My Memories Suite 5 User Guide
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1. Shape Rip Matte l Out Nudge Crap Right Replace Red 1 Mirror Flin Fdit Delete l I I I 1 1 E he Opacity d 1 I 1 4 1 i 1d Fu Lat Le o Text i3 el o Shapes 1 N s d Kissing Dad ipg iR NZ i 3 e 6 Zoom 79 iv Gy Ge Preferences Customize MyMemories Suite and set defaults for the program Font oet the default font size style and color for text in the album New text boxes will start with these settings Captions With auto captions enabled every time you add a photo to a page a text box below the photo with the filename Shadow Opacity Higher values on the slider make the shadow darker lower values make it more transparent Blur Lower values for the slider make the shadow darker around the edges higher values lighten the shadow edge Click on the Shadow Color square to adjust the color of the shadow To move the shadow left click and drag the shadow in the preview on the right or use arrow keys Select or deselect the check box to Add shadows to photos by default To apply shadow settings to Photos Embellishments Shapes Text and Imprints click the check box then click Apply To reset shadow settings click Reset to System Default Click OK to apply the default shadow settings Ruler Choose the settings for rulers and the page grid Display Ruler in pixels inches or millimeters This will be the default display unit2. Shapes a Postage Puzzle Ribbons Rings Scallops Users Originals m s jm A Macr TORTE Ap PX ERR B 90 gg 1 Imprints Imprints can be used as design elements Add Add an imprint to a page Custom Imprint Categories Arrange your imprints into custom created categories so they are easy to find for specific albums A copy of the shape will be added to the new category and the original will remain in the original category 1 Click Add icon 2 Click Create Category 3 Drag and drop any imprint into the new category Category imprints are sorted by date added 4 To remove a category select it then click Delete Category Color Change the color of selected imprint White Quickly set selected imprint to white Match Match imprint color with selected color on a album page Left Rotate the imprint 90 to the left Right Rotate the imprint 90 to the right Reset Reset the imprint to the original added state Shadow Add a shadow to a imprint or to edit an existing imprint shadow Mirror Flip the imprint horizontally Flip Flip the imprint vertically Edit Object Settings dialog make exact adjustments to the size and location of the imprint Delete Delete the selected imprint Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation My Memories My UR m 5 WEES E 1 a n
3. i 20 E ES EN HN Preview Cancel Reset Addto Favorites Toolbar The main toolbar contains the most common program functions New Album Closes the current album and opens the new album options Open Album Closes the current album and opening an existing album Save Writes the album in its current settings and state to disk Template Add a set of selected template pages after the current last page to the album Import Add pages from other albums into the current album Page Creates a new page in the album Layers Change the layer of a selected object or bring up the layers window Drag and drop object above or below Rulers Displays rulers along the top and left side of the page Toggle on or off Page Guides Allows you to add guide lines to your page for easy alignment Toggle on or off Align Brings objects into alignment with each other or the page Cut Removes a page object from the page but saves it in memory Copy Saves a page object in memory Paste Pastes the page object from memory onto the page Pasted object will be slightly offset Paste in Place Places the page object from memory on the page without an offset Undo Cancels the last operation Redo Reverses the effect of the undo operation Background Choose the background for the current page Embellishment Select an embellishment to add to the current page Photo Choose a photo JPG or PNG to add to
4. Matte Add a matte to a photo or edit an existing matte To remove matte clear the check box next to Enable Matte Click Change to choose a color for the matte To add a matte with the same settings to all photos on the current page or album select the Apply to all check boxes Click Remove to remove a matte from the selected photo page or album of photos In Zoom in to increase the displayed photo area while maintaining size Out Zoom out to decrease the displayed photo area while maintaining size Nudge Quickly adjust the displayed position of a photo within the crop area Click on an arrow to nudge the photo in the direction of the arrow Clicking on the corners of the icon will nudge the photo diagonally Crop Display only desired section of a photo Position your cursor crosshair in a desired starting area Left click and hold while dragging to define a crop area eoo _ My Memoaries My Album 5 S LSI b MM dn cite asc ae TOC B Gallery Control Panel O l s kal ac B Backgrounds OY Y Embellishments Photos Folder Pictures Number of images 23 m e id emdow Recolor Effects T E Shape Ro Matte in ORO m il i is g Xa Right E Mirrar KA Delete I I LNR A 0 20 40 60 BO 100 M Opacity 130 Girls Laughina jpa IHP WH U gg E QUERI Pry 180 3 90 150 Rotate T Text 2 Shapes Relea
5. To update My Memories 1 Open My Memories 2 Select the Help menu 3 Click Check for Updates Important Album Information Avoid problems with created albums Do Not Delete Album Files Keep all album related files on your hard drive Exit the Software Always exit the software before turning off your computer to avoid corruption Adequate Hard Drive Space Albums require large amounts of space Ensure you have a minimum of 10GB available disk space If you run out of space while you are building your album you may lose some of your work Backup Your Albums To avoid losing your work we recommend backing up your albums to an external drive File Save As Check Album Check your album for errors and spelling prior to sharing Trim Area 1 4 Prevent any images from being trimmed or cut when professionally printed by keeping images out of the Trim Area Interface My Memories Suite interface can be divided into five basic areas 1 Page Canvas The Page Canvas is where you will create the album by adding backgrounds embellishments images text and other objects to the page 2 Page Thumbnails The bottom area of My Memories Suite displays thumbnails of your album pages And allows you to rearrange add and delete pages Page changes will not be reflected in the thumbnails until you save the album 3 Gallery Easily add page elements from this panel onto the page canvas with a double click or drag and drop
6. CZ p ELI Lira e ig Ei i b nir hg i s Control Panel nmm Backgrounds S ite Embellishments S L Photos Y Place jaurnaling here Text Y Folder Pictures Number of images 23 e shapes y Calendar Upload i l N Imprints y 15 Calendars Y Iw Word Art Y L Paint Y Album Y 1 25 9 A Share R Users mallred Desktop My Album 1 CALENDAR i L wE P Book Calendar Export Print F ee 9 9 Zoom 79 OO Export JPG Standard image format for easily sharing or printing PNG Maintains transparent background PDF Saving all of the pages together in a single document SVG Saves shape outlines to be imported into 3rd party software for use with personal electronic cutters Image Size Larger for better quality smaller for easier web and email sharing Pages Select which project pages to export Save Location Select where you would like the exported files to be saved too My Memories My Album 1 ev am EC ES LOS IR j ER SEBEEDB I m We m mmc M SU we w v Lo Ene Gallery Gaia A Sar Aa Control Panel Bac e G OY A ef Embellishments v Photos Ke Photos Y Place jaurnaling nene Text Y Folder Pictures p Number of images 23 Se n n n a cae a a aa eR Shapes z 0 6 Album Export ini Export Type k w imprints Y h RS Calendars 7 dad IW Word Art Y
7. New Album There are three options when creating a new album Click on one of the options to continue Template Creates an album from professionally designed layouts Design Gives you complete control over all design decisions one element at a time Open Allows you to open an existing My Memories Suite album My Memories TN My Memories Template Design Template Sort templates by clicking on a column heading Template Size Category Pages Images 1 Choose a Designer Template for your album from the template list 2 When you select a template A preview will appear on the right 3 Once you have made your selection click Create My Memories TN CHOOSE A TEMPLATE Category Pages Images Preview sel z is l noto Only Templates O Template Size E Casua E 11x8 02 Casual BAX Photo Only Templates 25 93 Casual 12 x 12 Photo Only Templates 30 111 Casual Calendar 11x8 Photo Only Templates 25 46 D Classic 11x BA Photo Only Templates 21 B2 Classic B ax11 Photo Only Templates 2B 106 EH Classic 12 x 12 Photo Only Templates 32 116 D Classic Calendar 11x B4 Photo Only Templates 25 55 EH Collage 11x BIA Photo Only Templates 26 169 D Collage 84x11 Photo Only Templates 23 152 E Collage 12 x 12 Photo Only Templates 22 130 D Collage Calendar 11x84 Photo Only Templates 29 118 Place journaling lide here D Contemporary 11x84 Photo Only Templates 18 T2 Ej Contemporary 84x11 Photo Only Templates 12 53 D Contemp
