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- Page 1 Creating a Photo Book...
- Page 2 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Epson America, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Welcome! ................6 System Requirements . - Page 4 Epson Printers: Printing the Final Cover Page ........
- Page 5 Assemble Your Photo Book ............83 Attaching Pages to the Photo Book .
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Page 6: Welcome
And photo books make a great gift for everyone, for any occasion. The Epson StoryTeller™ kit includes everything you need to make your own photo book. It comes with a hardbound book, special glossy photo paper, panoramic sheets for your cover, and easy-to-use software. You can choose from six different book styles (themes), each with up to 20 pre-designed page layouts that make arranging your photos a breeze. -
Page 7: Your Storyteller Kit
Your StoryTeller Kit Check your StoryTeller kit to make sure it includes the following: Hardbound book Glossy photo paper Two long cover sheets Adhesive strips CD-ROM Clear plastic cover Your StoryTeller Kit... -
Page 8: Installing The Software
Note: If the screen doesn’t appear, click Start > My Computer (Windows XP) or double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop (other Windows systems). Then double-click the Epson icon. Click Install and follow the on-screen directions to install the software. - Page 9 If you see a message asking if you want to restart your computer, click Restart Later. When installation is complete, click Finish. When you see the product registration screen, register your software as instructed. When you’re done, close your browser. Remove the CD-ROM and restart your computer.
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Page 10: Start Your Book
This chapter explains how to start the StoryTeller Publisher software, choose your book format, and select the photos you want to include in your photo book. Starting StoryTeller Publisher Follow these steps to start StoryTeller Publisher and choose your book style: Double-click the EPSON StoryTeller Publisher icon on your desktop. You see this screen:... -
Page 11: Selecting Your Photos
Click Get Started. You see this screen: Select your photo book by size and page count. Then click OK. For example, if you have an 8 × 10-inch photo book that is 10 pages long, select the middle icon. Selecting Your Photos StoryTeller lets you browse the computer for your photos and view them in a preview area before you select them. - Page 12 Double-click the folder where your photos are located. Thumbnails of your photos appear in the preview area on the right. Use this slider to enlarge selected photos; move it all the way to the right to view one photo at a time Thumbnails appear in the preview area Click this tab to enlarge the...
- Page 13 To select a photo, double-click its thumbnail or drag the thumbnail from the preview area to the photo bin at the bottom of the screen. (A red border appears around selected thumbnails.) If you want to select several photos, do one of the following: ●...
- Page 14 If you decide you don’t want to use a photo, select its thumbnail in the photo bin and click the Remove icon. To remove a series of photos from the photo bin, select the first thumbnail in the series. Hold down the Shift key and select the last thumbnail in the series.
- Page 15 Optionally, you can rearrange the thumbnails in the photo bin in the order you want them to appear in your photo book. Just drag and drop each thumbnail to its new place in the line-up. Note: A blue bar appears to indicate where the thumbnail will be placed. Selecting Your Photos...
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Page 16: Fixing Your Photos
Fixing Your Photos You can fix red eye in your photos, apply special color effects like a sepia tone, sharpen the image, or enhance brightness and contrast. Any modifications immediately appear in the preview image on the right side of the screen. Click the Fix Pictures tab. -
Page 17: Saving Your Photo Changes
To automatically fix red eye, click Fix Red Eye. To sharpen the image, click Sharpen. Then select a new setting in the Sharpen control. To add a special color effect, click Color Effects. Then select one of the color effects settings. -
Page 18: Create Your Photo Book Pages
Tip: The official Epson StoryTeller Internet site has more information about StoryTeller, including special offers and links to troubleshooting information and the Epson Store , where you can buy additional StoryTeller paper. To go directly to the website, click the Create Book tab, then click the icon to the right of the Book Style menu. - Page 19 Select your Book Style in the drop-down menu. The page layouts associated with this Book Style appear in the Page Layout section. You’ll also see page layouts in the preview area. Click here to Select your switch to single Book Style here page view in the preview area Preview area...
