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Templates

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips, Videos, Yearbooks Desktop 22 Oct 2014 Comments: 0 Tags: 2015, candid, candids, desktop, help, photography, support, template, templates, year book, yearbook, yearbook photos, yearbooks, yearbooks desktop, youtube

Templates are a very effective tool that you can use to make your book look professionally designed.  We spent part of our development season working on templates, so now they look more professional, and are easier to use than  ever.  Coupled with our cropping tool, you can now crop each image to fit perfectly into your template on its way in.  Alternately, use the auto flow template wizard to flow templates to multiple pages, and automatically populate them with your favorite candid images.

 

Books Desktop v14.01 Update for Windows – Now Available

Posted by: admin In: Downloads, Help and Tips, Updates 01 May 2014 Comments: 0 Tags: 1401, books, mac os, update, v14.01, Windows

We are pleased to announce that our first update to Books Desktop has been published today, May 1st, 2014. This is for both Mac OS and Windows – if you are looking for the Mac OS update click here.

Click the button below to begin your download.

 

Download “Books Update for Windows” Update_Books_1401_Windows.zip – Downloaded 1088 times – 19 MB

 

windows_8Installation Instructions:

  1. Begin by shutting down your copy of Books.
  2. Download the file by clicking the blue button above.
  3. The update is zipped, so you will need to view the contents of the .zip folder.
  4. Inside the zip file you will find “Update_Books_1401_Windows.exe“, double-click to launch the installer.
  5. Read the instructions carefully and wait for it to finish (approx. 20 seconds).
  6. That’s it! You have updated your copy of Books to the latest version available. You may now restart Yearbooks.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns with this update.

Release Notes, Books Desktop v14.01:

-Corrected ‘High Res Watermarked’ PDF error.

Video: The Crop Tool – Yearbooks Desktop

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips, Tutorials, Videos 09 Oct 2013 Comments: 4 Tags: candid, crop, crop tool, help, text, toolbar, tutorial, video, youtube

We published our first new video for Yearbooks last week, and the topic was the Floating Toolbar.   This is the second video from that recording session, and another recording session will be scheduled shortly.  If you have any ideas for video topics, please leave a comment and we will consider making it into a help video!

The Crop Tool is one of the most useful and versatile tools in Yearbooks.   The tool can be most easily accessed by simply double-clicking on any candid image.  The first thing you will see when the Crop Tool opens up is a full-resolution display of the image you are cropping.  Sometimes this can be a very large image (as Dave shows us in the video) so you may need to zoom out a bit (or a lot, depending on the image of course).   The “Rotate 90” button is a quick way to correct images that were imported and appear sideways – this can happen when you are importing photos from multiple sources like smart-phones or digital cameras, not all of them will save the image orientation correctly.

Simply draw a box where you want to crop the image, and click the crop button.  It’s that simple!  If you make a mistake, just return to the page, delete the photo and re-import it, and then you can try again.  You can find more information about the Crop Tool in our online help guide.

We will be adding new videos every week so be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and thanks for watching.

 

Video: Floating Toolbar Overview – Yearbooks Desktop

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips, Tech Support, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Videos 03 Oct 2013 Comments: 0 Tags: candid, floating toolbar, text, toolbar, tutorial, video, youtube

As mentioned last week, we have completed shooting a new tutorial video on the Floating Toolbar in the new Yearbooks Desktop (download here).   We managed to record two videos during the session, and the first one was edited today.

The floating toolbar is one of the new enhancements granted to us by developing the Canvas page editor.   The toolbar appears on the right side of your screen when you right click on any object and choose “Object Properties”.  From the toolbar you have access to a context sensitive menu – when you click on a text object, the text controls are enabled; likewise when you click on a shape or candid image, the corresponding controls are activated.    We made this change to provide more screen ‘real estate’, and the result is that the draw area of the Page Editor has gained about 20% more workable space.

Here’s the video, we’ll be adding more videos very soon.  Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to know about new videos and announcements.

