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Ordering products
Selecting products
After choosing a product group on the homepage, an overview of the products on offer will be displayed. Click on 'Order' for any product you want to order. You may later add further products to your order.
Please note: Photo prints, posters and photo gifts cannot be ordered together with photo calendars and photobooks, as these items are manufactured and packed at different locations.
SmartPage Templates for Products
The SmartPage will help you find a convenient picture arrangement for your product as already described in the photobook section.
Several suggestions will be calculated and shown in a preview.
To begin with select the pictures you want to place onto the product from the thumbnail view by clicking. In the next step the selected pictures will be dragged via drag&drop onto the product. At this stage it is important that you do not let go of the left mouse button when you have moved your pictures onto the product. Keep the mouse button pressed down and push the arrow keys cursor down or cursor up on your keyboard or alternatively the space key in order to switch between the different SmartPage suggestions.
When you have selected a convenient arrangement you can let go of the mouse button. Should you wish to change the arrangement of your pictures after inserting your pictures, simply click on the tab folder ‘templates’ which will show you all available suggestions in the filter ‘SmartPage’ and select a different arrangement.
Adding pictures to products
When you have chosen a product, the layout and editing window appears. A preview picture of the product will appear. You may add one or more pictures into the product. Choose a folder with pictures in the upper-left corner. Then, in preview, double-click on the desired picture, or drag the picture with the mouse button pressed down onto the product.
Customise picture to product
After you have added a picture to the desired product you can customise the picture accordingly. For free positioning of one or more pictures, click on the 'Collage' button in the upper-right corner. In detail, you can:
Edit picture areas
On the right there is the 'Photo' tab. Use the buttons + and - to zoom in or out of the selected area.
Use the arrows to move the section into the desired direction.
Customise and move picture fields
On the right there is the 'Border' tab. It allows you to move the picture frame that has been added to the product into the desired direction. You can use the buttons + and to enlarge or minimise the picture field. Alternatively you can also change the picture size by dragging the blue points on the picture border.
You can also use the mouse to move the picture field on the product. To do so, move the mouse directly over the picture, press and hold the left mouse button and move it to the desired position.
It is only possible to move the picture field while the 'Collage' function is enabled.
Rotate picture fields:
To rotate a picture field, select it with a mouse click and drag the blue point on the upper-centre of the border (the mouse pointer will become 2 arrows) into the desired direction.
Picture editing
Double-click on the desired picture or click 'Edit' to open the image-editing function where you can add artistic effects. Any changes can be undone by clicking 'Undo'.
Click 'Undo' to revert to the previously applied changes step by step. Use the button 'Redo' to restore previously undone steps.
Pictures that have been inserted can be removed by clicking 'Delete'.
Add text
To add text to your product click onto the 'Add text' button on the right. A text field will appear allowing you to open the text editor by double-clicking.
Entering / formatting text
Double-click on a text field or select the text field and then click 'Edit' on the right to open the text input window. A window opens where you can enter your text, set the font and colour, as well as preferred style (e.g. bold). If you enable the option 'Set as default' the current text settings will be used as default for font type, font size, font colour, etc. When clicking 'Use defaults' the last modified text settings will be used. Then click on 'OK' after entering the text. The text is now displayed in the previously positioned text field. You can later alter the dimensions and position of this field.
If you need to resize the font that appears in the text field you can do it without using the Edit button. To do so, click the corresponding text field and click on the 'Font' tab. There you can modify the size with
the '+' and '-' buttons.
Whenever this icon appears on your text field, the text is too extensive for the text field size and will become truncated. In that case, reduce the amount of text or resize the text field while the Free positioning mode is enabled.
Size / position / rotation of text fields
When selecting a text field by clicking on it, blue points and a frame will appear around it. You can then modify the text field. When moving the mouse over the blue points, the pointer will change accordingly. Click one of these points and drag the mouse to adjust the size and orientation of the text field. To move a text field, click on the frame, keep the mouse button pressed and drag the field by moving the mouse.
Alternatively you can use the buttons on the right to move text fields to the desired position. To do so, click on the text field and use the corresponding arrow under 'Frame' in order to move it into the desired direction and to resize it.
Please note that text field will always appear on top of picture fields.
Remove text
Double-click on a text field and delete the text in the 'Your text' area. Then confirm by clicking 'OK'. Alternatively you can remove the contents by right-clicking onto the text field and then clicking the option 'Delete contents'.
Removing text fields
To remove a text field mark it by clicking on it and then right-click on 'Delete'. Alternatively you can right-click on the text field you want to delete and then choose the 'Delete' command from the context menu.
It is only possible to add a text while the 'Collage' function is enabled.
On the 'Layouts' tab you have templates with text fields.
Add background
On the 'Backgrounds' tab you can set a background image for your product. Double-click on the desired template or use drag and drop to select the desired background for your product. The background image selection can also be made by clicking on the desired template and then on the button 'Use background'.
You can use custom pictures as background by right-clicking on the picture and selecting 'Use image as background'.
Use layouts
Templates are arrangements of picture and/or text field combinations. Under the Templates tab on the left you can find many different templates to choose from. To apply a template to your product, double-click on the desired templates or use drag and drop by clicking on a template and dragging the mouse onto the product. Next you can drag the pictures onto the picture fields and/or edit the text field.
Product preview
Click on 'Preview' at the bottom to obtain a product preview. Here you can see how the pictures will be printed on the final product. Click 'Back' to close the preview.
Product options
Some products offer various options. For instance, some mugs allow you to select the position for the handle.
Continue order process
When you have all the products ready and would like to conclude your order, click on the button 'Go to order' in the lower-right corner. This will take you to the shopping basket overview. Check that everything is correct. You can now set the order and payment methods and continue with the ordering process.
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