Creating a Photo Book
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Contents Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your StoryTeller Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Software . . . . .
Print Your Photo Book Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing a Draft of Your Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Your Final Photo Book Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson Printers: Printing Your Final Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assemble Your Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Pages to the Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Cover to Your Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If You Printed a Full-Length Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome! Ever wonder what to do with all those photos you took with your digital camera? Instead of storing them on your computer or on a CD-ROM, you can create a personalized photo book that captures the family vacation, graduation day, or a child’s birthday. And photo books make a great gift for everyone, for any occasion. The Epson StoryTeller™ kit includes everything you need to make your own photo book.
Your StoryTeller Kit Check your StoryTeller kit to make sure it includes the following: Hardbound book Glossy photo paper Adhesive strips Two long cover sheets CD-ROM Clear plastic cover Your StoryTeller Kit 7
Installing the Software Follow these steps to install the StoryTeller Publisher software: 1 Insert the StoryTeller CD-ROM in your drive. You see the following screen: Note: If the screen doesn’t appear, click Start > My Computer (Windows XP) or double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop (other Windows systems). Then double-click the Epson icon. 2 Click Install and follow the on-screen directions to install the software. Note: Installation may take several minutes.
3 If you see a message asking if you want to restart your computer, click Restart Later. 4 When installation is complete, click Finish. 5 When you see the product registration screen, register your software as instructed. When you’re done, close your browser. 6 Remove the CD-ROM and restart your computer. Now you’re ready to begin creating your book. Go to “Start Your Book” on page 10.
Start Your Book This chapter explains how to start the StoryTeller Publisher software, choose your book format, and select the photos you want to include in your photo book. Starting StoryTeller Publisher Follow these steps to start StoryTeller Publisher and choose your book style: 1 10 Double-click the EPSON StoryTeller Publisher icon on your desktop.
2 Click Get Started. You see this screen: 3 Select your photo book by size and page count. Then click OK. For example, if you have an 8 × 10-inch photo book that is 10 pages long, select the middle icon. Selecting Your Photos StoryTeller lets you browse the computer for your photos and view them in a preview area before you select them.
2 Double-click the folder where your photos are located. Thumbnails of your photos appear in the preview area on the right.
3 To select a photo, double-click its thumbnail or drag the thumbnail from the preview area to the photo bin at the bottom of the screen. (A red border appears around selected thumbnails.) If you want to select several photos, do one of the following: ● Hold down the Shift key and click the first thumbnail in the group, then click the last thumbnail. Then drag the entire group to the photo bin. ● Drag your mouse over the images you want to select, then drag all the selected images to the photo bin.
4 If you decide you don’t want to use a photo, select its thumbnail in the photo bin and click the icon. Remove To remove a series of photos from the photo bin, select the first thumbnail in the series. Hold down the Shift key and select the last thumbnail in the series. Then click the Remove icon. Tip: You can also drag your mouse over several images to select them, or hold down the Ctrl key to select several images out of Remove icon. order.
5 Optionally, you can rearrange the thumbnails in the photo bin in the order you want them to appear in your photo book. Just drag and drop each thumbnail to its new place in the line-up. Note: A blue bar appears to indicate where the thumbnail will be placed.
Fixing Your Photos You can fix red eye in your photos, apply special color effects like a sepia tone, sharpen the image, or enhance brightness and contrast. Any modifications immediately appear in the preview image on the right side of the screen. 1 Click the Fix Pictures tab. The photo selected in the photo bin appears in the preview area.
3 To automatically fix red eye, click Fix Red Eye. 4 To sharpen the image, click Sharpen. Then select a new setting in the Sharpen control. 5 To add a special color effect, click Color Effects. Then select one of the color effects settings. 6 To rotate the image 90° to the right or left, click one of the 7 If you change your mind about any of the changes you made, click the Click the redo icon if you change your mind again! rotation icons at the top of the screen.
Create Your Photo Book Pages You can add your own distinctive touch by arranging the photos yourself in StoryTeller’s pre-designed layouts. If you want to change the way your page looks, you can replace the photos, switch them, or reposition them to better fit their frames. If you don’t like a particular page layout, you can replace it with a different one.
3 Select your Book Style in the drop-down menu. The page layouts associated with this Book Style appear in the Page Layout section. You’ll also see page layouts in the preview area.
