Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions about designing, proofing and exporting your albums with Easy Digital Album 4.0
To activate EDA, you need the licence key provided when you purchased the software. Your computer must be connected to the internet.
Open EDA and click Install Licence. Enter or paste your licence key and click Install. Once the key is validated, the licence status will change to Licence installed, showing its expiry date and time.
To deactivate your licence, go to Help → Deactivate Licence in EDA. Your computer must be connected to the internet. Follow the instructions to complete the deactivation.
You can activate or deactivate your licence on the same computer up to 2 times per year.
You can check the remaining time of your subscription at any time by selecting Help → Subscription Info from the top menu.
When 10 days remain, EDA will display a daily reminder so you can renew your subscription before it expires.
EDA 4.0 is designed for modern Windows and Mac computers. For complete system requirements, see our System Requirements page.
Click the Import button and select the images or folder you want to import. EDA creates copies of the imported images, so your original files remain unchanged. You can then organize your imported images into groups if needed.
For more information, see the related video: Import Images & Create Groups.
EDA lets you organize your images into groups, making them easier to find while creating your layouts. To create a new group, select the images you want and drag them onto the New Group button. A new group will be created, and you can give it any name you wish.
The images are copied to the new group and remain available in All Images. This allows the same image to be included in more than one group.
To rename a group, double-click its tab and enter the new name. You can also right-click the group tab and select Rename.
To delete a group, right-click its tab and select Delete.
Yes. EDA recognizes color labels applied to your images in external applications and allows you to filter images by these labels in the Import Images panel.
EDA does not allow you to apply or change color labels within the software.
EDA provides basic image editing, including conversion to Grayscale.
For more advanced editing, you can open an image in an external editor such as Photoshop directly from EDA. Right-click an image and select Edit with..., then choose the application you want to use. After you save your changes in the external editor, the updated image will be reflected automatically in EDA. Your original image remains unchanged.
EDA includes a selection of ready-to-use backgrounds, and you can also use any image from your computer as a background. Open the Backgrounds panel and select the background you want to use, or choose your own image.
In EDA 4.0, you can flip a page Horizontally or Vertically using the corresponding buttons below each spread.
You can reorder pages using the arrow buttons below each spread or use the Spread Manager for more flexibility.
Spread names are assigned automatically, so there is no need to rename them manually.
To create high-resolution files suitable for printing, export your album from EDA. Click the Export icon in the top-right corner and select the export option you want.
Yes. You can export pages as separate left and right files through Photoshop. In the Export Pages form, select Export through Photoshop and enable Cut Pages in Half. You can also add extra space for the binding if required.
Yes. An internet connection is not required to export your album pages.
Yes. You can change the album size at any time before exporting your pages. Open the Export form and enter the new size in the Size field. EDA will automatically update the other dimension according to the album's aspect ratio.
For example, a 70×35 cm album can be changed to 60×30 cm. The new size must maintain the same aspect ratio as the original album.
Yes. You can duplicate an album, including all its pages and contents, and optionally change its size during the process. This is especially useful for creating smaller parent albums while keeping your main album unchanged.
To duplicate an album, select it from the album list and click Duplicate the Selected Album. Enter a name and, if needed, change the size, then click Duplicate.
Select the two images you want to exchange, then press S on your keyboard. You can also use the Swap button in the top toolbar.
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