8. 4 Menus and Toolbar Most application functions can be accessed through this area 5 Control Panel Add and edit your album elements by using these panels eonD My Memories My Album 1 zz jm HOE GT we Wi ul v o fn eot Gallery tt ie Ma 7 ua il mt Control Panel E EB Im P gt Background 6 LO com Backgrounds 9 Ww Y Embellishments Photos Photos Browse Text Folder Pictures Number of images 21 D Shapes Ww Imprints S Calendars Vy Word Art F Pai Alb b p Share Op B LZ Caleadar 4 a Kissing Dad jng e 9 Zoom 79 ij OQ Page Canvas Add backgrounds embellishments images text and other objects to create your pages Right Click Options Right clicking on an empty page canvas brings up paste options Right click on an object to bring up the following options Bring to Front Places the object on top of all other objects Send to Back Places the object behind all other objects Bring Forward Moves the object up one layer Send Backward Pushes the object back one layer Align Provides the following options for aligning objects with each other or the page Top Aligns all selected objects to the topmost object on the page Middle Lines up the vertical middle of each selected object Bottom Aligns all selected objects to the bottommost object on the page Left Aligns all selected objects to the leftmost object on the page Center Lines up
9. and displays a list of any errors it finds Common Errors File Missing The original or high res image did not finish copying to the album s objects folder To fix the issue 1 Remove the images from the page 2 Save your album 3 Apply the image to your page a second time 4 Save your album By applying it again it will start the copy process over ensuring that the original or High Res copies correctly Font Missing The font being used in the current text box is not being located To fix the issue 1 Select the text box 2 Choose a new font from the drop down eoo My Memories My Aloum 5 amis Wl eel m Im 0 2 F ie e v qu E cm y zem Slot E al es qw Ww v Lo 1 cael el Gallery PL Se RIETI TE Control Panel ie s ps L amp 7 Backgrounds W oC l n EES auum mos WEM Pee At a i C Embellishments a e Photos Photos Text Fa Shapes Folder Pictures Number of images 23 w imprints 15 Calendars rosea Tn VV Word Art Girl 3eading Sepai Tone jpg T Paint Album EN Wa Loy bod 1 Details View amp nell Frrar ess o SEL Girl Resting Chin jpg amp lEum Details L vaa Sane Eram ZU m MH Share Share your album with family and friends Book Order a photo book created from the pages in your album ship orders to yourself family and friends Calendars Order a calendar created from the pages in your album ship orders to yoursel
10. tek Righi RRA Mirror Flip Edit Ud Delete A Eo ns n x 0 5 WG 20 25 3 35 40 45 50 Brush Size p t Opacity Album Check settings and prepare your album for sharing Details Displays information about the album such as name size type and templates used View Preview your album as a book calendar or Print Quality to proof before you share Print Quality The Viewer will display each page individually at a high resolution to see how individual pages will print Book The Viewer will show page spreads as they would appear in a photobook Calendar The Viewer will display your album in calendar layout opelling Check all text spelling in the album and displays a list of any errors it finds Ignore Leaves the current word as it is and moves on to the next misspelling Ignore All Leaves the current word and any identical words in the entire album as they are Change Replaces the current word with the one currently in the Change to field Change All Replaces this and all subsequent instances of the word in with the one in the Change to field Suggest If the spell checker doesn t automatically provide alternate words in the Suggestions area Add Places the current word into the dictionary and continues with the spell check process Undo Returns the most recently changed word to its former spelling Note this only works in the current box Error Searches for corrupt objects missing files
11. Arm Ts TE C I WENT SRI s M cen Po Viele 25 889 5J F 2 B uu CG B if ww wv LEOA Se pereo emer IT EET Control Panel L fe m 6 L Backgrounds a5 die ia Embellishments Cy Va wiwil R 193 Photos Phoros Folder Pictures Q j e Number of images 23 Add Shadow Recolor Effects m shape RID Marre In Out Mudge Crop Left Baht Reslace Red Mirrcr Flip Edit Delete Opacity Gi ls Laughing jpa 1 me Y i Rotate EN 8j An 7 R np a M CX Shapes ts j Kissing Dad jpa 3 af a 6 Zoom 79 Do Gallery Displays all images in the current folder or category Select an icon to change what list is displayed Easily add page elements from the gallery onto the page canvas with a double click or drag and drop Photos Displays a list of images from a selected folder or iPhoto event Embellishments Displays a list of embellishments from the selected category Backgrounds Displays a list of papers from the selected category Layers Displays a list in order from top to bottom of the items on your page Simply drag and drop an object below or above another in the list to change the layer position on your page canvas Double click an image in the list to highlight it on the page Store Displays templates and kits that you can add to MyMemories Suite from the MyMemories com Layouts Displays a list of photo layouts that you may add to your page or change the current photo l
12. Ea vos PAINT ep N CN m 180 930 Q 30 182 Tr T IR E EIER EE ERE Rr En 5 K LC Shapes Add Add shapes to your page The follow shapes in the originals category have unique Edit options Line Adjust the line thickness Picture Frame Adjust the frame thickness Polygon Adjust the number of sides Rounded Corners Adjust the amount rounded to the corners otar Adjust the number of points amp star depth Note Originals category shapes will not export as SVG Custom Shape Categories Arrange your shapes into custom created categories so they are easy to find for specific albums A copy of the shape will be added to the new category and the original will remain in the original category 1 Click Add icon 2 Click Create Category 3 Drag and drop any shape into the new category Category shapes are sorted by date added 4 To remove a category select it then click Delete Category Shape Editor To create custom shapes select a shape then click the Edit button Toggle the Show Anchors box to display or hide the handles of the shape Drag an anchor to increase or decrease the area of a shape and change its form Selecting a line edge enables the line segment options Delete Line removes the selected line and connects the nearest two anchor points Insert Point adds an anchor at the midpoint of the line divides the line in two Insert Curve turns half of the selected line into a curve segm
13. Faa Girl Resti Girl Splas Sort photos by l Name Girls Laug Kissing Da Mom amp Da Mother an Date Rotate 90 Small Icons Large Icons Cancel Prey Colors Palette Select a color by clicking one of the color squares Combos When you select a color complimentary color combinations are created for you owatches A range of colors select a color by clicking one of the color squares HSB Hue Saturation and Brightness add or remove white black gray lighten or darkening a color 1 Move the slider next to the color bar up and down to choose the desired hue or type it into the H field 2 Click on the circle in the large color box and drag it around to add or remove white black and gray You may type values directly into the HSB boxes or click on the up and down arrows next to the box RGB Red Green and Blue standard method of choosing colors Move each slider bar back and forth to add or reduce the amount of each color in the composite color An absence of the color is 0 while 255 represents the maximum amount of that color Picker This tab allows you to pick a specific color that is on the current page 1 Move your mouse around in the page preview area at the top left of the tab 2 The zoom area at the top right of the tab will show a pixel by pixel view of your cursor s position in the preview area 3 To select a color left click when the black crosshair is ove
14. Paint Y JPG PDF L Album x a Share Lo Calendar Image Size Large 3300 x 2550 Pixels Pages Included 1 25 Save Location Users mallred Desktop My Album 1 JPG Girls Laughing jpg Kissing Dad jpg ce 99 Zoom oec Print Choosing a Printer Click on the drop down menu at the top of the Print Options window to choose a printer Copies You can choose the number of copies you would like to print Borderless A check box for borderless printing will appear if supported by your printer Selecting Pages Select which pages in your album to print Range print the selected pages enter numbers separated by commas 1 3 5 Select Pages Toggle pages you would like to print Paper Size Media Type Select paper type and size only your printer support types and sizes will be shown Orientation Determine the direction the pages will print portrait or landscape ocale Actual size or scale to fit Scale to fit will scale the album page to fit the paper size chosen Image Size Choose the Preset size or customize the image size to print Preview your project before printing to ensure that you are satisfied with the finished project More Settings Position Customize the placement of the page Images per page Customize the number of pages to be printed on the page opace Between Specify how much space to put between the images Resolution Determine the quality of the printing