4 Drag the page layouts you want to use from the Page Layout area over each of the 10 or 20 pages in the preview area. Use the slider on the right of the preview area to move through all the pages in your book, and the slider on the right of the Page Layout area to move through all the available layouts for your Book Style. Tip: You can mix page layouts from different Book Styles. Once you’ve selected all the page layouts you want from one Book Style, select a new Book Style in the drop-down menu.
5 Drag your photos one at a time from the photo bin to their places on each page. A checkmark appears on the image in the photo bin to indicate it has been used. Images can be used multiple times. Note: To automatically fill your page layouts with photos, click Auto Book at the top of the screen, then click the Auto Book button at the bottom of the screen. StoryTeller places photos in the order they appear in the photo bin.
Making Changes to Your Page Layouts You can replace one photo on a page layout with another, resize or reposition a photo in its frame, or add or delete page layouts. You can even replace one page layout with another. Replacing One Photo with Another If you change your mind about where you placed a photo, do one of the following: ● Select it on the page and click the photo bin. icon that appears.
Resizing, Repositioning, or Rotating a Photo You can double-click a photo on a page to resize or reposition it in the frame. You see this window: ● Reposition the photo in the frame by moving the pointer over it. When the shape of the pointer turns into a hand, drag the photo up, down, left or right. ● Click the photo. ● Click the icon to reduce it. ● Click the the right.
Adding, Deleting, and Locking Pages You can add or delete a page, lock it to prevent changes, or replace it with a different page layout. ● To delete a page, select it in the preview area; a red border appears to indicate the page is selected. Then click the icon beneath the preview area to delete it. ● To add a page, select the page layout you want in the Page Layout section, then click the icon beneath the preview area.
Adding Captions to Your Page Layouts 1 Click the 2 Double-click the text you want to change in the preview area. A green border appears around the selected text, and a text box appears. icon above the preview area to view your pages one at a time. Tip: If you’re having trouble selecting the text, make sure your pointer is positioned directly over the text before you double-click. 3 Enter your caption or title in the text box.
4 Use the editing tools in the text box to make any modifications to the text, such as a different typeface, color, or text alignment. Then click OK to close the text box. 5 Enter your own text on all the pages. Use the scrollbar to the right of the preview area to move through the pages. Now you’re ready to print your pages. Continue with the instructions in “Print Your Photo Book Pages” on page 27. Or go to the next section to save your photo book to your computer.
Print Your Photo Book Pages The steps you use to print your photo book pages depend on the type of printer you have. Be sure to print a draft of your photo book on plain letter-size paper to see how it looks before you print the final book. Printing a Draft of Your Photo Book Your draft prints in portrait mode, with one book page on each printed sheet. However, you can change the layout to print two pages per sheet or four pages per sheet. 1 Click Print Book on the Create Book tab.
2 Click Draft Color. 3 If you don’t want to print one page per sheet, select either 2 pages/sheet or 4 pages/sheet in the Layout menu. 4 Click the window: 5 Make sure your printer is selected in the Name box, then click OK. Print window Printer Setup button. You see the Print Note: If you decide to make any changes to the Print Settings, be sure to select Portrait orientation when you print 2 pages/sheet or, Landscape orientation when you print 4 pages/sheet. 6 Click the Print button.
Epson Printers: Printing Your Final Pages 1 Unwrap the 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch glossy photo paper that came with StoryTeller. Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. 2 Load the stack glossy side up against the right side of your printer’s feeder.
5 Click Print Book on the Create Book tab. You see this window: 6 Click Full Size Color Prints. 7 If you have one of the following Epson printers, click the PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your book to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task.
8 Click the 9 Make sure your printer is selected in the Name box, then click Properties. Printer Setup button.
10 Select these options: ● For Quality Option, select Photo ● For Paper Type, select Premium Glossy Photo Paper Note: If Premium Glossy Photo Paper doesn’t appear in the Paper Type list, choose DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper, and choose Best Photo as the Quality Option. If DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper doesn’t appear, choose Glossy Photo Paper, and choose Best Photo as the Quality Option.
12 Click the PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your book to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. Now you’re ready to create your cover page. Continue with the instructions in “Create Your Cover” on page 41. HP Printers: Printing Your Final Pages See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions.
