Detailed Photo Book Instructions

. . . Select the cover image?

To choose the cover image, begin on your gallery page. you will see a row of icons in the upper right hand of the screen. Select the image order icon (gray circle with a "1,2") on it. Once on the Image Order page there are three main columns: Thumbnail, Title and Position, and Miscellaneous. In the Miscellaneous column there are four options for each image: Gallery Image, Favorite Image, Batch Select, and Position. Select Gallery Image for the image you want as your cover. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save Changes. When you create your photo book this image will be the cover, and this can be changed anytime you want.

. . . Arrange the order of my images?

Again, begin on your gallery page and select the Image Order icon (as described above). Once on the Image Order page under the Miscellaneous column there is a position box where you may type a number. Simply enter the numbers according to the order you would like your images to appear in your photo book. Then scroll to the bottom and select Save Changes.

. . . Add a caption and description to each image?

Adding captions and descriptions is done on the Edit Image page. To get to this page begin on your gallery page, then select the image to which you wish to add the caption and description. From this page you will notice the Edit Image icon in the upper right corner (piece of paper with a pencil). Select it. You are now on the Edit Image page. From this page you can enter a caption into the Title box and a description into the Description box. After you finish typing your caption and description, scroll to the bottom and select Save Image. When you create your photo book, in order to have these captions and descriptions appear in the book select the Advanced option. Select Smart Captions and aPrint Detailed aImage Pages. With Smart Captions pages will display your image centered with a white margin and the caption and description directly below the image.

. . . Print my cover image inside my book?

The default setting for all photo books is to NOT print a gallery page (similar to a title page) as the first page in your book. If you wish to have your gallery image also print inside your book, select this option. To do this you must first click the Order Photo Book icon on your gallery page. Step 1: Select Book Options, will be the first page you visit. On this page the last opiton listed is Print Gallery Pages. This box is NOT selected by default. You must select this box if you want the gallery page to appear in your book.

. . . Layout multiple images on one page?

We offer a really cool multi-up feature that allows you to specify from one to 48 images on a single page. The option is selected during the first stage of the book maker process. Here is an example of two images to a page.

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