- Page 20 Drag the page layouts you want to use from the Page Layout area over each of the 10 or 20 pages in the preview area. Use the slider on the right of the preview area to move through all the pages in your book, and the slider on the right of the Page Layout area to move through all the available layouts for your Book Style.
- Page 21 Drag your photos one at a time from the photo bin to their places on each page. A checkmark appears on the image in the photo bin to indicate it has been used. Images can be used multiple times. Note: To automatically fill your page layouts with photos, click Auto Book at the top of the screen, then click the Auto Book button at the bottom of the screen.
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Page 22: Making Changes To Your Page Layouts
Making Changes to Your Page Layouts You can replace one photo on a page layout with another, resize or reposition a photo in its frame, or add or delete page layouts. You can even replace one page layout with another. Replacing One Photo with Another If you change your mind about where you placed a photo, do one of the following: ●... -
Page 23: Resizing, Repositioning, Or Rotating A Photo
Resizing, Repositioning, or Rotating a Photo You can double-click a photo on a page Indicates overlap of to resize or reposition it in the frame. another photo in the page layout You see this window: ● Reposition the photo in the frame by moving the pointer over it. -
Page 24: Adding, Deleting, And Locking Pages
Adding, Deleting, and Locking Pages You can add or delete a page, lock it to prevent changes, or replace it with a different page layout. ● To delete a page, select it in the preview area; a red border appears to indicate the page is selected. Then click icon beneath the preview area to delete it. -
Page 25: Adding Captions To Your Page Layouts
Adding Captions to Your Page Layouts Click the icon above the preview area to view your pages one at a time. Double-click the text you want to change in the preview area. A green border appears around the selected text, and a text box appears. -
Page 26: Saving Your Photo Book To Your Computer
Use the editing tools in the text box to make any modifications to the text, such as a different typeface, color, or text alignment. Then click OK to close the text box. Enter your own text on all the pages. Use the scrollbar to the right of the preview area to move through the pages. -
Page 27: Print Your Photo Book Pages
Print Your Photo Book Pages The steps you use to print your photo book pages depend on the type of printer you have. Be sure to print a draft of your photo book on plain letter-size paper to see how it looks before you print the final book. Printing a Draft of Your Photo Book Your draft prints in portrait mode, with one book page on each printed sheet. -
Page 28: Printing Your Final Photo Book Pages
® printers that support the Epson Easy Print interface automatically choose the right settings, which makes printing fast and simple. Printers made by other manufacturers and some Epson printers require you to make the settings yourself in your printer software. -
Page 29: Epson Printers: Printing Your Final Pages
Epson Printers: Printing Your Final Pages Unwrap the 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch glossy photo paper that came with StoryTeller. Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. Load the stack glossy side up against the right side of your printer’s feeder. - Page 30 Epson Stylus Photo R200 Epson Stylus CX4600 Epson Stylus Photo R300 Epson Stylus CX6400 Epson Stylus Photo R320 Epson Stylus CX6600 If you have an Epson printer that is not listed above, continue with step 8. Print Your Photo Book Pages...
- Page 31 Click the Printer Setup button. Make sure your printer is selected in the Name box, then click Properties. Make sure your printer is selected here Then click here Epson Printers: Printing Your Final Pages...
- Page 32 Note: For late-breaking news about Glossy Photo recommended print settings, visit the Paper StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Select 8 × 10 in Click OK, then click OK again at the or 5 × 7 in Print window. Select Landscape...
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Page 33: Hp Printers: Printing Your Final Pages
Click the PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your book to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. - Page 34 Click Print Book on the Create Book tab. You see this window: Make sure Full Size Color Prints is selected Then click here Click Full Size Color Prints. Then click the Printer Setup button. Make sure your printer is selected in the Make sure your printer is selected here Name box, then click Properties.
- Page 35 PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Now you’re ready to create your cover page. Continue with the instructions in “Create Your Cover” on page 41.
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Page 36: Canon, Lexmark, Or Other Printers: Printing Your Final Pages
Canon, Lexmark, or Other Printers: Printing Your Final Pages Canon, Lexmark, and other printers usually load paper from the top, like Epson printers. See the illustration of an Epson printer on page 29 to get an idea of how to load paper. - Page 37 Click Print Book on the Create Book tab. You see this window: Make sure Full Size Color Prints is selected Then click here Click Full Size Color Prints. Then click the Printer Setup button. Make sure your printer is selected in Make sure your printer is selected here the Name box, then click Properties.
