Making photo projects

Open two or more photos in Photoshop Elements.

Click Create > Photo Collage.  

Based on the number of open photos, an attractive collage is automatically created. Using intelligent auto-crop, the most prominent part of the photo (face) is focused and placed in the collage frames.  

(Optional) Select a layout for your photo collage.

The layout suggestions are displayed based on the number of photos in your collage. You can choose a layout across four categories: Landscape, Portrait, Facebook Cover, and Instagram.

(Optional) Add, remove, replace, and swap photos from your collage.  

• Add a photo: Click Computer to add a photos stored on your computer. Or, click Organizer to select photos from your catalog or albums.
   

• Replace a photo: Right-click on the photo you want to replace. From the context menu, choose Replace Photo to open the Choose Photo dialog and select the desired photo from your computer to replace.
  

• Remove a photo: Right-click on the photo you want to remove. From the context menu, choose Remove Photo.  

• Swap photos: You can swap photos in between frames of your photo collage. Right-click on a photo that you want to swap, select the Drag to Swap Photo option, drag the photo onto the photo frame with which you want to swap the photo. When you see a double-arrow cursor, drop the photo. Photos between the source and target frames are swapped.

When you add or remove a photo from your collage, a new layout is automatically applied on the collage.  

(Optional) Double-click on a photo to display the heads-up-display (HUD). Use the HUD to rotate your photo left or right, zoom in or out, replace the photo, or you can also delete the photo. Once you have made the desired changes, click the green check mark to commit your changes.

(Optional) Click Graphics in the lower-right corner to choose a background or a frame.  Double-click on the desired background or frame to apply it on your collage.  

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the photo collage:

• In the Taskbar, click Save. You can save your photo collage in various formats such as, Photoshop, BMP, JPEG, PNG, and more.
  
• Click File > Save. By default, the collage/project is saved in your Pictures folder, although you can save collage/projects to another location.
  
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).

Do one of the following to print the photo collage:

• In the Taskbar, click Print.
  
• Click File > Print.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS).
  

Select Create > Photo Collage.

Do the following in the Photo Collage dialog box and click OK:

• Select a size for the photo collage.
• Select a theme.
• Select Autofill with selected images if you want to use images selected in the Photo Bin.

The project opens with following options in the lower-right corner:

• Pages: Shows you the pages of the photo collage
• Layout: Shows the layout of the photo collage
• Graphics: Lets you change the background, frames, and graphics in the photo collage

Do the following:

• Add photos to your photo collage.
• Add the background.
• Add frames if you want to add more photos on one page.
• Add graphics if necessary. 

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the photo collage:

• In the Taskbar, click Save.
• Choose File > Save. By default, projects are saved in your My Pictures folder, although you can save projects to another location.
  
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).

Do one of the following to print the photo collage:

• Select File > Print.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS).
  

Select Create > Photo Book.

Do the following in the Photo Book dialog box and click OK:

• Select a size for the photo book.
• Select a theme.
• Select Autofill with selected images if you want to use images selected in the Photo Bin.
• Specify the number of pages (2 to 78) for the photo book.

The project opens with following options in the lower-right corner:

• Pages: Shows you the pages of the photo book
• Layout: Shows the layout of the photo book
• Graphics: Lets you change the background, frames, and graphics in the photo book

Do the following:

• Add photos to your photo book.
• Add the background.
• Add frames if you want to add more photos on one page.
• Add graphics if necessary. 
  

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the photo book:

• In the Taskbar, click Save.
• Choose File > Save. By default, projects are saved in your My Pictures folder, although you can save projects to another location.
  
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).
  

.Do one of the following to print the photo book:

• Select File > Print.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS).

Select Create > Greeting Card.

Do the following in the Greeting Card dialog box and click OK:

• Select a size for the greeting card.
• Select a theme.
• Select Autofill with selected images if you want to use images selected in the Photo Bin.

The project opens with following options in the lower-right corner:

• Pages: Shows you the pages of the greeting card
• Layout: Shows the layout of the greeting card
• Graphics: Lets you change the background, frames, and graphics in the greeting card

Do the following:

• Add photos to your greeting card.
• Add the background.
• Add frames if you want to add more photos on one page.
• Add graphics if necessary. 

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the greeting card:

• In the Taskbar, click Save.
• Choose File > Save. By default, projects are saved in your My Pictures folder, although you can save projects to another location.
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).
  

Do one of the following to print the greeting card:

• Select File > Print and click OK.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS) and click OK.
  

Select Create > Photo Calendar.

Do the following in the Photo Calendar dialog box and click OK:

• Select starting month and year.
• Select a size for the calendar.
• Select a theme.
• Select Autofill with selected images if you want to use images selected in the Photo Bin.

The project opens with following options in the lower-right corner:

• Pages: Shows you the pages of the photo book
• Layout: Shows the layout of the photo book
• Graphics: Lets you change the background, frames, and graphics in the photo book

Do the following:

• Add photos to your calendar.
• Add the background.
• Add frames if you want to add more photos on one page.
• Add graphics if necessary. 
  

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the calendar:

• In the Taskbar, click Save.
• Choose File > Save. By default, projects are saved in your My Pictures folder, although you can save projects to another location.
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).

Do one of the following to print the calendar:

• Select File > Print.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS).

Do the following:

• To create a CD jacket, select Create > CD Jacket.
• To create a DVD jacket, select Create > DVD Jacket.
  

Do the following in the dialog box and click OK:

• Select a size for the jacket.
• Select a theme.
• Select Autofill with selected images if you want to use images selected in the Photo Bin.
  

The project opens with following options in the lower-right corner:

• Pages: Shows you the pages of the CD/DVD jacket
• Layout: Shows the layout of the photo book
• Graphics: Lets you change the background, frames, and graphics in the photo book

Do the following:

• Add photos to your CD/DVD jacket
• Add the background.
• Add frames if you want to add more photos on one page.
• Add graphics if necessary. 
  

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the CD/DVD jacket:

• In the Taskbar, click Save.
• Choose File > Save. By default, projects are saved in your My Pictures folder, although you can save projects to another location.
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).
  

Do one of the following to print the CD/DVD jacket:

• Select File > Print.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS).
  

Select Create > CD/DVD Label.

Do the following in the CD/DVD Label dialog box and click OK:

• Select a size for the CD/DVD label.
• Select a theme.
• Select Autofill with selected images if you want to use images selected in the Photo Bin.

The project opens with following options in the lower-right corner:

• Pages: Shows you the pages of the photo book
• Layout: Shows the layout of the photo book
• Graphics: Lets you change the background, frames, and graphics in the CD/DVD label
  

Do the following:

• Add photos to your CD/DVD label.
• Add the background.
• Add frames if you want to add more photos on one page.
• Add graphics if necessary.
  

(Optional) Click Advanced Mode or Basic Mode to set the mode in which you want to view and modify the photos you want to work with.

In the Basic mode, you can add text and move text or graphics.

In the Advanced mode, you get the complete toolbox and layer option. You can use the options to retouch the images and edit layers. 

Do one of the following to save the CD/DVD jacket:

• In the Taskbar, click Save.
• Choose File > Save. By default, projects are saved in your My Pictures folder, although you can save projects to another location.
• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS).
  

Do one of the following to print the CD/DVD label:

• Select File > Print.
• Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac OS).