroun d them. (To avo id selecting the object beneath the[...]

Getting started 21 To ungro up , select the group an d click the button. To crea te your o wn l etters, see Creating your own Digikits on p. 53 . Addin g d ecorativ e it ems 1. In the Content tabs at th e left of the w orkspace, open the Embelli shments or the Materials tab. 2. Scroll the tab to find the item you want to add, and then drag it o nto[...]

22 Getting started 4. Click a drop shadow ef fect to apply it to your selected item . Sharing your scrapbook To share your scra pbook, you nee d to do t he follo wing: 1. Register on the www .daisytrail.com website. 2. Set up account inform ation in Scrap book Artist. 3. Upload yo ur pages to the website. For step - by - step instructions, see Shar[...]

Getting started 23 - or - If you have a mi ddle mouse button /wheel, and multip le scrapbooks open, hover over th e document's tab and click th e middle mouse button. If the scrapbook is unsa v ed or has uns aved changes, you'll be prompted to save it. To clos e Scra pbook Art ist: Click Fil e>Exit . For each open scrapb ook, you'[...]

24 Getting started Starting a scrapbo ok from scra tch If you decide to create y our scrapbook from scratch, the first s tep is to select your page back ground(s). The Scrap book Artist Dig ikits provide a sel ection of backgrounds from which to choo se. Choosing page backgrounds 1. Launch Scrapbook Artist, or clic k File>New> New from Startu[...]

Getting started 25 5. Click the back ground(s) that yo u want to use in your scrapboo k. - or - To add all items from the Digikit, click . If you sel ect a n ite m from a f eatur ed free or pu rcha sab le Dig ikit — the Digikit Not Installed dialog will display a nd yo u will be p rompted to vis i t the Da isyTra il.com shop. O nc e you 've [...]

26 Getting started 7. When you've finished selecting backgrounds, c lick Done . 8. Drag the back ground yo u want to use onto th e blank page displa yed in the workspace. To change the background, sim ply drag a new background onto the page. To remove a backg round fr om the Backgrounds tab, clic k its Remov e button. Before we go any further,[...]

Getting started 27 Scrapbook Artist p eriodically a utosav es your w ork to a temp ora ry file. Yo u can set autosa ve frequ ency und er the General option of the Tools>Opt ions... dialog. On subsequent sav es: To save the scrapbo ok under its current nam e, click the Save button. The existing scrapbo ok file is overw ritten with y our recent ch[...]

28 Getting started Once the frame is added to the page, you can move, resize, and ro tate it. (See Arranging item s on p. 177 .) To crea te your o wn p hot o frames, see Creating your own photo frames on p. 101 . To rem ove a fra me fro m the Frames tab, click its Remove button. Adding pho tos 1. In the Content tabs at th e left of the wo rkspace, [...]

Getting started 29 Click the Remove button t o remove a photo from the Phot os tab . 4. D rag a photo f rom the Photos tab and drop it onto the frame, o r onto the page if you don't want to f rame your photo. 5. You can adjust your p hoto inside its fram e, or even replace it if required. For detail s, see A djusting framed photos on p. 98. Ad[...]

30 Getting started 7. O nce an item is placed on the p age, you can m ove, resize, and rotate i t as required. (See Arrangin g items on p. 177 .) To crea te your o wn e mbellish men ts a nd materi als, see C reating your ow n Digikits on p. 51 . To remove a scr apbook item from a tab , clic k its Remo ve button. Addin g sc rapbook letters 1. In the[...]

Getting started 31 To rem ove a lett er from t he Letters tab, click i ts Remov e button. 7. You can now mo ve, resize, rotate, and delete the s e letters indi vidually, or you can wo rk with them as a group by first clicking the button. (See Grouping i tems on p. 184 .) Applying d rop sha dows and other effects To add ef fects to your p roject: 1.[...]

32 Getting started To apply an effec t to a sel ected item: 1. Select the item to whi ch you want to add a drop shadow o r other effect. 2. In the Studio tabs at the righ t of the w orkspace, click the Effe c ts tab. 3. At the top of the tab, in the Effects drop - down list, sele ct the Worksp ace category. You wil l see the effects yo u have added[...]

Getting started 33 Applying transpa rency Yo u can apply transparency quick ly and easily using a slide r on the Col our tab. For more advanced effec ts, use the Transparenc y Tool (for details, see online Help). To apply transp arency fro m th e Colour tab: 1. On the Standard toolbar, click and click to select the item you w ant to work with. 2. O[...]

34 Getting started transparency appl ied Adding text 1. On the Standard toolba r, click . 2. To create text at the default size, click on your page to set a text insertion point. - or - Click and drag on yo ur page to set th e size of the text inse rtion point. 3. To set text attributes (fo nt, size, et c.) before typ ing: Make yo ur selections on [...]

Getting started 35 Cr eat ing bru sh st ro kes 1. On the Standard toolb ar, click the Brus h Tool . 2. At the right of the w orkspace, op en the Brushes tab. an d select a br ush category from the upper drop -down list. 3. On the Brush context too lbar, set the brush st roke properties (width, opacity, smoothness, etc .). 4. D rag a brush stroke ac[...]

36 Getting started Adding Digikit brushes The Brushes tab's Workspace c ategory displays the brus hes added from Digikits. If you've previously chose to add all the items from a Digikit, a selection of brush strokes will be display ed in this ca tegory. To add D igikit b rushes: 1. On the Pages Context toolbar, cli ck Add i tems f rom D i[...]

Getting started 37 Arranging item s and groups on th e page To sel ec t a single item, clic k , and then click th e item or group. To select multipl e items, click , cli ck the first item , then hold down th e Shift key an d click to select additional i tems. - or - Click in a blank a rea of the page, an d then drag a selection m arquee around the [...]

38 Getting started To rotate an item or group, select it, and then drag its rotate h andle. To delete an item o r group, select i t, and then press the Del ete key. See also Rotating and shearing it ems (p. 179 ), Ordering items (p. 182 ), and Grouping item s (p. 184 ). Adding pages 1. On the Pages tab, select the page after which you want to add y[...]

Getting started 39 (See also Adding , moving, and deleting pages on p. 69 .) Sharing your scrapbook To share your scra pbook, you nee d to do t he following: 1. Register o n the www.daisytrail.com website. 2. Set up account inform ation in Scrap book Artist. 3. Upload yo ur pages to the website. For step - by - step instructions, see Sharing via we[...]

40 Getting started Opening and dis playing s crapboo ks You can open an exi sting scrapbook fro m the Startup Wizard or th e F ile menu . If you have more than one scrapb ook open, you can switch between them using the Window menu or the document tabs. Opening a scrapbook from the Star tup W iza rd 1. Click the Open Sa ved Work o ption . 2. In the [...]

Getting started 41 Opening a sc rapbook fro m the File menu 1. On the File menu, clic k Open... 2. In the Open dialog, n avigate to and select the sc rapbook f ile you w ant to open, and then click Open . Displaying scr apbooks If you open m ultiple scrapbooks at the same time, there are several ways to jump between them q uickly. Display ing a scr[...]

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43 Digikits 3[...]

44 Digikits[...]

Digikits 45 Browsi ng The Digikit Browse r provides access to your install ed Digikits , p lus access t o featured free and pur chasable Digikits from DaisyTrail.c om . You can browse Digikits and preview the items th ey contain, bef ore adding them to y our workspace. You can also us e the search controls on the right - han d side of the dialog to[...]

