Level up your photo book skills.
These tips will have you creating like a pro in no time at all.
Drag & drop photos directly on the page.
Skip creating a photo spot! Simply drag and drop your photos wherever you want them to show up on the page.
Copy, paste & more with keyboard shortcuts.
All keyboard shortcuts are now enabled, including copy & paste, undo, and redo. Scroll down for more details.
Build and customize your book in storyboard view.
Learn two easy ways to access storyboard view in the Shutterfly Photo Book Builder.
Add, edit, and style text in your photo book.
Explore the many ways to shape your photo book story with titles, captions and more.
Adding, arranging and deleting pages.
Select the pages you want, arrange them in your preferred order, and craft your story.
Adjusting your photo tray views.
Learn to customize your photo book workspace by moving and resizing your photo tray.
Stickers, backgrounds and embellishments.
Bring style to every page with tips for finding, using, and saving your favorite design elements.
Same features & tools, new places to find them!
Photo backgrounds.
Go to ‘Backgrounds.’ Select the single page or spread option. Open ‘Photos,’ then drag and drop whatever photo you’d like to add.
Storyboard view.
Do you prefer creating in storyboard view? Head to the ‘Arrange pages’ view and expand the bar on the left to create a similar experience.
Photo sorting & grouping.
Now you can quickly sort and group your photos right in the customization bar, making them easier to find and place in your book.
Text box & photo alignment.
Select the design elements you want to tweak, then use the ‘Align’ and ‘Match’ dropdown menus to make any shifts you’d like.
Moving photos to the bottom.
Go to the ‘Spread’ view then click on ‘More’ above your photo book—you’ll see an option to move photos back to the bottom of your screen.
Importing pages.
Don’t worry! You can still import pages from a different project by going to the ‘More’ dropdown menu above your photo book.
A deeper dive into your page & layouts tools.
Quickly add pages & spreads.
Now you can add new pages right where you are working! Simply click on ‘Page options’ to add, delete, duplicate, flip, and more.
Auto-arrange your photos.
Switch this toggle on if you want your photos to be automatically arranged into a layout right when you drop them on a page.
Shuffle through layouts.
Once you’ve dropped your photos on a page, you can click the ‘Shuffle’ button to rotate through layouts and find your favorite.
Keyboard shortcuts
