HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant manual Working with Shapes

Working with Shapes

20	Think of shapes as the foundation for many other elements.
	Items placed in shapes appear to “snap to fit.” Shapes are a
	quick and easy way to “crop” photos, or to create custom-fit
	mattes for photos and other items—either by themselves, to
	print and cut out by hand, or by applying a frame to the shape.
	You can move, resize, and rotate a shape,
	change its color and transparency, surround it
	with a frame, or fill it with single or multiple
	items, such as images, backgrounds, and text.
	When you first place a shape on your
	workspace, it contains the label: “Place your
	content here” which is removed as soon as you
	fill the shape with an item. If you want to print
	the shape without filling it, don’t worry; the
	label does not print.
	• To place a shape in your workspace, click the Shapes
	tab to view the thumbnails and then click or drag the one
	you want.
	If you place a solid color shape on an “Any Solid Color”
	background of the same color, it may be difficult to see
	the shape.
	• To view the shape more clearly, change the color of the
	shape or the background as soon as you place the shape.
	Shapes are a handy way to limit the shape of an image or
	text you want on your page. When you place text or an item
	inside a shape, the software resizes the item automatically