Hey girls...........Not sure if this was the section to put this topic but it looked to be the best.

I have PSE7 (and of course don't know how to use it ) and want to be able to drag multiple pics onto one canvas to create something like a collage but I will be cutting each pic out. Wanting to do it like this to save photo paper and time. All the pics have to be the same size; about 5 of them.

The Dummys book wasn't helpful. I thought googling it would be helpful, which it was and tried the instructions but only a couple came out the preferred size....so that wasn't all together helpful.

If someone could PLEASE help with this I would be eternally grateful as I have to learn how to do it. Please, please??

Sorry out of my league - might be some clever person here

I am no expert, but if you set your crop tool to the size you want and then crop each pic and drag it to your canvas, that should work.

Thanks CeeTee, I'll go in and have a look later as I want these pics for one of the challenges and will see the exact steps I did and post them up. Maybe someone will be able to see where I've gone wrong.

Lee-Anne...........you're a bag of help!!!!

A bag of help indeed

This is what I found when I went googling

You can create a collage in the editor by making the content palette visible. Go to window>content and then you can add a theme or any of the items in the collage section of Create.

Means nothing to me however may mean something to you

Thanks Lee-Anne

I did look at that and considered it however after looking at a Tutorial about it, it didn't give me a clear indication whether I could choose my own photo sizes or if I had to stick to the templates given. So I didn't look any further into it. I will though now, just to satisfy the curiosity

hmmm i did a six week course on digi enhancements last year ..there was a lot of cramming ...will check my notes and see if i can help ...that is fi you still need it =)\

I tried the collage in the create section and it seems I can't change the photo size. So no, I haven't worked out a solution yet.....Bugger!!! I'd love some help thanks if you're able to find it in your notes Thanks heaps

ok i have it ....well i hope this is helpful
(>>> means click on)
(i pre edit my pics first so they are how i want them to be on my collage)

When ready to make collage ......
open your stanadrd edit page
>>>File
>>>new
>>>Blank file

a pop up box should open
name your collage
resize to width 800pixels
........height to 600 pixels
background white
*note if you choose transparent you may not beable to save as a jpeg file

now you should have a blank white file open.....now to add your photos
>>>file
>>>place
resize by pushing edge box markers on the pic about (just >>>> the box and move )
then >>> tick at the top to say "yes i am happy with this pic here

then repeat until you have photos all on canvas

then use
>>>>layer
>>>>arrange
to bring your pics forwards or backwards

then lock layers (there is a little lock symbol on right hand bar just above the number layers)..then save ...when i am saving for web i resize to about 456pixels =) with maxium jpeg
i hope this helps
Sammi

WOW!!!! Thanks Sammi!! I'll be sure to give this a go in the next few days. I can't wait!!! Hopefully it's the answer My youngest daughter's birthday is today so we've had some celebrations today and it looks to continue for the rest of the weekend I shall definately let you know how I went.

no probs ...i hope it works out ....make sure you boast your collage in gallery

http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/coffeeshop-storyboard-templates-and.html

scroll about half way down the page to see the coffeeshop 'storyboard 3V', and 'wallet size templates' onwards.
I use these a lot to print out and then cut out.

http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/2009/05/clipping-masks-unmasked-and-free.html
tutorial on how to use the storyboards.

these are suitable for PSE, and CS

and best of all they are free. just acknowledge Rita from Coffeeshop if you use her gear when you post.

:O)

Thanks Tiff for your suggestion. I'll have a look at her site a little later.

Hey Sammi....I've just found some time to check out your instructions. I'm on the blank canvas now and have placed 1 picture on the canvas. The only issue I'm having now, is that I need to re-size the 1 picture to approx 1.5" x 3.5" and will have to do this approx size for 5 pictures on the blank canvas. I clicked on Image, then Resize then Image Size. It's not letting me do the size I want. It's allowing me to do sizes that aren't going to work for what I want to do. I understand that you can't always change something to exactly the size I want (according to the photo) but surely I should be able to change it to approximately to what I want. If you can shed any light, that would be great