Grouping a Photo and 3 Text Boxes

[Skeezix]

I am using Photoshop version 7 to make business cards. Each card is 2"x3.5" and there are 10 cards per sheet of paper. I am familiar with version 7 since I got it over 20 years ago.

The first card has a small photo, a name, a phone number, and an email address. I have positioned those objects exactly where I need them in the top left-hand corner of the page.




My question is can I somehow group those 4 objects and then move the group over to the next card location? Then repeat the operation for each of the remaining business cards? If so, can somebody tell me where I can find instructions to do this?

Thank you

 

[Babine]

Assuming that each is on a seperate layer, group these layers so that they all can be moved together. This video HERE should help.

Cheers.

 

[IamSam]

My question is can I somehow group those 4 objects and then move the group over to the next card location?

You say objects. Do you mean layers? Are each of these "objects" on their own layers? Is the photo on it's own layer? Is the "Name" on it's own layer? Is the "Phone Number" on it's own layer? Is the "Email Addy" on it's own layer? If so, just group the layers, duplicate the group, and move it to it's new position on the sheet. Then change the info, duplicate and move. Repeat this until your have all 10 positions populated. Please note I'm only showing 8 positions in my example.

Template with one card position populated.


Card 1 layers are in a group.


Duplicate the group using Command + J
Move the duplicated group using the Move Tool, to it's new position.
Repeat process until all card positions are populated.

All card positions populated for printing sheet.


Layers panel with new (duplicated) group.


When you need a new sheet, you can now change the photo and information in the new group as well as renaming the group.
Repeat this process until all card positions are populated.

 

[IamSam]

The only thing I can suggest to make the photo placement easier, would be to create a place holding template (rectangle) and then clip the image to the template. Then all you have to do is free transform (Cmd + T) the photos to fit in the template.

Note: I did not include this possibility because Ps 7 does not have smart objects. If it did, you could convert the photo rectangle layer and the text layers into a smart object in the beginning, this would allow you to change all ten positions (cards) with just one edit. It's not that difficult, but this would have to be explained in a new post! This is what's commonly referred to as a "Mock Up".

 

[JeffK]

@IamSam - just to extend that...I would create a separate file set up to print all cards in combo. It would have spots for 2 across and 5 down to fit a standard A4 sheet..

Then create a new, separate file for each person (photo/name/phone/email). This way details can be edited and specific cards can be rerun without having to run an entire template of all unneeded cards.

Then as each card file is complete, combine all layers into one, and then drag/copy that combined layer over to the combo run template.