PHOTO BOOKS, COLLAGES,CALENDARS AND CARDS - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 399

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The composition of the
photos in the collage can
be changed by selecting a
new layout option from
those listed in the
Layouts section of the
create menu. To apply a
new layout just double-
click the thumbnail in the
Create panel. Elements
will automatically update
the page design.

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Collage dialog. Here you will pick the size, theme and if the selected images will auto fill the
layout. Notice that there are no options available for producing collages online. All output
for this project option is via your desktop printer.

Click the OK button produces the collage and displays the document in the main workspace.
Most users will see this as just the start of the process as they will want to fine-tune the lay-
out, images displayed, background and frame selection. All this is possible with the options
available in the various sections (Pages, Layout, Artwork and Text) of the Create pane. More
details on how to customize your photo projects can be found later in this chapter. The last
step in the process is to click the Done button and save the newly-created Photo Collage. Un-
like Photo Books, Photo Collages are saved as standard Elements documents or .PSD files.

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All frame areas of the predefined layout templates (1) can be adjusted manually, allowing you to drag, resize
and rotate frames at will. It is also possible to add extra pictures and frames to the layout by dragging a new
frame from the Artwork section of the create panel first (2), and then dragging a picture to the frame from
the Photo Bin (3). Alternatively you can drag a picture directly from the Photo Bin to add it to the
composition (4).