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Signing Up Click the "Sign Up" button on the welcome page. Select a screen name (user name), enter your email address, and enter and confirm your password. Review the Terms of Service by clicking on the "Terms of Service" link. Click the box next to "I agree to the Terms of Service" to agree to the terms. Then click the "Sign up" button.
Signing In To sign in, click on the "Sign In" link in the upper right-hand corner. Enter the user name you chose when you signed up and your password.
User Home Page When you log in, you will be directed to your user home page. Here you will find tabs along the top of the screen to help you navigate the site. Click on "Search" in the second-level tab to search for albums, images, etc. In the body of the page there are quick links for the most common actions such as "Start a new album" or "Add pictures." Next to your avatar, and below the welcome, is a link to your Account Settings. The footer includes important links to things like the Terms of Service and the Contact Us form.
Account Settings To change your account settings, click on "Your account settings" on your home page. You can choose a personalized avatar by clicking the "Browse" button to browse the images on your computer. If you wish, enter your city, state, and zip. Your city and state will appear on your profile page. Be sure to save any changes you make by clicking the "Save Settings" button.
My Images Your images can be found on the "My Images" tab. On this page, you can add images to your account, create Auto Albums, view all of your images, sort by keyword, or search to find just the image you are looking for. A thumbnail of each image will appear, along with the list of keywords you have used to label the image. There is also a light bulb and a check box for each image. Click the light bulb to add the image to your Idea Box. To remove the image from your Idea Box, click the light bulb again. Click on the check box to select the image for use in an "Auto Album." To deselect an image, click the check box again.
Light Bulbs When you are logged in to Scrap Ease, light bulbs will appear next to pages, albums, images, etc. If you see something that you want to come back to, that gives you an idea, or that you just really like, click on the light bulb to add it to your Idea Box. To remove an item from your Idea Box, simply click the light bulb again.
Idea Box This is a listing of all the layouts, pictures, embellishments, kits, etc. that you have "Lightbulbed." Maybe there was a really cool effect you wanted to try, or a layout that gave you an idea for your own page. Simply click the light bulb next to the page, album, kit, etc., and it will appear in your Idea Box. To clear an item from your Idea Box, simply click on the light bulb next to it to deselect it, and it won't be there when you return.
Add Images To add images, click "Add Images" in the second level tab of the "My Images" page, or use the quick link from your user home page. Enter keywords for your image and browse to find the image on your computer. You can upload multiple images by clicking "Upload another image" before clicking "Upload."
Image Edit To edit image keywords, rotate an image, or delete an image, click on the thumbnail of the image. Click in the keywords box to add, change, or remove a keyword. Use the arrows in the upper right-hand corner of the image to rotate, flip, etc. To delete the image from your account, click "DELETE IMAGE" above the Keywords.
Create Auto Album To create an auto album, use the check boxes to select the pictures you want to appear in the album. Next, click "Create Auto Album" in the second-level tab of the "My Images" page. Enter an Album Name. Then choose a page background paper (click "PICK to pick paper) or a color (black or white), and then choose a border color (black, white, or none).
Click and drag the images to change their order on the page or to change which page they appear on. When you are finished, click "Create Album" in the lower right-hand corner. Once created, you can add embellishments or make changes to individual pages, or leave it as is for a quick, simple album.
My Albums Your albums can be found on the "My Albums" tab. On this page, you can view all of your albums, sort by keyword, or search to find the album you are looking for. A thumbnail of the first page of each album will appear, along with the title of the album. There is also a light bulb for each image. Click on the thumbnail of each album to go to Album Preferences.
Album Preferences Album Settings

Click and type to change the Album Name or the keywords. Use the Categories to help people find and view your albums in the Gallery. Simply click the appropriate category, and it is automatically added to the keywords for your album.

Set your album to "Finished" or "In Progress" and "Public" or "Private" by clicking the radio buttons on the right-hand side of the page.

When an album is:

  • Finished - The Album is ready for viewing.
  • In Progress - You are still working on the album and are not ready for it to be viewed.
  • Public - You would like for others to be able to see your album. This is the default.
  • Private - You only want people to be able to see the album by following a special link you send them individually.

We hope that you share your finished albums with the Scrap Ease community by keeping them Public.

Album Actions
Use the "Send Album" button to send the link to your album to friends and family. Click the button, enter the email addresses of those you want to send to, then click "Send Album."

To reorder album pages, click and drag them into the order you want. To add a new page, click "Add new page" on the right hand side of the page, above the album page thumbnails images.

To work on or edit a page, click "Edit" below the thumbnail image. To view a page in a new window, click "View" below the thumbnail image. When finished viewing, close the window.

To delete an album, click "Delete Entire Album." Do this carefully!