 

Yearbooks Desktop v14.02 Update for Windows – Now Available

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips, Press Release, Tech Support, Updates, Yearbooks Desktop 24 Sep 2013 Comments: 0 Tags: 1402, mac os, update, v14.02, Windows, yearbooks desktop

We are pleased to announce that our first update to Yearbooks Desktop has been published today, September 24, 2013.  This is for both Mac OS and Windows – if you are looking for the Windows OS update click here.

Click the button below to begin your download.

 

Download “Yearbooks Desktop Update for Windows” Update_Yearbooks_201402_Windows.zip – Downloaded 850 times – 17 MB

 

windows_8Installation Instructions:

  1. Begin by shutting down your copy of Yearbooks.
  2. Download the file by clicking the blue button above.
  3. The update is zipped, so you will need to view the contents of the .zip folder.
  4. Inside the zip file you will find  “Update_Yearbooks_1402_Windows.exe“, double-click to launch the installer.
  5. Read the instructions carefully and wait for it to finish (approx. 20 seconds).
  6. That’s it!  You have updated your copy of Yearbooks to the latest version available.  You may now restart Yearbooks.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns with this update.

Release Notes, Yearbooks Desktop v14.02:

-Corrected a minor registration issue, should not affect any existing licences.

-Minor cosmetic corrections to Cover Sheet form.

Yearbooks Desktop v14.02 Update for Mac OS – Now Available

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips, Press Release, Tech Support, Updates, Yearbooks Desktop 24 Sep 2013 Comments: 0 Tags: 1402, mac os, update, v14.02, Windows, yearbooks desktop

We are pleased to announce that our first update to Yearbooks Desktop has been published today, September 24, 2013.  The update is for both Mac OS and Windows – if you are looking for the Windows OS update click here.

Click the button below to begin your download.

 

Download “Yearbooks Desktop Update for Mac OS” Update_Yearbooks_1402_MAC.zip – Downloaded 847 times – 116 MB

 

mac_osxInstallation Instructions:

  1. Shut down your copy of Yearbooks.
  2. Download the update (click the button above).
  3. Mac OS should automatically extract the .APP file from the .Zip file.
  4. Move the update to your existing Yearbooks folder, replacing and overwriting the existing file.
  5. That’s it!  You may restart Yearbooks

If you were not prompted to overwrite a file in Step 4, you may have moved the file to the wrong folder.  If you are having difficulties, please feel free to contact us for further assistance.

 

Release Notes, Yearbooks Desktop v14.02:

-Corrected a minor registration issue, should not affect any existing licences.

-Minor cosmetic corrections to Cover Sheet form.

Yearbooks Desktop Help Videos – New Content Coming Soon

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips, Tech Support, Tutorials, Videos 24 Sep 2013 Comments: 0 Tags: help, import, playlist, PSPA, tutorial, video, year book, yearbook, youtube

If you are brand new to our software and are looking for some instruction on how to get started, or an overview of the major features of the program, you should definitely visit our YouTube channel.  We’ve created tutorial videos of how to Import Students from your PSPA File, Generate PDF files, Auto-Flow your Panels, and over a dozen more helpful videos for Yearbooks Desktop.

Each year we review our video archives to share new best practices, highlight new features and promote our software around the net.   This year we have decided to create some new videos, and the production will start immediately!  Dave and Simon are setting up the recording studio space and will be adding new videos to our channel very soon.  We don’t have a voice actor this year, so it’s likely we’ll hear one of their voices on the audio track.  This year we are recording the videos with CamStudio and editing them with Sony Vegas Pro and Photoshop (our previous videos were mostly created with CamTasia).

Do you have any suggestions or topics you’d like discussed or demonstrated in a video ?  Leave us a comment below.   Here is our current Yearbooks Desktop YouTube playlist, which you can also get to by clicking the ‘Videos’ button on the Registration Screen.

 

High School Spells Own Name Wrong on Yearbook Cover

Posted by: admin In: Covers, Help and Tips, proofing, Yearbook Blunders, Yearbooks Desktop 19 Sep 2013 Comments: 2 Tags: cover, proofing, proofreading, reprint, spelling mistake, video, yearbook blunders

Here’s some commentary from vlogger Richard Fowler, of The Richard Fowler Show, on a school in Moorhead, MN that has discovered a quite unfortunate spelling mistake on the front cover of their 2013 Yearbook. They have spelled the school name wrong. The cost to reprint the book is over $19,000 dollars, which means that the 2013 edition of the Yearbook will remain the way it is, misspellings and all.

