Photo Factory 01A) Creating Custom Folded Cards
To build Folded Cards in the Photo Factory you will need to prepare 3 components
ahead of time in a graphic design software such as Photoshop.
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First you will need a
Thumbnail with a minimum of 500x500 pixels and a maximum of
1000x1000 pixels and saved as a jpg.
2
Then you will need a
Foreground image prepared at 300 dpi and saved as a transparent png in order
to leave holes for the image areas where the user will place their photos to personalize the card.
3
For the inside of the card you will need a
Background image prepared at 300dpi also saved as a jpg.
4
Locate the
Category and
Sub-category you want your product to appear and
click on the
Unpublished number in the
Product Catalog environment.
5
Click on the NEW FIXED PRODUCT button at the top of the page.
6
Click on the
THUMBNAILS button under the no image default icon.
7
Locate your
Thumbnail and click on
SET AS THUMBNAIL.
8
You will see your Thumbnail appear. Add the product
Name and
Description, scroll to the bottom and
SAVE.
9
You will see your Custom Product appear next to the other products in your account.
Click on the
EDIT button next to your new product, this will bring you back to your
Product Creation page.
10
Click on the
NEW FIXED PRODUCT button at the top of the
Pages section.
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Under Name enter "Outside of Card". Enter the dimensions of the page including bleed and fold values.
12
Scroll to the bottom and click on
SAVE. Under
Pages you will see your "Outside of Card".
Click on EDIT to return to your Edit Page. Click on the
Foreground button under the Graphics section.
13
Locate the Foreground PNG and click on
SET AS FOREGROUND.
14
Under Canvas click on
ADD IMAGE.
15
You will see a default cloud image appear on your page. Use the manipulation handles on the four corners to
resize and move it so that it fills the transparent area of your foreground.
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Now click on
ADD TEXT under
Canvas.
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Click on the text box to move it where you want and resize the box to cover the area that text can appear.
Add as many image and text boxes that your design requires and
SAVE.
18
This time click on
NEW FREESTYLE PAGE under
Pages. A page will appear with the same dimensions as the previous page you built.
19
Name this Page "Inside of Card" Add the bleed and fold values and acces your background image by clicking on the
Background button.
Locate your image and click on
SET AS BACKGROUND. Scroll to the bottom and
SAVE.
20
Click on
EDIT to the right of the
Specificatio
n section. Select all the radio buttons that apply to your product and
SAVE.
21
Click on
EDIT to the right of the
Tags section and choose which
Tags that will make it easier for your clients to find the right card for the right occasion.
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Click on
SAVE and
PUBLISH your Product.