46 Digikits included in e ach Digikit. To make browsing easier, you can expand and collapse the Digik it categorie s to hide or reveal the it ems. 5. (Op tional) T o narrow your searc h, find items you have tagged , or to find a specific ite m — apply a search filter . Applying a s earch fi lt er The filter searche s preset and custo m ta gs appl[...]

Digikits 47 Ctrl - click to select more than one filter. Click to remove the filter(s). If you've searched via the Browse Digikits tab, the Digiki t containing the relevant item(s) is displ ayed for yo u to select and browse furth er.[...]

48 Digikits If you've searched via the B rowse my items t ab, click on each ca tegory, e.g ., Frames, to reveal the relevant item s. Adding items to yo ur wo rkspace To add items to yo ur workspace via the Browse Digi kits tab, select the Digikit y ou want to browse and then sim ply click the i tem you want to add. To add items to yo ur worksp[...]

Digikits 49 Tagging Scrapbook Artist allo ws you to ad d searchable tags to indivi dual items and Digikits via the Digikit Crea tor . Tags are keywords, or term s, that yo u can assign to indiv idual items or whole Digikits to make browsing and selecting items easier. By gro uping items or D igikits under multip le search te rms, it will be mu ch q[...]

50 Digikits 6. When you've finished tagging, Save your Digikit. See Sav ing Digikits on p. 62. The tags are now active and can b e used as filters to search for yo ur items when using the Digikit Br owser . To delete a tag, select it in the Tags pane and clic k Delete . To tag a Digiki t 1. Click . 2. If you're not already working w ith t[...]

Digikits 51 To delete a tag, select it in the Current Tags pane and clic k Delete . 6. When you've finished tagging, Save your Dig ikit. See Saving Digikits on p. 62. The tags are now active and can b e used as filters to search for yo ur Digikit when using the Dig ikit B rows er . Buying Digikits Digikits are availabl e to buy from the DaisyT[...]

52 Digikits 5. Clic k Visit Shop . The DaisyTrail.com shop opens in yo ur web browser for you to proceed with your purchase. If you 've n ot alread y regist ered on D aisyT rail.com, yo u will hav e to Register w ith DaisyT rail. If you don't want to i mmediately buy the Digi kit, you can add the Digiki t to a Wishlist — a lis t of item[...]

Digikits 53 3. Click the Digikit y ou want to download and scroll thro ugh the categories to browse includ ed items. You can also use the search controls on the right - h and side of the dialo g to narrow th e list of items, or search for a specif ic item . (See Browsing on p. 45 .) 4. Click any item. The Digi kit N ot I nstall ed dia log is displa[...]

54 Digikits 3. Click . Items already added to the workspace displ ay in the Digikit Creator window. 4. Choose a category f rom the list on th e left, and then refer to th e relevant User Guide section s refer enced below to add yo ur items . Embellishments & materials (p. 55) Ba ckground s (p. 56) Frames (p. 57) Letters (p. 57) Layouts (p. 59) [...]

Digikits 55 6. Save y our Digikit. See Saving Digikits on p. 62 . Adding em bel lish ment s & materi als 1. From the Digik it Creator’s category list on the left , click Embelli shments or Materials . Items already added to y our workspace display in the Dig ikit Cre ator wi ndow. 2. Click . 3. To add individu al files, click Add Files ; to a[...]

56 Digikits Adding backgro unds 1. From the Digikit Creator’s category list on the left, click Backg rounds . Backgrounds already added to your w orkspace display in the Digikit Crea tor windo w. 2. Decide how yo u want your ba ckground image to app ear on the page: Select Fit to 12" x 12" to scale the image to completely fill the page [...]

Digikits 57 Adding fra mes See Creating your ow n photo frames on p. 101 . Add ing a nd a dju stin g lett er s You can add your o wn letters, num bers, and special character s to a Digikit — these may be im ported as image files, or create d on your pag e. You can also tweak the letters containe d in any Digikit, whether y ou have created them or[...]

58 Digikits 6. Click OK . 7. If you added multiple f iles, the nex t character display s. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all charac ters are assigned. 8. Your letters are added to the Digikit Creato r wind ow. Metho d 2: Addin g let ters from y o ur page 1. On your page, create your own l etter, number, or special charact er. 2. Drag the letter onto th[...]

Digikits 59 Adding layouts Metho d 1: Addin g fro m Digik it Creator 1. From the Digik it Creator’s category list on the left , click Lay outs . Layouts already adde d to your workspace display in the Digiki t Crea tor windo w. 2. Click Add . 3. The Select Pages dialog displays t he page layo uts in your current scrapbook. 4. Select the pages yo [...]

60 Digikits Add in g bru she s See Creating custom b rushes on p. 175. Add ing s wat che s You can add colour swatches from the Digikit C reato r dialog or from the Colour t ab. Metho d 1: Addin g swatc hes from D igikit C reator 1. From the Digik it Creator’s catego ry list on the lef t , click Swatche s . Swatches already adde d to your wo rksp[...]

Digikits 61 Click the Colour P icker and then click and drag over yo ur page. The magnified colour s watch updates as yo u drag. Release the mouse butto n to select the display ed colour . 3. To create a swatch from your chosen colour , c lick Options and select Add to Palette . 4. Click OK . The swatch is added to the Digikit Creato r wind ow. Met[...]

62 Digikits 2. In the Colour Selector dialog, clic k the Colour P icker and then click and dra g over your page. The magnified colou r swatch updates as you drag. Release the mouse butto n to select the display ed colour . 3. Click OK . The new colour is added to the Colour tab palette. 4. To save the new swatch to your Digik it, open Digikit Crea [...]

Digikits 63 4. (Optional) By d efault, Digiki ts are saved to the ( My ) Docu ments My Digikits folder. To s ave to a differe nt locati on, click Browse Folders . 5. Cli ck Save . 6. In the Scrap book dialog: To includ e your Digikit in the Sta rt wi th a T heme dialog, c lick Yes . Your Digikit must i nclude at least one layout for this o ption.[...]

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65 Setting up and vie wing y our pages 4[...]

66 Setting up and viewing your pages[...]

Setting up an d viewing yo ur pages 67 Choosin g page si ze If you choos e to use a scrapbook theme from the Startup Wizard (see p. 11 ), you can set your p age size when you select y our theme. Pag e size is set v ia a Size dr op -down list in the Digikit Browser d ialog. Scrapbook Artist of fers all the po pular scrapbook ing page sizes. Th e S c[...]

68 Setting up and viewing your pages F or Regular documents, select a D ocu ment Size , then set the orientation (Po rtrait or Landscape) if using a non - square pa ge size. For a custom size, en ter a Wi dth and Heig ht . For greetings cards, select the Sp ecial Folded Do cument Typ e, choose C ard or Te nt Card . You'll see previews of each [...]

Setting up an d viewing yo ur pages 69 Addin g, movi ng an d de leti ng pag es A scra pbook can cons ist of a single page, but more ty pically a series of pages made up of vario us layouts. Pages can be added by adop ting either pre - designed layouts available f or Scrapbook Artist or b y adding your o wn blank pages. All pages are dis played in t[...]