- Page 38 Select a high print quality; for Canon, select High ● Select a high-grade glossy paper; for Canon, select Photo Paper Pro Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Print Your Photo Book Pages...
- Page 39 Select the correct paper size for your book; some printers will have the paper size option on the first screen, and some will require you to click another tab. For Canon, click the Page Setup tab. If your printer doesn’t have an 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch paper size option, select Custom or User Defined as the paper size and type the correct paper size in the dialog box that appears.
- Page 40 Click the PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your book to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. Now you’re ready to create your cover page.
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Page 41: Create Your Cover
Create Your Cover To create your cover, you’ll repeat some of the same steps you took when you created your photo book pages. You’ll choose a Book Style from one of the pre-designed styles, then drag photos from the photo bin onto the layout in the preview area. - Page 42 Drag images from the photo bin to the preview area. If you want to select several images at once, do one of the following: ● Hold down the Shift key and click the first thumbnail in the series, then click the last thumbnail. Then drag the entire group to the preview area.
- Page 43 Follow the instructions beginning on page 22 to replace, resize, reposition, or rotate photos on the front cover. Click the text you want to change in the preview area. Follow the instructions beginning on page 25 to enter your own text. Note: If you don’t enter new text, the page prints without text since the default text is automatically deleted.
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Page 44: Adding Photos And Text To The Flaps And Spine
Go to “Print Your Cover” on page 48. Note: All Epson printers can print a full-length cover page. If you’re not sure whether your non-Epson printer can print a full-length cover page, see the instructions beginning on page 48. - Page 45 To add photos to the flaps, drag them from the photo bin. Note: You may have to play with the photos and layouts a little to make sure you’ve filled all the photo areas on the flaps. Drag photos from the photo bin to the flaps Click the text you want to change in the preview area.
- Page 46 Type your text over the existing text in the text box. Note: If you don’t enter new text, the page prints without text since the sample text is automatically deleted. Select the text area on the flap Then type your text here Use the editing tools in the text box to make any modifications to the text, such as a different typeface, color, or text alignment.
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Page 47: Saving Your Cover Pages To Your Computer
Saving Your Cover Pages to Your Computer Once you’ve finished your cover pages, you can save them to your computer or a disk. Just click the icon at the top of the screen. When you see the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to save them and click Save. -
Page 48: Print Your Cover
In addition, some non-Epson printers may not be able to print a full-length cover page. If this is true of your printer, you can print a front and back cover on your 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch StoryTeller paper. - Page 49 Click the PRINT icon on the StoryTeller window. You see this window: Click Draft (Plain Paper). If your printer does not support banner or panoramic printing, click the Spine and Flaps box to deselect it. Click the PRINT icon. You see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for better prints.
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Page 50: Printing Your Final Cover Page
Epson Printers: Printing the Final Cover Page All Epson printers can print a full-length cover page for both the 8 × 10-inch and 5 × 7-inch books. In addition, many Epson printers automatically choose the right print settings, so printing is easy. - Page 51 Epson printer Lower the output tray and pull out the output tray extensions, if your glossy side up printer has them. Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen. Click here Epson Printers: Printing the Final Cover Page...
- Page 52 When you see this window, make sure that Long StoryTeller paper is selected. Make sure Long StoryTeller paper is selected Print Your Cover...
- Page 53 Epson Stylus CX6400 Epson Stylus Photo R320 Epson Stylus CX6600 If you have an Epson printer that is not listed, go to “Choosing Settings If Your Epson Printer Doesn’t Make Them Automatically” on page 55. Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the window.
- Page 54 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your cover to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task.
- Page 55 Choosing Settings If Your Epson Printer Doesn’t Make Them Automatically Click the PRINT WIZARD button at the bottom of the Print Setup window. Click the Printer Setup button. Click here When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties.
