May 2022 - TUT/TECH Challenge

[Sue Thomas]

Yes it is checked, as it is in all of my versions. Yet for some reason it wasn't recognizing it in 2021 or 2022 versions. It was easy enough to cut and paste the files, and delete the sub folders.

[Susan Ewart]

Wow, look what happens when I go to work.  Wish I'd stayed home!  I'm going to pour through these (and copy them to a word doc for future use).  Right now need a tea and a rest, it was a long exhausting day.  Thank you all for helping me. There is some stuff that made my head spin when I read it, but I think if I go through it slowly and look at the program files as you describe them I might get a better understanding.  It does sound like the missing preset shapes could be there, just hiding in plain sight.

[Susan Ewart]

Success!  Thank you Sue, I went to the Home Page, Store, scrolled to the end-ish and found the Creative Pack and installed and got flowers!  I also did the  File, Import, From last 3 Versions.  And I found the data files.  Carole are these the files that you put into a master folder.  Can I put them into their respective folders in MY PSP Resources that I have on my "D" Drive (the C drive is just for programs, the D-drive is our data storage drive).  Again, thank you all, I would not have followed through if not for your support.  I was determined to figure this out and I'm feeling pretty good right now.

[Sue Thomas]

Susan, personally I would leave them in the Program Data\Corel folder, where they were downloaded too. As there are so many of them.   I have a copy of them saved on my external drive.  I like to keep what I have collected and what comes in the creative content separate.

[Susan Ewart]

Good idea Sue, I will save a copy as well.

[Susan Ewart]

You know the saying..."it takes a village" (to raise a child).  In this case the village is the Campus and I'm the young grasshopper (child).  Here's a tongue-in-cheek layout of what started my journey into learning more about Data Files in PSP.  I was missing some of the creative content that comes with PSP and through the help of Carole and Campus members Sue T, and Rene M I was able to get my content...and even found a creative pack from another version on PSP and i have that now too.  The stamps and eyelet paper are from the Open House tutorials.  I have much to learn about data files.  I used my brush tool and it was unhappy with me as I seem to have many duplicates (the brush still worked after the initial stink-eye it gave me).  Out of curiosity I told it to save it to the clipboard and I copied it into word thinking I'd just go delete the few copies.  It's 276 pages in a word doc. ?.  I think there could be a teachable moment here on how to understand these setting, how to organize and set them up.  Where i had maybe 2-4 items in the file locations list for one of the resources, I now see many locations.  I have lots to learn about this and I think it's important stuff to know and understand.

[Sue Thomas]

You did it! Your perseverance paid off. Beautiful page. Don't be in to much of a rush to try and learn everything about PSP. Even seasoned PSPer's have only scratched its surface. May I make a suggestion, and it is not a criticism. Good idea to use the eyelet pattern to fill the text, but instead of using 100%, try reducing the size, so you get more of the pattern in each letter. It's only a small detail, but will make a difference to the overall look. See what you think.

[Susan Ewart]

I will do that Sue, thank you.  I am just off to work.  Look for it tomorrow.  I agree, I could live till I was 300 and still be learning.

[Susan Ewart]

Here's the revision with the Eyelet Paper filled at 40%.  I played around with a lot of size and settled on this one.  the original I see I put at 75% (of the eyelet paper used in the patterns-materials palette).  What a difference the small pattern makes.  The 75% one looks more like it has measels.  the 40% looks more like a mini version of the paper.  Thank you Sue, keep prompting me to push my design to better heights, this is how I will learn to "see" better.  It's really helpful, especially when I put them together, the smaller pattern is more balanced.

[Sue Thomas]

I'm pleased you like the adjustment you made. As do I. As you said it's all to maintaining a balance.