Thursday, May 27, 2010

Cool Tip: The Whole Calendar Is Your Canvas

RocketLife software was designed to reward experimentation, and its drag-and-drop support is a great example of that. Try dragging objects around the screen to see what happens: You can create some unexpected designs.

Here's one of our favorite tips: You can customize the grid area of the calendar project as well as the top section. This is a great way to personalize a month. Simply drag a photo of each person in your family onto his or her birthday square, or add a placeable graphic such as a flower or balloon.

In this example, we dragged two graphics, a photo, and a text box onto the calendar grid. We then used the Transparency button to make the elephant graphic blend into the background. (Click the image to see the details.)

You can customize the grid section of the calendar as well as the main photo. (Click to enlarge.)

We'll be sharing many more fun secrets like this in upcoming posts. What techniques have you discovered? Please leave a comment below, or tell the world over on our friendly Facebook page.