With your help, I have made some progress in this project. Unfortunately, I keep running into small frustrating issues that eat up way too much time.

i've looked for a photo template that would work, but have been unable to find a good pre-made template for photos beyond the linked one i included in this thread . . . and disappointed there wasn't a good explanation of how it was created.

Considering the hours put into this, for what someone skilled in Word could do in 15 minutes, I think I would be better off to just pay someone to make this template. (Any recommendations on where to look?)

I appreciate your help and apologize for not being able to use your advice in a productive manner.