The basics

340 ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5.0 FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
PHOTO CREATIONS
Step 4 >> Next
save another
version of the
document as a
level 10 JPEG.
Save all the
book page fi les
as a single
compressed
(zipped) fi le.
These fi les are
the ones that
will be uploaded
and printed.
Step 5 >> As the example page is designed as a doublepage
spread, it is necessary to crop the design into two
single pages (left and right) before publishing.
Thankfully the templates supplied by www.SharedInk.
com contain guidelines that you can use to align your
cropping marquee. To make the left-hand page, crop
from the far left to the third guideline along. Save this
photo as a left page number. Next, undo the crop, and
create the right page by dragging out the cropping
marquee from the far right to the third line along, this
time on the left-hand side of the center line. Save this
crop as the right-hand page of the spread. You will
notice that working this way creates a copy of the detail
along the center of the book, which will account for the
picture parts lost in the binding area.
13.06 On-line publishing options
Suitable for Elements – 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0 | Diffi culty level – Intermediate
Menus used – File, Image, Edit
Book resources at: www.adv-elements.com
Step 6 >> Now that the pages are
created go to the SharedInk website
and create a new book by pressing
the Create a New Book link at the
top of the page. Choose the book
size and then the Full Bleed Book
template. Next you will be taken to
the upload page where you can
upload your ZIP fi le (of all the
pages).
After the uploading is complete,
press the Order Now button and
proceed through the Publish and
Payment options making sure that
you carefully preview the fi nished
book before completing the order.
The easiest way to publish your photo books is via the on-line publisher in the Bound Photo
Books option of the Photo Creations workspace. But this isn’t the only option for picture book
afi cionados. There is a variety of other on-line publishers who will happily print and bind your
masterpieces. Of those listed here only Kodak Gallery is linked directly to Photoshop Elements;
the others provide various layout options including web-based utilities or the ability to accept
PDF books or JPEG-saved pages produced by Elements.
As an added bonus these companies also provide a variety of other photo products including
such diverse offerings as photo coffee mugs, ties and dog bowls.
Kodak Gallery (www.kodakgallery.com)
Formerly called Ofoto, Kodak Easy Share Gallery is an online
photo products provider that has sites in the USA and
Europe as well as the UK. At the moment photo books are
only produced via the US website but the company welcomes
international customers and ships the completed books
worldwide. You can create a Kodak Easy Share Gallery photo
book in a couple of different ways. Firstly, there is a standard