Picaboo Travel Idea Center

To create an amazing double-page spread effect in Picaboo, open the picture you wan to use in your favorite photo editing program. Next, use the crop tool to create two picture "halves" so that you can drop one half of the image onto each side of the page in Picaboo. Make sure to include an overlap of about a 1/4" wide area on the right edge of the half that will go on the left page, and the left edge of the image that will go on the right page. This is to accommodate the area of the image that will be stitched in the spine of the book when your book is bound.

Save each "half" as a new high resolution .jpg image (with zero compression) or a .png file. Add each of these half-pictures to your Picaboo book and drag them onto the full page layouts you have selected. Finally, use the Picture Tools to move your images up and down until you have aligned them perfectly. Now you have just created your first double-page spread!

Frame your Pictures with Fun Corners.

Add the perfect finishing touch to your pages with Picaboo's corners. After you have created a page, select "Corners" from your Book Tools menu.

For a day at the beach use seashell, sandal, or beach ball corners. Or, for a winter adventure choose from snowflake, winter hat, or snowball corners.

Add personalized backgrounds.

Take pictures of interesting textures, patterns, or landscapes that would work well as backgrounds for the pages of your travel book.

Capture a photo of patterns that catch your eye and later, in Picaboo's edit mode, simply drag and drop these photos onto the background of the page.

Create a 3-D Effect.

To easily add depth to a full page image, first select a page layout with one photo well. Next, drag and drop the image you have selected onto both the background of the page as well as the photo well.

To finish the effect, use the Picture Tools to zoom into the picture and center it however you'd like.

Scan Ticket Stubs, Brochures, and Maps.

Save memorable papers from your vacation to create fun backgrounds or images.

Arrange one item or many on your scanner. Scan them, and save them as a high resolution (300 DPI) .jpg files. These images can then be added to a single photo well in Picaboo or used as a background or a full page image.

Add Artwork, Diary Pages, or Recipe Cards.

In addition to memorable papers from your trip, you can also add children's artwork, pages of your travel journal, or recipe cards to your travel book.

First, scan your document and save it as a high resolution .jpg file. After adding these images to your media well, simply drag and drop them into a photo well to add a personal touch.

Create a personalized frame.

Select Picaboo's collage layout for your page. Look for a tiny bit of space between the many photo wells and drag and drop your center image there. Next, add other photos to the image wells around the outside of the page. To view what the page will look like when printed simply click on the "View" button at the top of the page. Just be sure to save your work first.

End your Book with a Collage.

The perfect way to include all the extra photos that you couldn't fit into the rest of your travel book is to add a collage page at the end.

Choose to fill all the photo wells or just a few and be sure to select the perfect background for the finishing touch.