Before you begin making your Photo Book, you will need to select the following from the Start Book screens within MyPublisher:

	1.	the size of the book you wish to create (PocketBook, Classic or Deluxe)
	2.	the style of your book such as captions, just photos or themed designs (Bestseller, Just Photos, Modern, Storyteller, Travel, Wedding, Baby Boy or Baby Girl)
	3.	the cover style of your book (for Classic or Deluxe Hardcovers only you will have a choice between a Picture Window or a Book Jacket cover; PocketBooks have Printed Covers).

 

Now you are ready to begin making your book in 5 easy steps:

1. Get Photos

2. Organize

3. Make Book

4. Preview

5. Purchase

 

1. Get Photos
Step 1 - Get Photos allows you to bring photos into MyPublisher for use in your book using the file system on your computer.

To copy photos into MyPublisher, click on Get Photos, and select your photo files from the directory. Your photos will be displayed on the upper portion of the screen. There are three ways of selecting photos to be used in your book:

	1.	Drag and drop the photo into the lower filmstrip area: Left-click on the photo, drag it into the filmstrip area, and release the mouse-button.
	2.	Double-click on the photo. Please be aware that clicking too quickly may duplicate the image in the filmstrip area. Each photo that you select will be added at the end of filmstrip, all the way to the right.
	3.	Left-click on the photo you want to add and then click on the Add Photos button at the bottom of the screen.

Use the scroll bar beneath the filmstrip area to preview all the photos you have selected.

 

Inserting Multiple Photos at one time
You can drag multiple photos into MyPublisher at one time by left-clicking on the first photo you want to insert, while holding down the Shift key. Then you can either use the scroll bar or keyboard navigation to advance to the last photo in the file you want to add. All the photos should be highlighted in blue. Or you can select multiple photos by holding down the Shift key and left clicking on individual photos. Then simply drag the entire highlighted area into the filmstrip area in the bottom of the screen.  

 

Removing Photos
There are two ways of removing a photo from the filmstrip area:

	1.	Right-click on the photo and select Remove Photo.
	2.	Left-click on the photo and click on the Remove Photo button located at the very bottom of your screen.

Removing the photo will remove it from the software, not from your computer. If you want to add this photo back into the software, you will need to go to Get Photos and follow the instructions above.

You have now selected all the photos you want to use to create your PhotoBook. The next step is organizing these photos.

2. Organize

Click on Step 2 - Organize from the toolbar located at the bottom of your screen.

Your images will be displayed in the order in which they were placed in the filmstrip area in the Get Photos function. In Organize, you can arrange your photos into the order you would like to use them in your Book. Simply left-click on a photo and drag it to the desired position on your screen. The photo will be inserted where the vertical light-blue line appears

Your photos will not actually be placed into pages in the book until Step 3 - Make Book. After photos have been added to a page, the page number that each photo resides on is displayed above each photo in organize.

NOTE: If you place photos on a page in Make Book then go back to Organize and rearrange them, these photos will not change sequence or order in which you placed them on your pages. All order changes to photos on your pages need to be made in Make Book. 

 

 

3. Make Book


Overview
In Step 3 - Make Book, you will be able to create pages, add photos and captions, enhance images, and modify your Book Style and Page Layout selections. Make Book defaults to a manual book-building mode, whereby you can build your book page-by-page by following these instructions:

	1.	Page Type — first select the Page Type you would like to use for the particular page you are working on. Page Type means how many photos you would like on the page, or a text-only or cover page.
	2.	Page Layout — once you have selected your Page Type, then you can select your Page Layout, how the photos are arranged on the page (with or without captions), or which cover you would like to use.
	3.	Finally, drag and drop your photos into the empty photo molds that you see on the page ( gray boxes) and enter any captions you would like, if your selected layout offers captions.
	4.	Advance to the next page by clicking the next arrow in the lower right hand corner.

NOTE: If you do not fill all photo molds or enter all captions in the Page Layout you selected, the empty space on the page will print the background color , i.e. white, black or gray. Neither the photo caption box nor the outline of the photo mold will appear on the page.

