Projects consist of four linked components: Clients, Events, Products and Exports. Start a new Project by selecting Start New Project from the Start Window or the File menu. This opens the Project Setup Wizard.

In the left hand pane of the Project Setup Wizard you’ll see that there are four steps to defining a Project:

1. Identify the Client (eg the bride and groom).

2. Identify the Event (eg the wedding).

3. Locate and import the Images related to the Event.

4. Define and design Products using the images related to the Event.

As you’d expect the wizard starts at Step 1 and goes from there. However you don’t need to complete all four steps at once – in fact you can “jump off” (by clicking the Finish button at the bottom of the screen) any time you like. You can “jump on” any time as well. For example:

• Many people will create the Event and locate the images (Steps 1, 2 and 3), then go work on the images in the Event Window before creating any products.

• You may also want to add a second Event for an existing Client. In that case you need to “jump on” at Step 2 by clicking the Add a New Event button in the Events pane of the Project Browser, as in the following screen shot.

• Very often you’ll want to “jump on” at Step 3 to add another Product to an existing Event. We’ll describe how to do so shortly.

Step 1: Client

All Photojunction needs is your client’s name. You can enter contact details and an account reference (as in your studio management software, for example), but these are optional.

Step 2: Event

Again, all Photojunction needs is an Event name, but you can add a reference and a date if you wish. We suggest using the Event reference field to add your vendor’s reference number.

Step 3: Images

This is where you tell Photojunction what images you want to use with the current event. You can add folders of images (or individual images if you prefer) from anywhere on your hard disk. Simply drag them into the list box on the screen, or use the buttons alongside it.

If you have images you’d like Photojunction to add to every event (your studio logo for example) you can put them into an auto-link folder. Click here for more.

Finish here if you like

You can continue right on to design Products (like albums and slideshows), but many users will prefer to wait until they’ve reviewed and sorted the images in the Event window. If that's how you prefer to work, click the Finish button now and Photojunction will start importing the images you've selected.

To add a Product later...

• Click the Products “+” icon in the Event Window navigation panel (as in the screen shot above).

• Select Add Product in the Project Browser (the Event must be selected).

• Select Add Product from the Event menu.

Step 4: Product

However you get to it, Step 4 of the Project Setup Wizard asks you what type of product you want to create.

• Choosing Slideshow brings up the Slideshow screen where you can design slideshows of your images or album layouts.

• If you choose Album you’ll need to specify your album in some detail before you can start designing pages. Photojunction needs to know which Album Resources to use, so first you’ll be asked to choose a Vendor (Supplier).

• Your choice of Supplier will depend on what Album Resources you’ve installed. You can download more Album Resources by selecting Check For Updates from the File menu.

• Once you’ve chosen a Vendor you’ll need to select an album format, page type etc before you can start album planning (click on the images to see them full-size). Then click Finish and the Album Planning and Tools windows will open automatically so you can start work.

The two most critical choices from an album design point of view are Album Format - which determines the size of album and its fundamental type (matted or un-matted) - and Page Type.

• Specifying your album is discussed in more detail here.

• Click here for more about Album Resources in general.

• Click here for more about Album Format and Page Type.