Serif Digital Scrapbook Artist 2 User's Guide

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92 Working with photos To replace a framed photo: Drag a different photo onto the frame from the Photos tab, or use AutoFlow to automatically repl

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Working with photos 93 Cropping your photos Digital Scrapbook Artist includes the Crop Tool for cropping objects and photos on the page. The Crop co

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94 Working with photos 3. A 3 x 3 grid is superimposed on top of the photo. 4. Drag an edge handle to crop the photo. As you do so, the grid r

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Working with photos 95 For best results, aim to position your main subject of interest at a point where any two gridlines intersect. Retouching p

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96 Working with photos Applying PhotoLab filters PhotoLab is a dedicated studio environment that lets you apply adjustment and effect filters to pho

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Working with photos 97 Locking controls Protect your applied filters from accidental change, then optionally apply them to other images on selecti

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98 Working with photos Filters are stored in the Favourites, Adjustments, and Effects filter tabs, and are grouped into categories. For example, t

Page 10 - 2 Welcome

Working with photos 99 To apply one of the default filters, click its Enable/Disable control to enable it, and then adjust the filter settings by d

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100 Working with photos The most recently added filter always appears at the bottom of the stack. (See To reorder filters, below.) Disable, reset,

Page 12 - New features

Working with photos 101 Retouching PhotoLab's main toolbar provides some useful retouching tools. These are commonly used to correct photos be

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Welcome 3 Welcome to Serif Digital Scrapbook Artist! Serif Digital Scrapbook Artist is the scrapbooking solution that combines scrapbooking fun with

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102 Working with photos To apply a mask: 1. From the Mask drop-down menu, select New Mask. 2. In the Tool Settings pane, select the Add Regio

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Working with photos 103 5. Using the circular cursor, paint the regions to be masked (selected areas are painted in green; protected areas in red).

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104 Working with photos To save and manage favourites: 1. Click Save Filter. 2. In the dialog, type a name for your filter and choose the catego

Page 17 - Welcome 9

Working with photos 105 2. On the Photo context toolbar, click Cutout Studio. 3. Follow the instructions outlined below. You'll find deta

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106 Working with photos 4. Click and drag on the image to mark the areas you want to discard/keep. As you do so, Digital Scrapbook Artist locates s

Page 19 - Installation

Working with photos 107 To create an alpha-edged bitmap: 1. On the Output Settings tab, in the Output Type drop-down list, select Alpha-edged Bitm

Page 20 - Installation procedure

108 Working with photos The Inflate adjustment is particularly useful if the edges of the subject include hair or fur, which usually also incorpor

Page 21 - Getting started

Working with photos 109 To edit a cutout: 1. Select your photo and on the Photo context toolbar, click Cutout Studio. The existing cutout area is

Page 23 - Using the Startup Wizard

Adding photos to frames 6

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4 Welcome New features PhotoLab adjustments Apply non-destructive adjustment and effect filters to your photos PhotoLab provides an impressive sel

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112 Adding photos to frames

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Adding photos to frames 113 Adding photo frames to your scrapbook Digital Scrapbook Artist Digikits include a wide selection of photo frames that yo

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114 Adding photos to frames Adding frames to the page 1. Drag a frame from the Frames tab onto your page. 2. Once the frame is added to the page

Page 28 - Adding your own photos

Adding photos to frames 115 3. To add a photo to a frame, drag it from the Photos tab and drop it onto a frame. - or - Click AutoFlow to sequen

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116 Adding photos to frames 2. Add a frame to your page. (See Adding frames to your scrapbook on p. 113.) 3. Drag a photo from the Photos tab and

Page 30 - Adding scrapbook letters

Adding photos to frames 117 4. The AutoFlow Photos Into Frames dialog opens, offering various options for filling your frames. For example, you ca

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118 Adding photos to frames 2. Click Crop. 3. Drag the handles to crop the photo. (See also Cropping photos on p. 173.) 4. Click Back to

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Adding photos to frames 119 recoloured independent of the photo. You can even add an effect or colour to the frame—without affecting the photo. 1.