View The album View displays Scrap Ease Albums. Use the arrows in the lower right and left-hand corners to move through the album. The link in the upper left-hand corner takes you to the Scrap Ease welcome page. Viewers can click on the user name and/or avatar to see other pubic albums created by the user. The "Send Album" link allows you to easily send your friends and family a link to the album you are viewing. Simply enter the email address(es) you wish to send to, then click "Send Album!" Click the light bulb add the page to your Idea Box.
New Album To start a new album, click "Start New Album in the second-level tab of the "My Albums" page, or use the quick link from the user home page. Enter an Album name and keywords for the album. Then click "Create Album." This will take you to the page edit for the first page of your new album. Here you can customize the background, add images, embellishments, journaling, titles, etc.
Page Edit

The Page Edit is where you create your album pages. Add a background, pictures, embellishments, etc. to make your own online scrapbook album. The album name is displayed at the top of the page, to the right of the Scrap Ease flower icon. You can click on the title to edit it. The white box directly below the Scrap Ease icon and the Album Name displays information about different parts of the page as you mouse over them.

To return to your user home page, click the Scrap Ease flower icon in the upper left-hand corner of the page.

Tabs

The tabs in the work area allow you to do different things to your album.

Album Properties Tab - Allows you to preview the page or album in another window; add a new page to the album; go to album preferences to indicate your album is finished, change keywords, etc., and click thumbnail images of the pages in your album to quickly move around your album.

Images Tab - Access your images by keywords list, search, or just browse all of your images. Use the blue arrow in the lower left of each image box to add an image to the page. If the image you need is not yet in your Scrap Ease account, you can get to your "My Images" tab quickly by clicking "Go to Images." Your "My Images" tab will open in a new window so you can use the "Add Images" feature. Once you have finished uploading the needed image(s), simply close the window to return to the Page Edit. To find the new image on the Image Tab of the Page Editor, browse to the new image by keyword, or click "Show ALL your images."

Embellishments, Paper, Etc. Tab - Find Embellishments and paper to use in your album. Browse the Scrap Ease Categories, the Scrap Ease Keywords, or use the search.

Journaling Tab - Enhance your album with journaling. Enter the journal text in the white box provided. Click on the font box to select a font. Click and drag the sliders to choose your font size, box width, and alignment. Then pick a text color by clicking "PICK" under "Text Color." Choose a box color by clicking "PICK" under "Box Color" or choose to have a transparent box by clicking "Transparent." When you are finished making your selections, click the blue arrow to the right of the text you entered to add your journaling to the page.

Create Titles Tab - Create titles with individually placeable and editable letters for your page. Enter your title in the white box provided. Click on the font box to select a font. Click and drag the sliders to choose your font size and box width. Then pick a text color by clicking "PICK" under "Text Color." Choose a box color by clicking "PICK" under "Box Color" or choose to have a transparent box by clicking "Transparent." When you are finished making your selections, click the blue arrow to the right of the text you entered to add your title to the page.

Lightbulbed Ideas Tab - Easily find and use the images, paper, and embellishments you have lightbulbed, and view albums or layouts that gave you ideas. Click on the different Images, Paper, or Embellishments to view items and add then to your page. Click on Albums or Layouts to view the albums or layouts that gave you ideas. To return to the main list, click "Ideas!" just below the tabs.

Kits Tab - Browse available kits by Categories. Click on a kit to view the individual elements of the kit and add them to your page by clicking on the blue arrow icon. To return to the main Categories list, click on "Kits" right below the tabs.

Arranging Items

Click and drag items to move them around the page. When you click once on an item, three icons will appear in the corners of the item.

Lock Icon - Located in the upper left-hand corner of each item, this icon allows you to change the layering behavior of an item. Layering of items is determined by the order in which you added the items to the page. For example, if you add a flower embellishment and then a picture to your page, if you overlap them, the picture will be on top of the flower. If you want to change the layering of items on the page, you can click the lock icon to "unlock" the item. Doing so will mean that the item will "pop to the top" when you click on it. So, if you "unlock" the flower and click once on it, it will "pop to the top" and be the top layer on the page, and will therefore be on top of the picture if you overlap them. If you want to stop an item from "popping to the top," click the lock icon again to "lock" the layer of the item.

Delete Icon - Located in the upper right-hand corner, use this icon to delete an item from the page.

Re-Size Icon - Located in the lower right-hand corner, click and drag this icon to re-size the item. By default, the aspect ratio of the item is locked so that images retain their proper dimensions when being re-sized. You can unlock the aspect ratio by double clicking on the re-size icon. This will allow you to freely re-size the item, stretching it whichever way you choose by clicking and dragging the re-size icon. To re-lock the aspect ratio, double click on the re-size icon again.