70 Setting up and viewing your pages Adding blank p ages If you don' t plan to work fr om a pr e - designed layout, Scrap book Artist lets you add blank pages from the Page s tab. The new pag e is added after the currentl y selected page. To expand th e Pages tab: Click on the button at the bottom of the workspace. Click the button again to co[...]

Setting up an d viewing yo ur pages 71 Mov in g page s From the Pages tab, yo u can either: Click and drag a page to i ts new po sition in the tab (ill ustrated abov e). - or - Select a page selecte d and click or . The selected page jum ps one position back or forward in the p age order. Dele ting a selec ted p age On the Pages tab, select a page [...]

72 Setting up and viewing your pages Pannin g an d zoomi ng Use pannin g to move arou nd zoomed in area s of your sc rapbook. To zoom, a variety of tools and magnifying options are available . If you use zooming and panni ng a lot, try using the Navi gator tab, which is pur pos ely des igned for navigating around your scrapbook page. Panning Click [...]

Setting up an d viewing yo ur pages 73 To zoom to a par ticula r view: On the Hintline toolbar, click Zoom Ou t to decrease the current zoom percentage w ith each click. Click Zoom In to increase the current zoom percentag e with each click. Click the Zoom Tool and drag out a rectangular selecti on marquee on the p age to define a regio n to zoom i[...]

74 Setting up and viewing your pages Navig ating wi th the Pag es tab Once you have adde d pages , use th e Pages tab to quickl y navigate between pages. 1. To expand the Pages tab, click on the button at the bottom of the workspace. (Click the butto n again to collap se the tab.) 2. T o view a specific page simply select its thumbnail. You can als[...]

Setting up an d viewing yo ur pages 75 Th e above example i llustrates how grass - like bru sh strokes can be add ed to a canvas once it has been rota ted 25°! To rotate y our can vas: Either: 1. Click the Rotate Ca nva s button on the Hintline to olbar (don't click the down arrow ). 2. Hover over your w orkspace until you see the cursor, the[...]

76 Setting up and viewing your pages Applyi ng th e Rule of Th irds Traditionally a techniq ue used in photography, the Rule of Thirds grid can also be appli ed to your scrapbook to hel p you with pag e composition. By aligning items to intersecting ho rizontal and vertical li nes (rather than just centring items on the p age) you can create s crap[...]

Setting up an d viewing yo ur pages 77 Isolating items For focused editing, Scrapbook Artist pro vides Solo mode . This allows you to temporarily isolate selected item( s) such as embellishm ents, photos , or pieces of material from the page and place them on a neutral background. Select the item(s), th en click Solo M ode button on the Hintline to[...]

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80 Working with photos[...]

Working with photos 81 Addin g your p hot os You can use the foll owing m ethods to add photos to y our project: Use the Photos tab to store photos that yo u want to use in your scr apbook. You can then drag them onto the p age as you need them. Use this method if you want to add multiple ph otos at once, or if you want to add your photos to photo [...]

82 Working with photos 3. Click Open . Your photos are added to the Photos tab. Adding photos to th e page To add a ph oto fro m the Photo s tab: Drag the photo from the Photos tab directly onto the page. - or - To replace the conten ts of a photo f rame, drag the pho to onto the frame. (For m ore inform ation on working with photo frames, see Addi[...]

Working with photos 83 To add a pho to fro m the Stan dard to olbar: 1. On the Standard toolbar, click . - or - On the Insert menu, c lick Photo>F rom File... You ca n also ins ert phot os dir ectly fr om an ext erna l dev ice s uch as a ca mera or scann er. See online Help. 2. In the Open dialog, b rowse to and select the p hoto yo u want to ad[...]

84 Working with photos Repla cing, r esiz ing, a nd del eti ng phot os Once you've placed a pho to on your page, y ou can replace , resize , or d elete it as required. Repl acing phot os 1. On the Standard toolb ar, click , and then click to sele ct the photo y ou want to replace. 2. On the Photo co ntext toolbar, cli ck . 3. In the Open dialo[...]

Working with photos 85 Resizing phot os 1. Select the photo wi th the tool. 2. To resize the photo, drag a corner handle. The photo 's aspect ratio is preserv ed. To allow free resizing to any aspect ratio, h old down the Shift key while dragging. Deleting photos To remove a p hoto from the pag e, select the photo and press the Delete key. To [...]

86 Working with photos Croppi ng you r phot o s Scrapbook Artist inclu d es the Crop Tool for cropping objects and photos on the page. The Crop context tool bar also provides a Rule of Thi rds grid to help you with your phot o compos ition. For information on wor king with framed photos, see Fitting photos to f rames on p. 97 . Cropping a phot o 1.[...]

Working with photos 87 3. A 3 x 3 grid is superimp osed on top of the pho to. 4. Drag an edge handle to crop the pho to. As you do so, th e grid repositions it se lf. 5. Click and drag on the crop ped pho to to pan the im age. For best results, aim to position your ma in subjec t of interest at a point wh ere any two gridlines intersec t.[...]

88 Working with photos To zoom into or out of t he image, use the Zoo m tools. Retouc hing phot os When you select a pho to on the page, the Photo contex t toolbar display s. In addition to r eplacing photos, thi s toolbar lets you q uickly adjust brightness and contrast, remove re d eye, apply auto level and auto contrast adju s tments, and acce s[...]

Working with photos 89 You can also cut out your own photo frames using the Frame Editor, see Creating your own photo fram e s on p. 101 . Openin g Cutou t Studio 1. Select the photo yo u want to wo rk with. 2. On the Photo co ntext toolbar, cli ck . 3. Follow the instructio ns outlined belo w. You'l l find det ailed in struct ions in t he Hel[...]

90 Working with photos 4. Click and dra g on the im age to mark the areas you want to discard/keep. As yo u do so, Scrapboo k Artist locates similar adjo ining areas and includes them in your selection. 5. Rep eat the click and drag p rocess unti l your selection area is c omplete. 6. As y ou paint yo ur image, you can view your progress using the [...]

Working with photos 91 To creat e an alpha - edged bi tma p: 1. On the Outpu t Setti ngs t ab, in the Ou tput T ype d rop - down list, select Alpha - edged Bitmap . 2. (Optional) Drag the Width s lider to set the area of the image that is to be faded into the backgro und. D rag the Blu r slider to smoo th out the cutout edge. 3. T o preview the cut[...]

92 Working with photos Refini ng t he cut out area (al pha - edg ed bi tmaps o nly) 1. On the Outpu t Setti n g tab, click the Preview butto n. (You can use this button to check yo ur cutout as you wo rk.) 2. On the left toolb ar, click the Restor e Touc h - u p Tool or Erase To uch - up Tool . 3. Paint the areas for restori ng or erasing a s you w[...]

93 A dding pho to s to f ra m es 6[...]

94 Adding photos to frames[...]

Adding photos to frames 95 Addin g phot o fram es t o your s cr apb ook Scrapbook Artist Dig ikits include a w ide selection of pho to frames that y ou can add to your page. O nce you've placed a frame o n your pag e, simply drag a pho to onto it — Scrapbook Artist automaticall y fits the pho to to the frame. All fram es can be mo ve d, resi[...]