4 Click Print Book on the Create Book tab. You see this window: Make sure Full Size Color Prints is selected Then click here 5 Click Full Size Color Prints. Then click the 6 Make sure your printer is selected in the Name box, then click Properties. Printer Setup button.
7 Select these options: ● For Print Quality, select Best ● For Paper Type, select hp premium plus photo paper, glossy ● For Paper Size, select Photo 8 × 10 in. or Photo 5 × 7 in., depending on your book size Select your Paper Size Select this Paper Type Select Best 8 Click OK, then click OK again at the Print window. 9 Click the PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.
Canon, Lexmark, or Other Printers: Printing Your Final Pages Canon, Lexmark, and other printers usually load paper from the top, like Epson printers. See the illustration of an Epson printer on page 29 to get an idea of how to load paper. See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions. This section includes screens for the Canon i560; your printer screens may look different and may include different options.
4 Click Print Book on the Create Book tab. You see this window: Make sure Full Size Color Prints is selected Then click here 5 Click Full Size Color Prints. Then click the 6 Make sure your printer is selected in the Name box, then click Properties. Printer Setup button.
7 Select these options: ● Select a high print quality; for Canon, select High ● Select a high-grade glossy paper; for Canon, select Photo Paper Pro Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller.
8 Select the correct paper size for your book; some printers will have the paper size option on the first screen, and some will require you to click another tab. For Canon, click the Page Setup tab. If your printer doesn’t have an 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch paper size option, select Custom or User Defined as the paper size and type the correct paper size in the dialog box that appears.
10 Click the PRINT button. Your pages begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your book to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. Now you’re ready to create your cover page. Continue with the instructions in “Create Your Cover” on page 41.
Create Your Cover To create your cover, you’ll repeat some of the same steps you took when you created your photo book pages. You’ll choose a Book Style from one of the pre-designed styles, then drag photos from the photo bin onto the layout in the preview area. You’ll also use some of the same tools to modify your layout and add captions or titles. Adding Photos to the Front and Back Covers 1 Click the Create Cover tab. 2 Select your Book Style in the drop-down menu.
3 Drag images from the photo bin to the preview area. If you want to select several images at once, do one of the following: ● Hold down the Shift key and click the first thumbnail in the series, then click the last thumbnail. Then drag the entire group to the preview area. ● Drag your mouse over the images you want to select, then drag all the selected images to the preview area.
4 Follow the instructions beginning on page 22 to replace, resize, reposition, or rotate photos on the front cover. 5 Click the text you want to change in the preview area. Follow the instructions beginning on page 25 to enter your own text. Note: If you don’t enter new text, the page prints without text since the default text is automatically deleted. 6 When you’re finished, select Back Cover in the diagram below the preview area and repeat steps 3 through 5.
Adding Photos and Text to the Flaps and Spine Some printers are not able to print a long cover page. If your printer cannot print a full-length cover page, you’re ready to print your cover now. Go to “Print Your Cover” on page 48. Note: All Epson printers can print a full-length cover page. If you’re not sure whether your non-Epson printer can print a full-length cover page, see the instructions beginning on page 48. 1 In the diagram below the preview area, select the front flap.
2 To add photos to the flaps, drag them from the photo bin. Note: You may have to play with the photos and layouts a little to make sure you’ve filled all the photo areas on the flaps. Drag photos from the photo bin to the flaps 3 Click the text you want to change in the preview area. A green border appears around the selected text, and the existing text appears in the text box on the left.
4 Type your text over the existing text in the text box. Note: If you don’t enter new text, the page prints without text since the sample text is automatically deleted. Select the text area on the flap Then type your text here 5 Use the editing tools in the text box to make any modifications to the text, such as a different typeface, color, or text alignment. 6 Click and edit all text areas on the flaps. 7 Click the text area on the spine and type your book’s title in the text box on the right.
Saving Your Cover Pages to Your Computer Once you’ve finished your cover pages, you can save them to your computer or a disk. Just click the icon at the top of the screen. When you see the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to save them and click Save. E-Mailing Your Front Cover Page You can e-mail your front cover page directly from StoryTeller, without going to the trouble of saving it to your computer and attaching it to a regular e-mail.