15. determining page and object size trim areas and guide placement Click on the ruler icon in the tool bar to enable rulers Page Guides Multiple guides can be placed on the Canvas to ensure alignment accuracy Adding Guides 1 Click on the ruler icon in the tool bar to enable rulers 2 Click on the guides icon in the tool bar to enable guides 3 Select View Snap to Guides to have the edges of objects line up with the nearest guide when you move them 4 Position your cursor over the top or left ruler 5 Left click on the ruler bar to add a guide line 6 Drag the guide in the ruler bar to change the position Remove Guides Click on the guides icon in the tool bar to disable guides Or drag the guide in the ruler completely off the bar Align Another way to align objects is with the Align menu Select one or more objects Then click on the Align icon in the tool bar Top Aligns all selected objects to the topmost object on the page Middle Lines up the vertical middle of each selected object Bottom Aligns all selected objects to the bottommost object on the page Left Aligns all selected objects to the leftmost object on the page Center Lines up the horizontal center of each selected object Right Aligns all selected objects to the rightmost object on the page Center Vertical on Page Places all selected objects in the vertical center of the page Center Horizontal on Page Places all selected objects in the
16. icon in the toolbar 2 Select a blank page or layout 3 A preview of the selected layout will appear on the right 4 Choose the number of added pages in the Quantity box 5 Click Ok Add Template 1 Click on the Template icon in the toolbar 2 Select a template 3 Click Create 4 Template pages will be added after the last page in your album Importing Pages Copy pages from another album into the current album Click on the import icon in the toolbar Click on the folder icon on the right to browse created albums Double click on the name of a created album It will display all available pages from that album Select a page number Or select multiple pages by holding the Shift key The selected page will preview to the right If multiple pages are selected only the first selected page will be shown Click Import The imported pages will be inserted after your last album page by default When finished click Close OCOnNOOaRWND gt My Memories My Album 5 EE 2 3 I TN gt LLL Wai ubi UR a IEEE Control Pane ide i on ES Backgrounds Y MN WS Page Layers HOBMA eoo Import Pages Select the Album to import from ite Embellishments y Users mallred Documents My Memories Suite Albums My Album 1 zn c Photos A 75 E Select the pages to import Select the objects to import B C Pages Preview
17. n E POMS ws E o B Tee 710 Gallery so anna Control Pane O Jte EO com S Backgrounds Y e Tu UE Fi eno MM qe Embellishments Y DT Search Q Search gt Search Selected Category Only Photos Y Imprints 2 Select Category Y E Text Y ircles ca wgory M o Flourishes fa l Sh 7 Choose Color n Oe e apes Foliage N Imprints Hearts Misc Boat y Monogram Imprints wW 4 e Pattern L i Postage WM ENT White Match Butterfly 1 Word Art K 4 i 1 le r m S Fam n Reset Shadow Ww E E I FE PN NX UNE Butterfly 2 Dragonfly 1 Mirror Flip Edit Delete K 20 40 BU 80 100 i E SiS agis 0000000 Opacity 100 x gt Create Category Delete Category Add to Favorites Category Dragonfly 1 L L ra bod ij 180 90 B 180 Rotate xr RS Calendars Calendars Display a month or year calendar grid on the current page Month Add a calendar for a specific month Year Add a calendar for the entire year Edit Settings for the calendar header lines numbers font size amp style Delete Remove selected calendar Month Choose the month to display from the Month drop down menu Year Choose the year to display from the Year drop down menu Header Display the month year and day above the calendar grid Lines Display the calendar grid lines Numbers Display the calendar numbers in the cale
18. of all objects used in the album and each objects original location Share Menu Export Pages Prepares the album to be output to JPG PNG PDF or SVG files Print Opens the Album Print Wizard for printing the album on a local printer Photo Album Prepares the album to be made into a professionally printed Photo book Calendar Prepares the album to be made into a professionally printed Calendar Help Menu Search Quickly search the User Guide for key word related topics MyMemories Help Opens the My Memories topics and index help system Tutorial Links to the My Memories YouTube tutorials page Support Links to the My Memories Contact Support Page User Guide A Printable document for using My Memories Suite Visit My Memories Website Opens www mymemories com Register Opens registration window so you can register your trial version software Check for updates Check for and install the latest version update About My Memories Copyright and version information mories Suite File My Marror es re IES My Memories Help F1 l c Bite Feet s Tutorial UU xx 1 48 s c So o s Support Gonto Pansi Lser Guide ackgrounds x Visit My Meriones Website Register mbellishments 7 Check for Updates tos z Photos ho pow m ES s m w m m s m s w MJ About My Memories k Browse Folder Pictures Nurnber of images 23 7 Shadcw Recolor Effects
19. online 1 If you do not have an account fill out the Create New Account fields then click Register 2 If you have an account enter your Email amp Password then click Login 3 When done registering close the Web Browser to return to the installer CO 0O NO GO 15 When installation completes click Finish Install Disc 1 Insert the My Memories Suite installation disc into your DVD drive 2 The disc should open automatically If it does not double click on the disc icon 3 Double click on the My Memories Suite Installer icon 4 You may be prompted to install Java if you currently do not have it installed click Install 5 You will be prompted to open or run the application click Open or Run 6 If prompted Enter your computer password click OK or if prompted with UAC selected Yes 7 Select Recommended then click Next 8 Accept the agreement then click Next 9 Enter your Name Zip and Product Key then click Next 10 During install it will bring up www mymemories com to register your software online 1 If you do not have an account fill out the Create New Account fields then click Register 2 If you have an account enter your Email amp Password then click Login 3 When done registering close the Web Browser to return to the installer 11 When installation completes click Finish Updates Occasional updates include enhanced features amp fixes We recommend installing any updates as they become available
20. style to portion of the text double click on the text box and highlight desired text Then select the style Horizontal Alignment Click on an alignment icon to set Justify Left Center or Right Vertical Alignment Click on an alignment icon to set Top Center or Bottom Size Change how large the text characters are by choosing a number from the size drop down list Line Spacing Click the up or down arrows to change the space between the lines of text in the text box Tracking Click the up or down arrows to change the space between the individual letters of text in the text box Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation SS Ie e Be Horney Gallery ruuna VR VR Va d Control Pane oles B Z Backgrounds ww n Curve Text to Follow ZZ Embellishments LS P i rs Page Laye Add Add texi to your page Single click a text box to edit the entire box settings using the control parel optans Double click to type In the text box To edit a specific pcrtion cf the text nighl gh it Note Ifa taxt box has a red border your text exceeds the size ofthe hex Ferand the text hax or reduce lext size apua Jo eyenbs e Attach textto a E shape By did Place joumaling nere selecting both gape and text then right zlick Honc n nei Vo fob Lu es A S Feat E 6 20 4o 50 80 1o
21. the horizontal center of each selected object Right Aligns all selected objects to the rightmost object on the page Center Vertically Places all selected objects in the vertical center of the page Center Horizontally Places all selected objects in the horizontal center of the page Space Evenly Horizontal Places all selected objects so that the horizontal spaces between each object are equal opace Evenly Vertical Places all selected objects so that the vertical spaces between each object are equal Group Fixes the position of objects in relation to one another so that they can be moved without changing their position relative to each other Mirror Group Mirrors all objects in the selected group horizontally Flip Group Flips all objects in the selected group vertically Ungroup Reverts grouped objects to individual objects Round Corners Allows you to toggle each corner of the image to round or sharp oet Photo as Background Sets the selected photo as the page background Rip Photo Edges Randomly rips one or more edges of the selected photo Attach to Shape Select a text box and a shape then right click and select the Attach to Shape option Text will fill the shape as if it were a shaped text box Detach from Shape Removes the text from an attached text to shape object Hi Res Preview Shows a print quality preview of the photo embellishment or imprint selected Cut Removes a page object from the