Page 33 - Adding decorative items

120 Adding photos to frames 4. (Optional) The Select Frame Object tool also lets you isolate the frame so you can add effects or change the fram

Page 34 - Closing the program

Adding photos to frames 121 2. To rotate, or zoom into or out of the photo, click the buttons displayed at the right edge of the photo. 3. To p

Page 35 - Choosing page backgrounds

Welcome 5 • Experiment with the new line control property The Line tab's new Offset property increases drawing power and flexibility by letti

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122 Adding photos to frames Replacing a framed photo Drag a photo from the Photos tab and drop it onto the frame. Digital Scrapbook Artist fits th

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Adding photos to frames 123 If you have used the Line tab to apply an outline or edge to your photo, when you convert the photo to a frame, the ou

Page 38 - Adding photo frames

124 Adding photos to frames Creating your frame 1. On the Pages context toolbar, click Digikit Creator. The Digikit Creator dialog opens. 2. Sel

Page 39 - Adding photos

Adding photos to frames 125 3. Select the frame you want to retouch. 4. Click Tweak. 5. The frame opens in the Frame Editor dialog. Use the touch

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128 Working with text

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Working with text 129 Adding text You can create artistic text and shape text in Digital Scrapbook Artist. Both text types are fully editable, and

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130 Working with text Shape text Lends itself well to blocks of body text where shape and flow contribute to the overall layout. Conforms to

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Working with text 131 To set text attributes before typing, adjust the settings on the Text context toolbar. (See Formatting text on p. 137.)

Page 46 - Adding Digikit brushes

6 Welcome these locations to the default search list. (See Adding Digikit locations in online Help.) Add a mask layer with a single-click! Previou

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132 Working with text To set text attributes before typing, adjust the settings on the Text context toolbar. (See Formatting text on p. 137.) To

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Working with text 133 To edit a text item: 1. Select the item with the Select tool, and then click the Edit button that displays below the item.

Page 49 - Adding pages

134 Working with text To resize a text item: Select it and drag a corner resize handle. To rotate a text item: Select it and drag its Rotat

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Working with text 135 Applying 2D filter effects (p. 149) Editing and deleting text You can edit and delete artistic text and shape text directly

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136 Working with text 3. Type new text at the insertion point, or click and drag to select the text you want to edit. 4. Type your new text.

Page 52 - Displaying scrapbooks

Working with text 137 Formatting text You can select and format artistic text and shape text directly on the page using the Text context toolbar, th

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138 Working with text Using the Text context toolbar The Text context toolbar lets you apply basic text attributes, such as point size, font st

Page 54 - 46 Getting started

Working with text 139 Click to apply left, centre, right, or justified text alignment. Click to apply a bullet or numbered list style. Cli

Page 55 - Digikits

140 Working with text For special adjustments on artistic text: 1. Select the text item with the Select tool. 2. Click the Edit Points button

Page 56 - 48 Digikits

Working with text 141 To rotate a single character (illustrated), click its handle and drag the node on the opposite end of the displayed line to

Page 57 - Browsing

Welcome 7 Design, print, and upload in high-resolution In Digital Scrapbook Artist, 300dpi native working is the norm. All scrapbook items are hig

Page 58 - Applying a search filter

142 Working with text Line tab button Effect achieved Dash Double Calligraphic 4. Adjust the line width by dragging the slider. To

Page 59 - Digikits 51

Working with text 143 2. On the Line tab, click the Stroke button. 3. On the Brushes tab, select a brush stroke style. The stroke is applied t

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144 Working with text Adding fringed edges to artistic text 1. Select a text item with the Select tool. 2. On the Line tab, click the Edge butt

Page 61 - Tagging

Applying effects 8

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146 Applying effects

Page 63 - To tag a Digikit

Applying effects 147 Adding drop shadows When you Start with a theme via the Startup Wizard, preset drop shadow effects are selectable and availab

Page 64 - Buying Digikits

148 Applying effects Offset shadow (showing control nodes) Skewed offset shadow (adjusted X Shear) Once you’ve created a basic shadow, you c

Page 65 - Downloading free Digikits

Applying effects 149 Applying drop shadows with the Shadow Tool 1. Click the Shadow Tool on the Standard toolbar. Control nodes display to allow

Page 66 - Creating your own Digikits

150 Applying effects On the Effects tab, adjust the Material Depth setting. (The greater the value, the more pronounced the embossed effect.) Maki

Page 67 - Digikits 59

Applying effects 151 Applying filter effects For more advanced control of filter effects, Digital Scrapbook Artist provides a variety of filter effe

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8 Welcome Photos Adding photos (p. 85) Personalize your scrapbook by importing your own photos from hard disk, CD/DVD, digital camera or scanner.