96 Adding photos to frames Adding frames to the page 1. Drag a frame f rom the Frames tab onto your pag e. 2. O nce the frame is added to th e page, th ere are various way s to work with it. To resize the frame, drag a corner handle. To rotate the frame, drag the Rotate hand le . 3. T o add a photo to a frame, drag it fro m the Photos tab .[...]

Adding photos to frames 97 Fitt ing phot os to f ram es Once you have added y our photos to the Photos tab, it's eas y to frame th em on the page. You can also adju st the way your photos fi t inside their frames by rotating, zoom ing, and pannin g. You can also crop the framed ph oto and adjust the frame to fo llow suit. Adding pho tos to fra[...]

98 Adding photos to frames Adj ust in g the fra me If a photo has been cro pped inside a f rame, you can adj ust the size and shape o f the frame to suit it. T he frame can be, moved, rotated, resi zed and even re colour ed independent of the photo . You can even add an eff ect or colour to the frame — wi thout tamperin g with the photo. 1. Selec[...]

Adding photos to frames 99 5. Click to return to the tool. Rotating, zooming, and panni ng 1. Select the photo, and then cli ck the Crop button. 2. To rotate, or zoo m into or out of the pho to, click the button s displayed in the lower - righ t corner of the pho to.[...]

100 Adding photos to frames 3. To pan the p hoto inside its frame, click and drag o n the photo. 4. To use the Rule of Th irds grid to help with your composition, on t he Crop context to olbar, click , then click and d rag on the photo to p an the image, positio ning your main subj ect of interest at a point where an y two lines intersect. (See To [...]

Adding photos to frames 101 Deleting fram es from the page Select a frame and pre ss the Dele te k ey. If the frame contain s a photo, this w ill also be deleted from th e page. Remo ving fra mes from the Fr ames tab On the Frames tab, select a fram e and click its Remove button. This p roc ess w ill only r emove fra mes from t he Photos tab ; it w[...]

102 Adding photos to frames Cr ea ti ng y ou r fr ame 1. On the Pages Context to olbar, click . The Digiki t Creator dialog o pens. 2. Select the Frames category. 3. Click Cr eate F rame . 4. Select Add Files . In the Ope n dialog, browse to the folder cont aining the image yo u want to import, select the image and click Open . The image is autom a[...]

103 W ork ing with t ex t 7[...]

104 Working with text[...]

Working with text 105 Workin g with text You can create artisti c text and shape tex t in Sc rapbook Arti st. Both text typ es are fully editable, a nd you can apply formatting, styles, and colour fills be fore or after typing . Text typ es o vervi ew The follo wing table outlines the mai n characteristics of arti stic and shape text. Text type Use[...]

106 Working with text Adding artistic text 1. On the Stan dard toolbar, click the tool. 2. To create text at the default size, click on your page to set a text insertion point. - or - Click and drag on yo ur page to set th e size of the text inse r tion point. To set text attributes before typing , adjust the settings on th e Text context toolba r.[...]

Working with text 107 To set t ext att ribut es befor e typing, adjust the settings on the Text context tool bar. (See Formatting text on p. 112 .) To set t ext colour b efore typ ing, set th e Line and Fill swatche s on the Co lour tab. (See Changing line and fill col our s on p. 157 .) (Optional) T o start a new line of text, press the Enter key.[...]

108 Working with text To edit a text item: Select the text item or shap e, and then click th e button that display s below the ite m. A text edit cursor is in serted inside the text. Click and d rag to select the text y ou want to edit, and then retype. See Editing and deleting text on p. 109. To move a tex t item: Select it, and then drag it. - or[...]

Working with text 109 To rotate a tex t ite m: Select it and drag it s Rotate handle. To a pply text fo rmatting: Select the text, and then adjust the settin gs on the Text contex t toolbar. See Formatting text on p. 112. You can also rotate an d shear text item s, and apply shadows, transp arency, and other effects. For de tails, see: Rotating and[...]

110 Working with text You can edit and delete artistic te xt and shape text directly on the page, or i n the Edit Text dialog (for det ails on working in the E dit Text dialog, se e online Help). To edit tex t on th e page: 1. Select a text item or shape w ith the tool. 2. Cl ick the button that displays bel ow the selected item . - or - C lick the[...]

Working with text 111 4. T ype your new tex t. To cut, copy, and p aste text, use the stand ard Windows keyboa rd shortcu ts. To delet e an enti re text item: 1. Select a text item or shape w ith the tool. 2. Press the Delete key. To delet e selecte d characters or words: 1. Select a text item or shape w ith the tool. 2. Click the tool. A flashing [...]

112 Working with text Formatting text You can select and form at artistic text and shape text direc tly on the p age using the Text contex t toolbar, the Format menu, or the Edit Tex t dialo g. Selecti ng te xt for form atting To format an entire t ext ite m: Click the t ool, and then click a text item to select it. Clic k . To format selected le t[...]

Working with text 113 Select a text size from the Point S ize drop - down list . Shows the height of the selected text in points. Select a font from the Fonts d rop - down list. Lists f ont nam es and prov ides a pr evie w of the select ed text . Icon s indica te t he f ont type ( e.g. , = TrueType). Click to apply bold, italic, or underline format[...]

114 Working with text Us ing t he Form at me nu 1. Select a text item, a letter, o r a group of letters. 2. On the Format menu, cl ick Character , Paragraph , Tabs , Bullets & Numb ering , or Text F low . 3. Make your changes in th e respect ive dialog(s) , and then click OK . See online Help f or a detailed des cription of th ese options. Addi[...]

Working with text 115 Line tab butto n Effect ach ieved Solid Dash Double Calligraphic 4. Adjust the line width by dragging th e slider. To remove an outline, c lick the None button. Adding brush stro ke edges to artistic text 1. Select a text item with the tool. 2. On the Line tab, clic k the Stroke button.[...]

116 Working with text 3. On the Brushes tab, select a b rush strok e style. The stroke is appl ied to the text outline. 4. Use the fol lowing Li ne tab controls to adjust the ef fect: Change the stroke width by dragg ing the slider. Increase or decrease the flow o f the brush stroke by changing the brush Fl ow value.[...]

Working with text 117 Adding fringed edges to artistic text 1. Select a text item with the tool. 2. Open the Line tab. 3. Click the Edge button. 4. On the Brushes tab, select a b rush strok e style. 5. Use the fol lowing Li ne tab controls to adjust the ef fect: To apply the edge style inside the edge of the text, select the Inner Edge check b ox. [...]

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119 Applyin g eff ec ts 8[...]

120 Applying effec ts[...]

Applyin g effects 121 Addin g drop shado w s When yo u Start with a T heme vi a the Startup Wi zard , pres et drop sh ad ow e ffect s are s elect able and ava ilabl e at the sa me time a s you sel ect e mbel lishmen ts, backg rounds, lay outs, etc. Not all Dig ikits fro m the w ww.da isytr ail.com shop come com plet e with re ady - to - go drop sha[...]

122 Applying effec ts Skewed offset sh adow (adjusted X Shear) Once you’ve cre ated a basic shadow, you can further e dit it as needed using the Filt er Eff ects dialog . Applying drop shadows with Shadow Tool 1. Click the Shadow To ol on the Standard toolbar. You'll no tice control nodes appear w hich allow adjustment as describ ed in the a[...]

