Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
▪ You can change a frame's style by selecting that frame in the collage and then
clicking the Graphics button below the Create panel. Then, double-click the frame
you want in the panel or drag it onto the photo.
9.
Customize the collage
.
This is the fun part. Click a photo in your collage and drag it into a different position.
Or click the Graphics button below the Create panel, and then drag art from the panel
onto your collage (these graphics are vector images [
The Custom Shape Tool
], so
they'll look great no matter how big or small you make them). You can also add text
to the collage by clicking the T on the left side of the preview area and then clicking
where you want to add text.
If you switch to Advanced mode (
Create Modes: Basic and Advanced
), you can even
flatten your image and use filters on the entire page.
Figure 15-1
shows an example of
the kind of page you can create with a photo collage.
10.
Finish up your collage
.
When you're done, you have a couple of choices of what to do next:
▪
Click Save
at the bottom of the Create workspace to bring up the Save As win-
dow so you can name the project and save it. You have to save it as a PSE file—a
special format just for Create projects (see the box on
About PSE Files
for de-
tails)—or a PDF file. (If you decide you don't like your collage, click Close at the
bottom of the Create workspace instead and then tell Elements not to save your
file when it asks.) If you want to create a collage in a regular image format like
TIFF or JPEG, then export your collage as explained below.
TIP
While you can wait till you're done to save your collage, you might want to
click the Save button regularly as you work so you don't risk losing anything
in case of a crash.
▪
Print your collage
right from Create, the way you would any other file (see
Chapter 16
). Just click the Print button at the bottom of the Elements window, or
press Ctrl+P/
⌘
-P.
