Navigating MyPublisher Software

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:

  2. Double-click on the photo. Please be aware thatclicking too quickly may duplicate the image inthe filmstrip area. Each photo that you selectwill be added at the end of filmstrip, all theway to the right.
  3. Left-click on the photo you want to add and thenclick on the Add Photos buttonat the bottom of the screen.

Use the scroll bar beneath the filmstrip area to previewall 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 filmstriparea:

  1. Right-click on the photo and select RemovePhoto.
  2. Left-click on the photo and click on the RemovePhoto button located at the very bottomof your screen.

Removing the photo will remove it from the software, notfrom your computer. If you want to add this photo backinto 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 - Organizefrom 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 Step3 - Make Book. After photos have been added to a page, the page numberthat each photo resides on is displayed above each photo inorganise.

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 photosand captions, enhance images,and modify your Book Style and Page Layoutselections. Make Book defaults to a manualbook-building mode, whereby you can buildyour book page-by-page by following theseinstructions:

  1. Page Type — first select the Page Typeyou would like to use for the particularpage you are working on. Page Typemeans how many photos you would likeon the page, or a text-only or coverpage.
  2. Page Layout —once you have selected your Page Type,then you can select your Page Layout,how the photos are arranged on thepage (with or without captions), orwhich cover you would like to use.
  3. Finally, drag and drop your photos into the empty photomouldsthat you see on the page (greyboxes) and enter any captions you would like, if your selected layoutoffers captions.
  4. Advance to the next page by clickingthe next arrow in the lower righthand corner.


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

To add extra pagesto your book beyond the 20-page minimum:

  1. Select the Add New Page icon on thebottom right-hand side of your screen.Then select the Page Type or PageLayout for that new page.
  2. Repeat the process until you havecompleted your book.
  • Make Book Screen Layout

    • The top portion of the screen displaysthe photos that you have selectedfor your book. On the top-leftcorner of the screen you can choosebetween photos view or pages view.

      Photos view —this displays all the photos youhave selected to use in creatingyour book. Each time a photo isput into your book, it is removedfrom the photo tray. Photos cannotbe used more than one time. Ifyou want to use a photo twice,just add the photo twice duringGet Photos. Whena photo is removed from a pageor a page is removed, the photosare placed back in the photo trayfor future use in your book.

      Pages view —this displays the pages that you havealready been created in your book.In Pages view you can move thephotos around on the pages andswitch the order of the pages.

    • The centerof the screen displays the gray design mat with a representative book.

      NOTE: The representativebook cover color is not the actual color your book will appear. You choose your cover color in Step5 - Purchase.

    • In the upper right hand side of thedesign mat, there is a drop down menuwith your library of books (scrolldown to view full list).
    • Directly below the design mat is thedesign 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 autobuildfunction and the add or remove pagesoption. See below for descriptions.
    • On the very bottom of the screen arethe 5 steps for creating a book.
    BookControl 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 thebook 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 footeron each page, except full-bleed pages.

      Page Numbers: Puts a pagenumber on each page, except full-bleed pages.

      Single-sidedor double-sided printing: Single-sided prints on onlyone 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, Deluxeor PocketBook) and your Book Style (Bestseller,Modern, Storyteller, Just Photos, Wedding, Travel, Baby Boy or Baby Girl).
    • Page Type — Allows youto choose how many photos or what type of pageyou want (1 photo, 2 photos, etc., text only orcovers).
    • Page Layout — After youselect a page type, the page layout options pop-up. Here you choose a layout for thephotos on the page by doubleclicking on one of the available layouts for yourpage type choice.
    • Enhance Photo — Gives youaccess to MyPublisher's photo editing tools. Youalso can access these tools by clicking on a photothat has been placed on a page. A small editingtoolbar will appear above the photo. See EnhancePhotos Section for more information about thesetools.
    • Autobuild — For users ina hurry, Autobuild lets MyPublisher build your bookfor you. It takes all the photos you have chosenfor your book and lays them out on each page automatically.The pages follow a sequence of 1, 2, 1, 2 photosper page. After your book has been built, you have theability 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 newpage, you can select the page type and page layoutfor this page
    • Remove Page — Removes thepage from your book and puts the photos back inyour photo tray for optional use later in thebook.
    • Back and Next Arrows —Allows you to navigate back and forth betweenpages in your book.

      BookStyle and Page Layouts Book Style and Page Layout optionsare located in the book control tool bar directlybeneath the design mat.
    • The Book Style determines the placementof the photo on each page and the background design elements. To select your Book Style, make sureyou're in Make Book mode, then clickon the "Book Size and Style"button and select your desired themeusing the drop-down menu. When you choose a Book Style for yourbook, it is applied to your entirebook. Multiple Book Styles cannotbe used in one book. The Bestsellerstyle offers the most flexibilityin photo and caption layouts.
    • The Page Type specifies the number of picturesyou want to have on each page.
    • The Page Layout determines the placement of thepictures on each page. You can custom select alayout for each page using the Page Type buttonto select the number of photos on the page andthen clicking the Page Layout button to see theoptions for how those photos will be displayedon the page.
    • The placement of the pictures and captions onthe page as well as the background elements moves as you select your Book Style andPage Style combinations. This is displayed inthe book representation area in the design mat.If you change Book Styles or Page Layouts duringthe design of a book, please be sure to Previewyour book before purchasing.
    • We recommend that you choose frames that are inthe same orientation as your photos. Horizontalimages should be placed into horizontal framesand vertical images should be placed in verticalframes.
    • For more information about the Book Style andPage Layout options — please see the "UnderstandingBook 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 MyPublisherfrom thestandard menu bar on the top of the screen. However, youmay find that selecting Enhance from the Make Book mode is themost effective place in the software to enhance yourimages.