22. your page Single click a text box to edit the entire box settings using the control panel options Double click to type in the text box To edit a specific portion of the text highlight it after double clicking on the text box Note If a text box has a red border your text exceeds the size of the box Expand the text box or reduce text size Case Updates case on selected text boxes UPPER lower Title Sentence Curve Curve your text around or inside a square or a circle Set All Change every text box in an album to a specified font Color Change the color of selected text Black Quickly set selected text to black White Quickly set selected text to white Match Match text color with selected color on a album page Left Rotate the text 90 to the left Right Rotate the text 90 to the right Shadow Add a drop shadow to your text or to edit an existing drop shadow Mirror Flip the text horizontally Flip Flip the text vertically Edit Enters into type or edit mode for the selected box so you can type in the box Delete Removes selected text box Font Loads a drop down menu of fonts for selected box Click on the font you would like to apply to the entire text box To apply font to portion of the text double click on the text box and highlight desired text Then select the font Bold Underline and Italic Toggle the B bold U underline or italic to apply the style To apply
23. A higher resolution will look better Quality Adjust the print quality Select All This button will select all pages in the album for printing Clear All This button will deselect all pages in the album for printing After Previewing the project and verifying the project is complete choose Print z My Memories My Album E Print Options tere More Settings Select Pages Printer OCE cm2510 Copies 1 B Pages All O Range 1 25 Select Pages Place journaling title here Paper Size Letter 8 5 by 11 0 inches Orientation T n Scale e Actual Size J Scale to Fit Image Size 5 Presets Full Page for current project type C Custom Width 8 5 3 inches Height 7 69 inches Print Setup Cancel Preview
24. My Memories Suite 5 User Guide My Memories Suite is a fun and creative way to keep and share memories Use templates to quickly create beautiful pages albums and more The easy to use design tools will help you build entire albums effortlessly Easily share your created pages with home printing as JPG PNG PDF or professionally print photobooks and calendars Inspire your creativity with even more papers embellishments and templates from www mymemories com User Guide This guide is separated into 4 sections 1 Installation 2 Interface 3 Using 4 Sharing Support If you have questions that are not found in the user guide or you experience any software issues please contact us Website www mymemories com Customer Service http www mymemories com contact Technical Support http www mymemories com support contact us E mail mmshelo mymemories com Copyright Information My Memories Suite Copyright 2007 2013 StoryRock Inc and its licensors All Rights Reserved Unauthorized reproduction of the software is a violation of applicable copyright laws Design Elements and Page Layouts Copyright 2007 2013 StoryRock Inc and its licensors All Rights Reserved Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable copyright laws Content cannot be used in any form for commercial use without express written consent from StoryRock The Sentry Spelling Checker Engine Copyright 2000 Wintertree Software Inc
25. Trademarks The MyMemories Suite and StoryRock logos are trademarks of StoryRock Inc Copyright 2007 2013 StoryRock Inc All rights reserved This document and the software that it describes are furnished under license and may only be used in accordance with the terms of such license memories suite 2007 2013 StoryRock Inc and its licensors To learn more visit All rights reserved Unauthorized reproduction af the software is a violation of applicable copyright laws MyMemories com Installation Downloading amp Installing Updates Important Album Information Interface Page Canvas Right Click Options Double Click Options Page Thumbnails Gallery Preferences Object Settings Fast Fill Colors Using New Album Template Design Opening an Album Page Objects Grouping Objects Aligning Objects Adding Pages Importing Pages Backgrounds Embellishments Photos Text Shapes Imprints Word Art Album Share Sharing Book Calendar Export Print Installation Computer System Requirements Prior to installing MyMemories Suite 5 ensure that your computer meets the following technical specifications Windows e Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Pentium IV 2 GHz or better or comparable AMD processor e 2 GB RAM 64 MB Video RAM DVD ROM drive Available Hard Disk Space 10 GB Macintosh e OS X 10 6 8 or later with the latest JavaTM updates e Intel Cor
26. Zu MMS Recipe Book DSP Belgesnowflakes DSP MMS SailAway DSP ST MMS Sensational Six DSP MMS Spring in Bloom DSP MM5 Winter Whispers DSP o Create Category x Delete Category AG as Pho Embellishments Embellishments are graphic objects that act as decoration on a page They can be added from the control panel gallery or insert menu Adding Embellishments 1 Select a page 2 Open Embellishments in the Control Panel 3 Click Add icon 4 Choose an embellishment from the dialog and click Add Custom Embellishments 1 Select a page 2 Open Embellishments in the Control Panel 3 Click Add icon 4 in the dialog click on Browse 5 Select any image that is saved on your computer then click open Custom Embellishment Categories Arrange your embellishments into custom created categories so they are easy to find for specific albums A copy of the embellishment will be added to the new category and the original will remain in the original category 1 Click Add icon 2 Click Create Category 3 Drag and drop any embellishments into the new category Category embellishments are sorted by date added 4 To remove a category select it then click Delete Category Recolor 1 Select an embellishment 2 Click on the Recolor icon 3 Select a color from the palette click ok Left Rotate the embellishment 90 to the left Right Rotate the embellishment 90 to the ri
27. and the original will remain in the original category 1 Click Add icon 2 Click Create Category 3 Drag and drop any papers into the new category Category papers are sorted by date added 4 To remove a category select it then click Delete Category Color Background 1 Select a page 2 Open Backgrounds in the Control Panel 3 Quickly add a White or Black background to you page by clicking the icons 4 For a specific color Click on the Color icon 5 Use the color palette to pick a color then click ok Mirror Flip the background horizontally Flip Flip icon to flip the background vertically Apply Apply the background from the current page to all other pages in the project Remove Delete the selected background The page will return to its original transparent background Opacity Drag the slider to the left to make a background more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent My Memories My Album 5 SOS 5 ae HO T X9 TCJLJRuPA ERES B E 5C O Gallery DTUPTUEUPURUPUEUPUEUPUEUPUEUTURUTTEUT TE T TUE Control Panel dau Backgrounds Folder Pictures I Number of images 23 Purchased v MMS almostWhite DSP MMS5 Black amp White Calendar StyRock D MMS Country Western DSP Or MMS Fantastic Fall DSP MMS Fresh N New DSP AshenEmbers DSP Embellishments MMS Happy Holly Days DSP MMS Our Memories Calendar StyRock EZSUTUEU Re Photos MMS PS Love You DSP
28. ayout with 22 iG ae erii ww a v R Mc enia XO Gallery EE Control Panel m a anm pe Backgrounds S eww s Embellishments Y Roms s Photos 7 Browse Folder Pictures Number of images 23 Shadow Recolor Bax shape Rip In Out Nudge Left Kight Heplace Mir rar Flip Edit Rotate Text 3 Shapes haf Zoom 7 l us 3 Kissing Dad jpg f Effects Matte Crop Regd Menus My Memories Suite Mac Only About My Memories Suite Copyright and version information Preferences Change default program settings Services Services for Operating System Hide My Memories Suite Hides the MyMemories Suite Program from view Hide Others Hides all other open window applications from view Quit My Memories Suite Quits MyMemories Suite File Menu New Album Closes the current album and opens the new album options Open Album Closes the current album and opening an existing album Recent Albums Displays a list of recently opened albums Click on an album name to open it Find Albums Choose a folder to search for albums Close Album Closes the current album Save Writes the album in its current settings and state to disk Save As Writes the album in its current state to disk in a custom location with a new name Save Photo Layout Uses the photo and text boxes on the page to create a new layout which can be used later Print Setup Open
29. bum Open Album 880 Open Recent My Album 5 Gallery mE E My Album 4 2 Control Panel qu Find Albums My Album 3 383 oE E Close W My Album 2 4 p Backgrounds Y My Album 1 365 D Ww Ww a Save aS lt lt Save As HS d Embellishments y E c Save Photo Layout LO Photos Y Print Setup T Text S Folder L Print P amc Number of images 23 om 7 Shapes Y Ww Imprints Y 15 Calendars v W Word Art 2 Paint Y Album share W oe Print e Place journaling here Ka La La 9 9 0 8 oom 100 oo Page Objects A Page Object is anything that you place on a page such as embellishments shapes imprints photos text etc All of these objects can be modified on the page using left click right click double click cut copy paste and move operations Selecting Objects To select an object left click on it once A light gray box with handles will appear at the edges of the object Corner handles resize the object proportionally while side handles stretch out a single edge Corner handles are also used to rotate the object on the page Select multiple objects one at a time by holding down the Shift key while left clicking on the objects Select multiple objects by left clicking the canvas and holding then drag a selection rectangle over the objects Deselect an object by left clicking the object
