This lesson is going to be very brief, because I want to get you scrapbooking as quickly as possible, but before you get started making pages and download elements I want you to have place put them.
EasyDigitalScrapbooking.com
As a digital scrapbooker you are going to be juggling tons of files. You will have to keep track of your pictures, your kits and embellishments, your pages and your page templates to name just a few. Organization is key!
If your new to digital scrapbooking this is pretty easy. If you already have downloads all over the place it could take a little longer to clean everything up.
Start by heading to your My Document or User folder (this will vary depending on your operating system). You should already have a folder called My Pictures or Pictures. (This is where you should be keeping all your digital photos) If the folder isn’t already there you can create it by right clicking within an empty area in the window, selecting New and then Folder.
Repeat those steps to create a new Scrapbooking folder as well.
You should now have a Pictures and Scrapbooking folder. Right click each folder and choose Create Shortcut. Then drag the new Short Cut Icon to your desktop. With the Short Cuts on your desktop it will makeall your supplies easy to find.
From here on out all your digital scrapbooking supplies and pages in progress will go in your Scrapbooking folder and all your digital photos and finished digital scrapbooking pages will in you Pictures folder.
We will have many more lessons on organization in the future. This was just to help use stay organized as we get started.
To finish things up I want you to create two folders within your Scrapbooking folder. Again just right click on an empty area within the folder window and select New then Folder. Name one EasyDigital and name the other Projects in Progress. Now open the EasyDigital folder and create a folder for papers, page templates, alphabets, embellishments, kits, page titles, and other information. Anything downloaded from our site should go in the EasyDigital folder and as we start to create new projects they can can be saved in the Projects in Progress folder.