- Page 56 You see your printer’s Properties window. Select the following: ● For Quality Option, select Photo ● For Paper Type, select Premium Glossy Photo Paper Note: If Premium Glossy Photo Paper doesn’t appear in the Paper Type list, choose DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper , and choose Best Photo as the Quality Option.
- Page 57 5x7cover —as your Paper Size in step 4. Make sure 0.01 inch is Click OK, then click OK again at the Print window. selected as the unit of measurement At the Print Wizard screen, click Next. Epson Printers: Printing the Final Cover Page...
- Page 58 Click the PRINT icon. If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your cover to start printing.
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Page 59: Hp Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page
HP Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page Most HP printers can print a full-length cover for an 8 × 10-inch book, but not for a 5 × 7-inch book. For the smaller book, you’ll print a front and back cover on two sheets of your StoryTeller 5 × 7-inch paper. Printing a Cover for Your 8 ×... - Page 60 Carefully load the sheet glossy side down in your printer’s front feeder tray. Adjust the edge guides as necessary. Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen. Load the sheet in your HP printer glossy side down Click here Print Your Cover...
- Page 61 When you see this window, make sure that Long StoryTeller paper is selected. Then click the PRINT WIZARD button. Make sure Long StoryTeller paper is selected Then click here HP Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 62 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here Make sure Landscape is selected When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties. Make sure your printer is Then click here selected here Print Your Cover...
- Page 63 You see your printer’s Properties window. Select the following: ● For Paper Size, select Banner [Letter (8.5 × 11 in.)] ● For Paper Type, select hp banner paper ● For Print Quality, select Best Select Banner Select Best Select hp banner paper HP Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 64 Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information. Click OK, then click OK again at the Print window.
- Page 65 Printing Cover Pages for Your 5 × 7-Inch Book on an HP Printer See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions. Your printer and printer software may look different. Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. Load two 5 ×...
- Page 66 When you see this window, select Short StoryTeller paper. Then click the PRINT WIZARD button. Make sure Short StoryTeller paper is selected Then click here Print Your Cover...
- Page 67 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties. HP Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 68 For Print Quality, select Best Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information.
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Page 69: Canon, Lexmark, And Other Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page
At the Print Wizard screen, click Next. Click the PRINT icon. If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheets begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your cover to start printing. - Page 70 Printing a Full-Length Cover See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions. Your printer may not load from the top, as described here, and your printer software may look different. Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. Before loading the StoryTeller cover sheet in your printer, flatten it by gently bending it in the opposite direction (for example, at the flaps...
- Page 71 Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen. Click here Canon, Lexmark, and Other Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 72 When you see this window, make sure that Long StoryTeller paper is selected. Then click the PRINT WIZARD button. Make sure Long StoryTeller paper is selected Then click here Print Your Cover...
- Page 73 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties. Canon, Lexmark, and Other Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 74 For print quality, select your printer’s highest setting; for Canon, select High Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information.
- Page 75 Select Banner or Panoramic for paper size; some printers will have the paper size option on the first screen, and some will require you to click another tab. For Canon, click the Page Setup tab. If your printer doesn’t have a Banner or Panoramic paper size option, select Custom or User Defined for the paper size and type the correct paper size for your book.
- Page 76 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your covers to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task.
- Page 77 Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen. Click here Canon, Lexmark, and Other Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 78 When you see this window, select Short StoryTeller paper. Then click the PRINT WIZARD button. Make sure Short StoryTeller paper is selected Then click here Print Your Cover...
- Page 79 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties. Canon, Lexmark, and Other Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page...
- Page 80 For paper type, select high-grade glossy paper; for Canon, select Photo Paper Pro ● For print quality, select your printer’s highest setting; for Canon, select High Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller . Print Your Cover...
- Page 81 Select the correct paper size for your book; some printers will have the paper size option on the first screen, and some will require you to click another tab. For Canon, click the Page Setup tab. If your printer doesn’t have an 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch paper size option, select Custom or User Defined as the paper size and type the correct paper size in the dialog box that appears.
- Page 82 Click the PRINT icon. If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your covers to start printing.