Page 69 - Adding backgrounds

152 Applying effects To apply 2D filter effects: 1. Select an item on your page and then click Format>Filter Effects..., or right-click the item

Page 70 - Adding and adjusting letters

Applying effects 153 Blur Various blur effects can be applied to Digital Scrapbook Artist items. The types of blur include: Gaussian: the effect s

Page 71 - Digikits 63

154 Applying effects None of these 3D effects will "do" anything to an unfilled item—you’ll need to have a fill there to see the diffe

Page 72 - Adding layouts

Applying effects 155 To add an item's effect to the gallery: 1. On the Effects tab, in the drop-down category list, select the category into w

Page 73 - Adding swatches

156 Applying effects Applying paper textures 1. On the Layers tab, select the layer on which to apply a paper texture. 2. Click the Paper Textu

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Applying effects 157 Applying transparency Transparency effects are great for highlights, shading and shadows, and for simulating realism. They can

Page 75 - Digikits 67

158 Applying effects Applying solid transparency The Colour tab hosts a Transparency slider that controls the level of solid transparency applied to

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Applying effects 159 For items with a gradient transparency applied, you can adjust the transparency effect by adding or subtracting nodes along the

Page 77 - Saving Digikits

160 Applying effects Changing transparency type By default, the Transparency Tool applies a simple linear transparency on the drawn path. However, t

Page 78 - Loading Digikits

Applying effects 161 3. Drag the displayed nodes to new positions. You'll notice the effect change as you drag a node. Editing a gradient tra

Page 79 - Setting up and

Welcome 9 Spray brush strokes Have fun with spray brushes from categories such as Airbrush, Embroidery, Flowers, Fun & Celebrations, Glitter,

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162 Applying effects To edit gradient transparency directly: 1. Select the item, then the Transparency Tool button from the Standard toolbar. The

Page 81 - Choosing page size

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 9

Page 82 - Changing page units

164 Cutting, cropping, and erasing

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Cutting, cropping, and erasing 165 Cutting items Use the Scissors tool to cut any item or group of items on your page. For example, you might wan

Page 84 - Moving pages

166 Cutting, cropping, and erasing To cut through selected items on multiple layers, ensure that the Edit All Layers button, on the Layers tab,

Page 85 - Copying pages

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 167 To adjust the depth of each unit of the cutting edge, change the Amplitude setting. You can't adjust wav

Page 86 - Panning and zooming

168 Cutting, cropping, and erasing - or - To retain both sections and split them apart: Click the Select tool and then click a cut section.

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Cutting, cropping, and erasing 169 Punching shapes 1. Use the Select tool to select one or more items. 2. On the Standard toolbar, click the

Page 88 - Navigating pages

170 Cutting, cropping, and erasing 5. The punch is applied to the item. Click the Cut button that displays below the item. 6. To delete or reta

Page 89 - Using design aids

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 171 To retain a cut section, hold down the Shift key, and then click the section. To retain both sections an

Page 90 - Applying the Rule of Thirds

10 Welcome Filter effects (p. 149) Give your scrapbook items depth with Material Depth or soft edges with Feather Edge. Why not apply drop shadow

Page 91 - Isolating items

172 Cutting, cropping, and erasing Combining, cropping, and joining items Digital Scrapbook Artist provides the powerful Combine, Crop, and Join (A

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Cutting, cropping, and erasing 173 2. On the Arrange tab, click the Combine button. The composite takes the line and fill of the back item. To

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174 Cutting, cropping, and erasing - or - To crop the top item to the outline of the bottom item, click Crop to Bottom. To remove the crop,

Page 94 - 86 Working with photos

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 175 - or - To clip the top item to the outline of the bottom item, click Clip to Bottom. To remove the clip, c

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176 Cutting, cropping, and erasing 1. Use the Select tool to create a multiple selection of items. (The items need not overlap.) 2. On the Arr

Page 96 - Adding photos to the page

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 177 This command is particularly useful for cutting out shapes from photos. 1. Use the Select tool to create a

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178 Cutting, cropping, and erasing 2. On the Arrange tab, click Subtract. The new item consists of the non-overlapping portion(s) of the bottom

Page 98 - Moving photos

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 179 2. On the Arrange tab, click Intersect. The new item consists of the overlapping portions of the previousl

Page 99 - Replacing photos

180 Cutting, cropping, and erasing Freeform Paint Tool Lets you add to or ‘grow’ the boundary of an existing shape or line—useful for reshaping ex

Page 100 - Deleting photos

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 181 5. Position the cursor, and drag over the item's edge. The area to be erased is drawn temporarily (use th

Page 101 - Cropping your photos

Welcome 11 Installation System requirements Minimum: Windows-based PC with CD drive and mouse Microsoft Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows®Vista (32

Page 102 - Working with photos

182 Cutting, cropping, and erasing Adding to an item 1. Use the Select tool to select an item. 2. On the Standard toolbar, click the Freefo

Page 103 - Retouching photos

Cutting, cropping, and erasing 183 6. Release the mouse button to reshape the item to include the painted area.

