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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Report any inappropriate comments by clicking “Flag” to the right of the objectionable comment. (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)
On the following page, select the “do not email” option and click “Submit.” (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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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)
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)
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)
Sign in and from the Gallery home page click the “Post photo book” button. (Figure 21)
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)
Finally, agree to the terms and conditions and click the “Submit” button. (Figure 24)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
