Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual

406 Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual

CD Jacket

TIP You can also order greeting cards from Kodak EasyShare, as explained on page 407.

CD Jacket

You can create CD jewel box inserts in Elements 5. These inserts appear on the

front and backside of the CD case. Just go to Create ➝ CD Jacket, and you get a

variety of different templates, all the correct size for use in a CD case.

The steps for creating your CD Jacket are the same as for a Photo Layout, but the

layout choices, of course, are different. Pay special attention to the photo place-

ment when choosing your layout: the right side of the layout is the front cover.

Unfortunately, none of the designs mark out the spine area where most CDs dis-

play their titles (although the “2 Centered” template has the gap between the pho-

tos in the correct place for spine text). If you decide to enter text that you want to

appear on the spine, click the Horizontal Type tool (page 375), type away, and

then go to Image ➝ Rotate ➝ Layer 90˚ Left. Then use the Move tool to place the

text where you want it.

TIP If you use a theme (page 399) and you want to add spine text, remember that home inkjet

printers don’t do a good job printing small white type on a dark background. You’re better off

going with dark type on a light background.

DVD Jacket

You can also make inserts for DVD cases. Unlike Elements’ CD Jacket templates,

many DVD Jacket themes give you a