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How to Submit Your Yearbook

Follow the steps below to submit your Yearbook 1. As each page is completed it should be marked as "Ready for Approval" by the designer.  To mark a page as "Ready for Approval", click on the "Pages" drop down menu in the secondary tool bar and click on the green check...

2013-2014 Current Events Backgrounds & Clip Art

Enjoy more flexibility than ever to choose placement and specific Current Events appropriate for your school or age levels. Add as many as you’d like by simply dragging and dropping the background or individual pieces of art onto any page in your book. All for FREE...

More Pictavo Software Enhancements

NEW tools to help ensure the HIGHEST QUALITY High-Resolution Page View Due to screen resolution limitations that computer monitors have, sometimes high-resolution images can appear blurry in Pictavo. Now you can easily create and view a hi-res version of a page to...

Pictavo – Exciting New Updates for 2014!

ENHANCED DESIGN & PAGE LAYOUT TOOLS • Select from dozens of new fonts • Choose among a wide range of special characters • Create text boxes with multiple columns • Group elements together to easily move them as a unit • Easily align and distribute elements for...

Custom Cover Options for Your Yearbook

Custom Cover Ideas When you are designing your own yearbook cover the possibilities are endless. Start by outlining a plan to determine which features and options you want to include. Some schools start by reviewing pricing for various options and creating a budget to...

More Yearbook Design Ideas

Templates Thousands of schools enjoy using Pictavo—intuitive software designed to help yearbook staffs communicate, collaborate, create and sell their yearbooks. Visit www.Pictavo.com for more details about using the design software. Pictavo offers hundreds of...

Tips for Designing Your Yearbook

Basics Designing your yearbook is often the most fun part of the creation process. When working on your design, remember these principles to ensure a great looking-book that is fun for everyone page through. Alignment Aligning elements visually connects them to one...

How To Carry Your Yearbook Theme

The key to developing a theme is making sure your motif addresses it in every section of your yearbook—from the front cover to the back cover. Consider creating titles that play off words of the theme, or work on conceptual themes that play off an idea or image....

Yearbook Theme and Motif Development

A theme is the central idea, or unifying “attitude” of the year captured by the yearbook itself. It should tell a story about what makes this school year different and unique from other years—something that everyone can relate to and identify with. A motif is the...

Managing Yearbook Deadlines

Managing Deadlines As the yearbook adviser you are in total control of your book submission. Submit your book on schedule and your book will ship on schedule. It is critical that you know your deadline and plan your submission accordingly. Your desired delivery date...

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