Help: photo calendars

• About photo calendars
• Photo calendar prices and delivery
• Creating photo calendars
• Filling photo calendars using Autofill
• Filling photo calendars using Page-by-Page
• Editing photo calendar pages
• About recommended resolution
• Saving photo calendars

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About photo calendars

Photo calendars are 12-month, wall-hanging calendars featuring your own photos and captions. Our photo calendars are printed on heavy-weight, glossy cardstock that is easy to write on and bound in the middle with twin-loop wire. The finished, folded size of each calendar is 15.6 x 10.25".

Gallery photo calendars begin with the month of your choice. Of our 18 exclusive designs, you can select a unique layout for each month featuring one or multiple photos and personalised captions. Plus, create your own custom cover with a photo and title.

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Photo calendar prices and delivery

Please see our Prices & Shipping page for detailed information about Photo Calendar pricing and shipping rates.

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Creating photo calendars

1. Click "Shop" > select "Calendars".
2. Click "Create Calendar".
3. Choose the month and year you would like your photo calendar to start with.
4. Choose a page design for your photo calendar. (This design will initially be used, but you can change it later in the creation process by clicking "Change calendar design").
5. Click "Next".
6. Choose to insert your photos automatically using Autofill or to insert your photos individually using Page-by-Page.
7. Choose a page design. (This design will initially be used on each calendar page; however, you can change it later in the creation process by clicking "Change page design").
8. Click "Next".

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Filling photo calendars using Autofill

Autofill assists you with making photo calendars by automatically inserting all of your photos from a single album of your choice into your photo calendar. You can rearrange the photos before completing your purchase.

To fill your photo calendar using Autofill:

1. Select the album you would like to use for your photo calendar or click "upload new pictures" to add photos to an existing album or to create a new album.
2. To import the photo titles as photo captions, check the "Import photo titles as captions" checkbox.
3. Select the photo layout. (This layout will initially be used for all pages, but you can change the layouts later in the creation process by clicking "Choose page layout").
4. Click "Next".

Autofill notes:

• If you are automatically filling a previously edited photo calendar, Autofill will replace all of the contents within your photo calendar. If you have added photos and captions to the calendar, they will be replaced.
• You may add photos to your photo calendar from your own albums and your My Friends' Albums.
• If you have selected an album with more photos than the number of available photo slots, you will receive an Autofill message that reads: "Page limit reached. Your photo calendar has reached the limit of 12 months. Any photos that would have been placed after (last month and year) have not been added to your photo calendar".

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Filling photo calendars using Page-by-Page

With Page-by-Page, you can individually choose the photos and page layouts for your photo calendar pages from one or multiple albums.

1. Select the album you would like to use for your photo calendar from the dropdown menu, or click "upload photos" to add photos to an existing album or to create a new album.
2. Choose the page layouts by clicking "Choose page layout".
3. Drag and drop the photos from the photo tray into each photo slot labelled "drag photo here".

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Editing photo calendar pages

To insert a cover photo for your photo calendar:

1. From the "Go to:" dropdown menu, select "Cover".
2. Drag and drop the photo from the photo tray into the cover photo slot labelled "drag photo here".

To enter a title for your photo calendar:

1. From the "Go to:" dropdown menu, select "Cover".
2. Type a title and, if you wish, the author's name and the photo calendar creation date.

• To insert photos into the pages, drag and drop the photos from the photo tray into the space labelled "drag photo here". To change the layout or number of photos per page, choose another template from "Choose Page Layout".
• To enter captions for your photos, type the text in the text boxes below each corresponding photo. To omit this option, leave the text boxes blank. If you imported photo captions using the Autofill option, they will appear here. Caption Note: All caption areas have word count limits that vary depending on the page layout. Your captions may be shortened to fit the available space. We recommend previewing your captions on each page to see if they have been shortened by clicking "preview" under each page with captions.
• To move a photo from one position to another, click and drag the photo from the current position to a new position.
• To copy a photo, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while dragging the photo to its new position.
• To preview each page, click "preview" under the page you are editing. This will display the page as it will appear when printed.

Photo editing tools

To edit the photos you have inserted into your photo calendar:

1. Click the photo that you want to edit.
2. Use the editing toolbar to rotate, zoom in and out, and move and remove the positioning of the photo.

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About recommended resolution

For best results, we recommend that your photo calendar images have the following minimum resolutions:

Image size	Minimum recommended resolution (pixels)
Small	640 x 480
Medium	1024 x 768
Large	1280 x 960

A low resolution warning will appear on any photo that is below the recommended resolution for that size photo slot. You may choose to print a photo calendar that contains low-resolution images; however, the Gallery is not responsible for the printed quality of these images and will be unable to refund or reprint your order.

Using photos below this recommended resolution may result in printed images that are fuzzy, washed out or pixelated. Remember that the preview images that you see on your computer screen do not accurately reflect the quality of the printed photo.

Here are some sample images, which show possible distortions that may occur if you use images below the recommended resolution:

To check the resolution of your photos:

1. Save your photo calendar by clicking "Save calendar".
2. Click "My Photos".
3. Click the album that contains the photo you want to check
4. Click the photo you want to check.
5. The resolution will appear in the left menu.

Learn more about understanding digital image resolution.

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Saving photo calendars

Partial and completed photo calendars are saved automatically as you click "Cover", "First Month", "Next Month", "Previous Month", "Order", "Upload Photos" and "Preview" during the creation process.

• To save your photo calendar, click "Save calendar".
• To access your saved photo calendars, go to "My Photos" > "Edit My Saved Projects".

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Ordering photo calendars

1. Click "Order" when you are ready to check out.
   • You can order your photo calendar at any time, even if you have not filled all of the pages or photo spaces. Pages that have no photos will print with the chosen background.
2. Click "Previous" and "Next" to review your photo calendar pages. Click "edit" to change the page layout, photos or captions. Click "Change calendar design" to change the design of your photo calendar pages.
3. Enter the quantity you would like to order and click "Add to Basket". You can send your photo calendar to multiple delivery addresses later in the checkout process.

Note: The Gallery is not responsible for any typographical errors, so please check your captions carefully.

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Please email Customer Service with any questions you may have.