Applyin g effects 123 Applying other 2D fil ter effects Chang ing mat erial depth If you've been mani pulating materi als you've added to the p age, perhaps by cutting out with the Scissors Tool , you ca n apply som e depth to your material by applying an embossing effec t. From the Effects tab, adju st the Material De pth setting on your[...]

124 Applying effec ts Applying filter effect s For more advanced co ntrol of fil ter effects, Scrapbo ok Artist provides a vari ety of filter effects that y ou can use to transfo rm any item . The following ex amples show each filter ef fect when appl ied to the letter "A." Drop Shad ow Inne r Sh adow Outer G low Inner G low Inner Bevel O[...]

Applyin g effects 125 To apply 2D filte r effec ts: 1. Select Filter Effects.. . from the Format menu (or via the right - cl ick menu). The Filt er Effects dialog appears. 2. To apply a pa rticular effect, check its box in the li st at left. 3. To adjust the prop erties of a speci fic effect, select it s name and vary the dialog controls. Adjus t t[...]

126 Applying effec ts Applying 3 D filter effe cts As well as 2D filter effects, Scrapb ook Artist provides a variety o f 3D filter effects that you can u se to transform any item. Such effects are selectable from an Effects tab which of fers an impressiv e choice of ready - to - go simul ated natural and man - made surfaces. When a pplied to drawn[...]

Applyin g effects 127 Customizing 3D filter effects Once an effect has been app lied, you can custom ize it via a Filter Eff ects dialog. 1. Select the item with a 3D effect applied. 2. Click on the Effects tab . 3. In the Filter Effects dialog, yo u'll notice the 3D Effect s and 3D Lighti ng boxes already checked. 4. Experiment w ith the effe[...]

128 Applying effec ts 3. Choose one of th e thumbnails and adjust per centage Scale and Opaci ty if needed. 4. Click OK . The bu tton will change to indicate that a paper texture has been applied, e.g. , . Existing or any subsequently new item s will adopt the paper tex ture once applied. Remo ving a pap er text ure 1. Click the Paper Textu re butt[...]

Applyin g effects 129 Solid transparency distributes the transparency equally across the item. Gradi ent transparencies are created by drawing a path a cross the item; L inear transparencies are d rawn by default b ut other categories such as Radial , Ellip se , Conical, Plasma , Square , Thre e Poi nts , and F our Poi nts can be created. Applying [...]

130 Applying effec ts Applying gradient trans parency Just as a gradient fill can vary from light to dark, transp arency can b e applied as a opacity gradien t, by drawing a gradient tran s parency path acro ss the item (e.g., from 100% opac ity to 0% o pacity) . For items with Gradient tran sparencies (Linear, Radial, Ellipse, etc.) y ou can adjus[...]

Applyin g effects 131 Changing tran sparency t ype By default, the T ransparency Too l will let yo u apply only a linear tran sparency on the drawn path. However, the to ol's context toolb ar lets you change to one of several transparen cy, e.g. , Radial, Conical, Ellipse, Plasma, etc . The path's appeara nce may change to reflect the tra[...]

132 Applying effec ts The dialog lets you fine - tune the actual spread of tran sparency between pairs of key values, and displays the tran sparency gradient, with pointers marking the nodes (correspo nding to nodes on the path) that defi ne specific transparen cy values. Again, black represents 100 % opacity, and w hite represents 0% opacity, with[...]

133 C utting , c ropping , and er asing 9[...]

134 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing[...]

Cutting, cro pping, an d erasing 1 35 Cutting ite ms Use the Scissor s tool to cut any i tem or g roup of items on y our page. For example, you m ight want to cut a material or embellishmen t, or add a decorative cut edge to a photograp h. You can cut freeform shapes , or a pply a p reset cutter shape . Cutting freeform shapes 1. Use the tool to se[...]

136 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing 3. On the Scissors context too lbar, select a sci ssor type from the drop - down list. 4. Optional: To adjust the regularity of the freef orm cutting line, adjust the Smoothne ss s etting. To do this, click the up and down arrow s, or click the right arrow and drag the sli der. To adjust the length o f each unit [...]

Cutting, cro pping, an d erasing 1 37 To adjust the depth of each unit of the cutting edge, change the Amplitude setting. You can't adjust wavelength or amplitu de for St ra ig ht cutting lines . 5. T o create a freeform cut, click and drag acro ss the item(s). Unsel ected it ems that the cu ttin g l ine c ross es will n ot be split. 6. To rem[...]

138 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing Click the tool and then click a cut section . Drag the section into i ts new position. Appl ying pres et cut ter s hapes 1. Use the tool to select one or more items.[...]

Cutting, cro pping, an d erasing 1 39 2. On the Standard toolb ar, click th e S cissors tool. 3. On the Scissors context too lbar, select a sci ssor type from the drop - down list. 4. Click to expan d the Preset Sci ssor Pat hs flyout, and then click a preset shape to apply it to your item as a cutout. 5. The shape is appl ied to the item. Click th[...]

140 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing To delete a cut section, click it. To retain a cut section, hold dow n the Shift key, and then click th e section. To retain both sections and split t hem apart, click the tool, then click a cut section and drag it into its new position.[...]

Cutting, cro pping, an d erasing 1 41 Combini ng, cropp ing , and joi ning item s Scra pb ook Artist provide s the powerful Combine , Crop , and Join tools ( Add , Subtr act , and Intersec t ), which you can use on multiple selections to create new shapes. You can access these com mands from the Arrange tab, the Arra ng e menu, or from the m enu ac[...]

142 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing Clip to T op The bottom item is clipped to the outli ne of the top item . Clip to Botto m The top item is clipped to the outline of the bottom item . Crop and Clip create a temporar y comp osite item. To break the item apart later, click Arrange> Crop>U ncrop .) Join/Ad d Creates a new item that’s the sum[...]

Cutting, cro pping, an d erasing 1 43 Join/I nterse ct Retains the overlap and discards the rest. Add , Subtr act , and Intersec t produce a permanent new item o ut of any selected items. You can only break the resulti ng item apart i mmediately after creating it by clicking the Und o button on the Standard toolba r. Erasi ng and a ddin g to i tems[...]

144 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing Erasing portions of an item 1. U se the tool to select an item. 2. On the Standa rd toolbar, click the Eras e Tool . 3. On the context too lbar, choose an eraser tip shap e. 4. (Optional) Set the tip width by adjusting the Width value. 5. Position th e cursor, and drag over the item 's edge. The area to be e[...]

Cutting, cro pping, an d erasing 1 45 6. Release the mouse butto n to erase the area drawn . Adding to an item 1. Use the tool to select an item. 2. On the Standa rd toolbar, click th e Fr eeform P aint T ool . 3. On the context too lbar, choose a shape f or the tool's ti p. 4. (Optional): Set the tip width by adjusting the Wi dth value. To cr[...]

146 Cutting, cropping, an d erasing 5. Position the cursor over the item and drag over an item boun dary. You'll see blue shading, w hich rep resents the area to be a d ded. 6. Release th e mouse button to reshape the item to include the painted area.[...]

147 A ddi ng li nes and shape s 10[...]

148 Adding lines and sh apes[...]

Adding lines and sha pes 149 Drawing lines and sh apes Lines can be either st raight or curved. T hey have prop erties like colour and weight (thickness). When a line (o r series of line segments) fo rms a com plete, enclosed outline, it becom e s a new clos ed item called a shape . Because s hapes can be filled with a s olid or gradient fill, they[...]

