Adding Shape Elements

Adding shapes to your yearbook can give your project visual interest and flair. In this article we will go over how to add shapes to your page.

How to Add Shape Elements to the Page

Click on the Shape button under Insert Items section of the left toolbar in the designer.

Shapes

You will see 2 types of shapes. Regular shapes are colored black. Once you place them on the page you can change the color using the fill tool. Drop-Photo shapes are filled in gray with the words “Drop Photo Here”. You can fill these shapes with a photo.

Triangle Shape

Insert a shape on the page by clicking on the shape and the border of the selected shape will highlight green. Click anywhere on the yearbook page to insert the shape.

Shape pop up

In addition to our standard shapes, we also have fun letter, number and other drop-photo shapes that you can fill with photos!

Letter shapes

Change the Color of Your Shape

You can change the color of your shape by first clicking on the shape on your page. Then, in the top toolbar, you can fill your shape with a solid color by clicking on the paint bucket icon, also known as the Fill tool. You can change the color and thickness of the border by clicking on the pen icon, also know as the Border Color Tool, and then adjust the number listed by the pen to change the weight of the border line.

Fill Border

You can also change the color of the shape in the FRAME SETTINGS tab at the right. Click on the drop down arrow to choose a color for the Border and Fill.

Fill a Shape with a Photo

Select a photo by clicking the Photo button from the Insert Items section of the left toolbar. Choose the photo you would like to fill the shape with, then when the cursor is highlighted green with a preview of your photo, click in the center of the Drop Photo shape to fill your shape with the photo of your choosing.

Fill a shape with a photo

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4 Comments

  1. Susan Lashley

    Can you edit the shapes to create your own shape design?

  2. KReyes

    It is now fall of 2022, and we can’t find this feature. it would be great if we could create our own shape design. And have more variety of shape design (like very common ones such as pumpkins for halloween would be a good start).

    1. Hello, Yes sorry we have unfortunately been unable to add this feature back in. I will see if we can implement a pumpkin to the shapes library.
      Thank you.

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