The front cover of Moorhead HS's 2013 Yearbook.

The front cover of Moorhead HS’s 2013 Yearbook.

This is a perfect example of why the proofreading stage must not be rushed, and your yearbook design project should always be proofread by at least one other person. Often times you can make a simple mistake, like this school, and not notice the error until it is too late. A printing error, especially on the cover, can run into the thousands of dollars to correct and as such, most schools would choose to not reprint the book.  We have written a large number of articles for our Yearbooks Desktop help guide to help you through the proofing stage, which you can browse here.  Unfortunately, no software or article is going to be able to detect when you spell a name incorrectly, so our best practice is once again to take as much time as you can in the proofing stage.

As Mr. Fowler says, “Always proofread.  When you’re done proofreading, PROOFREAD AGAIN!”

 

Here’s a Preview of the New Backgrounds in Yearbooks Desktop

Posted by: admin In: Backgrounds, Help and Tips, Media Library, Yearbooks Desktop 19 Sep 2013 Comments: 0 Tags: Backgrounds, clipart, media library, yearbooks

The new edition of Yearbooks Desktop (v14.00 – Download Here!) has an all-new media library pre-loaded into the software.  We have gone to great lengths to find fresh and exciting new images for you to add to your Yearbook designs, including over 150 new backgrounds and clip-art images.   Each month we will be adding brand new images to our collection, available through our brand new 2013 website.

If you prefer to use some of our classic backgrounds and clip-art, don’t worry – our old media library will be available online shortly, along with a tutorial video on how to download and import them into Yearbooks Desktop with just a few clicks.

Here is a preview of the bright and beautiful new background images that we have collected over the summer.   To add these images to your Yearbook pages, follow these instructions provided in our user guide on our support portal.

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Which ones are your favorites?   Feel free to leave a comment below.

Valentine’s Day Clipart

Posted by: admin In: Help and Tips 14 Feb 2013 Comments: 0 Tags: book, books, clipart, desktop, NWSP, software, valentine, valentine's, year, yearbook, yearbooks

There are lots of great places to get Valentines Day clipart on the web, and you can import these directly into Yearbooks Desktop for use in your school’s yearbook.

All the valentine clip art images are free but make sure you check out the copyright information for each image. Some images are limited to personal use only.

1. Free Valentine Clip Art at Valentine-Clipart.com

Free Valentine Clip Art© Valentine-Clipart.com

There are over 100 free valentine clip art images here.

Just scroll through and click on the image you’d like to download to see more details.

2. Pastiche Family Portal Free Valentine Clip Art

Free Valentine Clip Art© Patische Family Portal

There are some great free valentine clip art images at this website!

Be sure to check out the valentine love stamp clip art as well.

3. Vintage Valentine Clip Art From Vintage Holiday Crafts

Free Valentine Clip Art© Vintage Holiday Crafts

You’ll love the free vintage valentine clip art over here.

These are truly some unique images that might be just what you’re looking for.

4. Kids’ Turn Central Valentine Clip Art

Free Valentine Clip Art© Kids’ Turn Central

Use the links at the bottom of the page to view the valentine teddy bears, hippos, devils, hearts, candy hearts, or valentine moose.

I just love some of the unique valentine clip art they have here!

5. Free Valentine Clip Art From Ace Clipart

Free Valentine Clip Art© Ace Clipart

Free valentine clip art of bears, hearts, flowers, and more await you at Ace Clipart

These free valentine clip art images will bring some new life to whatever project you are working on this year.

6. Lady Anne’s Free Valentine Clip Art

Free Valentine Clip Art© Lady Anne

There are lots of heart clip art over here by Lady Anne.

Right-click on top of one of the images you like to save it to your computer.

7. Free Valentine’s Day Clip Art From School Clip Art

Free Valentine Clip Art© School Clip Art

There are only a few valentine clip art images here but they are so cute I had to include them on the list.

Follow the directions at the top of the page to save the valentine clip art to your computer.

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