How to Make a Storybook in Shutterfly
Shutterfly makes it easy to upload your digital pictures and order physical copies. If you want to create a memorable token from an important event, such as a birthday party or wedding, try the site's photo book feature. Photo books not only include your digital images but also allow you to add text. The text can either serve to explain the photographs or craft an imaged story that goes along with the photos.
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Instructions
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Sign in to your Shutterfly account and click on the "Store" tab in the toolbar at the top of your screen. Click on the "Photo Books" section of the "Store" menu.
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Click on the yellow "Go to All New Custom Path" button.
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Select a size for your new book -- five sizes are available ranging from 5X7 to 12X12. Choose a style for the book by clicking once on its thumbnail sample. Your book style includes the colors, font and decorative designs included on the book pages. Click "Select this style" once you have reviewed the different backgrounds and embellishments used in the style to confirm your choice.
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Choose the photos for your story book. Click the "My Shutterfly Pictures" tab to use photos that have already been uploaded to the site or "My Computer" to upload pictures from your hard drive. If you are a Facebook user click the "Facebook" tab to see photos from your albums on the social networking site. Click on each photo you want to include in the book and select "Add to Photo Book." The site directs you to a creation tool that shows a virtual copy of the book you create which updates as you add new photos and text.
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Click on the "Pictures" tab at the bottom of the book creation tool to see the photos you selected in step four. Drag a photo from the photos toolbar to the preview of your story book cover -- some covers have slots for multiple photos. Click the right arrow just beneath the image of your cover to move on to the next page. Drag a photo from the photos toolbar into the slots available on the page displayed. Click on the text box to remove the default text and enter your own. Repeat the process for every page in the book.
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Alter the layout for a page by clicking the "Layouts" tab in the sidebar which runs down the left side of your screen. Each layout has room for varying amounts of photos and text and are organized in a unique pattern. Likewise, click on the "Background" and "Embellishments" tabs to change the background color or decorative icons present on the page.
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Click on the "Save" button in the top right corner of the book preview. Click "Order" when you are satisfied with your preview and ready to purchase the book.
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