Suzanne B Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Hi everyone (again!), Is there any easy way to align photos in PSE? Or do you just keep moving them around until it looks right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siraacsa Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I turn on my gridlines when I need to align things. Just go to View>Grid. You can adjust how many gridlines show up via Edit>Preferences>Grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickypow Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I usually pull up the grid under View > Grid You can also use the "Snap To" under the same menu, this snaps the photo the to grid line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Neff Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 If you're using PSE5, you can select the photos you want to line up (hold down the ctrl key while clicking on the photo layers in the layers pallette) - then go up to the top where it says "align." A menu will drop down, and you decide if you want to align right edges, left edges, top edges, bottom edges, or centers. This also works for things besides photos. You can line up the edge of a photo with a certain embellishment, line up paper edges - whatever you select. It's a GREAT feature! Unfortunately, I don't *think* this feature is available in earlier versions of PSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarleneH Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Susan, you are correct - it's a new feature available in PSE version 5, but not in earlier versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Launa Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I love reading this message board! It answers questions I didn't even know I had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruralscrapper Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Thanks for the tips ladies. I'm like Launa, you answer questions I have even thought of yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne B Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Thanks everyone! Viewing and adjusting the number of gridlines and using snap to grid made it so much easier. Sounds like PSE5 has added a great feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cathyok Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Grid lines? we have grid lines? now, that would help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickelle Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 In my version of PS7, there's something besides grid lines, but I can't remember what it's called. The grid lines kind-of drive me crazy, so I put on my rulers. I find a line that I want everything to match up to, and I drag my mouse from the top or side ruler down to the part of my page where I want the line to be. A blue line shows up, and I can use "snap to," as the other women mentioned, to line everything up with that line. (Now, if only I was at home and could figure out what it was called!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarleneH Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 [quote name='cathyok' post='99993' date='Feb 16 2007, 09:28 AM']Grid lines? we have grid lines? now, that would help![/quote] You're so funny, Cathy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Debbyo Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 LOL Cathy just said what thousands of us were thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 That blue line is a guide. (I create them unintentionally all the time.) But they're easy to clear. Just go to clear guides under "View." They are great for lining up photos. You do need the "snap to" checked, I think. To create them you just drag your cursor down from the edge of your canvas, and a blue line appears parallel to the side you started in. Or you can go to "View" and click "New Guide" and it will give you a vertical or horizontal choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sfcgijill Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I use the guides cuz the grids are just soo.. small. way too many lines on there. Is there any way to customize the grid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarleneH Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Yes, you can change the grids in your preferences (Edit/Preferences/Grid). You can change the number of subdivisions, etc. You can even change the color of the grid lines, so it's less distracting. There is a lot of flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatBowman Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I use the guides ALL the time. Great tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imputed Designer Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Is there a shorcut to turning the grids off and on? Like when you hit "t" for text? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandiev Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Does PSE have SmartGuides? I use them a lot in pscs2 -- was so excited when I found them the first time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandiev Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 [quote name='Imputed Designer' post='202765' date='Aug 14 2007, 11:14 PM']Is there a shorcut to turning the grids off and on? Like when you hit "t" for text?[/quote] Yes, it's ctrl + the ' (apostrophe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoo Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 You can download a set of free actions called Grants Tools that includes alignment tools for PSE 4 and under. These allow you align things on individual layers by top, left, right and bottom. You can get them here: [url="http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Tools/Files.html"]Grants Tools[/url] Make sure you download the correct ones for the version you are using. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imputed Designer Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 [quote name='brandiev' post='202801' date='Aug 15 2007, 12:33 AM'][quote name='Imputed Designer' post='202765' date='Aug 14 2007, 11:14 PM']Is there a shorcut to turning the grids off and on? Like when you hit "t" for text?[/quote] Yes, it's ctrl + the ' (apostrophe) [/quote] Brandie, I did the ctrl ' but it did not work, perhaps it's because I'm using PSE 4. I'm always looking for those secret shorcuts to get the job done quicker, since the designing takes me a while! Thanks for your reply. Brenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandiev Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Ooops, sorry...it must be a PS shortcut? I did try to search for a grid shortcut that will work for PSE users and couldn't find anything. I did find this useful table of shortcuts though: [url="http://www.arraich.com/elements/keyboardshortcuts.htm"]http://www.arraich.com/elements/keyboardshortcuts.htm[/url] (not sure if it's been shared here yet or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyChron Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I wish the PSE had blue lines-- I always used them when I did graphic design in Adobe PageMaker... That was the best thing ever! It totally drives me crazy when columns and rows aren't even (especially in the church bulletin)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kricket Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 [quote name='Susan Neff' post='99409' date='Feb 14 2007, 09:25 PM']If you're using PSE5, you can select the photos you want to line up (hold down the ctrl key while clicking on the photo layers in the layers pallette) - then go up to the top where it says "align." A menu will drop down, and you decide if you want to align right edges, left edges, top edges, bottom edges, or centers. This also works for things besides photos. You can line up the edge of a photo with a certain embellishment, line up paper edges - whatever you select. It's a GREAT feature! Unfortunately, I don't *think* this feature is available in earlier versions of PSE.[/quote] Thanks so much Susan, I have PSE5 but never noticed that feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imputed Designer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 [quote name='brandiev' post='203145' date='Aug 15 2007, 03:13 PM']Ooops, sorry...it must be a PS shortcut? I did try to search for a grid shortcut that will work for PSE users and couldn't find anything. I did find this useful table of shortcuts though: [url="http://www.arraich.com/elements/keyboardshortcuts.htm"]http://www.arraich.com/elements/keyboardshortcuts.htm[/url] (not sure if it's been shared here yet or not)[/quote] No problem! Thanks for the link~ it had a lot I didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonesta Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I have PSE4 and I've had Grant's Tools for some time now, but didn't know what to do with the "align" tool until now! Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to playing now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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