Item Editor

Double click an item (image, embellishment, journal item, title letter, etc.) on your page to bring up the Item Editor. Editing options (borders, rotating, effects, etc.) appear along the top of the Item Editor. Make your selections for each option ( e.g. border width and color, rotation angle, etc.) in the area below the option icons. Use the buttons along the bottom of the Item Editor to apply and save changes, undo, etc.

  • Cancel - Cancels any changes you have made, closes the Item Editor and returns you to the Page Edit screen.
  • Start Over - Undoes ALL changes you have made to an item and resets the item to its original form (the way it was when you uploaded it to your account).
  • Undo - Undoes the last change that you made.
  • Apply - Applies the change you have made or selected.
  • Save - Saves your changes, closes the Item Editor, and returns you to the Page Edit screen.

Borders - Click and drag the slider (or enter a value in the box) to select the border width. Click on the "Color" box to bring up the color picker. Use the color picker to select a border color. Once you have selected the color, click "PICK" to choose the color and return to the Item Editor. Next click "Apply." You can repeat the process to add another border, "Undo" if you don't like the border you made, or click "Save" to save your changes and return to the Page Edit.

Rotate - Click and drag the slider (or enter a value in the box) to choose the angle of rotation. Click "Apply" to rotate the item. Remember, positive numbers rotate clockwise, and negative numbers rotate counter-clockwise. If you are rotating and adding borders to an item, rotate last if you want the border to surround the item uniformly. Rotate, add a border, and repeat to get a fan effect with the borders. You can repeat the process to rotate more or less, "Undo" if you don't like the change you just made, or click "Save" to save your changes and return to the Page Edit.

Crop - Draw the crop section on the image, then click "Apply." To save your changes and return to the Page Edit, click "Save." To discard your changes and return to the Page Edit, click "Cancel."

Effects - Click the display picture to choose the effect you wish to apply (Black and White, Sepia Tone, Colorize, etc.). Follow the directions on the left-hand side to apply effects. To save your changes and return to the Page Edit, click "Save." To return to the effects list, click "Effects List" above the option you are viewing (and directly below the editing options icons).

  • Black and White - Click "Apply" to make the item black and white.
  • Colorize - Click and drag the slider (or enter a value in the box) to select the Saturation Level. Click on the "Color" box to bring up the Color Picker. Use the Color Picker to select the color you with to use. Once you have selected the color, click "PICK" to choose the color and return to the Item Editor. When you have selected the Saturation Level and the color, click "Apply" to colorize the item.
  • Drop Shadow - Click "Apply" to add a drop shadow.
  • Reverse - Click "Apply" to reverse the item.
  • Round Corners - Click "Apply" to round the corners of the item.
  • Sepia Tone - Click "Apply" to make the item Sepia Tone.

Background Editor

Double click the background to bring up the Background Editor. Click "Pick Color" to bring up the Color Picker to choose a solid color for your background. To select a paper, click the paper icon along the top. Then search or browse through the available papers and patterns. A preview of the color or paper will appear on the right side of the Background Editor. Once you have chosen a color or paper you like, click "Save" to save your selection and return to the Page Edit.

Ideas Use the Ideas tab to find inspiration and keep track of ideas you have for effects, page layouts, or albums in your Idea Box. Use the quick links to see what's new; browse paper, embellishments, and kits; or to view the latest albums to get great ideas for layouts.
What's New See what's new in Scrap Ease. This page lists the latest papers, embellishments, and kits.
Color Picker The Color Picker allows you to select colors to use as backgrounds, borders, or to colorize items. Point and click on an area of the color wheel on the left to choose a color. Point and click on an area on the right to select a darker or lighter shade of the color. Your color selection will appear in bottom portion of the Color Picker in the large box on the far right. In the bottom portion, your recently selected colors appear in the top row; click to select one of them. If you have a color you wish to use for multiple pictures on your page, select the color then click "Keep" to save the color. Once you have chosen a color, click "PICK" to save your choice and return to the previous screen.
Thumbnails Thumbnails are generated when a page is viewed. Preview (or view) your pages to generate thumbnails that will appear in the Album Preferences list of pages and the Page Edit list of album pages the next time those pages are loaded.
Preview Use the preview feature from the "Set Album Properties" tab in the page edit. Click "Preview" to open a small window showing how your album will be viewed by others. You can send your album to friends directly from this Preview window. Just click "Send Album to Friend" and enter the email address(es) to which you wish to send the album link. Previewing your album also generates thumbnails of your album pages that will appear throughout your Scrap Ease account (instead of the flower icon page that says "No Thumbnail Yet"). Close the window when you are finished previewing.
Profile Page The Profile Page displays the public albums of the user. If the user has opted to enter their city and state, that information will appear here too.