About this User’s Guide | HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant specification

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You can store your digital items in themes (similar to a storage cabinet), then use them in new scrapbooks.

•Update your library of backgrounds, shapes, images, and more by importing your own images and artwork.

About this User’s Guide

This guide gives you instructions for installing and using the software to create and personalize your scrapbook elements. For more detailed, step-by-step instructions, refer to the HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant Help. It’s easy to use the program Help; simply choose Help from the Help menu and then click on the topic of your choice, or click the help Index to see an alphabetical list of topics.

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HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant manual About this User’s Guide

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 Only in English HP support by phoneThat 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 Creating, saving, and printing pages Features up closeDesigning a layout template Page Importing your own elements Click OK when you are ready to print yourPhotocopying 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 To export your work to a memory card for use with With HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant installedCard reader-equipped printer or all-in-one printer Now it’s your turn HP research participation