Page 105 - Working with photos 97

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 10

Page 106 - Applying filters

186 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils

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Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 187 Using QuickShapes The QuickShapes flyout provides a wide variety of commonly used shapes that you can insta

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188 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils You can also use the QuickShape context toolbar, situated above the workspace, to swap QuickShapes and adjust

Page 109 - Selective masking

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 189 All lines and line segments have line properties such as colour and weight (thickness). For details on applyi

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190 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils Drawing curved lines Curved lines are created as a series of connected line segments (which may be curved or

Page 111 - Saving favourites

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 191 (4) (5) 6. However, you can press the Alt key while drawing the segment to define a "cusp" or s

Page 112 - Using Cutout Studio

How to Contact Us Our main office (UK, Europe): The Software Centre PO Box 2000, Nottingham, NG11 7GW, UK Main: (0115) 914 2000 Registration (UK on

Page 113 - Choosing your approach

12 Welcome Installation procedure 1. Insert the Program CD into your DVD/CD drive. If AutoPlay is enabled on the drive, this automatically start

Page 114 - Choosing an output type

192 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils If you're trying to draw a cartoon outline made up of many independent curves (e.g., a cartoon ear, rose

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Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 193 To: Do this: Move a whole line Using any selection tool, drag the line. Redraw part of a line Draw a new

Page 116 - Editing the cutout area

194 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils To: Do this: Adjust a shape Drag points while in Editing mode, and/or adjust control handles. Use the con

Page 117 - Working with photos 109

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 195 3. Keep the mouse button down and drag to draw a new line section, connecting it back to another point on th

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196 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 4. The line that you create will be a continuation of the existing line, as a new line segment. 5. You c

Page 119 - Adding photos to

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 197 -or- Hover over a point (the cursor will display) and click to select the point. Optionally, Shift-clic

Page 120 - 112 Adding photos to frames

198 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils Drag any selected point to reshape adjacent segment(s). All selected points move in the same direction, so y

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Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 199 To add a point to a line or curve: If the line is selected with the drawing tool used to create it, single

Page 122 - Adding frames to the page

200 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils Changing points and line segments Each segment in a line has a control handle at either end, so at each inte

Page 123 - Fitting photos to frames

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 201 Smart Corner points automatically determine slope and depth for a rounded, best-fitting curve. If you attem

Page 124 - Using AutoFlow

Getting started 2

Page 125 - Cropping framed photos

202 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils Adjusting a shape As described previously, you can easily turn a curve into a shape by connecting its end po

Page 126 - Adjusting frames

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 203 2. Choose Join Curves from the Tools menu. The end control point of one line is connected with the start con

Page 127 - Adding photos to frames 119

204 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils Changing line colour The colour swatches selected from your themed Digikit become available in the Colour tab

Page 128 - Adding photos to frames

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 205 To select a line end: From the and drop-down menus, pick a line start and end. Other styles such as Da

Page 129 - Adding photos to frames 121

206 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils The Format Painter is particularly useful if you've taken the time to fine-tune an item's appear

Page 130 - Converting photos to frames

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 207 To cancel Format Painter mode, press Esc, click on a blank area of the page, or click any other tool butt

Page 131 - Adding photos to frames 123

208 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils tool, or use them to cut out a design from a photo, stencils provide endless opportunities for creativity. I

Page 132 - Retouching your frame

Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 209 3. Paint over the stencil with your chosen brush. By default, stencils are set up so that paint is applie

Page 133 - Adding photos to frames 125

210 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 3. Select the stencil and click Lift Stencil to remove the stencil and reveal the cut out design beneath

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Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 211 To create your own stencil: Simply drag an item from your scrapbook page and drop it onto the Stencils tab.