		To add extra pages to your book beyond the 20-page minimum:
		1. Select the Add New Page icon on the bottom right-hand side of your screen. Then select the Page Type or Page Layout for that new page.   2. Repeat the process until you have completed your book.
		Make Book Screen Layout
		The top portion of the screen displays the photos that you have selected for your book. On the top-left corner of the screen you can choose between photos view or pages view. Photos view — this displays all the photos you have selected to use in creating your book. Each time a photo is put into your book, it is removed from the photo tray. Photos cannot be used more than one time. If you want to use a photo twice, just add the photo twice during Get Photos. When a photo is removed from a page or a page is removed, the photos are placed back in the photo tray for future use in your book. Pages view — this displays the pages that you have already been created in your book.  In Pages view you can move the photos around on the pages and switch the order of the pages.   The center of the screen displays the gray design mat with a representative book. NOTE: The representative book cover color is not the actual color your book will appear. You choose your cover color in Step 5 - Purchase.   In the upper right hand side of the design mat, there is a drop down menu with your library of books (scroll down to view full list).   Directly below the design mat is the design tool bar. The includes 1-Page, 2-Page or All Pages view buttons, page layout and book style options, single- or double-sided printing choice, undo and redo buttons, the autobuild function and the add or remove pages option. See below for descriptions.   On the very bottom of the screen are the 5 steps for creating a book.
Book Control Toolbar This toolbar beneath the design mat contains the following controls, from left to right, to navigate your book design process.
		Book Views — 1 page view, 2 pages view, all pages view (shows all pages in the book at one time)
		Zoom In — Allows you to take a close up look at your photos you have placed on the pages of your book. Click on the Zoom In icon (magnifying glass with the + symbol) to enlarge your photo by 20%. Repeat this option multiple times to continue to magnify your pages by 20% increments.
		Zoom Out — To return to a normal size view and continue designing your book, click on the Zoom Out icon (magnifying glass with the - symbol.)
		Print Options — Includes the following options: Footers: Puts a footer on each page, except full-bleed pages. Page Numbers: Puts a page number on each page, except full-bleed pages. Single-sided or double-sided printing: Single-sided prints on only one side of the page - the right-hand side. Double-sided prints on both sides of the page - both left-hand and right-hand facing pages.
		Book Size & Style — You can choose your Book Size (Classic, Deluxe or PocketBook) and your Book Style (Bestseller, Modern, Storyteller, Just Photos, Wedding, Travel, Baby Boy or Baby Girl).
		Page Type — Allows you to choose how many photos or what type of page you want (1 photo, 2 photos, etc., text only or covers).
		Page Layout — After you select a page type, the page layout options pop-up. Here you choose a layout for the photos on the page by double clicking on one of the available layouts for your page type choice.
		Enhance Photo — Gives you access to MyPublisher's photo editing tools. You also can access these tools by clicking on a photo that has been placed on a page. A small editing toolbar will appear above the photo. See Enhance Photos Section for more information about these tools.
		Autobuild — For users in a hurry, Autobuild lets MyPublisher build your book for you. It takes all the photos you have chosen for your book and lays them out on each page automatically. The pages follow a sequence of 1, 2, 1, 2 photos per page. After your book has been built, you have the ability to modify or change any of the pages.
		Undo — Allows you to undo a change you have made to your book and can go back multiple steps.
		Redo — If you undo any changes, then change your mind, redo allows you to retrace your changes step by step.
		Add New Page — Adds a new page, you can select the page type and page layout for this page
		Remove Page — Removes the page from your book and puts the photos back in your photo tray for optional use later in the book.
		Back and Next Arrows — Allows you to navigate back and forth between pages in your book.

 

Book Style and Page Layouts
Book Style and Page Layout options are located in the book control tool bar directly beneath the design mat.
		The Book Style determines the placement of the photo on each page and the background design elements.
		To select your Book Style, make sure you're in Make Book mode, then click on the "Book Size and Style" button and select your desired theme using the drop-down menu.   When you choose a Book Style for your book, it is applied to your entire book. Multiple Book Styles cannot be used in one book. The Bestseller style offers the most flexibility in photo and caption layouts.
		The Page Type specifies the number of pictures you want to have on each page.
		The Page Layout determines the placement of the pictures on each page. You can custom select a layout for each page using the Page Type button to select the number of photos on the page and then clicking the Page Layout button to see the options for how those photos will be displayed on the page.
		The placement of the pictures and captions on the page as well as the background elements moves as you select your Book Style and Page Style combinations. This is displayed in the book representation area in the design mat. If you change Book Styles or Page Layouts during the design of a book, please be sure to Preview your book before purchasing.
		We recommend that you choose frames that are in the same orientation as your photos. Horizontal images should be placed into horizontal frames and vertical images should be placed in vertical frames.
		For more information about the Book Style and Page Layout options — please see the "Understanding Book Design" section.

