Making Photo Projects - Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial

Making photo projects

About photo projects
Setting photo project options
Types of photo projects
About slide shows
Make a photo collage, label, CD, and DVD Jacket
About photo projects
Photo projects include photo books, photo calendars, photo collages, greeting cards, and CD/DVD jackets and labels. The Create button,
available at the upper-right corner of the Photoshop Elements window, lists the available photo projects in Photoshop Elements.
Note: Photo books are designed specifically for online printing. You can print them locally, but each side of a spread is treated as a separate page.
Photo projects are saved in the Photo Projects Format (.pse) format. Unlike conventional image formats, which require you to open and edit each
image separately, you can print up to 30 pages from the PSE format.
Note: Because multipage files can be large, a computer with at least 1 GB of RAM is recommended for optimum performance.
When you start a photo project, you can specify a size, printing option (local or through a service provider), and theme for the project type. For
example, the CD Jacket template has different size options than the Photo Collage template. However, both offer layout and theme options that
are common to most projects. At this time, you also specify whether to use the Autofill With Selected Images and Number Of Pages options (when
applicable).
After you specify these primary options, the photo project opens in Photoshop Elements. The Pages, Layouts, and Graphics buttons on the
bottom-right of the application window, let you add or modify frames, backgrounds, and layer styles. For example, instead of default backgrounds,
you can apply a unique background to every page of a photo album using the Graphics tab.
After you finish a project, you can share it in various ways. For example, you can print or email greeting cards or photo collages from Elements
Organizer. You can also have your projects professionally printed using online services, if available in your region.
Note: If a photo project has missing files, you can save the project but can't print it.
Setting photo project options
The Create drop-down list is the starting point for making new photo projects. When you select a photo project, say a photo book, you can specify
a size, printing option, and theme. Only a limited number of sizes are supported for each printing option. Select Autofill With Selected Images to
add all the images open in the Photo Bin in one step, instead of manually adding them later.
For example, if you click Photo Collage in the Create tab, the photo projects dialog box provides the following options:
Sizes Provides preset page sizes for each project. The size chosen becomes the default for all pages in the project. Each project type offers
different size options. For example, the greeting card template sizes are smaller than the photo book template sizes.
Themes Provides various preset designs to complement your images with preset frames and backgrounds. The theme and frame chosen
becomes the default for all pages in the project, but they can be modified later in the Layouts and Graphics panels. For example, you may want to
apply a different background to each page of a scrapbook.
Autofill With Selected Images
can select open files, albums, or files selected in the Elements Organizer to autofill the project. You can also open the images in the Photo Bin and
autofill the project later through the Photo Bin context menu. To arrange images in a particular order, rearrange them in the Photo Bin before
starting a project. To rearrange the images later, drag them from the Photo Bin or add them directly from their folder location.
Types of photo projects
About photo collages
Photo collages let you create large picture projects, such as photo collages or unique photo prints. You can print photo collages with your home
printer, order them online, save them to your hard drive, or email them.
Places selected images in the project automatically in the same order they are arranged in the Photo Bin. You
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