September 2009
Beginner
640 pages
26h 48m
English
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Greeting Cards
Adobe calls them "greeting cards", but they're more like what most people call postcards. An Elements Greeting Card is a 4" X 6" or 5" X 7" single-sided page rather than a folded card. To create one, go to Create → Projects → Greeting Card to get started.
First, either choose to create a card to print yourself, or go to Shutterfly or Kodak Gallery to create your card online; just click the appropriate button. Or if you want to print the card yourself, click "Print with Local Printer".
Note
If you want to create cards online, it's best to start from the Organizer and select the photo(s) you want to use before you begin, or you may find that Elements wants to use all the photos currently visible in the Organizer. If you're going to print them yourself, it doesn't matter whether you start in Organizer or Editor.
If you choose one of the online options, Elements prepares your photos and whisks you off to the corresponding website. Log into the site, or create an account if you don't have one, then use the site's online wizard to create and order your cards. (There's more about online creations on Online Creations.)
If you choose "Print with Local Printer", Elements bounces you over to the Editor to create your card. The layout and template choices are identical to those for photo collages, and the process is exactly the same, so just follow the steps on Photo Collages.
Note
You may find you have more size and layout choices using the websites. Shutterfly also lets you use your ...
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