How to Do Stuff in FxFoto [otherwise known as tutorials]

Here is a list of all sorts of tutorials on things you can do in FxFoto.  I'm no expert and there are areas I haven't even explored yet...LOL....haven't had time!  But these cover a lot of the common stuff you want to do with your photos and layouts.  I tried to put the photo editing stuff first and then the digital scrapbooking stuff. 

Keep checking back.  This is definitely a work in progress! LOL

Intro to Digital Scrapbooking   General into with some information on what equipment you need

Downloading Digital Kits   how to download kits and unzip them.  A few suggestions on organizing kits (not that I am really organized...)

Getting Your Photos into FxFoto   how to get your photos in the program (also known as Importing)

New!   Putting Unzipped kits into FxFoto without Unzipping  sort of like importing your photos but this is especially for zipped digital scrapbooking kits.

Layout How To's  this is a link to my blog photos which are layouts I have done.  Each picture has instructions on how I did it.  So look through this and see if there is something cool you want to learn how to do.  This is also a great place to see what you can do!!  :-)    Enjoy!

Zooming [Navigation]   how to move around using the joystick.....wheeeeee!

Auto Improve, Red Eye and Blemish Removal   some of the most common correction tools and how to use them

Clone Brush   my all-time favorite tool because it can make a bad photo look good.  Removes stuff you don't want from your photo  (did I tell you I love this tool?)

Look, Ma, I'm Spider Girl! quick little tutorial - replace Tobey Maguire with your kid, put your kid's head on the dog and other fun little photo tricks!

Cropping Basics - how to crop and use the Cutters Library of fun shapes

Cropping- Advanced Techniques - Colored edges, torn paper , cropping effects on one side, Burnt Edges, making your own elements and other fun stuff!

Mat Your Photos   how to make mats for photos or journaling.

Filters, filters and more filters   how to use the Filter Effects which are definitely big fun!

Colored Filters   examples of the four new colored filters for red, green, blue and dull

Filter Effects Show &Tell  a good way to see what you can do - ~ 60 plus filter effects applied to the same photo!

Edge Effects and Burnt Edges   Filter Effects to color your edges (without getting messy)

(New!) Colored Squiggley Lines  how to make those lines around my blog header ( you asked...)

Transparent/Color Brush   how to make your photos a bit transparent (muting) and how to brush color or transparency onto them. 

Shadows/Drop Shadows   how to add shadows to make your elements look real

Paperclips   how to make a digital paperclip look real (hint: use color brush)

Text and Journaling  how to add text to your photos

The Basics of Brushes - how to use brushes/stamps in FxFoto plus a tour around the new Stamp Brush tab

Advanced Brushwork - Smudge, Translucency and making your very own brushes!  For this one I'm linking to the tutorial I wrote for DigiScrapping Tutorials. 

Watermarks  two ways to add watermarks to your photos.  Written by Steve Simonoff

Making a Layout   step by step instructions for making a layout

Using the Scrapbook Wizard   an easy way to get a scrapbook page started

Arranging your Layout  how to move things under or over other things.  How to lock objects

Collage Settings   how to change the background of your page and how to add grid lines

Using a Template    how to use the mult-photo template (these are quite cool)

Using Sketch Templates    this one comes in two parts, both of which are on the Everyday Digital Scrapbooking Blog

           Part 1 - Preparing a Sketch  Template - for png. tff and jpeg files

           Part 2 - Using the Quick Sketch tool in FxFoto

Making a Grid Layout  how to make your own grid template

Holiday Cards    ho ho ho you can make your own cards!

Printing Holiday Cards - some suggestions about printing cards at print sites

Post Cards  make your own from photos or papers

Saving Your Layouts  saving your scrapbook pages (yup, you definitely want to read this!)

Printing    at home or how to upload to a print site

Figuring out Photo Data   how to find shutter speed, ISO and other photo data

Shortcuts  how to use the keys on your keyboard to save time!   Shortcuts - The Function Keys      Shortcuts - The Control Key      Shortcuts - The Alt Key

Photo 365  take a photo every day for a year - Photo 365 Album  and  Photo 365 Posts (which contain some musings, some photo news and some general photography information)