Before You Begin: Beginner Board Books

Before You Begin

How to make Beginner Board Books

Our beginner board books allow you to: Add a limited number of photos Change text Simple, fun and easy to create!

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What are Beginner Board Books?

Beginner Board Books are our simplest and easiest board books to create. These books are:

  • Designed for people who are not technical and unfamiliar with computer
  • Allow for a limited number of photos
  • Allow for simple text
  • Limited in template flexibility, photos can only be swapped out and not moved around
  • Text cannot be moved around, but fonts can be changed for template versatility
  • With a Skill Level 1: Simple and easy to create

Getting Started

Beginner Board Book Checklist

  • Create an Account with us to save your board book project
  • 9-16 of your favorite photos in digital format on your computer, phone, tablet. You can even use images from Facebook!
  • Your loved one's name
  • Special message(s) you may want to include for each page
  • Credit Card for secure payment processing

Once you have the checklist above set, choose a beginner board book from our library.

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Understanding the Board Book Interface

Beginner Board Book Interface

1 - Editor

Use the editor to type out your messages, change images on each individual spread. 

2 - Minimize Editor

Use this icon to minimize the text and image editor.

3 - Trash

Use this icon trash text boxes or other places you may want to delete on the spread.

 

4 - Undo or Redo 

Use the arrows to undo or redo changes on the page.

5 - Align to Page

Use this icon change alignment of items on the page.

6 - Zoom

Use this icon to zoom in on elements on the page.

 

7 - Full Screen

Use this icon expand the board book interface to full screen. Press your escape button on your keyboard to exit.

8 - Finish Editing

Completes your editing and produces a final comp for you to review and approve to add to cart.

9 - Save

The Save Button gives you the ability to save your work at any point to return to at a later date. Also, use this button frequently during the board book building process to avoid a session timeout in the backend of the interface. Saved for later books remain in the cart for 90 days from the last change date made and then are deleted.

10 - Cancel

Cancels the work done on the page.

11 - Page Viewer

Shows the current page being viewed and allows you to select and and move images and text boxes on the page.

12 - Page Thumbnails and Image Uploader

Use this section to navigate between pages. Click on my images to upload all your images to add to the book or upload from Facebook.

 

 

 

Have Troubleshooting Questions? Review our FAQs

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Ready to start your board book?

Choose a  Beginner Board Book