30. c 539 Lines Numbers e Shapes E EZ Month V Year M imprints Y ut m Ts 10 Font Arial L 15 Calendars Size 16 Style B Color m Change IL X Opacity i ME UD E D iai I Ka TU L pu 17 Month E Edit Delete January 2014 2014 ei Month Year W Weekday Names Header V Unes V Numbers W Font Arial A e Apply settings to all Calendars p ECL Size 12 Style b I W Word Art S Color B Change ia 7 ue 7 E i x Opacity c 20 eo 25 50 75 100 Album Apply Cancel ok f d Girl Resting Chin jpg d L olo 90 Zoom oc Word Art Add Add a word art box to your page Type in the white text area to change the text in the word art box Font Loads a drop down menu of fonts for word art Size Change size from the drop down Spacing Click the up or down arrows to change the space between the lines Bold and Italic Toggle the B bold or italic to apply the selected formatting style Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation Fill Change the color inside the Word Art Toggle Enable to turn the fill on and off Click on the drop down to choose what type of fill to use oolid Color Fill Word Art with one solid color Click Change button
31. e 2 Duo 2 GHz or better processor 2 GB RAM 64 MB Video RAM e DVD ROM drive Available Hard Disk Space 10 GB oystem Settings Monitor Resolution 1152 x 864 or higher Other Recommendations e Broadband Internet Digital Camera e Printer e Scanner Downloading amp Installing 1 Login to your account at www mymemories com 2 Go to My Downloads http www mymemories com my accounts downloads 3 Click on the download link for My Memories Suite Version 5 4 Download will begin please be patient while it downloads 1 If you are using Safari or Google Chrome it will download automatically once clicked 2 If you are using Internet Explorer or FireFox you may be prompted to Save or Open choose Save After download completes the installer will be in your Downloads folder unless another location was chosen Go to your Downloads folder HD or C Users Current User Downloads Double click on the MMS 5 installer You may be prompted to install Java if you currently do not have it installed click Install You will be prompted to open or run the downloaded application click Open or Run 10 If prompted Enter your computer password click OK or if prompted with UAC selected Yes 11 Select Recommended then click Next 12 Accept the agreement then click Next 13 Enter your Name Zip and Product Key then click Next 14 During install it will bring up www mymemories com to register your software
32. e SE L 2 L 2 pisei Favorites p popu 180 90 90 180 Rotate o X WhitePoinsetta DSP i Photos Y iV Text s Opacity 100 e Add to Favorites Category Quantity B Shapes y N imprints Y Calendars Y VV Word Art x Paint Y Album Y T ee 20 99 Zoom 100 H Photos Photo Recommendations Format JPG or PNG Resolution 300DPI Ratio 1600 by 1200 pixels or larger recommended for print File Size 10MB or smaller Color Mode RGB Save the file in PNG to preserve transparency Adding photos Add icon 1 Select a page 2 Open Photos in the Control Panel 3 Click Add icon 4 Choose an image from your computer and click ok It will place the photo in the middle of the page Gallery 1 Select a page 2 Select the Photo icon in the Gallery 3 Double click or drag and drop an image from the gallery list onto your page Photo Box Add or use an empty photo box on your page canvas 1 Double click the empty photo box 2 Choose an image from your computer and click ok It will place the photo in the middle of the page Drag and Drop You can drag and drop images onto your page from outside the software such as your desktop or a folder 1 Reduce the My Memories window size so you can view both the program and your photo source folder 2 Select the image 3 Drag the image from the source location onto your page canvas and release aoe My Memories My Album 3 Jf
33. eckbox to turn the bevel on and off Click on the Shape drop down menu to change the type of bevel used Height Drag the Height slider to make the bevel more or less pronounced ooftness Drag the Bevel Softness slider to make the shadow more or less transparent Shape The Shape tab allows you to shape the Word Art Toggle Enable to turn shape on or off Click on one of the 8 shape choices to apply the previewed shape to your word art Arc Drag the Angle slider to intensify the curve of the arc or flatten it out Shear Drag the X slider to set the horizontal slant or Y to set the vertical slant Wave Drag the Wave Height slider to determine how much of a wave effect is applied 3D The 3D effects give the headline the appearance of thickness or depth Toggle Enable to turn 3D on or off Change choose the effect s color Horizontal Drag left to decrease or right to increase horizontal thickness of the 3D edge Vertical Drag left to decrease or right to increase vertical thickness of the 3D edge ISSE GEARS Fo CARA E SIE 6o Control Panel Ot au Text z Swm shapes Word Art w Imprints x 15 Calendars S Word Art W word ar A Word An WI Arial Black Word Art map mx On Word Art pata R Word Arr 200 a Fill g Tons Bevel x ZL Paint s Jor Album Y N i Ari gt Share x Zoom 100 Paint Add color behind or on top of an image or to add simple drawing t
34. ects Enables changes to all objects on a page Object Info Displays object size and info Also lets you adjust the size Lock Page Page cannot be changed or deleted Insert Menu Page Creates a new page in the album Template Add a set of selected template pages after the current last page to the album Import Add pages from other albums into the current album FastFill Add a group of photos to the current album which will fill any empty photo boxes automatically Duplicate Page Makes an exact copy of the current page Duplicate Page Mirrored Makes a horizontally mirrored copy of the current page Global Search amp Add Search all content within the program using key words select a found image to add Background Choose the background for the current page Embellishment Select an embellishment to add to the current page Photo Choose a photo JPG or PNG to add to the current page Text Creates a new text box in the center of the current page Word Art Creates a new Word Art in the center of the current page Shape or Line Select a shape to add to the current page Imprint Select an imprint to add to the current page Online Content Opens www mymemories com to browse for additional content View Menu Rulers Displays rulers along the top and left side of the page Page Guides Allows you to add guide lines to your page for easy alignment Snap To Guides Aligns the edges of objects to the guides wh
35. en they are moved Clear Guides Removes all added guides from the page Page Spreads Displays two pages side by side for easier editing and overlap Trim Area Displays a darkened grey area around the page that may be cut when printed professionally Canvas Zoom Opens a drop down menu allowing you to zoom in or out on the canvas Previous Page Selects the previous page in the album for editing Next Page Selects the next page in the album for editing Show Position Displays the position of the mouse pointer in the top left corner of the canvas Hide Show Toolbar Hides or displays the tool bar across the top of the interface Hide Show Resource Gallery Hides or displays the Gallery on the left of the interface Album Menu Preview Album Displays the album as it will appear in different types of output Change Size Change the album from its current album size width amp height Landscape Portrait or Square Check Spelling Checks the album for spelling errors and suggests changes Check Page for Errors Checks for problems on the current page and displays a printable list of results Check Album for Errors Checks for problems in the album and displays a printable list of results Details Change the author date and check current album details Rename Album Change the current name of the album Delete an Album Allows you to select an album to delete permanently Project Supply List Displays a printable list
36. ent Change to Line will replace a selected curve with a straight line Change to Curve will replace a selected line with a curve segment Paper Fill a shape with an installed background paper Photo Fill a shape with a photo Matte Click on this button to add a matte a border or frame to a shape Color Change the color of selected shape Black Quickly set selected shape to black White Quickly set selected shape to white Match Match shape color with selected color on a album page Left Rotate the shape 90 to the left Right Rotate the shape 90 to the right Change Set a different shape in the place of a current shape Shadow Add a shadow to a shape or to edit an existing shape shadow Mirror Flip the shape horizontally Flip Flip the shape vertically Edit Object Settings dialog make exact adjustments to the size and location of the shape Delete Delete the selected shape Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation Q On My Memories Album LN B iw IW al v Lo En e Galery sa a 12 Control Panel esa m MEE m E Backgrounds Bw mm E i j ee ees N V as e c p N amm Search C Photos v Shapes Category Ls Select Category TER Text LS Basics Circl frames y a cs Circle mug
