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Welcome to

PicMonkey Tutorial

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Learn to do photo

editing like a pro

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Be an expert

collage maker

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And bring out the

artist in you

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Learn this powerful

but fun tool

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In this tutorial,

we’ll learn

collage-making

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Then post our work

in Facebook

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Let’s first open a

PicMonkey account

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Let’s use

Google Chrome

as our browser

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Type

picmonkey

Then you’ll

see this.

Click! socialdigially.com

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As a first-timer, try

PicMonkey’s 30-day

trial period

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You’ll be asked

to sign up

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Type your

email, name,

password

Registration

page

someone@gmail.com

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Select plan

after Trial

period

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Comparison

of free

(basic) from

Royale

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We’ve chosen a plan

for more features

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You’ll get a

confirmation email from

PicMonkey

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Open your mailbox to

check

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Scroll down and see

this Edit button

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Click to open

your PicMonkey

account

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Congratulations!

You can now start

using PicMonkey

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Someone

You’re now logged in

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All set to make a

collage for Facebook?

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We’ll follow 10

easy steps

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Step 1

CHOOSE PHOTOS

FROM YOUR LIBRARY

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From the homescreen,

click the Collage

button

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Then a Navigation

Pane appears

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Click the source of

pictures to use

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Let’s pick

“Computer”

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Open the

Source

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Select and

import

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Select and

import

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Now you have

launched the

Collage application

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Collage

application

Someone

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Opt to import by

clicking “Open Photos”

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Photos are

now imported

Someone

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You may import several

photos all at once

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Click Control-Click in

Windows

Command-Click in Mac

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Step 2

SELECT YOUR LAYOUT

AND CHECK

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Let’s pick a Facebook

Cover Layout

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Layout tab

FB Cover

Someone

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Adjust the dimensions

of the desired cells

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Dimensions

Layout chosen Someone

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Double arrow to

adjust

Someone

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Step 3

FILL UP LAYOUT WITH

PHOTOS YOU’VE

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Drag and drop

photos

Someone

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Remove by

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Step 4

ENHANCE YOUR

PHOTOS

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Position cursor over an

image and click “Edit”

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Basic tab allows

resizing, flipping,

rotation of image

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Original orientation

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Flipped Fit to cell

Images filled the cells

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Step 5

ADJUST THE LAYOUT

AS DESIRED

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Place cursor in between

collage borders

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Two blue lines will appear

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See the cell sizes

grow or shrink

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You can add or

remove cells

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You can remove a cell

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Step 6

MAKE YOUR

BACKGROUND

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Use the Background

tab on the side panel

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Someone

Background tab

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You can adjust the

spacing between cells

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Change the

background color

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Adjust spacing

Choose color background

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Step 7

PICK A SWATCH FOR

ACCENT OR TO PUT TEXT

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Swatches are graphic

design patterns

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Go to the Swatches tab

and see the selection

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Drag and drop

selected swatch

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Choose a theme

Swatch Tab Someone

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Once done, you’ll be

taken to the Editor

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Step 8

ADD TEXT AND MORE

IN THE “EDITOR”

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Click Edit once ready to

put text

And finalize

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Pick font and click

Add text

Editing box appears

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Add overlays, too Someone

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Step 9

SAVE YOUR WORK!

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Hit this button

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Once saved

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Step 10

POST YOUR CREATION

IN YOUR FB TIMELINE

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In your FB timeline,

position cursor on

this icon

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Click Update Cover

Photo and viola!

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Use

PicMonkey for

all other sites

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Practice and experiment

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You can always

edit your

account

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Edit your

Account info

Edit your

membership

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Enjoy PicMonkey!

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