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My Image Garden

My Art Edit Screen

You can edit or print items such as collages and cards.

Important
  • Background or Add Text may not be clicked depending on the type and theme of your item.

Switch to the My Art edit screen by one of the following operations.

figure: My Art edit screen

(1) Materials Area

(2) Edit Area

(3) Page Thumbnails Area

(4) Operation Buttons

(5) Display Size Setting Bar

(1) Materials Area

Displays the thumbnails of images that can be used for your item. A checkmark appears on the images in use.

Note
  • You can drag and drop images to the layout frames in the Edit area to replace images.

  • You can also add images for use by dragging and dropping them to the title in Global Menu.

  • When you select Delete from the menu displayed by control-clicking a thumbnail, it will disappear from the Materials area.

(2) Edit Area

Displays your item's preview in which you can enter text or change the orientation, position, and size of images. You can also correct/enhance or scan and insert images from the menu displayed by control-clicking an image or layout frame.

(3) Page Thumbnails Area

Displays the pages in your item as thumbnails. When you click a thumbnail, a preview of the page appears in the Edit area. Click the bar at the top of the Page Thumbnails area to show or hide the area.

(4) Operation Buttons

Note
  • The buttons displayed vary depending on the item being edited.

  • Background can be clicked only when a page is selected in the Edit area.

  • Delete Page can be clicked only when there are multiple pages.

  • Auto Layout can be clicked only when an image is displayed in the Materials area.

  • Correct/Enhance and Special Filters can be clicked only when an image is selected. When multiple images are selected, only the last selected image can be corrected, enhanced or adjusted.

  • Click (Left Scroll) or (Right Scroll) to display the hidden buttons.

Theme and Main People/Theme

Displays the Select Theme and Main People dialog or Select Theme dialog in which you can set your item's theme and main people, paper size, and paper orientation.

Background

Displays the Select Background dialog in which you can change the background of the page being edited.

Layout

Displays the Select Layout dialog in which you can change the layout of the page being edited.

Add Text

You can add text boxes. You can select horizontal or vertical text.

Note
  • Vertical text boxes cannot be added depending on your environment.

Add Page

You can add new pages after the page displayed in the Edit area.

Delete Page

You can delete the page displayed in the Edit area.

Auto Layout

When you select a layout pattern, images will be automatically placed in the layout frames displayed in the Edit area.

You can select from the following three types of layout pattern.

  • Display recommendation

  • Material order

  • Date order

Note
  • When you select Display recommendation, a suitable image is selected for and placed in each layout frame of the item.

Correct/Enhance

Displays the Correct/Enhance Images window in which you can correct or enhance images.

Special Filters

Displays the Special Image Filters window in which you can enhance images with special filters.

Advanced...

Displays the Advanced Settings dialog in which you can specify the settings for stickers, photo layouts, calendars, and disc labels (CD/DVD/BD).

Photo Layout

You can set whether to print dates on all images or specify the position, size, color, etc. for dates.

Advanced Settings Dialog (Photo Layout)

Calendar

You can set holidays and the display format for the calendar.

Advanced Settings Dialog (Calendar)

Stickers

You can set whether to use the same image in all layout frames within the page.

Advanced Settings Dialog (Stickers)

Disc Label (CD/DVD/BD)

You can set the area to print.

Advanced Settings Dialog (Disc Label (CD/DVD/BD))

Undo

Undoes the last operation.

Each click restores the previous state.

Print

Displays the print settings dialog from which you can print items.

(Previous File/Next File)

Switches the displayed image when there are multiple pages or images.

(5) Display Size Setting Bar

(Thumbnail View)

Switches to the thumbnail view in which you can edit items.

(Details View)

Switches the view to preview the image.

(Whole Image View)

Fits the preview to the area size.

(Reduce/Enlarge)

Click (Reduce) or (Enlarge) to reduce or enlarge the display size. You can also freely change the display size by dragging the slider.

Note
  • Refer to "Editing Items" for how to edit items.

  • To delete an item, control-click the title below My Art in Global Menu, then select Delete from the displayed menu.

Related Topic

My Art View

Creating and Printing Items

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