Page 136 - 128 Working with text

212 Adding lines, shapes, and stencils 2. Click the Stencils Tab Menu button and click Delete Category/Folder. All stencils contained in the sel

Page 137 - Adding text

Adding brush strokes 11

Page 138 - Adding artistic text

214 Adding brush strokes

Page 139 - Adding shape text

Adding brush strokes 215 Adding brush strokes Add artistic flair to your scrapbooks with the Brush tool. The Brushes tab provides a wide range

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216 Adding brush strokes Choosing brush types Brush types The Brushes tab's Global category provides the following natural stroke and spray

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Adding brush strokes 217 Glitter Make your pages sparkle with glitter dust and glitter glue brushes. Grunge Add aged and grunge effects to your

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218 Adding brush strokes This category is useful for ‘bookmarking’ brushes for easy reuse. The Global category stores the supplied brush presets

Page 143 - Editing and deleting text

Adding brush strokes 219 The Digikit category displays the themed brushes added from the Digikit Browser. See Adding brushes from Digikits, belo

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220 Adding brush strokes If you select a brush from a featured free or purchasable Digikit—the Digikit Not Installed dialog will display and you

Page 145 - Formatting text

Adding brush strokes 221 The Brush cursor indicates that the Brush is selected and that you’re ready to paint. 2. On the Brushes tab, choose a

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Getting started 15 Using the Startup Wizard Once you have installed Digital Scrapbook Artist, you're ready to start scrapbooking! By default,

Page 147 - Using the Format menu

222 Adding brush strokes 5. (Optional) If you want to fill your closed or unclosed shape as you paint (see illustration below): Enable the Fill-o

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Adding brush strokes 223 Paint and edit If Select-on-Create is enabled, when you release the mouse button, the stroke you just created is automa

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224 Adding brush strokes 2. To change the brush design, select a category on the Brushes tab. 3. To change the brush colour: Set the line swa

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Adding brush strokes 225 At the bottom of the Line tab, drag the slider or enter a value in the adjacent box. 5. To adjust brush stroke opaci

Page 151 - Working with text 143

226 Adding brush strokes Select-on-Create enabled: When you release the mouse button, the curve or stroke you just created is automatically selecte

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Working with colour 12

Page 153 - Applying effects

228 Working with colour

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Working with colour 229 Changing fill and line colour You can apply colours to the outline and interior of closed shapes and text objects, and to

Page 155 - Adding drop shadows

230 Working with colour To change fill colour, click to select the Fill swatch. 3. Click a palette swatch. The colour is applied and the Line/Fi

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Working with colour 231 2. On the Colour tab, click to select the Line or Fill swatch, as described above. 3. On the Colour tab, click the No Fi

Page 157 - Changing material depth

16 Getting started Turning the Startup Wizard off and on If you don't want the Startup Wizard to display every time you open Digital Scrapbook

Page 158 - Making feathered edges

232 Working with colour 6. Optional: To add the colour to your Document palette, click the Colour Tab Menu button and select Add to palette. (See

Page 159 - Applying filter effects

Working with colour 233 To constrain the fill path in 15° increments, hold down the Shift key while dragging. 4. Optional: To change the fil

Page 160 - Creating outlines

234 Working with colour Editing a gradient fill path 1. Select an item with a gradient fill applied. 2. Click the Fill Tool to display the fil

Page 161 - Applying 3D filter effects

Working with colour 235 To constrain the fill path in 15° increments, hold down the Shift key while dragging. To ensure that the origin of the

Page 162 - Customizing gallery effects

236 Working with colour Select a node and then on the Colour tab, click a colour swatch. See Editing gradient fills on p. 236. Right-click the f

Page 163 - Paper textures

Working with colour 237 of the fill path where there is no node. A new node appears. Note: Be sure the tip of the pointer is directly over the

Page 164 - Removing a paper texture

238 Working with colour Editing gradient fills using the Gradient Fill Editor 1. Select the filled item, click the Fill Tool, and then click Fil

Page 165 - Applying transparency

Working with colour 239 To change a key colour to one that already exists in the spectrum, click its marker, and then click on the spectrum with

Page 166 - Applying solid transparency

240 Working with colour To move a key colour (except the end colours): Drag its marker to a new position along the spectrum. - or - In the No

Page 167 - Applying effects 159

Working with colour 241 Initially, the contour appears as a straight line because colours are graduated evenly from one key colour to the next. By

Page 168 - Changing transparency type

Getting started 17 Starting from a Digikit theme Digikits offer a selection of themed page layouts, backgrounds, frames, materials, letters, embel

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242 Working with colour To straighten the line segments between transition points, select the Straight graph check box. To apply a tint to the f

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Working with colour 243 the Colour tab. This palette provides a set of commonly-used colours from which to choose. You can edit the colours displ

Page 171 - Cutting, cropping

244 Working with colour 3. In the category list on the left, click Swatches. 4. Swatches already added to your Digikit palette are highlighted in