      Three ways to access the enhancefeatures:

      1. In Enhance Photo, only ONEimage 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 enhanceyour images while seeing how they will appearon the page in relation to the other images onthat page.
    • Click on Make Book mode from the tool bar under thedesign mat.
    • In the 1 Page or 2Page view, left-click on the image that you wouldlike to enhance. A toolbar will appear on thescreen above the image and all 10 enhance featuresare displayed as icons (as opposed to text). 3. Right-click the image.
    • Alternatively, if you right-click on the imagethat you would like to enhance, a menu list of allenhance options will appear on the screen nextto the image. Choose your option from the list.


      Below is a list of the enhance features accessible throughMyPublisher:

    • Red-Eye Removal: You can reduce the red-eye oftenfound in photos with a few simple clicks. Red eye reduction isaccessible via the mini-enhance tool bar that pops up when youclick on an image in the book. It is also accessible via the EnhancePhoto menu.

      To use the red-eye tool, place the cursor and drag the box (youcan make the box as large or as small as you'd like) around theportion you wish to reduce the red-eye for. It is even possibleto do multiple eyes at one time. After selecting the area, theRed Eye Removal box pops up. From that point, you either acceptthe 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 hasred face paint on or is exceptionally red, it is possible thatthe red-eye tool will try to correct other red colors. Thereforeit is best to select the area as close to the red-eye as possibleto avoid this.

    • Rotate: This feature will rotate the image 90 degrees(one quarter turn) clockwise (to the right). Images may need to berotated 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 betweenclicking the button and the actual rotation of the image. If you clickthe Rotate button too fast or too many times, the image might takea few seconds to reorient itself to the desired position.
    • Flip: This feature flips the image such that thefinal result is a mirrored image of the original. Selecting the Flipbutton 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 acolourimage to a black and white image. Selecting the Black and White buttonagain will not convert the image back tocolour. In order to convert the image from black and white tocolour, click on the Undo button.
    • Auto Adjust: This feature is designed for those imagesthat 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 toodark because of a bright background Images where the picture may appear "flat" andmay look better with a little more contrastNOTE: The Auto Adjust feature will not correct out-of-focusimages, images that have acolourcaste, or images that resulted from "special" settings onyour digital camera (e.g. sunsets or non-flash night/party scenes)nor will it make small image files larger, or improve the resolutionof low-resolution image.

      If you want to revert your adjustedimage back to its original state, click on the Undo button.

    • Auto fit: This feature will automatically resizeyour photo so that it fits into the photo frame of the particularpage layout you selected. To undo the auto fit, click on the Undobutton.
    • Zoom In: Clicking on the Zoom In feature will enlargea photo in increments of 1%. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboardwhile you're clicking on the Zoom In button in order to enlarge yourphoto in increments of 5% each time you click on the Zoom In button.

      NOTE: If the outline around your photo changesfrom blue to RED, the resolution of this photo is below the recommendedlevel for using the current zoom feature. The red outline around thephoto indicates a less-than-optimum resolution. Please zoom out oruse the photo with a higher resolution. If this photo is not adjustedor removed from the book, it will not print as sharply as it appearson your screen. It is strongly recommended that you adjust or removeany images in your book that have red outlines around them.
    • Zoom Out: Clicking on the Zoom Out feature will reducethe size of the photo in increments of either 1% or 5%. Hold downthe Shift key on your keyboard while you're clicking on the Zoom Outbutton in order to reduce the size of your photo in increments of5% each time you click the Zoom Out button.
    • Move: This feature will move (re-position) the photowithin the confines of the photo frame. Click the Move button andthen position the cursor (hand) on top of the image you'd like tomove. Click the mouse button to grab the photo and drag it into theposition 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 itoriginally, click on the Undo button. If the original picture filledup the entire photo frame (prior to re-positioning it), you couldalso click on Auto Fit so that the picture will resize to fit theframe again.
    • Crop: This feature allows you to select an area ofa photo you want to include. Any area outside of the area selectedwill be removed from the image. In order to go back to the originalphoto 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 indicatingthat you have previewed your book then click Next. You willbe asked to Sign in to your Account. If you have already setup an account, enter your log-in info, then click Next. Ifyou are a new customer, enter your email address, click onthe "No, I am a new customer" radio button, thenclick Next. This will take you to an account creation pagewhere you will be asked to supply further information so wecan set you up with an individual account. For further informationregarding accounts, please see the YourAccount section.

      Once you have signed in to your account, you will select your Picture Window cover colour 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 anyof the titles to open and display the book.

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

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

      Rename Book - This allows you to change the name of your book withoutmaking a new file.

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

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

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

      MyPublisher Shop

      MyPublisher Shop is a menu item located on the top menu bar ofMyPublisher. You have the ability to do the following itemswith MyPublisher Shop:

    • Shop for MyPublisher Products: Clickhere for a brief comparison of book prices andfeatures.
    • Order Now: Click here when you're ready to orderyour book. This will take you to the ShoppingCart log-in page. The Step 5 - Purchase button on the lowertool bar serves the same function.
    • Price Check: Click here at any time to check theprice of your MyPublisher book.


      View

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

    • Show all Warnings: This option cannot be turnedoff. This feature automatically displays importantnotifications to you as you make your PhotoBook.
    • Show all Tool Tips: Click here to turn on or offthe design tips that display while your cursorpasses over your photos.


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

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