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December 3, 2020
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Creating a Photo Book without the preformatted templates (I have PS Elements 2021)

  • December 3, 2020
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Basicly i just want to create high school yearbook or brochore photo books just using the scanned pages that i have without using any of the Photoshop templates, anyone know how to do this?

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Correct answer hatstead

In PSE Editor, go to File menu>new> blank file. Enter the dimensions for H&W, Resolution 240px/in, Background color to suit. This will be your canvas.

Go to File menu>Place, and point to Picture file #1, click on Place. You can drag the picture into position, and resize with the corner handles, if needed.

Go to File>place and point to Picture file #2. Place.

Continue with the other pictures.

Each picture will come in on a separate layer. If you wish to delete a layer for some reason, no problem!

Depending on the complexity of your project, you may not be in a position to finish in one sitting. In that case, save (Save as) in PSD file format, as this will preserve the layer structure. If you require JPEG format subsequently, flatten the layers and resave as JPEG  --- no layers.

 

 

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hatstead
Inspiring
December 3, 2020

What is scanned? Pictures? Do you wish to add text beneath the pictures? If so, how much space will you need for texr?Are all the pictures in portrait mode? What size paper do you contemplate using?

NIck.Author
Participant
December 3, 2020

Yes, all pages are scanned to .jpg  No text needed, most are portrait and maybe one or two landscape

hatstead
hatsteadCorrect answer
Inspiring
December 3, 2020

In PSE Editor, go to File menu>new> blank file. Enter the dimensions for H&W, Resolution 240px/in, Background color to suit. This will be your canvas.

Go to File menu>Place, and point to Picture file #1, click on Place. You can drag the picture into position, and resize with the corner handles, if needed.

Go to File>place and point to Picture file #2. Place.

Continue with the other pictures.

Each picture will come in on a separate layer. If you wish to delete a layer for some reason, no problem!

Depending on the complexity of your project, you may not be in a position to finish in one sitting. In that case, save (Save as) in PSD file format, as this will preserve the layer structure. If you require JPEG format subsequently, flatten the layers and resave as JPEG  --- no layers.

 

 

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 3, 2020

Hi

Since your question is about Photoshop Elements, I have moved this from the Photoshop forum where you posted to PS Elements.

~ Jane