 

 

Enhance

The MyPublisher software provides a number of tools to enhance the way that your photos will be printed.

The Enhance Photo features are accessible in the Get Photos, Organize and Make Book modes of MyPublisher from the standard menu bar on the top of the screen. However, you may find that selecting Enhance from the Make Book mode is the most effective place in the software to enhance your images.

Three ways to access the enhance features:

1. In Enhance Photo, only ONE image is displayed on the screen.
		While in Make Book mode, click on the Enhance Photo button in the design toolbar below the design mat. The enhance features will appear below it. The Back and Next arrows on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen will allow you to view every image of your book individually and allow you to edit if necessary.
2. In Make Book mode, you can enhance your images while seeing how they will appear on the page in relation to the other images on that page.
		Click on Make Book mode from the tool bar under the design mat.
		In the 1 Page or 2 Page view, left-click on the image that you would like to enhance. A toolbar will appear on the screen above the image and all 10 enhance features are displayed as icons (as opposed to text).
3. Right-click the image.
		Alternatively, if you right-click on the image that you would like to enhance, a menu list of all enhance options will appear on the screen next to the image. Choose your option from the list.

 

Below is a list of the enhance features accessible through MyPublisher:

		Red-Eye Removal: You can reduce the red-eye often found in photos with a few simple clicks. Red eye reduction is accessible via the mini-enhance tool bar that pops up when you click on an image in the book. It is also accessible via the Enhance Photo menu. To use the red-eye tool, place the cursor and drag the box (you can make the box as large or as small as you'd like) around the portion you wish to reduce the red-eye for. It is even possible to do multiple eyes at one time. After selecting the area, the Red Eye Removal box pops up. From that point, you either accept the suggested correction, or increase/decrease the sensitivity. When done, click the accept button to finalize the changes. Note: while the red-eye tool works extremely well, if a photo has red face paint on or is exceptionally red, it is possible that the red-eye tool will try to correct other red colors. Therefore it is best to select the area as close to the red-eye as possible to avoid this.
		Rotate: This feature will rotate the image 90 degrees (one quarter turn) clockwise (to the right). Images may need to be rotated if the original photo was imported in the incorrect orientation (landscape/horizontal instead of portrait/vertical, or vice versa). The photo can be rotated back to its original position, if desired.  If you have an older operating system, there might be a lag time between clicking the button and the actual rotation of the image. If you click the Rotate button too fast or too many times, the image might take a few seconds to reorient itself to the desired position.
		Flip: This feature flips the image such that the final result is a mirrored image of the original. Selecting the Flip button again will not flip the image back to its original position. In order to flip the image back, click on the Undo button.
		Black and White: This feature converts a color image to a black and white image. Selecting the Black and White button again will not convert the image back to color . In order to convert the image from black and white to color , click on the Undo button.
		Auto Adjust: This feature is designed for those images that may benefit from slight adjustments in tone, brightness, or contrast, such as:   Images that are slightly washed-out or over-exposed   Images where the subject is underexposed and appears too dark because of a bright background   Images where the picture may appear "flat" and may look better with a little more contrast NOTE: The Auto Adjust feature will not correct out-of-focus images, images that have a color caste, or images that resulted from "special" settings on your digital camera (e.g. sunsets or non-flash night/party scenes) nor will it make small image files larger, or improve the resolution of low-resolution image. If you want to revert your adjusted image back to its original state, click on the Undo button.
		Auto fit: This feature will automatically resize your photo so that it fits into the photo frame of the particular page layout you selected. To undo the auto fit, click on the Undo button.
		Zoom In: Clicking on the Zoom In feature will enlarge a photo in increments of 1%. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while you're clicking on the Zoom In button in order to enlarge your photo in increments of 5% each time you click on the Zoom In button. NOTE: If the outline around your photo changes from blue to RED, the resolution of this photo is below the recommended level for using the current zoom feature. The red outline around the photo indicates a less-than-optimum resolution. Please zoom out or use the photo with a higher resolution. If this photo is not adjusted or removed from the book, it will not print as sharply as it appears on your screen. It is strongly recommended that you adjust or remove any images in your book that have red outlines around them.
		Zoom Out: Clicking on the Zoom Out feature will reduce the size of the photo in increments of either 1% or 5%. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while you're clicking on the Zoom Out button in order to reduce the size of your photo in increments of 5% each time you click the Zoom Out button.
		Move: This feature will move (re-position) the photo within the confines of the photo frame. Click the Move button and then position the cursor (hand) on top of the image you'd like to move. Click the mouse button to grab the photo and drag it into the position you want it in. When you have the photo where you want it, release the mouse button. To get the image back to where you had it originally, click on the Undo button. If the original picture filled up the entire photo frame (prior to re-positioning it), you could also click on Auto Fit so that the picture will resize to fit the frame again.
		Crop: This feature allows you to select an area of a photo you want to include. Any area outside of the area selected will be removed from the image. In order to go back to the original photo size, click on the Undo button.

