How to start using Adobe Spark
1 Access Adobe Spark
Open your browser and head over to where you can click ‘Log in’ to log in with an existing Adobe ID, or click ‘Start now for free’ to sign up for a free account. Once signed in, you’ll be taken to the main page. Click the yellow ‘+’ button. spark.adobe.com
2 Choose your book type
Click the blue ‘+’ button to select ‘Page’. When the new page is generated, click ‘Add a title’ to give your story a title, followed by ‘Add a subtitle’ (this is optional). Once done, tap the photo button to upload a photo or import one from Dropbox or Google Photos.
3 Tweak your images
Click on the photo to change its focal point (tap and drag the crosshairs, then click ‘Save’), replace it with a different image or delete it and start again. Once in place, tap and drag on your heading if you want to move it to accommodate the photo.
4 Add chapter headings
Scroll down as instructed and a new pop-up will appear giving you a choice of elements to add. Choose ‘T’ to type or paste text from another document – if you’re adding a chapter title, choose ‘H1’ or ‘H2’ from the formatting options.
5 Add more elements
Click ‘+’ to continue adding elements, mixing text with photos (try the photo grid and glideshow options for slideshows). You can also embed video from YouTube, Vimeo or Spark Video, plus add an interactive button that provides a link to another web page.
6 Editing your page
As you add extra elements, click on them to edit, replace, remove or reveal context-sensitive options – for example, if you create a photo grid, you can switch the order of photos, promote better quality photos so they’re displayed larger, and so on.
7 Change the theme
The basic theme is quite modern – click ‘Themes’ in the top-right corner to reveal a choice of 12 alternatives to the default. Click one and Spark will automatically update – the flow of your story remains unaffected. Experiment until you find one you like.
8 Finish and share
Click the ‘Preview’ button and you’ll see how your story will be viewed by others – note the clever use of transition effects. Click the ‘X’ to return to editing. When you’re done, click ‘Share’ to publish and generate a link to share with your family.