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Working with colour 245 Changing Document palette colours You can add colours manually from the Colour tab, or take them directly from an item&apos

Page 173 - Cutting items

246 Working with colour The colour is added to the currently loaded palette. 3. Optional: To add the colour to your Document palette, click the C

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Working with colour 247 3. Click Save. 4. Save the palette to a new *.plt file. By default, palette files are saved to the Palettes folder of y

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Page 177 - Punching shapes

250 Arranging items

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Arranging items 251 Rotating and shearing items Rotating items 1. Select the item(s) with the Select tool. 2. Hover over the rotate handle, w

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18 Getting started 5. In the Digikit Browser dialog you'll see installed Digikits, plus featured free and purchasable Digikits from the DaisyT

Page 180 - Combining items

252 Arranging items To change the rotation origin point: 1. Click and drag the origin point to any position on the page. (This can be outside the i

Page 181 - Cropping items

Arranging items 253 When you see the Shear cursor, click and drag in the direction in which you want to shear the item, and then release. To c

Page 182 - Clipping items

254 Arranging items Ordering items The items on your scrapbook page are ‘stacked’ on top of each other, the front-most item (e.g., blue button abo

Page 183 - Adding items

Arranging items 255 To change an item's position: On the Arrange tab, click one of the following buttons: Bring to Front Send to Ba

Page 184 - Subtracting items

256 Arranging items Grouping items Grouping items prevents you from accidentally altering them. Grouping also allows you to move, rotate, and resiz

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Arranging items 257 In general, any operation you carry out on a group affects each member of the group. For example, property changes applied to a

Page 188 - Erasing portions of an item

260 Sharing and publishing

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Sharing and publishing 261 Sharing via website You can share your scrapbook by print, via email, as a distributable electronic PDF, or via the www

Page 190 - Adding to an item

Getting started 19 The first page of the layout opens in the workspace, and all of the scrapbooking items contained in the Digikit are added to the

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262 Sharing and publishing The www.daisytrail.com website is designed specifically as a scrapbook community. Main website features include: Scrapb

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Sharing and publishing 263 Registering 1. Click DaisyTrail Upload on the Standard toolbar. 2. If you've not registered before, click the J

Page 193 - Adding lines

264 Sharing and publishing Setting up account details in Digital Scrapbook Artist 1. Select Options... on the Tools menu. 2. In the Upload pane,

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Sharing and publishing 265 To upload your scrapbook: 1. Click DaisyTrail Upload on the Standard toolbar. 2. In the dialog, uncheck pages you do

Page 195 - Using QuickShapes

266 Sharing and publishing To print: 1. Click File>Print... (or right-click on the page or pasteboard area and click Print). 2. In the Print di

Page 196 - Drawing lines and shapes

Sharing and publishing 267 3. (Optional) Set various options as follows: For more convenient on-screen viewing in Adobe Reader, specify how you

Page 198 - Drawing curved lines

Index 2D filter effects, 147 embossing, 147 feathering, 148 2D effects applying, 149 3D effects applying, 151 customizing, 152 Add (Join), 173 add/d

Page 199 - Drawing shapes

Index Context toolbar Brush, 221 Text, 136 control handles (line editing), 198 Convert to Straight Lines, 200 credits, 3 Crop to Bottom, 171 Crop t

Page 200 - Editing lines and shapes

Index Frame Editor, 121 framed photos cropping, 115 replacing, 120 frames (photo) adding and deleting, 111 adding custom, 59 adding to Frames tab, 11

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20 Getting started Saving your work The first time you save your work: 1. On the Standard toolbar, click Save. 2. In the Save As dialog: The F

Page 202 - Redrawing part of a line

Index closing, 189 convert to straight, 200 corner point types, 198 curved, 186 deleting points from, 197 drawing, 186 editing, 190 extending, 188,

Page 203 - Extending lines

Index adding to Photos tab, 85 adjusting, 88, 93 applying PhotoLab filters, 93 converting to frames, 120 cropping, 91 cutting out, 102 deleting, 90 f

Page 204 - Reshaping lines

Index stencils, 206 adding to your page, 206 creating, 209 creating categories for, 209 cutting out from photos, 208 deleting categories, 209 paint

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Index uploading scrapbooks, 262 website registering, 261 zooming, 76 Z-order, 252

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Getting started 21 2. In the Open dialog, browse to and select the photos you want to add to your scrapbook. To select multiple adjacent files, p

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This User Guide, and the software described in it, is furnished under an end user License Agreement, which is included with the product. The agreeme

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22 Getting started 3. To pan the photo, click and drag on it. 4. To close the Crop window, click Back, or click elsewhere on the page or past

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Getting started 23 - or - To add an entire word or phrase all at once, type your text into the box at the bottom of the tab, and then click Inse

Page 210 - Joining lines

24 Getting started To work with grouped and ungrouped letters: To move an individual letter or a group of letters, simply drag it. To resize a l

Page 211 - Changing line style

Getting started 25 Adding decorative items 1. In the Content tabs at the left of the workspace, open the Embellishments or the Materials tab. 2.