Print Your Cover The steps you use to print the cover depend on the type of printer you have and whether you’re printing an 8 × 10-inch book or 5 × 7-inch book. Many Epson printers automatically choose the right settings, which makes printing fast and simple. Printers made by other manufacturers and some Epson printers require you to make the settings yourself in your printer software. In addition, some non-Epson printers may not be able to print a full-length cover page.
2 Click the PRINT icon on the StoryTeller window. You see this window: 3 Click Draft (Plain Paper). 4 If your printer does not support banner or panoramic printing, click the Spine and Flaps box to deselect it. 5 Click the PRINT icon. You see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for better prints. 6 Click No. Your cover prints on several sheets.
Printing Your Final Cover Page This section includes instructions for these printers: ● “Epson Printers: Printing the Final Cover Page” in the next section ● “HP Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page” on page 59 ● “Canon, Lexmark, and Other Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page” on page 69 Epson Printers: Printing the Final Cover Page All Epson printers can print a full-length cover page for both the 8 × 10-inch and 5 × 7-inch books.
2 Load the sheet glossy side up against the right side of the feeder. 3 Slide the left edge guide up against the paper, but not too tightly. 4 Lower the output tray and pull out the output tray extensions, if your printer has them. 5 Click the Load the sheet in your Epson printer glossy side up PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen.
6 When you see this window, make sure that Long StoryTeller paper is selected.
7 If you have one of the following printers, your printer can print the cover sheet automatically. Continue with step 8.
9 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your cover to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. 10 Lightly support the cover sheet as it goes into the printer and comes out at the paper tray.
Choosing Settings If Your Epson Printer Doesn’t Make Them Automatically 1 Click the PRINT WIZARD button at the bottom of the Print Setup window. 2 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here 3 When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties. .
4 You see your printer’s Properties window. Select the following: ● For Quality Option, select Photo ● For Paper Type, select Premium Glossy Photo Paper Note: If Premium Glossy Photo Paper doesn’t appear in the Paper Type list, choose DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper, and choose Best Photo as the Quality Option. If DuraBrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper doesn’t appear, choose Glossy Photo Paper, and choose Best Photo as the Quality Option. ● For Paper Size, select User Defined.
Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller. Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information. 5 When you select User Defined for the Paper Size, you see the User Defined Paper Size window. Make sure 0.01 inch is selected as the unit of measurement.
10 Click the PRINT icon. 11 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your cover to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. 12 Lightly support the cover sheet as it goes into the printer and comes out at the paper tray.
HP Printers: Printing Your Final Cover Page Most HP printers can print a full-length cover for an 8 × 10-inch book, but not for a 5 × 7-inch book. For the smaller book, you’ll print a front and back cover on two sheets of your StoryTeller 5 × 7-inch paper. Printing a Cover for Your 8 × 10-Inch Book on an HP Printer See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions. Your printer and printer software may look different.
2 Carefully load the sheet glossy side down in your printer’s front feeder tray. 3 Adjust the edge guides as necessary. 4 Click the screen.
5 When you see this window, make sure that Long StoryTeller paper is selected. Then click the WIZARD button.
6 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here Make sure Landscape is selected 7 When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties. .
8 You see your printer’s Properties window. Select the following: ● For Paper Size, select Banner [Letter (8.5 × 11 in.
Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller. Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information. 9 Click OK, then click OK again at the Print window. 10 At the Print Wizard screen, click Next. 11 Click the PRINT icon. 12 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print.
Printing Cover Pages for Your 5 × 7-Inch Book on an HP Printer See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions. Your printer and printer software may look different. Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. 1 Load two 5 × 7-inch StoryTeller sheets glossy side down in your printer’s front feeder tray. 2 Adjust the edge guides as necessary.
4 When you see this window, select Short StoryTeller paper. Then click the PRINT WIZARD button.
5 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here 6 When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties.
7 You see your printer’s Properties window. Select these options: ● For Paper Size, select Photo 5 × 7-in. ● For Paper Type, select hp premium plus photo paper, glossy ● For Print Quality, select Best Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller. Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information.
9 At the Print Wizard screen, click Next. 10 Click the PRINT icon. 11 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheets begin to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your cover to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. Now you’re ready to put your photo book together.
Printing a Full-Length Cover See your printer documentation for detailed paper loading and printing instructions. Your printer may not load from the top, as described here, and your printer software may look different. Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. 1 Before loading the StoryTeller cover sheet in your printer, flatten it by gently bending it in the opposite direction (for example, at the flaps and spine).
