How to save time when designing your Christmas photo books

We have put together a few tips that will help you to quickly and easily design and order special gifts for special people.

How to create masterpieces in record time :)

But first: Organization is half the battle!

Regardless of the project you're creating (or already working on), we always recommend starting with the sorting of your photos. Sort your photos and put them all together in an album on your desktop so that they are all in one place.

Photos on your smartphone

Make sure that you have edited your images the way you want to print them. Then, when you import the images into the app or onto the desktop, they are already a giant step ahead.

Professional tip:
If you want to edit your pictures (black and white switching or changing the brightness), we recommend that you do this already in your photo-cap or an image editing app. This way you can then concentrate only on the arrangement of the pictures and the ideal design of the pages.

Options in the design software

Use the Autofill Wizard

You are lucky! In case you really need it to go very fast, we have the Autofill function. At the beginning of your project, simply select the option "Create photo product automatically". At the same time you can choose how many images should be placed per double page. The software will then automatically arrange the selected images in your empty book.

Professional tip:
With our new Smart Layout, up to 6 images per single page can be combined very easily. No more setting, adjusting and positioning of image boxes - Smart Layout always aligns your images and lets you change the layout with one click: With immediate results. Simply add text to your image selection and your personal photo book is ready in no time! 

1. drag images onto the pages without creating image boxes
2. change layouts easily
3. add more images if desired
4. ready

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Online editor

Decide for one of the many themes with image boxes already set or design the desired layout in an empty template. After you have imported your images, you can select the option "Auto Fill" in the images on the left side. The wizard will calculate how many images you have and distribute them in your book. If you still have empty pages, you can upload more images and use the same tool to fill the remaining empty pages in your book.

Check the layout

Since your book was filled automatically by the Assistant, we strongly recommend that you look through each page and check the layout. Pay special attention to the selected image section. It can happen that pictures with a high degree of emphasis are cut off unfavorably or undesirably.

Professional Tip:
If you need to move an image, simply click and drag the image to move it to a new position. If you wish, you can also move the pages in the book.  

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