Panoramic Squares Poster

• Go to File-New
  • Width: 22
  • Height: 8
  • Resolution: 150
  • Background Contents: White

Step 2: 

• Go to View
  • Guides
    • New Guide Layout

Step 3: 

• Color: Black
• Comumns
  • Number 4
  • Gutter 0.4
• Margin
  • Top: 0.8
  • Left: 0.8
  • Bottom: 2.8
  • Right: 0.8

Step 4:

• Choose the Rectangle Tool
  • Fill: Black
  • Stroke: white box with red line through it

Step 5:

• Draw a box so that it fits within the graph lines

• Click CONTROL and J at the same time
  • This will duplicate your rectangle layer.
• Click on the move tool
  • Move the square to the right into the next graph space
    • Click Enter

Step 7:

• Click CONTROL and J again to duplicate the square
  • Click on the move tool
    • Move the square to the right into the next graph space
      • Click Enter
• Repeat the above steps until you have 4 boxes

Step 8:

IMPORTANT STEP!!!!!!!!!!!

• Go to Layers Pallet
  • Un-click the Eye on the Background Layer.
• Click on the Rectangle 1 Layer
  • • • Hold Shift Key
        • Click on Rectangle 1 copy 3 Layer
          •  This should highlight all 4 layers
• Right click anywhere on the highlighted layers
  • Merge Visible

Step 10: 

• Click the Eye on the Background Layer ( You will now have two layers)

Step 11: 

• Go to File- Place Embedded
  • Choose the Panoramic photo
    • It will show up in the middle of the canvas
      • Move Panoramic photo on-top of the 4 boxes
        • Make it bigger until it fits over all 4 boxes completly
          • Click Enter

Step 12:

• Make sure you are on the panoramic photo layer (top layer)
  • Right Click
    • Pick Create Clipping Mask

Step 13:

• The photo will now be behind all 4 boxes
  • If you would like to re-position your panoramic photo
    • • Click on the move tool and move it around

Step 14:

• We will now take off  the graph lines
  • View
    • Click Extras so there is no check mark by it

Step 15:

• Select the Text Tool
  • Draw a box below the panoramic squares
    • It should be similar in size to the box in the image below

• Before typing your text
  • 72 pt
  • Middle lines are selected
  • Black Selected

• Type in the Location of the panoramic photo
  • You may change the font style

• After you type the location
  • Put 5 spaces
    • Put the ~  symbol (located above the Tab key)
  • Put 5 more spaces
    • Type California, or the County or the City (ex Orange County or Mission Viejo  CA

• Create a new Text Box under the middle of your photo
  • Make the font a LOT smaller
  • Type in your name

• Flatten your layers
• Save as jpeg