How to Use Picmonkey

What is PicMonkey?

PicMonkey is a photo editing Apps

Log in to www.picmonkey.com

Your screen will look like this

For this Tutorial- Select Free Trial

Get the 7days free trial

Create an account

Enter your email

Enter your email

Create a password

Tick the captcha button

You will be asked to click pictures that are similar for verification

Click the “Crown me” button

One is Royale - Annual

And the other one is Royale - Monthly

But since we’re not going to purchase it right now!

Let’s just go to the free trial

After typing pickmonkey.com in the browser…

The screen will show you this…

Click Collage

Select Create a new collage from

Scroll down click on facebook

Your screen will appear like this

Click connect to Facebook

Log in to Facebook

Click Continue

PicMonkey will ask this, Click Ok

Choose Photos

Click Open

Screen will look like this

Click Layouts

Click FB Cover

Select a Layout that suits for your images

Click Save

Click Save to my computer

Or click share

Type something in the box

Click Facebook

Click Connect with Facebook

Click Do it!

Choose Another Layout - Ducks in a Row

PicMonkey will show this…

Click share this to more places

Click on Pinterest

Click Do it!

Click Ready, Cap’n!

Pick a board

Projects to Try – Click Save

Click Ready Cap’n!

Click Done

Other benefits in using PicMonkey.

Numerous backgrounds included in free version.

Loads of amazingly easy photo editing options.

Fun themes with new backgrounds, fonts, and

more are added each season.

Royale upgrade includes even more options for a low

fee.

Chrome extension for grabbing images and

screenshots.

You can upload your own fonts in addition to using

theirs

Let’s Learn More

Choose Your Canvas

Add a Background

Click on the crosshatch icon in the far left column.

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You can adjust the saturation of the color, and the transparency, by playing with the sliders.

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You can even layer multiple backgrounds to create a completely unique effect.

PicMonkey had loads of free backgrounds to choose from, and even more if you upgrade to Royale

Or, upload your own image from your computer

Facebook, Flickr, etc.

You can even add effects to your background! These are found via

the magic wand icon

click Apply if you want to add the effect.

The Monkey will remind you if you forget 😉

Click Add Text at the Top

Now Choose Font

Click in the text box, and start typing

Lots of formatting options appear in the pop-up menu.

Add as many text boxes as you need to say what you

need to!

Don’t forget to include one for your name or

URL.

Add Fun Overlays, If You Like

When you have time to play, check out:

Amazing photo editing tools via the lipstick icon

Fun overlays via the butterfly icon

Eye-catching borders via the frame icon

Save Your Creation

Click the button at the top of your screen

You can choose the resolution you want to save after you’ve made

your image.

We’ll go with 640 x 640 for Instagram.

You can choose from 3 file sizes of JPG, or a PNG.

Choose PNG, as it’s the best quality – especially for Facebook,

which loves to compress your JPG images.

If you’re going to use the image on your website,

also save a JPG, which will load faster.

NOTE: After saving, PicMonkey will take you back to your graphic

Don’t close this window! If you want to make additional graphics with this layout and different text, do so now

PicMonkey does NOT save an editable image.

Alternately, you can delete the parts that you want to change later

And save this background as another PNG file to work on later.

But you’ll save a lot of time by making all your similar graphics at once!

There you go!

Saves a lot of Time!

Thank you! I hope you learn!