Page 212 - Changing line colour

26 Getting started 4. Click an effect thumbnail to apply it to your selected item. Sharing your scrapbook To share your scrapbook, you need to d

Page 213 - Changing line width

Getting started 27 If the scrapbook is unsaved or has unsaved changes, you'll be prompted to save it. To close Digital Scrapbook Artist: O

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28 Getting started 2. In the Startup Wizard, click Start with a blank page. If you've switched the Startup Wizard off (and don't see it

Page 215 - Using stencils

Getting started 29 To remove a background from the Backgrounds tab, click its Remove button. Before we go any further, let's save the file.

Page 216 - Painting over stencils

30 Getting started Adding photo frames 1. In the Content tabs at the left of the workspace, click the Frames tab to open it. 2. On the Frames tab,

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Getting started 31 To create your own photo frames, see Creating your own photo frames on p. 123. To remove a frame from the Frames tab, click i

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32 Getting started 5. (Optional) You can adjust your photo inside its frame, or even replace it if required. For details, see Adjusting framed phot

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Getting started 33 Adding scrapbook letters 1. In the Content tabs at the left of the workspace, click the Letters tab to open it. 2. At the botto

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34 Getting started You can now move, resize, rotate, and delete these letters individually, or you can work with them as a group by first clicking t

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Getting started 35 2. In the Studio tabs at the right of the workspace, click the Effects tab. 3. At the top of the tab, in the drop-down list, se

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36 Getting started To apply transparency from the Colour tab: 1. On the Standard toolbar, click the Select tool, and then click to select the item

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Getting started 37 Adding text 1. On the Standard toolbar, click the Text tool. 2. To create text at the default size, click on your page to set

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38 Getting started 4. Drag a brush stroke across your page. 5. To create a new brush stroke, repeat the click and drag process. 6. When you’ve f

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Getting started 39 To add Digikit brushes: 1. On the Pages Context toolbar, click Add items from Digikits. The Digikit Browser dialog opens. 2. S

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40 Getting started - or - Click in a blank area of the page, and then drag a selection marquee around the items you want to select. To move

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Getting started 41 To delete an item or group, select it, and then press the Delete key. See also Rotating and shearing items (p. 251), Ordering

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Contents Table of Contents 1. Welcome ... 1 Welcome to Serif Digital Scrapbook Artist! ...

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42 Getting started See also Adding and deleting pages on p. 74. Sharing your scrapbook To share your scrapbook, you need to do the following: 1. R

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Getting started 43 If the scrapbook is unsaved or has unsaved changes, you'll be prompted to save it. To close Digital Scrapbook Artist:

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44 Getting started You can choose between Thumbnails View (displays thumbnails only), or Details View (displays thumbnails and information about the

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Getting started 45 Displaying a scrapbook from the document tabs: In the upper left area of the workspace, click on an open scrapbook's tab

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46 Getting started

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Digikits 49 Browsing The Digikit Browser provides access to your installed Digikits, and to featured free and purchasable Digikits from daisytrail.

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50 Digikits purchasable Digikits from the DaisyTrail.com shop. (See Buying Digikits on p. 56.) 3. On the left-hand side of the dialog, select an it

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Digikits 51 Ctrl-click to select more than one filter. Click to remove the filter(s). If you've searched via the Browse Digikits tab, the

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Contents 5. Working with photos ... 85 Adding and positioning your photos...

