Overview of the program | HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant manual

Overview of the program

HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant adds a whole new level of creativity to your scrapbooking toolkit, with digital tools that help you to plan your scrapbooks, import, manipulate, and print the elements you will use, and then archive or share

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your artwork.
HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant offers loads of fun ideas
and time-saving elements, including:

•Ready-made high-quality images and clip art for use in your scrapbook pages, along with perfect-fit, color- matched frames, drop-shadow frames, and mattes in custom shapes. And it’s easy to import your own images and artwork.

•Carefully crafted, fun phrases you can use to add thoughtful expression to your scrapbook pages. You can also create text captions, titles, letters, and numbers, along with new phrases of your own to use again later.

•A workspace for designing your own custom page layouts.

•A variety of layouts for scrapbook pages that serve as a starting point for any page you are designing.

•Easy-to-use layouts for greeting cards that make it more fun than ever to create personalized cards for gift-giving, holiday greetings, or any other special occasion.

Use the software to place photos, text, and other elements into the workspace, then resize them, change colors or transparency, print them, cut them apart, and assemble them on your scrapbook pages, along with any embellishments you choose. It’s that easy to scrapbook your way.

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HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant manual Overview of the program

Contents

HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant Page Contents Page Scrapbook your way, whatever your style or skill level Introduction About this User’s Guide Getting started Visit the HP Scrapbooking Web site Windows installation Installing and starting the program Scrapbook Assistant icon Macintosh installationGetting help Help menu Help and software hintsPage U.S. English. On the next page, select see support Troubleshooting information and enter HP CreativeContacting HP Customer Care HP support over the Internet HP support by phone Only in EnglishThat standard phone charges may apply Software demo Let’s start scrapping Overview of the program Tabs Can quickly start using the softwareOverview of the main window MenusPage With items on Thumbnail barsAvailable for your use in a particular theme. You can Item on your workspace. For more details aboutPage Click the double arrows to view another Working with itemsWorking with Themes and Projects Click the single arrows to the left or rightPage Working with Shapes Working with Images Working with Text Page Working with Frames Working with Phrases Working with Clip Art Working with Backgrounds Working with Pages Features up close Creating, saving, and printing pagesDesigning a layout template Page Click OK when you are ready to print your Importing your own elementsPhotocopying and scanning Choose Start a Scan Click the Get Other Content button named for the type Page Connected, or part of the image will be cut off Creating new shapesYour original file, traces around the longest continuous To create a shape, make sure your lines are dark Create New Shape Selecting items and text Page Resizing and rotating items Choosing colors Setting and matching colors Workspace not in the thumbnail bar that you want to Matching colors using the eye dropperTo match an item’s color before you place it in your Workspace, deselect any other items. Click the Back Convert to Black & White or Convert to Sepia from Changing transparency Layering it atop a solid-colored Tint a photoYou can also change the color Black and white photo by Cutting, copying, pasting, and duplicating Select Duplicate Working with layersPage Aligning items using rulers and guides Then uncheck Show Margin Guides Exporting items, pages, themes, and projects Choosing a file format Exporting pages File formats explained Click Save With HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant installed To export your work to a memory card for use withCard reader-equipped printer or all-in-one printer Now it’s your turn HP research participation