37. ent page papers colors transparent Embellishments Tools to edit embellishments add recolor shadow Photos Tools to edit a photo add shape recolor effects rip shadow tile Text Tools to edit text titles captions casing fonts styles shapes curve Shape or Line Tools to edit shapes add custom shapes colors papers photos shadows Imprint Tools to edit imprints add color shadow Calendar Tools to add and edit a calendar month or year lines days months colors Word Art Tools to add Word Art titles fonts styles shapes textures gradients Paint Tools to add a color box to your page paint over or behind images with a unique color brushes and eraser Album Tools to check your album details spelling errors and preview Share Tools to share your album at home with Printing as JPG PNG PDF SVG or Professional Book amp Calendar e oo My Memories My Album 1 MOSIEME 5 EE Ici w Ww v Lo faf Yel Gallery Ti ei pe er et 26 E ETETE Control Panel pu Backgrounds Y key Ea e wy il t Q Embellishments LARUM s s Photos Photos Browse Folder Pictures Number of images 23 D Text ox Shapes Ww Imprints Y Calendars VV Word Art Y Paint FM ohare A Ronk Cabnrar EY Brini B 1 Kissing Dad jpg EE 9 S 9 9 Zoom 79 K dG Using When you first start My Memories it will bring you to the New Album Options
38. es Hi Res Preview Girls Laugtiirg jpg I m Cut dX 5 Copy AC Paste JEV Object Info Delete EI Luck Object Kissing Dad pg B Mom amp Daughter jog Es es T XS T JC IP ERES B LE 90 Zoom 79 Control Panel Ei Backgrounds e Embellishments G Photos Recolar Shadow BI E jv Effects Shape Rip Matte r e N si l L Hp F In Out Nudge Cros dis a H 2 Left Right g Replace Mirror E l Edit E Balez 6 LJ l 4l l I t pry 0 20 20 B 80 100 Opacity 130 BA 0 Ws Re S 180 30 90 150 Rrtate Text y Shapes Y Taf 2i Page Thumbnails Reordering Pages 1 To move a page to a different position in the album select a page thumbnail 2 With the left click held drag the page to its new position and release Page Thumbnail Right Click Options Insert Page After Opens the Add Page dialog Create a new page with the selected layout after the page that you right clicked Insert Page Before Opens the Add Page dialog Create a new page with the selected layout before the page that you right clicked Insert Duplicate Page Makes an exact copy of the right clicked page Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored Makes a horizontally mirrored copy of the right clicked page Delete Page Removes the page that you right clicked from the album 8 0 0 My Memories My Album 1
39. f family and friends Calendars must be landscape 11 x8 5 and exactly 25 pages First page is set as the cover Each month will be 2 pages top for your images bottom for the month Export Save the entire album or individual pages as JPG PNG PDF or SVG Print Print the entire album or individual pages on your home printer ara T C WE E GERE Rd RR Rad dr SORTEO SEI 93 Backgrounds x f Embellishments v S Photos 9 Em E B LU E EL MUSEI RR Tj Text v Sintered isa i C 4 HEN v K N Imprints in S 2 a i Ji sl z A gt Paint ur Album S Place journa ing title here Share a i n5 4259978 ne ELL ew A98 R RR AA 9 L d pe Lx af rn te fe a ez 2201 zr rte Esg rfe Lx zt Eve ER Ex rn et tL 1 N oq d P A A Sharing Book Recommended book pages should range between 26 100 pages Photo Sets your first and last pages as the cover for your book Leather Sets a genuine or bonded leather cover for your book Preview Preview your book with the set cover type to ensure accuracy opine Text Type in the title of your book text will center on the printed spine Or select No Text opine Color Select the spine color Choose one from the pallet or use the picker to match your covers Pages Included Select which pages you would like to include for uploading Save Location Choose locati
40. for rulers in all albums Photo MyMemories Suite uses caching technology which stores small versions of your photos in a local folder to speed up the displaying of thumbnails To change where the cache is located click the Browse button select a folder then click Select To clear the contents of the cache folder click the Clear button This will free up space on the hard drive but thumbnails will take longer to load To disable the cache clear the check next to Use Cache Note disabling caching will slow down the display of thumbnails Crop After Fill This option automatically opens the crop dialog box when a photo box is filled with a photo If you would like to disable this option uncheck the box Message Reset To enable any messages that have been disabled such as the pixilation warning clear the checkbox next to the appropriate warning and click OK i My Memories My Album 1 Preferences Align Left Italic C Center vf Underline C Right Details Displays information about the album such as name size type templates used and cover type Enter additional information such as author dates and notes about the album by filling in the fields Object Settings f My Memories My Album i Details Album Info Author Title My Album 1 Date s Original Template Unknown Current Template Design Your Own Album size 11x8 5 Album type Photobook V This album has a photo cove
41. ght Reset Return the embellishment to a default state Shadow Add a shadow to an embellishment or to edit an embellishment s existing shadow Mirror Flip the embellishment horizontally Flip Flip the embellishment vertically Edit Change the size and location of the embellishment Also displays image information Remove Delete the currently selected embellishment Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation Opacity Drag the slider to the left to increase transparency to the right less transparent My Memories es My Album 5 Tmo cmm i odad SO TO YI NS B 7 CO Gallery Control Panel B a im B Backgrounds S09 LS My Meroe um ise Embellishments A ewwi Y search Gs 6 leiscibd T E Search Selected Category Only Category Preview E t Folder Pictures Recolor Number of images 23 Y FTR 3 MMS RM E MMS Black amp White Calendar StyRock u R CE FrameTrip DSP MM5 Country Western DSP at j Reset Shadow MMS Fantastic Fall DSP MMS Fresh N New DSP YI 9 MMS Happy Holly Days DSP GlassBracketFrame DSP MMS Our Memories Calendar StyRock Edit Remove MMS PS I Love You DSP MMS Recipe Book DSP v MM5 SailAway DSP NE oldPaperFrame DSP b Qs ad Ps 20 A MMS Sensational Six DSP MMS Spring in Bloom DSP MM5 Winter Whispers DSP H PanercClin Ds Ike rub pupp
42. horizontal center of the page opace Evenly Horizontal Places all selected objects so that the horizontal spaces between each object are equal opace Evenly Vertical Places all selected objects so that the vertical spaces between each object are equal csse MY Memories My Album S ooo m Pot OM ry T CYSTCICNSWPZTUIE S zo Gallery Centel Pane Backgrounds x f Embellishments G Photos SEE Shadow Layers Each object is on its own layer Layer order determines which objects display on top of other objects The most recently placed objects will display on top of older page objects by default All objects will display on top of the background image Change Object Layer 1 Click on the Layers icon in the Gallery 2 Drag and drop your object in the Gallery panel above or below other objects to change the layer position mv lef lea Contro Panel yea Backgrounds Embel ishments G Photos Siue t Recolor Effects e Rip Z Woman Daughte pg Er o o a n E Nudge E E i Right Replace 3 Kissing Dad jpg E G HO Sx C E Mirror Delete E 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 L 1 p 20 40 60 00 4 TEXT C Opacity 130 1 KA 11 1 I W 1 KWA 180 90 B 180 prr rey iri Rorate S a I CIR a 2 5 Git Reading Sopal Tonejpg ET S 89 96 zoan Tae Oo Adding Pages Add Page 1 Click on the Add Page
43. hoto boxes by clicking on each box while holding shift l x My Memories My Album 5 8 0 0 My Memories Crop Photo Click and drag the mouse to move or adjust the current crop area To define a new crop area click the Clear Crop button then click and drag the mouse over the photo Clear Crap x 0 2 y 0 1 width 5 62 height 3 42 Cancel 5 Go to the Arrange menu choose Group 6 Drag and Drop a single photo into the grouped boxes 7 The image will center and tile between the grouped boxes All photo editing will be disabled while the tile is grouped except Effects Shadow and Mat Lu mm _My Memories My Album 5 _ m em BR 2 55 YSS es RU 3 9 W 7 d 7 Lo En f 70 Gallery 1h m5 e WE B d F5 g 30 h a Fs Control Panel ua coin ex Backgrounds f Embellishments Photos om Vise Recolor tee 2 D E E Rip Matte E um yy Folder Pictures Number of images 23 LE U Ner SU r g AA C N I i j i Tr r L f 1 pv L E LEE EEIZ pes s pets pd RN ge a et E Right Ft Replace ROX Mirror Edit Delete l LL IW T Et i v S 1 20 40 60 80 100 Opacity 120 I I 1 ot li I 150 90 gp L50 m 1 Rotate Text v 7 Shapes Y af iei x 9e 0 90 Zoom 100 M Text Add Add text to
44. m fu d E G GT A qx i15 B TR cS ISRO Soon Pe f w 7 a v 1 6 En e Gallery eT eee eee ee pn RET ECT uS Control Pane D Sat Backgrounds Mm meat xx 7 T dP Embellishments e WW B l comma nem e Photos Photos Browse EF x Folder Pictures GI Br 9 Number of images 23 L L Add Shadow Recolor Effects zs yis F ma Girl Resting Chinjog Reglaze 2 Red mda Pn N Girl Splashingjpg x8 y yj x Mirror Edit Delete n E d te uh i hr TOUT Paii a e ol yn Place jouma ing here U 20 40 B BO 130 Shadow Add a shadow to a Photo or to edit an existing photo shadow Hecolor 1 Select a photo 2 Click on the Recolor icon 3 Select a color from the palette click ok Effects Black amp White Transforms a color photo into a black and white photo Sepia Applies a brown and white coloration to the photo like early 20th century photographs Blue Applies blue coloration to the photo Hed Applies red coloration to the photo Brighten Moves the balance of light and dark shades in the photo more toward the light shades Darken Moves the balance of light and dark shades in the photo more toward the dark shades Mirror Flip the image horizontally Flip Flip the image vertically Blur Softens the focus reducing the definition of the photo Sharpen Increases the focus or definition of the pho
