Tutorial: My Memories Suite (Digital Scrapbook) - Using Outside Content

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This is THE most asked question of all. "Can I use OUTSIDE CONTENT in My Memories Suite software?"
The answer is: "Yes, definitely!" It’s a few quick and simple techniques, and you’ll be creating amazing pages like a pro in no time at all!

Here is the comprehensive clip for 'My Memories Suite' tutorial. The main objective of this tutorial is to help MMS (My Memories Suite) users to get the most out of this amazing software. The topic is about using outside content.  Hence, it is about incorporating other sources to create your own digital scrapbook e.g. background papers, embellishments.

One of the best things about MyMemories Suite software is it’s ability to use content you find on most any digital scrapbooking website to create great projects for you and your family. When you find DIGITAL BACKGROUND PAPERS that you either buy or download as freebies from websites other than MyMemories.com, it’s easy to pull them into your project to create just the look you want without being limited to only content found on the MyMemories website!

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To Use BACKGROUND PAPER:

• Open the page in your project that you wish to add an outside background paper to Click on the BACKGROUND PAPERS tab in the right-hand side CONTROL PANEL on your work screen

• Click on the CUSTOM FOLDER on the Background papers tab

• Select the FILE/FOLDER from the drive where your outside content is stored - you should be able to navigate to any location on your computer from here (even your external hard-drive if you have one

• Double click to open your selected file

• Click on either the NAME or the THUMBNAIL image of the paper you wish to add to your project and click OK. That will add the selected paper to your project as a BACKGROUND PAPER.

-This will cover the whole project page with the paper you chose. You will not be able to layer anything under it. -

BUT IF you wish to use your outside BACKGROUND PAPER as a mat or wish to be able to resize it on your page for layering purposes, or use it as a SHAPE use this method…

• Open the PHOTO TAB on the LEFT-HAND side RESOURCE GALLERY

• Navigate to the folder/file where your background paper is saved with the SELECT FOLDER option

• Choose the paper you wish to use and drag it into your layout (even thought it is a “paper” it is a JPEG file which acts the same as a photo image

• Then when you click on the paper image, the PHOTO TOOLS panel will pop open because the paper was added as a photo, so you can use any of the tools, including the SHAPE TOOL to cut your paper into any of the shapes you have available.



To Use EMBELLISHMENTS:

• Open the page in your project that you wish to add an outside embellishments to Click on the EMBELLISHMENTS tab in the right-hand side CONTROL PANEL on your work screen.

• Click on the ADD EMBELLISHMENT button on the Embellishments tab

• Click on the BROWSE OTHER button on the Choose Embellishments interface pop-up box … it’s right under the list of installed MMS content

• Select the FILE/FOLDER from the drive where your outside content is stored - you should be able to navigate to any location on your computer from here (even your external hard-drive if you have one)

• Double click to open your selected file

• Click on either the NAME or the THUMBNAIL image of the paper you wish to add to your project and click OK

• That will add the selected paper to your project as an EMBELLISHMENT you can resize it, rotate it, duplicate it, add shadows to suit your taste.

Geca's CODE: STMMMS43107