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Page 83: Assemble Your Photo Book
Assemble Your Photo Book Now you’re ready to put your photo book together. First you’ll attach the pages you printed to the book, and then you’ll put the cover on. Attaching Pages to the Photo Book Follow these steps to attach your printed pages to the photo book: Open your photo book to the first page. - Page 84 Line up your printed page with the edges of the backing sheet. (The backing sheet has the adhesive strip with the StoryTeller logo on it.) Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. Line up your printed page with the edges of the backing sheet...
- Page 85 Hold your printed page in place with one hand as you peel off the liner for the adhesive strip. Hold your page in place as you peel off the liner for the adhesive strip Press down on the inside edge of your printed page to make sure it sticks to the backing sheet.
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Page 86: Attaching The Cover To Your Photo Book
Optionally, turn the page over and carefully tear off the backing sheet. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each page in your photo book. Attaching the Cover to Your Photo Book This section describes how to put a full-length printed cover page on your book, or two separate 8 × 10-inch or 5 ×... -
Page 87: If You Printed A Full-Length Cover Page
If You Printed a Full-Length Cover Page Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. Optionally, place the clear plastic cover over your printed cover page: Place your printed ● Place your cover printed side down on cover inside the folds along the the clear plastic cover, inside the folds... - Page 88 Position the photo book on the open cover page and fold the first flap over one side of the book. Fold the flap over one Press down on the side of the book flap’s crease so that it stays in place Press down on the flap’s crease so that it stays in place.
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Page 89: If You Printed Two 8 × 10-Inch Or 5 × 7-Inch Cover Pages
If You Printed Two 8 × 10-Inch or 5 × 7-Inch Cover Pages Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. Locate the adhesive strips that came with your photo book. Turn your front cover page over. -
Page 90: Problems
Problems? Here are some troubleshooting tips if you have problems creating or printing your book pages and cover. You can’t select the text you want to change. ● Make sure you position the pointer directly over the text before you click. When the text is selected, a green border appears around it in the preview area. - Page 91 Your printer doesn’t have the recommended print settings. Visit the StoryTeller web site at http://www.epson.com/storyteller for updated information about print settings. Some photo pages print without images or text.
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Page 92: Uninstalling The Storyteller Software
The ink on your printed page is smeared. Check your printer manual to make sure you’ve loaded the StoryTeller paper correctly. For Epson printers and other printers that load from the top, load it glossy side up. For HP printers and printers that load from the front, load it glossy side down. -
Page 93: Index
Index Adding Canon printer color effects, 17 choosing print settings, 38 to 39, 74 to 75, 80 to 81 page layouts to book, 24 loading cover sheet, 70 photos to cover, 41 to 43 loading glossy photo paper, 36 photos to page layouts, 21 printing book pages, 36 to 40 photos to photo bin, 11 to 13 printing cover, 69 to 82... - Page 94 Flaps, cover, adding photos and text, 44 to 46 printing book pages, 36 to 40 printing cover, 69 to 82 Draft, printing Help, Epson, 92 cover, 48 to 49 HP printer photo book pages, 27 to 28 banner setting, 63...
- Page 95 Pages adding photos, 21 Kit, contents, 7 adding text, 25 to 26 adding, deleting, and locking, 24 attaching to book, 83 to 86 Layouts problems editing, 90 adding photos, 21 viewing book pages, 21 making changes, 22 to 26 Paper problems editing, 90 loading cover sheet, 50 to 51, 59 to 60, 70 viewing, 19 to 21...
- Page 96 Photos Proof, printing adding to book, 11 to 15, 21 cover, 48 to 49 adding to cover, 41 to 43, 44 to 46 photo book pages, 27 to 28 adding to photo bin, 11 to 13 cropping, 23 enhancing, 16 to 17 Quality setting, 32, 35, 38, 56, 63, 68, 74, 80 problems, 90 to 91 removing from photo bin, 14...
- Page 97 Sepia tone, adding, 17 Text Settings adding to cover, 43, 46 for Epson printers, 30 to 33, 55 to 57 adding to page layouts, 25 to 26 for HP printers, 35, 62 to 64 editing, 26, 43 for other printers, 37 to 39, 73 to 75...
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