5 Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen.
6 When you see this window, make sure that Long StoryTeller paper is selected. Then click the WIZARD button.
7 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here 8 When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties.
9 You see the printer’s Properties window. Select the following: ● For paper type, select high-grade glossy paper; for Canon, select Photo Paper Pro ● For print quality, select your printer’s highest setting; for Canon, select High Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller. Make sure that Landscape is selected for the page orientation. Click the Help button in the printer sofware for more information.
10 Select Banner or Panoramic for paper size; some printers will have the paper size option on the first screen, and some will require you to click another tab. For Canon, click the Page Setup tab. If your printer doesn’t have a Banner or Panoramic paper size option, select Custom or User Defined for the paper size and type the correct paper size for your book. For example: ● If you have an 8 × 10-inch book, type 8.
14 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your covers to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. Now you’re ready to put your book together. Continue with the instructions in “Assemble Your Photo Book” on page 83.
4 Click the PRINT icon at the bottom of the StoryTeller screen.
5 When you see this window, select Short StoryTeller paper. Then click the PRINT WIZARD button.
6 Click the Printer Setup button. Click here 7 When you see the Print window, make sure your printer is selected in the Name box. Then click Properties.
8 You see the printer’s Properties window. Select the following: ● For paper type, select high-grade glossy paper; for Canon, select Photo Paper Pro ● For print quality, select your printer’s highest setting; for Canon, select High Note: For late-breaking news about recommended print options, visit the StoryTeller website at http://www.epson.com/storyteller.
9 Select the correct paper size for your book; some printers will have the paper size option on the first screen, and some will require you to click another tab. For Canon, click the Page Setup tab. If your printer doesn’t have an 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch paper size option, select Custom or User Defined as the paper size and type the correct paper size in the dialog box that appears.
12 Click the PRINT icon. 13 If you see a message asking if you want to optimize your photos for printing, click Yes. Your cover sheet begins to print. Note: Depending on the size of your digital files, it may take several minutes for your covers to start printing. Wait for the progress meter to disappear, and don’t cancel printing or start another task. Now you’re ready to put your book together. Continue with the instructions in “Assemble Your Photo Book” on page 83.
Assemble Your Photo Book Now you’re ready to put your photo book together. First you’ll attach the pages you printed to the book, and then you’ll put the cover on. Attaching Pages to the Photo Book Follow these steps to attach your printed pages to the photo book: 1 Open your photo book to the first page. Make sure your book is oriented correctly; the adhesive strip with the StoryTeller logo should be on the right-hand page. 2 Gently press down on the center of the book to flatten it.
3 Line up your printed page with the edges of the backing sheet. (The backing sheet has the adhesive strip with the StoryTeller logo on it.) Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints.
4 Hold your printed page in place with one hand as you peel off the liner for the adhesive strip. Hold your page in place as you peel off the liner for the adhesive strip 5 Press down on the inside edge of your printed page to make sure it sticks to the backing sheet.
6 Optionally, turn the page over and carefully tear off the backing sheet. 7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each page in your photo book. Attaching the Cover to Your Photo Book This section describes how to put a full-length printed cover page on your book, or two separate 8 × 10-inch or 5 × 7-inch printed cover pages. If you want to protect your cover page, you can add the clear plastic cover that came with your photo book.
If You Printed a Full-Length Cover Page Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. 1 Optionally, place the clear plastic cover over your printed cover page: ● Place your cover printed side down on the clear plastic cover, inside the folds that run the length of the plastic cover. ● Fold one end of the plastic cover over the right edge of the printed cover and secure it with one of the adhesive strips that came with your book.
2 Position the photo book on the open cover page and fold the first flap over one side of the book. Fold the flap over one side of the book 3 Press down on the flap’s crease so that it stays in place Press down on the flap’s crease so that it stays in place. Note: Optionally, you can secure the flap to the book with one of the adhesive strips that came with the book. 4 88 Repeat these steps with the other flap.
If You Printed Two 8 × 10-Inch or 5 × 7-Inch Cover Pages Note: Avoid touching the glossy surface of the StoryTeller paper as much as possible to avoid fingerprints. 1 Locate the adhesive strips that came with your photo book. 2 Turn your front cover page over. 3 Remove the backing from four adhesive strips and adhere a strip to each side of the cover, as shown. 4 Place the front cover page on the front of your book, lining it up with two sides of the book to make sure it’s even.
