This guide walks you through building The Little Book in our desktop editor, from starting a project to saving your finished design. It covers the main toolbars, key features, and a step-by-step walkthrough of the editing process.
What's included in this article?
- How to Start a Project
- Main Editor Toolbars
- Step-by-Step Editor Walkthrough
- Saving Your Project
How to Start a Project
Click Customize on your chosen photo book, then select your cover design. These options can be changed later from inside the editor.
Main Editor Toolbars
Left Toolbar
- On the cover page: cover design option and colors
- These are pre-determined and cannot be edited or changed
- On interior pages: layout options
- Full page layout options do not have the option to add a caption
Top Toolbar
- Menu (three lines): access the help center or save and exit
- Rename your book title
- Undo / Redo
- Page views: single page, two page, all pages
- Autofill: start from scratch or finish my book
- Saved icon
- Proofs: view the pdf proof of your book to review
- Order
- Bell icon: alerts for issues like low-resolution photo
Right Toolbar
- Upload and manage photos
- Rename gallery
- Add photo galleries
- Sort and filter images
Once a photo has been added to the book, you'll see the page number the photo is on in the lower right corner.
Step-by-Step Editor Walkthrough
1. Upload your photos: When you open the editor, you'll be prompted to upload images. See Uploading Photos & Troubleshooting for details.
2. Rename your project: Click the project name in the top left so it's easy to find later.
3. Customize your cover: While on the cover page, you can click through the four cover design options and the four unique color combinations for each design. These are pre-determined and cannot be changed or customized. This book is designed to eliminate the guesswork and make it super easy to create.
4. Choose your page layouts: Click on the page you'd like to update and, using the left toolbar, select a layout. Full page layouts do not have the option to add a caption.
5. Add photos to your pages: Click on a page and then click the photo you'd like to add or drag images from the gallery into the photo boxes on each layout.
6. Edit your photos: Click on any photo to reposition or zoom in
7. Add and format text: Check 'Show Caption' in the left toolbar to add the caption box at the bottom of the page layout. There are no customization options for our text at the moment besides alignment. Captions cannot be added on full page layouts.
8. Add pages: Using the scroll bar at the bottom, you can scroll between two spreads to add two pages. Or using the "View All Pages" at the top you can click the plus sign between the spreads to add two pages. If you can't add more, you've reached the page limit.
9. Rearrange pages: You can rearrange single pages or full spreads by clicking the page and clicking and dragging the arrows to the desired location.
10. Delete pages: Pages have to be deleted in increments of two, so click into the full spread and click the trashcan icon. If you are unable to click the trash icon, it means you've reached the minimum page count.
Saving Your Project
The editor autosaves as you work. Check the top menu for a cloud icon and Saved to confirm, and find your project anytime under My Account > Projects.