1. Create an Account/Sign in
- 1. Visit www.shutterfly.com and set up a free Shutterfly account or
- 2. Log into your Shutterfly account
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • Shutterfly NEVER deletes any images or your projects
2. Add/Upload Images into your Account
- 1. Select “Add pictures” tab and follow instructions to upload images from computer into online album
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • First consult the How to print Your Digital Scrapbook guide for exact sizing of pages, covers, and spine
- • Templates are available for download as guides
- • Images should be in .jpg format
- • Recommended image size is 300dpi/RGB color mode (note: turn off VividPics®)
Turn off VividPics®
Turn off Easy Crop
Please note: At this time, the new book size feature does not work with digital scrapbook layouts.
3. Select Photo Book Size/Select Print My Digital Scrapbook Occasion
- 1. From My Shutterfly, select “Photo Books” from “My Projects”
- 2. Select “Print Your Digital Scrapbook” from the list of occasions
- 3. Select Photo Book size
- 4. Select “Get Started” to begin
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • Available in following sizes: 12x12, 8x11, 8x8, 7x9, and 5x7
- • Specs for each book size are different
4. Get Images
- 1. Select “Get pictures” to use in your book
- 2. Select desired .jpg images from your Shutterfly albums (by the entire album or selected images)
- 3. Select “Add selected pictures” (images will appear in filmstrip thumbnail below layout)
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • It is critical to upload images into album using the specs provided to attain optimal results
- • Upload images in the order desired in the finished book to make the creation process quicker
- • Images may appear cropped in the filmstrip thumbnails; this is NOT representative of the final product. Use preview mode to get an accurate rendering of the final printed product
5. Drag and Drop Images into Pages
- 1. Confirm you are in the edit “Pages“ mode from the tabs on top
- 2. Drag and drop images from filmstrip into each page of the Digital Scrapbook
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • Photo books require a minimum 20 pages to complete a book
- • Also available are Shutterfly’s pre-designed layouts with individual photos and text boxes
6. Drag and Drop Images into Cover and Spine
- 1. Confirm you are in the edit “Cover” mode from the tabs on top
- 2. Drag and drop images from filmstrip into cover and spine
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • 12x12 and 8x8 covers and spine specs are different
7. Preview
- 1. Click “Preview” from the tabs on top to review your completed Digital Scrapbook
Shutterfly Recommends:
- • Please check thoroughly each page, cover, and spine as the Preview is exactly how your Digital Scrapbook will print
- • Changes (adjustments in positioning etc.) should be made to the original image, re-uploaded into album, and then into your project (steps 2, 4-7)
- • Remember to preview again
8. Order
- 1. Click “Next” to order your completed Digital Scrapbook