150 Adding lines and sh apes 4. (Optional) T o set the degree of sm oothing to be applied to the line (and subsequent lines), set the Smoot hness v alue (by entering a value or adjusting the sli der) on the con text toolbar. To draw a str aig ht line, hold down the S hift key down a s you drag. Drawing curv ed lines Curved lines are created a s a s[...]

Adding lines and sha pes 151 (1) (2) (3) 5. To extend an existing line, c lick bey ond the end of yo ur current curve to create a new point (th us creating another curve s egment). Norm ally, curve segments end in a sy mmetric (evenly ro unded) corner ( 4 ), with control handles locked togethe r. (4) (5) 6. However, y ou can press the Alt key while[...]

152 Adding lines and sh apes Changing line and fill colour s on p. 157 ) when the line or curve is cl osed. To clo se an ex isting l ine or curve (w ith a straight lin e): 1. Select the line or curve w ith the button ( Standard toolbar). 2. Click the button under the item. 3. Select Close Curve butto n from the co ntext toolbar. A Straig ht segment[...]

Adding lines and sha pes 153 Using Q uickShapes QuickShapes are pre - designed items that you can i nstantly add to your page. Qui ckShapes are adde d from a flyout containi ng a wide variety of com monly used shapes. To creat e a Quick Shape: 1. Click on the Standard toolbar and select a shape from the flyout. 2. At your chosen cur sor position, e[...]

154 Adding lines and sh apes To adjus t the appe arance of a Quick S hape: 1. Select the item with the button ( Standard to olbar). 2. Click the button under the item. This reveals sliding round handles around the shape. Different QuickShapes have different handles. 3. Drag the handle to chang e the app earance of a QuickShape. For example, draggin[...]

Adding lines and sha pes 155 Changi ng li ne styl e All lines, including those that enclose shapes, h ave nume rous properties, including colour , st yle, line ends, weight, join, and c ap. Using the Stud io's Line tab, you can adjust plain l ine properties for any freeform, straig ht, or curved line, as well as for the outline of a shape. Ch [...]

156 Adding lines and sh apes Ch ang ing line sty le A series of buttons arran ged along the top o f the Line tab set the line style. Soli d , Dash , Double , Calligraphic , and Stroke styles can b e used. A fringed Edge style can be applied to shapes and tex t. To chang e line s tyle: Simply click a button to set the line styl e — only o ne style[...]

Adding lines and sha pes 157 Two styles called Stroke an d Edge let you apply a brush, chosen from th e Brushes tab, to your li ne or your s hape's edge. You'll see yo ur curre nt brush shown in the Line tab. Both Stroke and "fringed" Edg e styles look g reat when applied to artistic tex t. For changing l ine caps and ends see t[...]

158 Adding lines and sh apes The Line/Fill sw atches on the Colour tab govern whether the selec ted c olour is applied as a line colour or a solid fill. To use a Workspace pal ette's co lou r for the line or fill, you can click on an y of the tab's colour swatches. You can swap to a different palett e by clicking the button. A series of p[...]

Adding lines and sha pes 159 Changing fill colour 1. Select the item. 2. Set the Line/Fill Swatch in th e Colour tab so the Fill Swatch is active, then pick a c olour from the palette or H SL Colour Wheel.. Applying tint ed col ou r s A Tinting option in the Col our tab’s drop - down menu allows a percenta ge of shade/tint to be appli ed to your [...]

160 Adding lines and sh apes Once you've drawn yo ur line or shape you can use the Fill Tool to draw a fill path across the item, and then edit the item' s fill path . 1. Select the item. 2. Click the Fill Tool on the Standa rd toolb ar. 3. Click and drag on the item to define the fill path (a s olid line). The item takes a simple Linear [...]

Adding lines and sha pes 161 Editing gr adient p a ths 1. Select an item with a gra dient fill. 2. Click the Fill Tool button on the Standard toolbar. The item's fill path a ppears . 3. Use the Fill Tool to drag the start and end cir cular path nodes, or d rag on (or outside) the item for a new start node, cr eating a new fill path as you drag[...]

162 Adding lines and sh apes 2. Right - click the selected item a nd choose For mat>Fill. .. (o r choose the command fro m the Format m enu). Use the Fill Editor dialog to add/r emove nodes, modify node c olour s and alter node positions along the path. See Editing gradient fi ll spectrums or Workin g with plasma fills. Specific adjustment te ch[...]

163 U sing bru sh es 11[...]

164 Using brushes[...]

Using brus hes 165 Addin g brus h str oke s Add artistic flair to y our scrapbo oks with the Brush tool. The Brushes tab galleries inc lude both natural stroke and spray brush types (see Choosing brush types on p. 166 ). Select from a wide rang e of preset catego ries, or add them ed Digikit brushes to your work space. If you're feelin g reall[...]

166 Using brushes You can draw and paint wi th your mo use or with a pen tabl et. The tablet’s pressure - sensitive pen ti p allows c ontrol of strok e width or transparency (see Pressure sensitivity in online Help). Choosi ng b rush typ es Brush types Scrapbook Artist inclu d es a wide selection o f natural stroke and spra y brushes, all of whi [...]

Using brus hes 167 Grung e Add aged and grunge effect s to your layouts. Natural Media Apply p aint, charcoal, penci l, pen, and other natural media b rush strokes. Photo Add realistic lace, rope, ribbo n, and rope effects wi th this collectio n of photo brushes. Stitche s – Collection ‘Stitch’ it e ms to y our page with these colou r ful bru[...]

168 Using brushes Document category The Documen t category sho ws the brus h types used in the currently active scrapbook. This cat egory is us eful for ‘ bookmarking’ brushes for easy reuse. Global cate gory The Global category stores the supplied brush presets under a series of pre - defined subcategories. You can add, rename and reo rder any[...]

Using brus hes 169 Workspa ce ca tegory The Works pac e category displays th e themed brushes adde d from the Digi kit Browser . Adding brushes from Digikits 1. On the Pages Context toolbar, cli ck . The Digiki t Browser dialog opens. 2. Select a Digikit from which you want to add brushes , e.g ., En ch anted . 3. Scroll to the Brushes category, an[...]

170 Using brushes Creating brush strok es You can apply b rush strokes directl y to the page using your mouse or p en tablet. If you're using a pen tab let, you ca n control stroke w idth and transparency by adjusting pressure sensitivity (see Pressure sensitivity in onlin e Help). Applying brush strokes 1. On the Standa rd toolbar, click the [...]

Using brus hes 171 2. On the Brushes tab, choose a brush from a category. At the top of the w orkspace, notice that the Brush context toolb ar is displayed. Use this control to set t he properties of your brush stroke . The follow ing steps p rov ide an over view of t he bru sh prop ert ies. For more d etails, see Setting brush stroke properties on[...]

172 Using brushes The p rop erti es cu rren tly defin ed on th e Brush con text tool bar setting s wil l be adopted fo r all brush strok es. After this first brush st roke, there are two way s in which you can paint subsequently, depending o n whet her you have enabled the Sel ect - on - Cr eate option. · Edit, th en p aint If Select - on - Cre at[...]

