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Licence Questions (11)

To activate the software, you will need the license key you got when you purchased the software. Your pc must be connected to the internet to install the licence.
Open the software and on the form that will appear click on the “Install License” button. You will be presented with a form that you must enter you licence key. Copy the key from the mail, paste it into the text box and click the “Install” button. Your key will be validated and if everything works ok after some time the licence status will change to “Licence installed - Expires: + Date +Time”. You are now ready to run the software.

How to Questions (19)

Images related questions

There are many ways of importing images in EDA. You can Import folders containing images or import just images. To import a folder of images click on the Import Folder button and select the folder you want to import. After the images have been imported you can organize them in groups if you wish.
Now, if you want to import just a number of images use the Import Images button or simply drag them in EDA from any folder on your computer and they will be imported.
Since EDA does not copy your images but imports them by reference you should not remove your external hard drives and storage media while you are creating or exporting your pages.

You can also see the related video here
https://easydigitalalbum.com/import-images-create-groups/

EDA lets you organize your images in groups, so it’s easier for you to find the images you are looking for while you are creating your layouts.
To create a new group of images, just click on the New Group button or simply drag them to the top bar of the group’s panel, once there are in the software. A new group will be created and you can name it as you wish. Note that each time you import a folder of images a new group is automatically created with the name of the folder you imported.

EDA recognizes the Color Labels and Ratings you have added to your images in any external application but apart from that It also allows to you to apply color labels to your images in the software. To do that select the image or images you want, in the Import /Organize panel and press the 1-5 numbers on your keyboard. 1 is for Red label, 2 for Yellow, 3 for Green, 4 for Blue and 5 for Purple label. To remove any label, press the 0 key on your keyboard.

Yes, you can edit images in EDA, since an image Editor has been added, in the latest version 3.5.2.0. And it offers you non destructive image editing.
You can also assign the external editor of your choice ps Photoshop and edit your images in it from within EDA. To do this right click on an image on a page and select Edit with... from the menu. The programs file folder opens, to select the program you want e.g. Photoshop. After that you can edit images with Photoshop. Any adjustments you make on an image in Photoshop will be automatically updated in EDA after you save it. Note that your original images will be intact, thanks to the smart image management of the software.

You can also see the related video here
https://easydigitalalbum.com/eda_editor-2/

Albums related questions

Yes, the size of the album is very flexible in EDA. Regardless of the size you have originally created you can change it, at any time, before exporting your pages. To do this, open the Export form. If for example you had created a 70x35cm album and you want a 60x30cm simply type 60 in the Size field and it will automatically be updated to a 60x30. Now you can export your pages in this size. Note that by this way you can practically export the pages you have created in any size you want, that falls in the same aspect ratio (2:1).

Yes, EDA offers you extreme flexibility and you can change the aspect ratio of an album at any time. All the pages you have created will be automatically updated to the new ratio, without changing your layouts. To do this select on the initial form the album you want from the list and click on the Change the Album Aspect Ratio button. Type the Width & Height you want and press the Start button and, in a few seconds, you will be ready!

To move a project to a different computer select on the initial form the album you want from the list and click on the Export the selected project button. On the Export Project form select where you want to export your project by clicking on the Location… button. You also have the option to remove the project from the current pc, by checking the Remove project from this computer checkbox. Finally click on the Export Project button to export it. Then on your other pc, use the Import a project from another computer button to locate it and click open to import it.
Please note that this is possible if your original images are stored in an external hard drive. The name on the hard drive must be the same on both computers.

Pages related questions

There are many Backgrounds included in EDA and you can use them as your own backgrounds on the pages you create. Apart from that you can use any image you want as a background image. Depending on what you want to do there are 3 ways to add a Background to a page in EDA.
1. If you want to add one of the backgrounds included in the software click on the Backgrounds Folder button and select the background you want.
2. To set a background from your images, select it in the image list and click on the Assign image to background button.
3. Click on an image on a layout that you are creating, that you want to set as a background image. Right click on it and from the menu that appears select Set as Background Image.
Note: If you want to have the same background for many pages or for the whole album, click on the Lock Background Image button to lock it.

To Reorder the pages you have already created simply click and drag any page you want inside the Pages List in the desired sequence. Then select them all, right click with the mouse in the list and select form the menu that appears Auto Rename Pages. Your pages will be renamed and placed in the numerical sequence you want them before exporting them.

To Reorder the pages you have already created use the arrow buttons under each spread or use the Spread Manager for more freedom. The names to the spreads are given automatically so you don't have to do this your shelf

Yes, you can but you have to export your pages through Photoshop not through EDA. To do this, open the Export Pages form, select the Export through Photoshop option, then check the Cut Pages in Half and click on the Export button. Now, depending on the photo book you want to create you may need to add an extra blank space, for the binding of the spine. To do this, open the Preferences form and on the Create tab check the Extend Bind Area checkbox.

Workflow related questions

You can add any Template to Favorites in EDA, either the included templates or the templates you create. To do this select the template you want, right click on it and from the menu that appears select Add to Favorites. A heart symbol will be added on the template, so you can easily identify it and will be moved in front of all other templates in the list. Now every time you drag the desired number of images your favorite template will be used first of all the others. You can add as many templates as you want in the Favorites.

Troubleshooting (6)

EDA uses the version of Photoshop that was last installed on your computer. However, if I you install an older version of Photoshop and sometime later you remove it EDA will try to find this version, since it is the last written in the computer’s registry. To solve the problem, go to your Control Panel and simply repair the version of Photoshop you have installed. Also, if you are using any of the latest versions of Photoshop CC 2019+2020 make sure that the Image Interpolation method, in the Preferences-General is set to Bicubic (best for smooth gradients) and not to Bicubic Automatic.

EDA uses a smart image management for saving size on disk. For doing this, thumbnails of your original images are created while you import them, but the images remain in their current location on disk and are used by reference. So if you rename or move the images from their imported location, EDA will not be able to find them and the “Image not found” message will be displayed.
The path and the name of the image that was not found will be displayed in the message body. Rename it or move it to its original location to fix the problem.