Scan Photographs to Create Digital Images
You don’t need to purchase a scanner to start
digital scrapbooking. Perhaps the images you want for the digital
scrapbook are already in JPEG format, or maybe you intend to borrow a friend's
scanner, or pay to have the photos scanned at the office supply store or photo
center. One word of caution - think twice before leaving your original
photographs with anyone.
Using a Digital Camera
You don’t need a digital camera to get started with digital
scrapbooking. Yet, a digital camera is ideal for capturing images for future
books.
Printer and Paper Costs
Consider the price of your printer’s ink. I spend approximately
$1-$2 for each digital scrapbook page (includes cost of ink and paper). Of
course, if I mess up and have to reprint, my cost doubles.
Find out which ink cartridges your printer uses for color photographs.
My HP printer uses two different types of color ink cartridges - one for color
photographs and another for color flyers. There are also other ink options
for black and white photos. There are as many different ink cartridges as
there are printers, so you will need to discover what works the best for you and
your printer.
I sometimes refill my ink
cartridges. I absolutely hate ink refills that use hypodermic-type needle
– far too messy. I prefer the ink refill with the built in needle. Yet,
after too many times of removing the lid from the tip of the built in needle,
the needle itself can pull free of the bottle, and cause a mess of its own
Microsoft Word 2007 for Scrapbooks
Microsoft Word 2007 is
the program we will be exploring. If you aren’t ready to invest in Word
2007, yet have an older version of Word, don’t. Don’t use Word for scrapbooking.
Instead, go buy a scrapbooking software program. It will be far more fun
than using an older version of Word. When you are ready to try Word 2007, come
back for some how-to’s and tricks.
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