Using brus hes 173 - or - To set properties o f an existing brush strok e, select the stroke. The Brush context toolbar display s . 2. Change the brush design by selecting from any category on the Brushes tab. 3. Cl ick the Colour ... button to change the brush strok e colour usi ng the Colour Selec tor dialog. - or - Set the line swatch on the Col[...]

174 Using brushes Set the brush stroke wi dth on the Line tab . 5. Adj ust the Opaci ty of the brush s troke. (100% op acity = no transparency; 0% op acity = fully transparen t.) - or - On the Colour tab, drag the Transparency slider to achieve the desired effect. 6. If, in step 1, you selected th e B ru sh tool rather than an exi sting brush strok[...]

Using brus hes 175 Enable this option i f you want to fill the unc losed curve produced with a brus h stroke with the fill colour defined on the Colour tab. (See Changing line and fill colour s on p. 157 ) Creating custom bru shes Custom brushes can be creat ed to complement the ex isting brush presets in th e Brushes tab. You can base y our custom[...]

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178 Arranging items[...]

Arranging it ems 179 Rotating and shearin g items Rotati ng items 1. Select the item(s) w ith the tool . 2. Hover over the rotate han dle and, when you see the cursor change, drag in the directio n in which y ou want to rotate the item. As you drag, the angle o f rotation is tem porarily displ ayed around the item's origin point (shown as ). T[...]

180 Arranging items 2. Drag the repositio ned rotate handle. T he item rotates abo ut the new origin point. Additiona l rotat ion opt ions are p rovided on the Arrange and Transf orm tabs, and on the Arran ge menu. For detai ls, see onlin e Help . Shearing items 1. Select the item(s) w ith the tool . 2. Hov er over a centre edge handle. When you se[...]

Arranging it ems 181 To copy and shear an item, press and hold dow n the Ctrl key while dragging — this preserves the origi nal item, w hile shearing the new copied item as yo u drag. For precise shearing , enter an exa ct Shear value in the Transform tab.[...]

182 Arranging items Ordering items The items on y our scrapbook p age are ‘stacked’ on top of each other, the fron t - most item (e.g. , blue button abo ve) being the one on to p of the stack (also known as Z- orde r ). Each time you create a new item, it is pla ced in front of th e items already there. You can move any item to any pos ition in[...]

Arranging it ems 183 To change an it em's position: On the Arrange tab, click one of t he foll owing buttons : Bring to F ront Send to Ba ck Bac k One Forward O ne[...]

184 Arranging items Grouping items Grouping items p revents you from accidentally altering them. Grouping a lso allows you to move, rotate, and resiz e items all together, and to edit simi lar it ems all at the same time. You can select mulltip le items at t he same time but this is a tem porary op eration; grouped objects are alw ays kept t ogethe[...]

Arranging it ems 185 To selec t an individu al item within a gro up: Press and hold down the Ctrl key and then click on the item . The item is selected and can be edite d. To d eselect the item and its group , click elsewhere on the page.[...]

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187 Sharing and publis hing 13[...]

188 Sharing and publish ing[...]

Sharing an d publishin g 189 Sharing via website You can share your scrapbook by print , as a distr ibutable electronic PD F , or via the www.daisytrail.c om website. Publishing yo ur scrapbook to the website means you can share y our scrapbo ok not just with friends and family , but with a communi ty o f like - minded scrapbo okers! The www.daisy [...]

190 Sharing and publish ing The main w ebsite features include: Scra pbook rati ng Rate and comment on o ther people's scrap books — and have y our own scrapbook assessed by th e community . Click the I love it! votin g button to award y our fav ourite scrapbooks. Work in group s Create groups of user s with similar in terests — great for [...]

Sharing an d publishin g 191 Regi st ering 1. Click on the Standard tool bar. 2. If you've not registere d before, cli c k the Join Now ! button. You'll be taken directly to www.daisytrail.c om registration. 3. From the registration f orm, enter y our personal inf ormation, including an email ad dress to which an activation mes sage will [...]

192 Sharing and publish ing the accompanying Reset Passw ord and Registe r buttons. For the latter, you'll be directe d to the Registration page on the w ebsite. Complete the regi stration details and click C reate A ccount . 4. (Optional) Reduce the uplo ad Qual ity to 96dpi to speed up file transfer if your Internet co nnecti on is 56k dial [...]

Sharing an d publishin g 193 Basic prin ting Scrapbook Artist suppo rts printin g directly to a phy sical printer (e.g., All - in - ones, Inkjet and Laser prin ters), w ith options for scaling and thumbna il printing. To pr int: 1. Choose P rint... fr om the F ile menu, or after right - clicking on the page or pasteboard. 2. From the Print dialog, [...]

194 Sharing and publish ing Exporting as PDF The cross - platform Adobe PDF file format is a worldwide stan dard for document distributi on which wo rks equally well fo r electronic or paper publishing. It excels as an electronic distribution medium as it i s device - and platform - independent. To make scrapb ook sharing easy , Scrapbook Artist le[...]

Sharing an d publishin g 195 Unc heck Preview PDF file to stop y our PDF file f rom displaying in your currently installed Adobe Reader imm ediately after exporting. If checked, you'll get y our file display ed immediately after exp ort finishes. 4. (Optional) Select a Print Q ual ity level from the drop - down list. Bes t quality of fers 300d[...]

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Index 2D, 123 filter effe cts, 123 add/delete pages, 69, 72 adjusting photo frames, 98 pictures, 88 QuickShapes, 153 Adobe Acrobat (PDF fi les), 194 publishing, 194 alignment, 109 of text, 109 Back One, 182 Bézier curves, 150 drawing, 150 blur effects, 125 Bring to Front, 182 browsi ng, 45 Digikits, 45 items, 45 brush strokes, 170 applying, 170 se[...]

Index ellipse transparency, 128 Erase Tool, 143 Export as PDF, 194 exporting, 194 PDF files, 194 features, 4 key, 4 Fil l- on -Create, 151, 170, 172 fills, 157 solid, 157 defining, 157 filter effects, 123 fonts, 105, 109 default text, 105 embedding in PDF files, 19 4 format pai nter, 162 formatting tex t, 112 Forward One, 182 Frame Editor, 101 fram[...]

Index smoothing, 149 straight, 149 styles for, 155 turning into shapes, 149 loading Digikits, 63 margins of page, 67 mesh fills, 157 Open dialog, 40 ordering items, 182 Outer Bevel effect, 123 Outer Glow effect, 12 3 outline effects, 114, 125 adding to text, 114 Page Manager, 69 page numbers and nav igation, 72 Page Setu p, 67 page size, 67 page un[...]

Index Select on Create, 172 Send to Back, 182 shadow s (drop), 121 shape text, 105, 109 shapes, 149, 153 combining, cropping, and joining, 141 drawing, 149, 153 editing, 153 using QuickSha pes, 153 Sharing, 189 by website, 189 shearing items, 179 solid c olour s, 157 solid fills, 157 solid transparency, 128 Solo Mode, 77 Splitting items, 135 square[...]

Index Weight of line (width), 155 Welcome, 2 zooming, 72[...]

208 Adding lines, sh apes, and stencils tool, or use them to c ut out a design fro m a photo, stencils provide endless opportuniti es for creativity. If you're feeling rea lly creative, you can add your own stencil s to the Ste ncils tab! You can also add new folder s and categories in w hich to save y our stencils. Adding st e ncils to your p[...]

