Yearbook Fusion Tip #5

In this edition of our weekly Yearbook Tips, we'll be letting you know about new and less obvious features with the software.

**  Getting Familiar With Yearbook Fusion  **

The Yearbook Fusion Software allows for an endless amount of freedom. This freedom is great for the unique creation of your yearbook. The other side of that freedom is that becoming familiar with all of the options within the program may take some time.

I have attached a 2 page PDF that will help you find some of the important menus that are part of the software.

The PDF includes information about:

            •  New Projects

            • Auto Collages

            • Templates

            • Hovers

            • Navigation

Also, here is the link to an additional instructional video to help with text basics: Basic Text Editing

It is always a pleasure hearing from our customers.  Also, if you have any tips that you would like to share with others, please let us know and we will pass it along.

Have fun designing your best yearbook ever!

Yearbook Fusion Tip #4

We hope that our Yearbook Fusion tips have been helpful to you so far! Today we'd like to share our fourth tip, centering on cover creation.

**  Creating your cover within the Yearbook Fusion software  **

The cover is the first piece to the puzzle and should be turned in to us at least 60 days before your desired delivery date.

There are 3 steps to creating and sending your cover:

            Step 1 - Select your cover size

            Step 2 – Create your cover

            Step 3 – Send your cover to UBuildABook

Step 1:  Select your cover size under the plus size tab.

Step 2:  You have options on how to create your cover, you can:            

    Option 1) Start with our cover design ideas and templates, found under:

        a)    Create/Gallery/Clipart/Yearbook Covers [Exclusive UBuildABook Covers]

        b)    Create/Gallery/Lumapix Clipart/Covers [Standard Lumapix Covers]

                Option 2) Create your cover with Yearbook Fusion by importing a cover JPG from another program, such as Photoshop.
 • When creating your cover you should drop it in as a background if you are using an image going across the entire cover (front, spine, and back).

                                               -Make sure to remove any unwanted borders or shadow effects.

  *Also, see this video on dropping in a cover design to create your spread: Inserting a Background

                    • If you are using different JPGs for front and back to create your own cover then you should make sure to fill up the entire bleed area.
                                                -Make sure to remove any unwanted borders or shadow effects.

                    • You can also add text to your spine on all hard cover books, but soft covers must have a minimum of 90 pages.

Step 3: To send your completed cover to UBuildABook, send your cover to:

                    File/Upload to Publisher/Upload as Flattened Image (Faster)

It is always a pleasure hearing from our customers.  Also, if you have any tips that you would like to share with others, please let us know and we will pass it along.

Have fun designing your best yearbook ever!

Yearbook Fusion Tip #3

We hope you've been enjoying our Yearbook Fusion tips! Today, we're sharing Tip #3 for you.

**  Creating the student class pages from the student database  **

In order to help with using Yearbook Fusion for this major activity, we are providing a series of tips in separate emails:

·         Tip 1: Importing the Photographer CD into the student database

·         Tip 2: Editing and Fixing the student database

·         Tip 3: Create the student class pages from the student database

Once you have completed Tip 2 you will be able to automatically create your panel pages based on the student/teacher data that is in the Yearbook Fusion database.

See these links to the instructional videos for assistance:
Creating Panels in a few clicks
Advanced Panels

It is always a pleasure hearing from our customers.  Also, if you have any tips that you would like to share with others, please let us know and we will pass it along.

Have fun designing your best yearbook ever!