Say you want to create a personalized greeting card or a calendar with pictures of your family. How do you get started? First, don’t reinvent the wheel. For popular projects such as these, it’s a safe bet that millions of people want to use their scanned images in the same way.
The designers of image-editing software such as PhotoSuite and PhotoDeluxe recognize this, and have included templates with their programs to help users easily accomplish popular projects. The software manufacturers employ skilled graphic artists and designers to come up with appealing and effective layouts.

Don’t worry that using a template will stifle your creativity. Most image-editing programs allow you to customize the standard templates quite a bit. Consider a template.

Your personal enthusiasm and creativity are the ultimate determining factor as to how the finished project looks. For example, you can add or delete text on the template, add props, and vary the location of imported photos.