Problems? Here are some troubleshooting tips if you have problems creating or printing your book pages and cover. You can’t select the text you want to change. ● Make sure you position the pointer directly over the text before you click. When the text is selected, a green border appears around it in the preview area. ● You can’t select or edit text in Auto Book mode. Click Customize Book to add captions to your pages. See page 25 for instructions. Your photos are turned or cut off incorrectly.
You don’t like one of the page layouts in the Customize Book window. You can replace one page layout with another. Select the page layout you want in the Page Layout section and drag it over the page you want to replace in the preview area. Your printer doesn’t have the recommended print settings. Visit the StoryTeller web site at http://www.epson.com/storyteller for updated information about print settings. Some photo pages print without images or text.
The ink on your printed page is smeared. Check your printer manual to make sure you’ve loaded the StoryTeller paper correctly. For Epson printers and other printers that load from the top, load it glossy side up. For HP printers and printers that load from the front, load it glossy side down. Uninstalling the StoryTeller Software 1 Do one of the following: Windows XP: Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Other Windows systems: Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Index A C Adding color effects, 17 page layouts to book, 24 photos to cover, 41 to 43 photos to page layouts, 21 photos to photo bin, 11 to 13 text to cover, 43 text to pages, 25 to 26 Assembling photo book, 83 to 89 Attaching pages to photo book, 83 to 86 Auto Book, 21, 91 Auto Enhance button, 16 Automatic print settings, 30, 53 Canon printer choosing print settings, 38 to 39, 74 to 75, 80 to 81 loading cover sheet, 70 loading glossy photo paper, 36 printing book pages, 36 to 40 printing cover, 69 to 82
Cropping photos, 23 Custom page size, 39, 57, 75, 81 D Deleting pages, 24 photo from page layout, 22 photos from photo bin, 14 Dell printer loading cover sheet, 70 loading glossy photo paper, 36 printing book pages, 36 to 40 printing cover, 69 to 82 Draft, printing cover, 48 to 49 photo book pages, 27 to 28 E Editing text, 26, 43 E-mailing cover, 47 Epson help, 92 Epson printer automatic print settings, 30, 53 choosing print settings, 32, 56 to 57 loading cover sheet, 50 to 51 loading glossy photo paper,
K Kit, contents, 7 L Layouts adding photos, 21 making changes, 22 to 26 problems editing, 90 viewing, 19 to 21 Lexmark printer loading cover sheet, 70 loading glossy photo paper, 36 printing book pages, 36 to 40 printing cover, 69 to 82 Loading cover sheet, 50 to 51, 59 to 60, 70 glossy photo paper, 29, 36, 65 Locking pages, 24 P Page layouts, see Layouts Page size, choosing, 32, 35, 39, 57, 63, 68, 75, 81 Pages adding photos, 21 adding text, 25 to 26 adding, deleting, and locking, 24 attaching to book,
Photos adding to book, 11 to 15, 21 adding to cover, 41 to 43, 44 to 46 adding to photo bin, 11 to 13 cropping, 23 enhancing, 16 to 17 problems, 90 to 91 removing from photo bin, 14 replacing on page, 22 saving adjustments, 17 viewing, 12 Play button, 91 Preview area, 12, 16, 19, 41, 42, 44 Print Wizard button, 55, 61, 66, 72, 78 Printer Setup button, 31, 55, 91 Printing cover, 48 to 82 photo book pages, 28 to 40 problems, 91 to 92 Problems adding text, 90 editing page layout, 90 ink smears, 92 printing, 91
Sepia tone, adding, 17 Settings for Epson printers, 30 to 33, 55 to 57 for HP printers, 35, 62 to 64 for other printers, 37 to 39, 73 to 75 problems making print settings, 91 Sharpness, adjusting, 17 Slideshow, viewing, 91 Smears, 92 Software installing, 8 to 9 starting, 10 to 11 uninstalling, 92 Spine, adding text, 44 to 46 Starting software, 10 to 11 Support, 92 Switching photos, see Replacing photos System requirements, 6 Text adding to cover, 43, 46 adding to page layouts, 25 to 26 editing, 26, 43 prob
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