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This hobby book introduces techniques for creating personal memory pages in Digital Image Pro 9, Paint Shop Pro 8.1, PhotoImpact XL, PhotoPlus 9, and Photoshop Elements 2.0. It provides instructions for choosing a basic layout and color scheme, adding borders and banners, creating text effects, manipulating photos, and sharing the final product. The CD-ROM contains tutorials, fonts, clip art, and sample layouts.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Are you a traditional scrapbook enthusiast looking for a way to organize your memories electronically? Have you never tried scrapbooking because you?re not sure where to start? "Digital Scrapbooking" is here to start you on your journey! Cover the fundamentals of digital photography and digital scrapbook elements?incorporating existing elements or even creating your own. Even if you?ve never put together a scrapbook page, you?ll get the tips you need to start organizing your photographs into vibrant, exciting scrapbook pages right on your computer. When you?re finished, you?ll get tips for sharing your newly created memory pages in print or online.

About the Author
Sally Beacham teaches intermediate and advanced level Paint Shop Pro classes, Xara X classes devoted to Photoshop-compatible plugin filters, and a new Memory Page Fundamentals class which focuses on converting traditional paper scrapbook techniques to digital scrapbooking. Beacham is coauthor of "Paint Shop Pro 8 Zero to Hero". Currently residing in Maine, Beacham has been a private beta-tester for Jasc Software and other software companies for a number of years, as well as a contributor at Psppower.com. Her Web site, Dizteq.com, is primarily devoted to Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop-compatible plugin filters. Lori J. Davis is a former college teacher and technical writer who first developed a passion for computer graphics several years ago when developing a personal Web site. She has taught many computer graphics classes online, has been a beta tester for several graphics-related applications, has served as the technical editor and occasional contributor to psppower.com, and has contributed a series of articles to Digital Camera Magazine. Currently residing in New Jersey, Davis has also authored several books including "Paint Shop Pro 7 Solutions" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685483) and "Paint Shop Pro 8 Power!" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685386).

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Are you a traditional scrapbook enthusiast looking for a way to organize your memories electronically? Have you never tried scrapbooking because you're not sure where to start? Digital Scrapbooking is here to start you on your journey! Cover the fundamentals of digital photography and digital scrapbook elements -- incorporating existing elements or even creating your own. Even if you've never put together a scrapbook page, you'll get the tips you need to start organizing your photographs into vibrant, exciting scrapbook pages right on your computer. When you're finished, you'll get tips for sharing your newly created memory pages in print or online.

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