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52 Digikits If you've searched via the Browse my items tab, click on each category, e.g., Frames, to reveal the relevant items. Adding items t

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Digikits 53 If you select an item, or add all items, from a featured free or purchasable Digikit—the Digikit Not Installed dialog will display an

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54 Digikits 4. In the text box at the bottom of the Tags pane, type search terms you want to apply to the item. You can apply as many tags as you

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Digikits 55 To delete a tag, select it in the Tags pane and click Delete. To tag a Digikit 1. Click Digikit Creator. 2. If you're not

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56 Digikits To delete a tag, select it in the Current Tags pane and click Delete. 6. When you've finished tagging, save your Digikit. See S

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Digikits 57 5. Click Visit Shop. The DaisyTrail.com shop opens in your web browser for you to proceed with your purchase. If you've not

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58 Digikits To download a free Digikit: 1. On the Pages context toolbar, click Add items from Digikits. 2. In the Digikit Browser, scroll to the

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Digikits 59 3. Click Digikit Creator. Items already added to the workspace display in the Digikit Creator window. 4. Choose a category f

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60 Digikits 2. Click Import. 3. To add individual files, click Add Files; to add all files contained in a folder, click Add Folder. 4. Browse to

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Digikits 61 6. (Optional) If you added assorted items to the Embellishments category, drag the items into their respective categories on the left.

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Contents 9. Cutting, cropping, and erasing ... 163 Cutting items ...

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62 Digikits The backgrounds are added to the Digikit Creator window. To rearrange backgrounds, click and drag them. Adding frames See Creating

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Digikits 63 5. In the Keyboard dialog, your letter displays on the left. Select the corresponding letter, number, or special character from the

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64 Digikits 5. Your letters are added to the Letters tab. 6. To save these letters to your Digikit, open Digikit Creator and save your Digikit.

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Digikits 65 4. Select the pages you want to add as layouts and click OK. Your layouts are added to the Digikit Creator window. Method 2: Addi

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66 Digikits Method 1: Adding swatches from Digikit Creator 1. In Digikit Creator, in the category list on the left, click Swatches. Swatches alrea

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Digikits 67 4. Select a colour Spread from the drop-down list (for details on spread types, see Using colour palettes on p. 242.) 5. Optional: Us

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68 Digikits Method 2: Adding swatches from the Colour tab 1. On the Colour tab, right-click on the palette and click Add... 2. In the Colour Pi

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Digikits 69 3. Click OK. The new colour is added to the Colour tab palette. 4. To save the new palette swatch to your Digikit, open Digikit C

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70 Digikits Exclude first layout from Digikit Browser: Select this check box if you want to exclude the first layout (i.e., the cover page) from t

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Setting up and viewing your pages 4

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Contents Ordering items ... 254 Grouping items ...

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72 Setting up and viewing your pages

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Setting up and viewing your pages 73 Choosing page size If you choose to use a scrapbook theme from the Startup Wizard (see p. 15), you can set yo

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74 Setting up and viewing your pages For Regular documents, select a Document Size, then set the orientation (Portrait or Landscape) if using a no

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Setting up and viewing your pages 75 adding your own blank pages. All pages are displayed in the Pages tab, which can be expanded from the bottom o

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76 Setting up and viewing your pages Adding blank pages If you don't plan to work from a pre-designed layout, you can add blank pages from th

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Setting up and viewing your pages 77 From the Pages tab, you can either: Click and drag a page to its new position in the tab (illustrated above)

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78 Setting up and viewing your pages Panning and zooming Use panning to move around zoomed-in areas of your scrapbook. To zoom, a variety of tools a

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Setting up and viewing your pages 79 The Current Zoom setting on the HintLine toolbar displays the current zoom percentage, with 100% representing

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80 Setting up and viewing your pages Navigating pages You can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to scroll the page and pasteboard area.

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Setting up and viewing your pages 81 Using design aids Digital Scrapbook Artist provides a number of tools to assist you as you design your scrapbo

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82 Setting up and viewing your pages 2. Hover over your workspace until you see the cursor, then click and drag to rotate the canvas clockwise or

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Setting up and viewing your pages 83 When a grid is applied to your page the displayed context toolbar lets you alter the grid's colour and op

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84 Setting up and viewing your pages Select the item(s), then click Solo Mode button on the HintLine toolbar. After editing, click the button ag

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86 Working with photos

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Working with photos 87 Adding and positioning your photos You can use the following methods to add photos to your project: Use the Photos tab t

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88 Working with photos To select multiple adjacent files, press and hold down the Shift key, click the first file in the list, and then click the

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Working with photos 89 Replace the contents of a photo frame by dragging a new photo onto the frame. On the Photos tab, framed and unframed phot

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90 Working with photos Moving photos 1. Select the photo(s) with the Select tool. 2. Click inside the photo (not on a handle), hold down the lef

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Working with photos 91 Replacing photos 1. On the Standard toolbar, click the Select tool, and then click to select the photo you want to replace

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