HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant Quick Start Manual

Visit the HP scrapbooking Web site!

www.hp.com/go/scrapbooking

Be sure to visit the HP scrapbooking Web site, where you can view the work of other scrapbooking artists and get inspired by fresh ideas and exciting new designs.

View the software demo

The HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant demo will get you scrapbooking quickly. You’ll learn time-saving techniques and expert tips for scrapbooking your way. Just select the demo from the Help menu at the top of your window.

The Help menu

Get step-by-step instructions for using the features of HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant

by choosing Help from the Help menu.

HP support over the Internet

Go to www.hp.com/support and choose

HP support for the U.S. (English). Click see support and troubleshooting information and

then type “HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant.”

HP support by phone

Contact the HP Customer Care Center at 1-800-HP-INVENT (1-800-474-6836). Say “HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant” when prompted.

HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant

• Quickly visualize your projects

• Create captions, titles, custom shapes for photos and journaling, and more

• Easily organize your elements

Download the HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant User’s Guide

The HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant User’s Guide describes how to use the software features. To download the User’s Guide, go to www.hp.com/support and choose HP support for the U.S. (English). Click see support and troubleshooting information and then type “HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant.”

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Assistant icon. In the Applications folder double-click the HP Creative Scrapbook

Starting HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant on Macintosh next time

HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant opens and the demo begins.

2. Click Install. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.

double-click the installer icon. HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant CD icon on your desktop. Then Note: If the installer does not start automatically, double-click the

1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Macintosh installation

Assistant > HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant. Choose the Start menu, then choose All Programs > HP Creative Scrapbook

Starting HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant on Windows next time

4. Click Finish. HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant opens and the demo begins.

3. Make sure Launch HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant is selected.

If prompted, restart your computer.

2. Click Install and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.

OS X (10.2 or later), 450 MHz G4 processor,

double-click the letter for your CD-ROM drive, then double-click Setup.exe. Note: If Setup does not start automatically, open My Computer, locate and

1. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive. Setup starts automatically.

Windows installation

• Apple Macintosh OS X 10.1.5, 233 MHz G3 processor, 128 MB RAM

• Microsoft Windows XP/2000/98/Me, 266 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM

Minimum congurations:

128 MB RAM

• Apple Macintosh

• Microsoft Windows® XP, 1.2 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM

Recommended congurations:

• Web browser for viewing Help pages

• CD-ROM drive

• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution (800 x 600 minimum)

• 500 MB free hard disk space

• Color printer (inkjet recommended)

System requirements

Easy-to-use software: Do more creative scrapbooking in less time

Quickstart Guide

timesaving techniques and expert tips for scrapbooking your way. of this page. After you install the software, be sure to view the demo for features. You’ll nd an overview of the software’s main window on the back Use this Quickstart Guide to install the software and learn about selected

Start scrapbooking right away!

importing your own images and artwork

• Update your library of backgrounds, shapes, photos, and more by

visual ling system

• Organize, store, and archive your elements more easily using a simple

• Add text, captions, and titles—never run out of letters again

• Match shapes and colors to your photos and other designs—instantly

• Create/alter scrapbooking elements easily with a wide variety of tools

• Design layouts quickly using ready-to-use templates

in far less time. HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant helps you to: With HP’s easy-to-use software, you can do more creative scrapbooking

Scrapbook Assistant Installing and starting HP Creative

Scrapbook Assistant! Welcome to HP Creative

Overview of the main window

This overview describes frequently used features so you can quickly start creating scrapbooks. Try experimenting with choosing menu items and

clicking on tabs, task buttons, and format options to see what happens. The more you explore the possibilities, the faster you will learn how to use the software to

expand your own creativity. And don’t forget to visit www.hp.com/go/scrapbooking to browse and download inspiring projects.

Import tools

Get Other Content/Edit Phrases/Create a New Shape/Get Other Pages

This button allows you to import your own images, frames, clip art, backgrounds, and pages. When you select the Phrases tab, this button changes to Edit Phrases. When you select the Shapes tab, this button changes to Create a New Shape. When you select the Pages tab, this button changes to Get Other Pages.

Menus

As with most software programs, HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant organizes menu functions into logical categories: File, Edit, Theme, Project, and Help.

Scrapbooking items included with the software are organized into “Themes” for easy access. “Projects” offer you a place to store your own artwork and custom layouts.

Custom preferences let you set up your working environment to suit your tastes. You can toggle settings that display your font list as actual font styles, display margin guides on your workspace, and specify inches or centimeters for your ruler measurements. The Preferences settings are available in the Edit menu in Windows, or in the HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant menu on the Macintosh.

Contextual menus

Contextual menus give you a quick and easy way to reach commands that apply to a particular item, such as Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Rotate, Move to Front or Back (for layers), Convert to Black & White or Sepia, Save Item, Create New Shape, Preview (in thumbnails) and more.

Tip: To reach a contextual menu, select the item and then right- click (Windows) or control-click (Macintosh).

Thumbnail bars

Thumbnail bars for each tab offer you a view of the items available for your use in a particular theme. You can preview a larger version of a thumbnail before you place the item on your workspace. For more details about the thumbnail bars, refer to the Help menu.

Tabs

The tabs provide a visual ling system for organizing and viewing your scrapbooking elements. You can use the items that come with the software and also import items of your own. The tabs organize items by theme into several thumbnail bars: Images, Phrases, Clip Art, backgrounds, Frames, Shapes, and Pages. For more details about the tabs, refer to the Help menu.

Tip: To see more items under a tab, choose a different theme from the Theme menu or a different project from the Project menu.

Workspace

Consider the workspace an extension of your worktable at home or wherever you put together your scrapbook pages. Use it to assemble and manipulate elements, draw a design to use as a blueprint or template, or try out different ideas before you print out your pages.

Start a Scan

If you have a scanner connected to your computer, this button makes it easy to scan items and place them on your workspace without having to use other programs.

Save Item

Save an item to a project or theme to use again at a later time or to share with others. You can use the Save Item button, or you can choose Save Item to Project or Save Item to Theme from the File menu, or by right-clicking (Windows) or control-clicking (Macintosh) the item. This is a great way to save images, clip art, backgrounds, frames, shapes, or items that you scanned or added from a le or disk.

Page tools

Use the New Page, Save Page, and Print Page buttons or select from the File menu to work with pages.

Formatting tools

The formatting tools make it easy to change a selected item’s alignment, style, font, size, color, background, and transparency.

Frame width

To adjust the width of a frame or a Drop Shadow frame around a shape, use the Frame Width slider or type a new number in the box next to the slider and press Enter. A higher number makes the frame wider. A lower number makes the frame narrower.

Item status

The item status indicators (on the lower left in Windows, or at the bottom of the workspace on the Macintosh) tell you which item is currently selected, its degree of rotation (if any), and its dimensions. Use the Zoom tool to enlarge or minimize your view. You cannot directly enter data into the item status indicators; these simply display the type of item you are working with and its current status.