Creating new shapes

You can create your own shapes to customize your scrapbook pages even further. An item makes a good shape if it has a distinct outline, for example, clip art that you might have on your computer or a CD-ROM. You can also create

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shapes from items that you scan, such as medals or charms.

 

 

Note: When you create a shape, the software makes a copy

 

of your original file, traces around the longest continuous

 

line in the file, and then saves the outline and its contents as

 

a solid shape. If you are hand drawing an item from which

 

to create a shape, make sure your lines are dark and

 

connected, or part of the image will be cut off.

To create your own shapes:

1.Choose the Theme or Project where you plan to save the new shape.

2.Locate the item you want to save as a shape.

•If the item is a file on your computer or on a disk, click the Shapes tab, then click the Create New Shape button or, from the File menu, choose Create New Shape. Navigate to the desired item, then click Open.

•If the item needs to be scanned, place your item on the scanner, click the Start a Scan button or, from the File menu, choose Start a Scan. Follow the prompts for your scanning software. When scanning is completed, the scanned item appears on your workspace. Right-click(Windows) or control-click(Macintosh)

the item, then choose Create New Shape.