Adding lines , shapes, and sten cils 209 3. Paint over the stencil wi th your chosen brush. By def ault, stencil s are set u p so that paint i s applied to the inne r edge. To switch to the outer edge, click Outer . 4. Click Lif t Stenc il to remove the stencil and reveal the painted design beneat h it. Cutting out a ste ncil fro m a photo 1. Dr ag[...]

210 Adding lines, sh apes, and stencils 3. S elect the stencil an d click Lift S te ncil to remove the stencil and reveal the cut out design ben eath it. Cr eat ing you r ow n ste ncil s You can create a sten cil from any item on your page — e mbellishments , frames, and letter s work particularly well.[...]

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212 Adding lines, sh apes, and stencils 2. Click the Stenc ils Ta b Me nu button and clic k Delete Categ ory/F older . All stencils c ontained in the selected category/fold er will also be d eleted.[...]

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Adding brush strokes 215 Addin g brus h str oke s Add artistic flair to y our scrapbooks with the Brush tool. The Brushes tab provide s a wide range o f brushes. Choose from preset, categorized Globa l brushes, or add them ed Digikit brushes to your workspace. If y ou're feeling really c reative, you can even c reate your own custom brushes. ([...]

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218 Adding br ush strokes This category is useful f or ‘bookm arking’ brushes for easy reuse. The Global category stores the supplied brush p res ets under a serie s of pre - defined subcategories. You can add, rename and reo rder any category and even create nested categories within catego ries . These brushes are availabl e to all scrapb ooks[...]

Adding brush strokes 219 The Digikit category displays the themed brushe s added from the Digikit Browser . See Addin g brushe s from Dig ikits , below. Adding brushes from Digikits 1. On the Pages context toolbar, click Add items f rom D igi kits . The Digikit Browse r dialog open s. 2. I n the Digikit Browser , sele ct the Digikit from which you [...]

2 20 Adding brush str okes If you sel ect a brush from a f eatured free or p urchasab le Digik it — the Digiki t Not Inst alled dialog will d isplay and you wi ll be prompted t o visit the DaisyT rail.co m shop. O nce you' ve in stalle d you r free or purcha sed D igikit, the brush will be added to the Digikit catego ry of t he Brushes tab o[...]

Adding brush strokes 221 The Brush cursor in dicates that th e Brush is selected and that y ou’re ready to paint. 2. On t he Brushes tab, choo se a brush category f rom the drop - down list, and then select a brush s troke style f rom the gallery. At the top of the w orkspace, notice that the Brush context too lbar is displayed. Use the control s[...]

222 Adding br ush strokes 5. (Optional) If y ou want to fill your closed or unclosed shap e as you paint (see illustrati on below): Enable the Fill - on - C reate button, and then set the Fill swatch on the Colour tab. 6. (Optional) If you want to be able to edit your strokes im mediately after painting them, enable the Select - on - Crea te button[...]

Adding brush strokes 223 Paint a nd ed it If Select -on- Crea te is enabled, when you release the mo use button, the stroke you just create d is automatically selected, allowing y ou to add to or edit it imm ed iately. Us e this method when you want to change your brush strok e pr oper ties ( col our , width, opacity, etc . ) freq uentl y. P ress t[...]

224 Adding br ush strokes 2. To change the brush design, select a categ ory on the Br ushes tab. 3. To change the brush c olour : Set the line swatch on the Colour tab. (See Chang ing l ine a nd fill colour s on p. 229 .) - or - Click the Colour ... button on the context toolbar, and then choose your colour from the Colo ur Pic ker dialog. Se e Usi[...]

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Working with colour 229 Changi ng fi ll and l in e colou r You can ap ply colour s to the outline and interio r of closed shapes and text objects, and to lines and line segments. In the Digikit Browser , the Swa tche s categor y offers a s election of c olour s specifically chosen to complement your installed Digikits . Once a Digikit is selected, [...]

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Working with colour 231 2. On t he Colour tab, click to select the Line or Fill s watch, as described above. 3. On t he Colour t ab, click the No Fil l swa tch. This applies trans parency to items with line/fill pro perties, suc h as shap es and text. For pi ctures, clicking this swatch resets the original colour s. S ee also Applying trans parency[...]

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Working with colour 233 To cons train the fill path i n 15° increments, hold down the Shift key w hil e draggi ng. 4. Optional: T o change the fill type, choose from the drop - down list on the Fill context too lbar. The new fill path displays. Note t hat this will differ d epending on the fill type selected.[...]

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Working with colour 235 To cons train the fill path i n 15° increments, hold down the Shift key w hil e draggi ng. To ensur e that the origin of the gradient r emains at the item's ce ntre poi nt , hold down the Ct rl ke y whi le dra gging. Adding and del eting fill path nodes 1. S elect an item with a g radient fill applied. 2. Click the Fil[...]

236 Working with colo ur Select a node and then on th e Colour tab, click a colou r swatch. See Editin g gra dient fills on p. 236. Right - click the filled item and choose Format>Fill... (or choose the command fro m the Form at menu). Use the Gradie nt Fil l Ed itor to a dd/r emove nodes, modify node colour s and alter node positions al ong the[...]

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238 Working with colo ur Editing gradi ent fil ls usin g the Gradi ent Fill Editor 1. S elect the filled item, click the F ill Tool , and t hen click Fill Style on the contex t toolbar. - or - Right - click the filled item and click Format>Fill... (or choose the command from t he For mat menu). 2. Th e Gra dient F ill E dito r dialog displays th[...]

Working with colour 239 To change a ke y colour to one that already exists in the spectrum , click its marker, and then cli ck on the spectrum with the drop per . . In our example, we've changed the lef tmost key colour to orange. To add a key colour : Click just below th e spectrum (you'll see a han d cursor) where you want to place the [...]

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Working with colour 243 the Colour tab. This palette provides a set of co mmonly - us ed colo ur s from whic h to choose . You can edit the colour s displayed in th e Documen t palette — for example, you m ay want to add swatches from a Digikit or a themed palette, or add a colour you have m ixed yourself on the Colour tab or Colour Pic ker dia l[...]

244 Working with colo ur 3. I n the category list on the left, clic k Swatches . 4. S watches already adde d to your Digikit palette are highlighted in the main wind ow. 5. Y ou can remove colour s from the palette, an d add colour s from other installed Digikits . To remove a colour from the p ale tte, click to deselect it. To add a colour , click[...]

Working with colour 245 Changing Doc u ment palette colou r s You can add colour s manually from the Colour tab, or take them d irectly from an item's fill. Once a colour is stored in the Docu me nt palette, you can edit it in the Colour Picker dialog. To add a colour from an it em's fill to the Docu ment palet te: Select an item that ha [...]

246 Working with colo ur The colour is added to the currently loaded palette. 3. Op tiona l: To add the colour to your Document palette, click the Colour Tab M enu button and choose Add to Palette . (You would do this if y ou wanted to save your Documen t palette for use in other scrapbo oks, for example .) To edit a p alette sw atch: 1. On t he Co[...]

Working with colour 247 3. C lick Save . 4. S ave the palette to a new * .plt file. By default , pal ette fi les are sa ved t o the Palettes folder of your installatio n di rec to ry. If you stor e your pa lette to a differ ent location, it will n ot appear in the Palettes drop - down list. To use a palette that is not saved in the Palett es folder[...]

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