| Digital scrapbooking is the use of computer | | | | Traditional scrapbooking albums and supplies |
| technology instead of traditional scrapbook | | | | do take up space whereas with digital |
| cutting and sticking. If computing is one | | | | scrapbooking, everything is stored on your |
| your skills, then a digital scrapbook could | | | | computer. |
| be for you. | | | | |
| | | | Never lose any of your irreplaceable photos |
| How many times have you been unable to find | | | | and memorabilia again. |
| that precious baby photo you so carefully | | | | |
| stored on your computer? The very one that | | | | You can back-up your digital scrapbooks by |
| would make your scrapbook album just that | | | | using an archiving program to compress large |
| little extra special. Think of all those | | | | files, enabling them to be stored on a CD or |
| hours of frustrating searching through a | | | | other removable disk. |
| hodgepodge of photo files when you have | | | | |
| forgotten which name or number you saved it | | | | What if you want to show your digital |
| under. Perhaps it is amongst all those boxes | | | | scrapbook to others? |
| of loose photos prints you have stored in the | | | | |
| spare room. | | | | Unlike traditional scrapbooks, digital |
| | | | scrapbooking allows you to send your |
| Digital scrapbooking could be the solution | | | | scrapbook albums to friends or relatives via |
| to your organization problems. Creating a | | | | your email network or save them on a CD or a |
| digital scrapbook using photo or | | | | DVD and give them as presents. |
| image-editing software will make it easy to | | | | |
| find your photos just when you want to see | | | | What digital scrapbooking software should |
| them. | | | | you use? |
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| You don't have to print your digital photos | | | | There are various software packages |
| and so save on photo shop or ink and paper | | | | available from a basic kit for beginners to a |
| costs. | | | | 'bells and whistle' kit for the more advanced |
| | | | computer user. It is a matter of seeing what |
| Digital scrapbooking software will help you | | | | the different packages have to offer, |
| enhance and arrange your photos on digital | | | | deciding if the features are what you require |
| scrapbooking pages. You can introduce | | | | and if the price is right. |
| digital frames, borders and graphics etc. to | | | | |
| artistically create your scrapbook album. | | | | What are the benefits of digital |
| Journaling can be added also to highlight and | | | | scrapbooking? |
| preserve your memories. Any hardcopies of | | | | |
| photos or memorabilia can be scanned and | | | | · As previously mentioned, it saves money |
| saved to your computer. | | | | on your scrapbook supply consumables. Once |
| | | | bought, it can be used forever. |
| You can reduce your scrapbook supply items | | | | |
| and save money. | | | | · Digital scrapbooking saves space by |
| | | | storing your albums in files. Even if you |
| Digital scrapbooking software means | | | | print the scrapbook album, they have less |
| scrapbook paper, glue, scissors, stickers and | | | | bulk. |
| all the other scrapbook supplies are no | | | | |
| longer necessary. The software packages | | | | · Digital generated scrapbook albums are |
| include templates, photo enhancing tools for | | | | safe from fading and deterioration. You can |
| cropping etc., fonts and other embellishments | | | | have multiple back-up copies also. |
| to aid in your journaling and decorating. In | | | | |
| fact, everything you need to create your | | | | · Copies can be easily sent to others. |
| digital scrapbook. | | | | |
| | | | · Less time. Once you have mastered the |
| Storage space for your scrapbook albums is | | | | digital scrapbooking software, you will be |
| reduced. | | | | able create your scrapbook albums relatively |
| | | | quickly. |