Using Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4

PhotoDeluxe works well with the procedure for printing multiple photos on a single page. In fact, it's even somewhat easier than using Photoshop!
The following are the main differences between doing the printing procedure in Photoshop and PhotoDeluxe version 4; you might want to print these, and then go back to the main page for the step by step procedure, keeping the printed page to refer to. (or jsut use your browser's forward and back buttons, if you prefer)

TIP: Click View, and then choose "Show Rulers" to help size the photos. Also, "Show Layers" will show you the layers palette.
Click the "advanced menus" button at the lower left of the screen in PhotoDeluxe 4, to have access to the tools.
The marquee tool (Ctrl-M) is found at "Select...Selection Tools...Rectangle" (use the shortcut!)
The move tool is automatically chosen for you after you open a photo or make a selection
There's no need to choose the Transform tool; when you drag a photo or a selection to your blank page (template), the photo automatically has resize handles, and you can also rotate it with the handles.
No need to hold down the shift key when resizing; it automatically maintains the right proportions
To quickly rotate an image or selection 90 degrees, click Orientation...and then Rotate the direction you want.
The Layers palette doesn't have the "duplicate layer" option, so use the edit...copy/paste (ctrl-c, ctrl-v) method. There is no "flatten image" to combine all of the layers, but there is a "merge down", which can accomplish the same thing just merge until there is only one layer left.

Aside from the above, the process is the same as using Photoshop, and you can still move and do color adjustments on the different layers without affecting the others.

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