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Drag-and-drop album templates


See which photos work best together to get just the right emotion from your albums or special cards. Creatively combine these images in any manner, and then print them out for that special gift or occasion.

Step 1: Find a template

Click the Album Pages icon within the Create tab. You'll find 18 templates at the top of the page. Choose a template.

Photosmart Essential application screenshot - Create tab

Step 2: Image placement

Make sure the images you want to use are in the "Images to Create" area on the left-hand side of the screen. Not there? Return to the "View" tab to select additional images.

Then, drag and drop your photos into the desired squares. Once an image is in the template, you can move it around to different positions to select the best crop. You can also rotate or remove the photo from the album by right-clicking the image with your mouse pointer.

Photosmart Essential application screenshot - Create tab

It's that easy!

Great! You've had fun creating an album page...and now you'd like to print it.

How can you make sure each image looks as good as it can?

Fixing each one would be very tedious...and fortunately, with HP Photosmart Essential, you don't have to.

Just select the "Auto Fix Images" check box before printing...and enjoy!


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