Working with items | HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant manual

Working with items

When you click one of the tabs above the workspace, the thumbnail bar displays the items available in the currently selected theme or project. You can add your own items to the thumbnails provided with the software.

18	To see more items, choose a different theme or project,
18	or choose a different tab. To scroll through the thumbnails:
	•	Click the single arrows to the left or right
		of the thumbnail bar to scroll one at a time.
	•	Click the double arrows to view another
		group of thumbnails.

Tip: Right-click(Windows) or control-click(Macintosh) a thumbnail and choose Preview to see it close up.

Working with Themes and Projects

Use Themes and Projects to organize scrapbooking items. Here’s how they work.

Themes

The themes included with HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant contain collections of professional-quality items to use in your scrapbook pages. You’ll find images, phrases, clip art, frames, backgrounds, shapes, and pages. You can save items in a theme and create your own themes to store items until later.

When you select a theme, the program displays thumbnails under each tab. You can choose any theme you like while you are working with scrapbook elements, using items from

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HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant manual Working with items, Working with Themes and Projects, Group of thumbnails

Contents

HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant Page Contents Page Scrapbook your way, whatever your style or skill level Introduction About this User’s Guide Visit the HP Scrapbooking Web site Getting started Installing and starting the program Windows installation Macintosh installation Getting helpHelp menu Help and software hints Scrapbook Assistant iconPage Troubleshooting information and enter HP Creative Contacting HP Customer CareHP support over the Internet U.S. English. On the next page, select see support That standard phone charges may apply HP support by phoneOnly in English Let’s start scrapping Software demo Overview of the program Can quickly start using the software Overview of the main windowMenus TabsPage Thumbnail bars Available for your use in a particular theme. You canItem on your workspace. For more details about With items onPage Working with items Working with Themes and ProjectsClick the single arrows to the left or right Click the double arrows to view anotherPage Working with Shapes Working with Images Working with Text Page Working with Phrases Working with Frames Working with Clip Art Working with Backgrounds Working with Pages Designing a layout template Features up closeCreating, saving, and printing pages Page Photocopying and scanning Click OK when you are ready to print yourImporting your own elements Choose Start a Scan Click the Get Other Content button named for the type Page Creating new shapes Your original file, traces around the longest continuousTo create a shape, make sure your lines are dark Connected, or part of the image will be cut off Create New Shape Selecting items and text Page Resizing and rotating items Setting and matching colors Choosing colors Matching colors using the eye dropper To match an item’s color before you place it in yourWorkspace, deselect any other items. Click the Back Workspace not in the thumbnail bar that you want to Changing transparency Convert to Black & White or Convert to Sepia from Tint a photo You can also change the colorBlack and white photo by Layering it atop a solid-colored Cutting, copying, pasting, and duplicating Working with layers Select DuplicatePage Aligning items using rulers and guides Exporting items, pages, themes, and projects Then uncheck Show Margin Guides Exporting pages Choosing a file format Click Save File formats explained Card reader-equipped printer or all-in-one printer With HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant installedTo export your work to a memory card for use with Now it’s your turn HP research participation