Quick pages and digital cards

[cindysue]

Can some one help me out...I purchaced the quick cards yesterday and cannot figure out how to just drop my photos into the template. I also don't know how to change the background....I am using Photoshop elements 4 or I could use PS7.
Thanks so much!
Cindy

[jason]

Hi Cindy! In PS7 (I would think Elements would be the same steps) you can open your quick fill page and then also open the photo you want to put into the quick fill page. Now here is the trick you can do it one of two ways. What I do is select the mover tool and drag the image onto the quick fill page and then do a “Free Transform” (Ctrl+T) and size it to the opening. What my wife does is crop the photo to the correct size in the original document before she moves it over.

As far as changing the background color I have been having a heck of a time with it. Sometimes I can make it work and others I just haven’t been able to get.


Have Fun :D

[Heather Ann]

Hi, there! In PSE or PS, you can "fill" the background layer with a piece of digital paper by dragging your patterned paper over the quick fill page and hitting CTRL+G. This will create a Clipping Mask that will fill that layer in. You can then drag your photos on top and move them down the layers palette until they are behind the "windows" in the templates. To crop your photos after placing them, I like to use the eraser tool.

I hope that helps!