 

4. Preview

The Preview step allows you to view your book exactly as it will appear in print. It is necessary to Preview your book before ordering since MyPublisher cannot edit your book once it has been uploaded.

In order to preview your book, click Step 4 - Preview button below the design mat. You can either preview your book in a slideshow format or manually page by page.

		Preview each and every page of your book by scrolling through the pages of your book using the Next and Back arrow buttons. To start previewing from the beginning of book, click on the View Book from Start button below the design mat. To preview as a slideshow, click on the View as Slideshow button in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
		Make sure all photos, captions and layouts appear exactly how you want them.
		If you need to correct any page, go back to Make Book mode, locate the page or photo you wish to correct, and make the necessary changes.
		Once changes have been made, be sure to Preview your book again to make sure all changes have been made and the changes you made did not alter any of the other book pages.

 

 

5. Purchase

When you are satisfied that your book appears exactly how you want it within the Preview step, you are ready to move on to Step 5 - Purchase. Click Purchase from the toolbar beneath the design mat. This will open a new browser window and connect you to the MyPublisher shopping cart where you will be able to publish the book that you created.

First, you will be asked to confirm that you have previewed your book and it is ready to publish. If you want to go back and check your book or make any last minute changes, click on the link "Go to MyPublisher Preview now". This will return you to Step 4 - Preview within MyPublisher.

If you are ready to publish your book, check the box indicating that you have previewed your book then click Next. You will be asked to Sign in to your Account. If you have already set up an account, enter your log-in info, then click Next. If you are a new customer, enter your email address, click on the "No, I am a new customer" radio button, then click Next. This will take you to an account creation page where you will be asked to supply further information so we can set you up with an individual account. For further information regarding accounts, please see the Your Account section.

Once you have signed in to your account, you will select your Picture Window cover color and book size (for Classic and Deluxe) on the following page. On the successive pages, you will be asked to indicate your shipping address, choose your preferred shipping method and confirm payment information. The final step in Purchase is clicking on Upload where your book file will be transferred to MyPublisher for printing. Upload time varies based on the length of your book, size of your image files and your internet connection speed. Once the book is fully uploaded, an Order Confirmation page will appear in your browser and you also will receive an Order Confirmation email.

 

File

Under the file menu in MyPublisher, there are the following menu items.

New Book - Select this when you are creating a New Book.

Open Book - Displays all of the books you have created. Click on any of the titles to open and display the book.

Save - All book files are automatically saved in the MyPublisher software. You can also click Save to preserve the changes you have made to your book. If you forget to save, the software automatically saves the changes you have made.

Save As - Use the Save As to give your book a title. You can create different versions of the same book by saving multiple copies under different titles.

Rename Book - This allows you to change the name of your book without making a new file.

Delete Book - This will remove your book and the associated photos from the software.

Export Book - This allows you to save a copy of your book onto your hard drive. This is a useful feature for backing up your PhotoBook.

Import Book - If you have Exported a book onto your hard drive and deleted it from MyPublisher, you will use this function to Import the book back into the software. If you bring your book file to a different computer, you will use this function to bring the book file into the software.

MyPublisher Shop

MyPublisher Shop is a menu item located on the top menu bar of MyPublisher. You have the ability to do the following items with MyPublisher Shop:

		Shop for MyPublisher Products: Click here for a brief comparison of book prices and features.
		Order Now: Click here when you're ready to order your book. This will take you to the Shopping Cart log-in page. The Step 5 - Purchase button on the lower tool bar serves the same function.
		Price Check: Click here at any time to check the price of your MyPublisher book.

View

View gives you the ability to turn on and off certain MyPublisher features.

		Show all Warnings: This option cannot be turned off. This feature automatically displays important notifications to you as you make your PhotoBook.
		Show all Tool Tips: Click here to turn on or off the design tips that display while your cursor passes over your photos.

Help
These options will provide you with more information about MyPublisher and the MyPublisher software.

 

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