How to to Create a Photo Album in Photoshop Elements 5.0

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By Kimberley Riccio
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Photoshop Elements is an easy to use photo editor and organizer. With the program, creating photo albums is a fun and easy project for the entire family. Gathering your family’s vacation photos or holiday pictures and begin creating your own special photo albums that will be cherished for years to come. Photo albums also make great gifts for Christmas and birthdays.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

computer
Photoshop Elements 5.0 software
Photos on your hard disk
Printer
Photo paper

Step 1

Select photos for the album.
Step 2

Click open the Organizer and select the photos you’d like to include in the album. Arrange the photos in the order you would like them to appear.
Step 3

Select - Create a multi-page layout.
Step 4

Click the Create icon button, and choose Album Pages. In the New Album Pages dialog box, select a paper size, layout, and theme.
Step 5

For Number of Pages, enter a number large enough to include all the selected images. This number varies depending upon the selected layout. You can create photo layouts of up to 30 pages. For the best performance, however, create several smaller photo layouts rather than one large one.
Step 6

Click OK icon button. Your layout will appear in the Editor. To view different pages of the layout, select them in the Photo Bin below the document window.
Step 7

Add frames to photos by clicking the Artwork icon button. Choose Fames from the first menu and a category from the second. Experiment with different frames by dragging them onto photos.
Step 8

Adjust your photo within the selected frame by right-click the photo, and choose Position Photo In Frame option. A control bar appears above the image. To resize the image, drag the slider. To rotate or replace the image, click the rotate button or the New Photo icon button. When you finish making changes, click the Commit icon button.
Step 9

Rearrange or overlap your photos by dragging photos to the desired position. Then right click on the photo and choose either Bring to Front or Send to Back options.
Step 10

Add a colorful background from the Artwork and Effects palette on the right side of your screen. Select Background for the first menu and category from the second. Experiment with different backgrounds until you find the one you like and will compliment your photos.
Step 11

When you’re happy with the way your album looks, click the Print icon button to share it with others.