45. ndar grid Calendar Settings Header Toggle the Month to display or hide the month name Toggle the Year to display or hide the year Toggle the Weekday Names to display or hide the weekday names Font Choose a font from the drop down Size Change size from the drop down Bold Underline Toggle the B bold italic to apply the style Change Change text color Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Line Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Thickness Drag left to make thiner or right to make it thicker Change Change line color Toggle The Outline Header box to put a box around the header Numbers Select an area in the Number Position box to choose where to display the day numbers Font Choose a font from the drop down Size Change size from the drop down Bold Underline Toggle the B bold italic to apply the style Change Change text color Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent My Memories My Album 5 OSE Wa S NCC CXSDrCX ABuPA PAESE eO D e uu T a A eu gs sta gi ugs uas CM Control Panel L Backgrounds Y E w ite Embellishments January 2014 1 Sunda Monda Tuesday Wednesday Thursda Frida Saturda G Photos 3s 7 LD Calendar Settings _ 4 Text S Folder Picturi S Number afi na
46. o a page Add Add a paint layer to your page Double clicking on this paint layer box will allow you to draw in the box Brush Drag your cursor within the paint layer to add color Erase Drag your cursor within the paint layer to remove added color Style Choose from Circle Half Circle or Square Color Change the color of selected paint Black Quickly set selected patin to black White Quickly set selected paint to white Match Match paint color with selected color on a album page Left Rotate the paint 90 to the left Right Rotate the paint 90 to the right Reset Reset the paint to the original added state Mirror Flip the paint horizontally Flip Flip the paint vertically Edit Toggle in and out of paint mode to add paint or make adjustments to the entire paint layer Delete Delete the selected paint Brush Size Drag left to make the brush or eraser smaller or right to make it larger Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation e DO My Memories My Aloum 5 EE c Fr om T w am LJ CC C ic Sela 16 as RU e i 55 Wi ly Le En eet Gallery i Tq qua ded Wk a ae E JE T yd E DS d eg x De Control Panel PAE Shapes CA W imprints eu a Calendars Photos s XN Word Art Folder Pictures Number of images 23 V d Paint Color Black White Match
47. on for a backup of the book upload files Upload Will begin uploading your book to the print services site Details http Awww mymemories com photobook My Memories My Album 1 MO BOR S LU we Iw uv ls Gallery eer M RR M e P 9 ma amp M Backgrounds x e wy 12 e Embellishments Y 3 Photos y Fhotos E 80 0 Album Upload l l ED ro Cover Type Folder Pictures IE T Ie Shapes l B Calendars Number of images 23 Fhoto Leather Preview e a aa amp amp 1 Iw Word Art Paint _ No Text Album Spine Color Bn a share b Text Color E gt E 19 rz Pages Included 1 25 Adjust Book Calendar Export Print E Save Location Users mallred Desktop My Album 1 PHOTOALBUM 4 Spine Text Spine Text 1K9L ule L if T L I II I II I LT I T I I1 1 1I 1 1 I I T I I I T I I I PE I 1 1 g LE SS SS NS LE TO OO FT ET TF e 11 3 NT Kissing Dad jpa ae me mew 6 Calendar Preview Preview your calendar to ensure accuracy Pages Included Select which pages you would like to include for uploading Save Location Choose location for a backup of the calendar upload files Upload Will begin uploading your book to the print services site Details http Awww mymemories com photobook My Memories My Album 1 min 5 b Tei RU 99 we 5 Ww a v be B Ee 210 c J tM
48. orary 12 x 12 Photo Only Templates 20 TB D Contemporary Calendar 11x B Photo Only Templates 25 57 Design Select from Professional Print Sizes Quick Sizes or Custom Professional Print Sizes Create single or multiple pages of that size You may also upload it to be printed professionally Quick Sizes Create single or multiple pages of that size These are not available for professional printing However you can print them at home export them as JPG PNG or PDF which can be printed elsewhere Custom Use the drop downs to create a custom size When the size is entered click create My Memories My Memories Professional Print Sizes Quick Sizes Custom Size vL pb P square s Width Height Units Aspect Ratio _ Create Opening an Album To return to a previously created album do one of the following New Album Options Recent 1 Reopen MyMemories Suite 2 Click on one of the Recent album thumbnails Recent Albums 1 Click on the File menu 2 Position your cursor over Recent Albums 3 Click on an album name to open it File Open Album 1 Click on the File menu Open Album 2 Double click your album or click select it then click Open Album Saving an Album 1 Go to File Save 2 Enter the name for your album 3 Choose where you would like the album to be saved default is Documents My Memories Suite Albums New Al
49. page but saves it in memory Copy Saves a page object in memory Paste Pastes the page object from memory onto the page Pasted object will be slightly offset Object Info Displays object size and info Also lets you adjust the size Delete Removes object from the page Lock Object Locks the object so that it cannot be edited or changed Unlock Page Object If you right click on a locked object you can unlock it to edit it opan Pages If you have page spreads enabled use this feature to allow the image to continue between pages Rather than being cut when it reaches the edge of the canvas Double Click Options Double click a photo to open the crop function Double click a photo box to add a photo to it Double click an embellishment imprint or shape to open the Object Settings window Double click a text box to edit the text Double click an attached text to shape to edit the text inside Double click a word art box to edit the word art Double click a calendar to edit the calendar settings Double click a paint box to add new brush lines or erase 2 o My Memories My Album 1 o su JE B Sem RHOD ee te ee ee ee R RP ma ac Photos Bowe C eee aaa a Mee ee rur Folder Pictures Number of images 23 a qe ee i Bring to Front RT w Send to Back l 3 Bring Forward fF RT d Send Backward 38 Align K Group Round Corners Set Phota as Background Rip Photo Edg
50. r Cancel OK Units Change between Inches or Pixels X and Y Change the horizontal amp vertical position of the selected object Width and Height Change the width amp height of the selected object Keep Proportions Adjusts the width or height to keep it from becoming distorted Displays object information such as resolution and original location My Memories My Album 1 ry og ceo Sob Ae IS STS J TOW key ws W a v o fon XD 01 Gallery Control Panel m giao Photos Browse Folder Pictures Number of images 23 4 Ss Backgrounds Embellishments Y Original X 288 Y 150 W 200 H 300 pixels Units Inches Pixels amp os2 y 2325 w 2 835 H 4 25 vi Keep Proportions Bm Right K lt T x Mirror Flip Edit Delete Fast Fill Quickly fill any empty photo boxes in your album with photos selected from a folder 1 Browse to an image folder on your computer by using the drop down menu 2 Click Select all or hold shift and select multiple images from your folder 3 Once you have your photos selected click ok Photos will be placed on pages in the order that they appear My Memories My Album 1 My Memories Steps Organize Photos icOrgantee A Add more photos rotate and reorder as desired To reorder photos click on a photo and drag it to a new position AddPhotos E y E Remove EL Ww
51. r the color you would like to select 4 The color will now appear in the Preview area at the bottom of the window If the current page does not have the color you want click on the Prev or Next buttons to move to a different page Favorites To save a color to the Favorites tab select a color and click on the Add to Favorites button otore up to 40 favorite colors The oldest color will be removed the next time you add a new color to your favorites Remove a color by clicking on it and then clicking the Remove Favorite button To choose a color from the Favorites tab click on the color square Gradient This tab only appears if you have chosen a gradient fill for Word Art to add a multicolor gradient Change the Gradient Colors by selecting one of the color squares above the gradient bar Then click on the larger Color square below the gradient bar Drag the circles in the Preview area to manipulate your gradient If you click in the Preview area the nearest circle will jump to your mouse Use the Style drop down menu to choose between Linear and Radial gradients Change the type of your gradient to Reflect or Repeat Click in the Reverse box to use the colors in the Gradient Colors bar in reverse order NOOR WD My Memories My Album 1 eoo Image Color c3 Combos Swatches HSB RGB Picker Favorites My Memories Colors ERAN TFN PARNE I i 1899 TS LJ JE JL JL el JE M CL I BS ME RHS HSH IS
