Shutterfly Users - Question

[nesser1981]

Hey Y'all,
I'm getting ready to order the first book my first photobook from Shutterfly since 2008, I have a couple for my daughter I've been working on and they have the unlimited pages sale happening again.

Anyhow, my question is, how do you change the binding of the book? I can't figure out how to add the scrapbook paper I'd like so it matches and looks more full bleed, or do I just have to stick with their default bindings?

[lovely1m]

Like you're looking for the lay-flat pages? Or you're looking for full photo pages? Or am I off-mark on both questions? For lay-flat, you select it at the beginning. For the full-page photos, it's under the 1 photo pages and you can find ones that are full pages.

[aussiegirl]

If you click on the section of the binding when doing the cover and back pages, then you can upload a paper of whatever you would like. I couldn't figure out how to add words onto the paper this last time though, so if you can figure out the 2 together, you are doing great. Everytime I tried to add words, it removed the paper. Does that make sense?

[nesser1981]

Originally Posted by aussiegirl

If you click on the section of the binding when doing the cover and back pages, then you can upload a paper of whatever you would like. I couldn't figure out how to add words onto the paper this last time though, so if you can figure out the 2 together, you are doing great. Everytime I tried to add words, it removed the paper. Does that make sense?

Yep, thank you.

[HavaDrPepper]

Since I'm doing books for my cousin and use the same cover pages for each, I went ahead and actually made a paper the size of the spine. I do 10x10 books so my spine is 431x3510 pixels. I then just upload it for that part of the binding. I'm not sure where I found them on the website, but I found design spec templates for their books. I downloaded all the sizes for both hard and soft cover albums.

If you do that, you could add your words on that then upload it. I don't do words on the spine, I just change the volume # on the cover layout (hoping to order #3 this weekend!)

[nesser1981]

Well, after over an hour messing with everything, I just remembered why I don't use shutterfly, they only hold 100 pages. Ugh! I totally made volume one where it would work fine, I usually always the same kit for 2 pages, well I tried one kit per page. 124 pages like that and it's fine, but not my fav, so volume two I went back to my old way, that's another 80 plus pages, so I'm pretty well stuck at this point.

Shoot! I thought I was going to save a bundle.

[HavaDrPepper]

I have 110 pages in the one I'm doing but that is the limit.

I'm not understanding what you are saying about kits though.

[nesser1981]

Originally Posted by HavaDrPepper

I have 110 pages in the one I'm doing but that is the limit.

I'm not understanding what you are saying about kits though.

Ohh, good to know! Maybe I can make it work.