HOW TO USE SHUTTERFLY GALLERY
Get started
We’re going to show you all the different ways you can
use Shutterfly Gallery, the place where members of the
Shutterfly community—just like you—share the beautiful
and inspiring projects they’ve created on the site.
To begin, sign in to your Shutterfly account. (If you don’t
already have one, click “Sign up” at the top of the page.)
Click the Community tab and have a look around. The
best way to start is to browse and search.
Browse Shutterfly Gallery
In the Gallery, you can view photo books submitted by
Shutterfly members, see who’s featured in the Member
Spotlight, or browse by featured books, categories and
popular keywords.
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Search Shutterfly Gallery
You can also find photo books using our search feature.
It allows you to search by specific words in the book title;
by project description; by keywords; and by the author’s
community name. To search, enter your search term in the
“Search Gallery” field on the right side of any Gallery
page. Make sure to check your spelling, as results will
only show for an exact word match. (Figure 4)
Figure 4
If you want to participate in the interactive aspects of
Shutterfly Gallery or post a book of your own, you’ll need
a Shutterfly account. Once you have one, a personal
profile will automatically be created and assigned to you.
In your personal profile, you can modify your screen name,
upload your own profile picture and edit the details about
a project you’ve posted. You can even include a brief
description about yourself. Once you’ve signed up, you
can always locate your community profile at the bottom of
“My Shutterfly.” (Figures 5 & 6)
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Post your photo book by going to the “My Shutterfly” tab
and selecting “Post to Gallery” under the “Community”
section. You’ll then be taken to the “Select a project to
post” page. Remember to first read our guidelines on
posting books, which can be found on the Shutterfly
Gallery homepage. (Figure 7)
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Create or modify a profile
A personal profile is created automatically with your
Shutterfly account. To view your profile, sign in and then
click on the module in the upper right of the Gallery
homepage that says “Hello...” On the Profile page, you
can personalize your Shutterfly Community name, Profile
picture and About me description. Be sure to create a
screen name you like, since it’s how you’ll be represented
in the Shutterfly Gallery community—in your profile, in
photo book posts and in any comments that you’d like to
make. You can change the name at any time. (Figure 8)
Figure 8
As part of your profile, we’ll give you a default icon. To
use another image, click “Change picture” and select an
image from one of your Shutterfly albums. (Figure 9)
Figure 9
In the “About Me” section write a description about
yourself. Check out other profiles to see how you might
want to tell your personal story. (Figure 10)
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You can also modify your community profile from the
personal information and account settings under
“My Account” or “My Shutterfly.”
Provide feedback
Comments
You’re welcome to comment on any photo book projects
in Shutterfly Gallery. In fact, we encourage you to get
involved and support others. Our only requirement is that
you be signed in to add your comment.
Clicking on an individual photo book will take you to
that book’s details page, where you can look through the
pages, read about the author, view comments, email the
book to a friend or report anything inappropriate.
(Figure 11)
Figure 11
To add a comment, click “Leave a comment” on the right
of the page. Share your thoughts, then click the “Add
Comment” button to submit. The creators of photo book
projects are proud of what they’ve done, so please provide
encouraging and positive comments. (Figure 12)
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Report any inappropriate comments by clicking “Flag” to
the right of the objectionable comment. (Figure 13)
Figure 13
If another user leaves a comment about your posted photo
book, we’ll send an email letting you know. All comments
made within a 24-hour period will be combined into one,
easy-to-read email. If you don’t want to receive an email,
opt out. Go to the “Profile” page and click “Change my
Shutterfly Gallery email preferences” on the right.
(Figure 14)
Figure 14
On the following page, select the “do not email” option
and click “Submit.” (Figure 15)
Figure 15
To delete a comment about a photo book project you’ve
posted, go to your community profile page, select the
“Recent activity” tab and click ”Delete” to the right of the
comment to be removed. (Figure 16)
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Ratings
We encourage you to rate Shutterfly Gallery book projects.
Roll your mouse over the number of stars that reflects your
opinion. Once your rating has been clicked, it’s submitted.
To keep ratings fair, you may only vote once per book.
(Figure 17)
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Favorites
If you’d like to add a photo book to your favorites page,
click the link to the right of the slideshow that says “Save to
favorites.” The book will automatically be added to the list
of your favorites. (Figure 18)
Figure 18
To access your favorites list, go to your profile page and
select the “Favorite Projects” tab. (Figure 19)
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Post a photo book
Before you post a photo book of your own, review our
guidelines found on the Shutterfly Gallery home page.
You’ll have a better idea of what to expect and what
changes to make prior to posting. (Figure 20)
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Sign in and from the Gallery home page click the “Post
photo book” button. (Figure 21)
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You’ll see all the photo book projects you’ve created. (If
you don’t have any photo books created, you can start one
on our Store page.) Choose which book you’d like to post
and click “Post photo book to Gallery” on the right column.
(Figure 22)
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On the next page, enter information about the book that
will give it a unique identity and help others find it on
Gallery. Give your book a title, enter a category and
write a description.
You’ll also need to enter “tags”— relevant keywords or
terms associated with a photo book that can be used to
describe the book to others. For instance, a photo book
about travel to the historic monuments in Italy can be
tagged with the terms “Italy,” “travel” and “monuments.”
There are spaces for four tags, but you can add more tags
by clicking the “Add more tags” link. You may include
letters, numbers and underscores in your tag descriptions.
The most popular and frequently used tags appear in the
“tag cloud” at the bottom of the Shutterfly Gallery home
page. (Figure 23)
Figure 23
Finally, agree to the terms and conditions and click the
“Submit” button. (Figure 24)
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Edit or remove
On the “My Gallery Projects” tab, you’ll see a list of all the
books that you’ve posted to Shutterfly Gallery. Underneath
each book entry are two links: “Edit post” and “Remove
from Gallery.” Selecting “Edit post” allows you to modify
your book’s title, categories, tags and description.
(Figure 25)
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Selecting “Remove from Gallery” permanently deletes that
project from the Shutterfly Gallery. You’ll first be asked to
confirm that you want to remove this project. It may take up
to one hour to remove all instances of your photo book from
the Gallery pages. To add this project back into the Gallery
you’ll need to re-post it. (Figure 26)
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Make one like this™
When you find a photo book that inspires you, it’s easy to
make one just like it with our “Make one like this” feature.
Once you’re signed in and have found a book you like,
click on the “Make one like this” button. The design, styles
and layouts of the selected book will automatically be
loaded into the photo book you’re creating, making it easy
to tell your own story. All you have to do is add your own
pictures and text. (Figure 27)
Figure 27
Even though you may have started your photo book by
copying one from the Gallery, you can always personalize
yours with the options we offer, including adding and
reordering pages, and changing backgrounds and layouts.
(Figure 28)
Figure 28
When using the “Make one like this” feature with a Digital
Scrapbook, you’ll start the photo book with blank pages
because each page in a digital scrapbook is a single,
custom-created JPEG image. (Figure 29)
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Although the images and text from the Shutterfly member
who made the original book will be removed, a pop-up
guide of their book can be referenced by clicking the
“Original Gallery book” link on the lower-right of your
workspace. (Figure 30)
Figure 30
You can also select “Start a new book this size” below the
“Make one like this” button to start an identically sized
book from scratch. (Figure 31)
Figure 31
Now you’re ready to get started exploring Shutterfly
Gallery. Click the Gallery home page to begin or take a
look at our storytelling blog to get ideas and inspiration.
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