52. rave 1 i Page 2 PF Page 3 l Page 4 mi Page 5 1 Page 6 P Page 7 Shadow Recolor Effects Shape Rip Matte 1 Photo Template P Page 8 PF Page 9 ai Page 10 Era ze end of album ll Page 13 L after current page ili Page 14 Insert pages at Out Nudge Crop 2 TEXT Right Replace Red Mirror Flip Edit Delete Place journaling here dis U 20 60 BO Loo Opacity Control Panels Backgrounds Background papers serve as the bottom layer of a page Albums start with a transparent background If you add objects to your page and Export as PNG it will stay transparent If you export as JPG or PDF it will default to a white background Adding Background Papers 1 Select a page 2 Open Backgrounds in the Control Panel 3 Click Add icon 4 Choose a paper from the dialog and click ok Add Background as Photo Object 1 Select a page 2 Open Backgrounds in the Control Panel 3 Click Add icon 4 Select a paper 5 Click the Add as Photo object 6 The paper will be added as photo Custom Backgrounds 1 Select a page 2 Open Backgrounds in the Control Panel 3 Click Add icon 4 in the dialog click on Browse 5 Select any image that is saved on your computer then click open Custom Background Categories Arrange your papers into custom created categories so they are easy to find for specific albums or custom use A copy of the paper will be added to the new category
53. s the standard print setup window Print Opens a print window for printing the album or individual pages Exit Quits MyMemories Suite Windows only Edit Menu Undo Cancels the last operation Redo Reverses the effect of the undo operation Cut Removes a page object from the page but saves it in memory Copy Saves a page object in memory Paste Pastes the page object from memory onto the page Pasted object will be slightly offset Paste in Place Places the page object from memory on the page without an offset Text Options Updates case on selected text boxes UPPER lower Title Sentence Set all Text Fonts Change every text box in an album to a specified font Find and Replace Search and replace specific words Delete Object Removes the selected object from the page Delete Page Removes the currently selected page from the album Preferences Change default program settings Windows only Arrange Menu Order Adjusts the layer order of objects on the current album page Align Brings objects into alignment with each other or the page Group Fixes the position of objects in relation to one another Ungroup Returns a group of objects to individual objects Select All Selects all objects on the current page Select All Embellishments Selects all embellishments on the page Select All Photos Selects all photos on the page Lock Object Object cannot be changed or deleted Unlock All Page Obj
54. se left click when you have the desired area selected The grayed areas will not be shown on the page Your photo will be the same size as the crop area To move the selection Left click and hold in the middle of the selection then drag it to a new position on the photo To increase or decrease the crop area size drag the handle at the bottom right corner of the selection Clear Crop will display the entire photo Left Rotate the photo 90 to the left Right Rotate the photo 90 to the right Replace Set a different photo in the place of a current photo Red Remove red eye from an image Drag a selection area around the red eye Increase the slider to increase the remove red effect Round Shape Filter will limit red replacement to circular Click on the remove red eye button when ready Mirror Flip the photo horizontally Flip Flip the photo vertically Edit Object Settings dialog make exact adjustments to the size and location of the photo Delete Delete the selected photo Opacity Drag left to make it more transparent or to the right to make it less transparent Rotate Drag the slider to set the angle of rotation Photo Tiling Photo tiling allows you to fill multiple photo boxes with a single photo 1 Open the Photos tab in the Control Panel 2 Click on the Box icon to add a photo box 3 Place and position as many boxes as you would like Each box will be a tile for your photo 4 Select all of the p
55. the current page Text Creates a new text box in the center of the current page Shape or Line Select a shape to add to the current page Imprint Select an imprint to add to the current page Calendar Add a calendar month to your page Word Art Creates a new Word Art in the center of the current page Paint Add a color box to your page you can paint over or behind images with a unique color Check Spelling Checks the album for spelling errors and suggests changes Preview Album Displays the album as it will appear in different types of output Export Pages Prepares the album to be output to JPG PNG PDF or SVG files Print Opens the Album Print Wizard for printing the album on a local printer Online Content Opens www mymemories com to browse for additional content MyMemories Help Opens the My Memories topics and index help system Global Search amp Add Search all content within the program using key words select a found image to add eoo My Memorles My Album 1 T i E s roni E H gt i in a la e T A i c K r 1 Fr IGE EP Regent TWI uv Jn ee Gallery Se rr 2 R ETE EIE Control Pane a L gt di D Z Backgrounds Ex Ww W qi Embellishments Photos A e c BC 0 Shadow Recolor Effects Bax d qe Photos Folder Pictures Number of images 23 shape aj N 6 EON Girl Resting Chin pg Control Panels Backgrounds Tools to edit the background for the curr
56. to Negative Reverses the colors in a photo as if viewing a film photo negative Gamma Correction Changes the brightness values of the gray tones Emboss look like foil has been placed over the photo sculpted to the photo s contours and then colorized Sketch Simulates a pencil drawing of the photo Impressionist Painting Gives the photo an artistic brushed look Fish Eye Distorts photos to make the middle portion of the photo appear larger and the outer edges smaller Effect Amount Drag to increase or decrease the amount of the selected effect Apply Add the effect to the photo You can add more effects after clicking Apply s My Memories My Albums Photo Effects Effects Preview Black amp White Brighten e amp amp Blur Negative Gamma Correction te 3 Emboss Sketch Impressionist Fish Eye Painting Effect Amount j Less Effect More Effect Cancel Apply Box Add a photo box to your page to create predetermined photo sizes photo tiling and shapes Shape Change the Photo Shape Hip Apply a random rip to one or more edges of a photo Select the check box next to the side or sides that you want apply the ripped effect The preview will show you a basic rip pattern not an exact preview To change the pattern simply uncheck and recheck the box Each time you uncheck and recheck the box the random pattern will change Drag the slider to increase or decrease the rip effect
57. to change the color Gradient Color Fill your Word Art with a gradient Click Change button to change the color Image Choose an image of your own to fill the Word Art with Position Change the postion or Zoom in and Out on the image Texture A drop down menu of textures select a texture to apply it Opacity Drag the slider to the left to make more transparent to the right to make less transparent otroke The Stroke tab allows you to add and edit a border around the outside of the Word Art Toggle Enable to turn the stroke on and off Solid Color This will border your Word Art with one solid color Gradient Color This will border your Word Art with a gradient Neon This will add a neon effect to the stroke Glow This will add a glow effect to the stroke Width Drag the Width slider to make the stroke thicker or thinner Opacity Drag the slider to the left to make more transparent to the right to make less transparent Shadow The Shadow tab allows you to add and edit a shadow behind the Word Art Toggle Enable to turn the shadow on and off Move the shadow by changing the X and Y box values Click on the up or down arrows Blur Drag the slider to make the shadow larger and more diffuse or smaller and darker Opacity Drag the slider to the left to make more transparent to the right to make less transparent Bevel The Bevel tab allows you to add and edit a bevel effect on the Word Art Toggle Enable Bevel ch
58. while holding the Shift key Moving Objects 1 Left click and hold on the selected object 2 Drag anywhere on the page 3 Once you have it positioned let go Moving multiple objects simultaneously is the same To duplicate or move objects between pages use Copy and Paste Change Object Size 1 Select an object 2 Left click and drag in or out on corner handles to decrease or increase the object size 3 Let go when you have the appropriate size Rotate Objects 1 Select an object 2 Position your cursor near a corner of the object handle until the cursor turns into a rotation arrow 3 Left click and drag the mouse around the object to rotate 4 Let go when you have the appropriate rotation Delete Objects 1 Select an object 2 Press the Delete key on your keyboard Or click on the Remove Delete icon in the control panel Grouping Objects Grouping objects will combine objects together so that you can size move and rotate them all at the same time To resize or rotate a group is the same as single objects 1 Select all of the objects to be grouped 2 Select the Arrange menu Group Ungroup Objects 1 Select a group 2 Select the Arrange menu Ungroup Aligning Objects Rulers Folder Pictures Number of images 23 UII Acd Shadow Recolor Effects B v Box shape Rip Mate Seach Chairs Jpg Cut Copy Ac 5 Paste dv In Dut Nudge Crop Rulers are helpful for
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