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Quick Steps to Creating a Page

Again, creating a project in Artisan is a piece of cake—and a quick one at that since it is just a page. You may decide to build just a page if you are creating a greeting card or a page for a physical scrapbook.

To keep with the baking analogy (as described in Quick Steps to a Photo Book Project), before you click, just like following a recipe, it is wise to gather your ingredients (even if you are making just a piece of cake)! Browse through your photos and decide on a topic. Maybe you want to document an event or moment. Make a note of the folder on your hard drive where your photos are stored. You may even have set up a special folder that contains all the photos you want to use (e.g., C:\My Documents\Photos\2015\Natalie_16_Birthday).

Here are the basic steps for building a page project in Artisan:

  1. Launch Artisan.
    A Start dialog box appears asking if you want to launch in Basic Mode or Advanced Mode.
  2. Click Basic Mode (later, you can find for more information on Basic and Advanced modes, see Artisan Workspace-Your Digital Craft Room).
    The Artisan Welcome Page appears.
  3. Click Create a New Project.
    The Project Wizard window appears asking you if you would like to create a project or page.
  4. Click Page.
    The following dialog box appears to confirm that you want a single page versus a book project.
  5. Click OK.
    The Page Size steps displays.
  6. Follow the instructions on the following diagram to complete this step.

    Your new page appears and is ready for content.
  7. From the Insert ribbon, Photos section, click .
    An empty frame is placed in the center of your page, ready to move and size.

Note: Placing a frame on your page before you insert photos has many advantages. See Working with Frames and Mats for more information.

  1. Make sure the frame is still selected. From the Insert ribbon, Photos section, click , then click From my computer.
    The Get Images dialog box appears.
  2. Navigate to, and select the photo you want, then click Open.
    The photo appears in the frame on the page.

Note: Repeat steps 7-9 for each photo you want to add to the page.

Note: Once your photos are added, you can decorate (format) other aspects of the page. See the What Now? section in Quick Steps to a Photo Book Project for ideas on how to make your page look fabulous!

Note: The section Previewing and Printing Your Final Project covers printing and ordering copies of your project.