Design Studio products may include note cards, invitations, posters, or promotional flyers that you can personalize in various ways. For example, you may be able to position and re-size text, images, and shapes; add new text, images, and shapes; edit and format text; enhance images; or select finishing options. What you can do depends on the product you selected.
Tips
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When finishing options can be selected for a product, the left side of
the window includes a Finishing Options
pane. When that pane is open, the Quick
Help pane (with tips for getting started) is closed. Only one pane
can be open at a time. To switch between the panes, click their names.
(For some products, a Quick Help
pane may not be available.)
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You can save your work at any time by clicking Save
Job at the top of the page. This allows you to return
to the job later. If you are not registered on the site, you can register
after clicking Save Job (you must
be registered and logged in to save jobs and check out).
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If the product is part of a kit, some
fields will not apply and some information may already be filled in for
you. You will also see a Finish
button instead of Add to Cart.
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Some Design Studio products may be available in both printed and/or downloadable
form. In this case, in addition to (or instead of) obtaining the printed
copies of the product, you can order a digital
download of the production PDF. If different deliverables are available
for a product, you select what you want to order after you click Buy Now.
1. In the Job Name field, enter a descriptive name for your product so you can identify it easily. (A job is just your personalized product. When an order includes several jobs, each is an item in the order.)
2. If the Deliverables field is displayed, it is set to what you selected after you clicked Buy Now. If necessary, change your selection. (This selection affects the price.)
3. In the Quantity field, specify the amount you are ordering. The quantity affects the price. (If the product is ordered in multiples, you are warned if the number you enter is not a valid multiple.)
Note You are warned if the Quantity you enter is invalid. For example, a product may have a maximum order quantity that you exceeded, or you may have entered an invalid multiple for a product that is ordered in multiples.
4. Ignore the Pages field; the number of pages for the product is pre-determined, and you cannot change it.
As you look at a product, its dimensions are shown on the left and top. If the product includes margins, they are identified by a purple line. The trim line (used for cutting the printed product) is identified by a green line. This green line is the boundary of the product.
Although typically objects are kept within the margins, you are not prevented from moving objects beyond a trim margin up to the green trim line. Anything up to the green line will be included in the final printed product.
Some products may also include a grey border (called a bleed area by printers). In this case, the green trim line is on the inside edge of the border, and the scissors are there to remind you that the border will be cut off (at the trim line) after the product is printed.
Although nothing prevents you from moving an object beyond the green trim line and into the grey border, anything in the border will be cut off. Sometimes that may not matter; you can decide.
1. By default, the product fits the screen. To zoom in or out, use the slider or click - or +.
2. To
restore the product to its original size, click 
.
3. If
you zoom so that part of the product is not visible, click 
to switch to pan mode.
You can then drag the entire product to display different areas without
accidentally moving any objects that are part of the product. When you
are panning, no editing is possible. To switch back to edit mode, click
.
Tip Although you cannot edit the product while panning, you can add objects (images, text, or shapes) to the product. If the product already includes an image placeholder box, you can also drag an image from a gallery or the Photos pane to the placeholder box while in pan mode. As soon as you add an object while panning (or drag an image to a placeholder box), you are automatically switched back to edit mode.
4. If the product has more than one page, use the arrows to move from page to page so you can personalize each page as necessary.
Note The preview does not include finishing options. For a summary of the selected finishing options, click Review My Job at the top of the window.
What you can personalize depends on the product. Here are some general guidelines:
● If the product includes a placeholder box for an image, do one of the following:
● If the Photos pane is displayed, and includes an image you want to use, drag the image to the placeholder box.
● If the Photos pane is displayed, click Add Photos to supply your own image and then drag the image to the placeholder box.
Note You can add images in JPG, PNG, PDF, EPS, or SVG format. Some additional requirements also apply.
● If an image gallery is displayed, and you like one of the images, drag it to the placeholder box.
Tip If an Add Photos link is available, you can add images (for example, corporate logos) to the gallery, in which case they are available to other users.
Note You cannot add a product to the cart if a placeholder box for an image is empty. Add an image or, if the product allows it, delete the placeholder.
● If the product prompts you for text, for example, Enter your name here or Enter your text here, double-click the prompt and replace it with your own text.
Notes
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You cannot add a product to the cart if you leave a prompt for text. Replace
the text or, if the product allows it, delete the prompt.
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If the text you enter does not fit the text box, a warning is displayed.
In some cases, for example, if the last line (or only line) of text does
not fit, you will not be able to add the product to the cart. Change the
font size or the size of the text box to correct the problem.
● If the product comes with text, click it to see if you can edit, format, move, re-size, rotate, or delete the text. (To change the text, double-click it.)
● If the product comes with an image, click it to see if you can move, re-size, rotate, or delete the image; double-click it to see if you can edit the image.
Note Some products may not allow image editing. If they do, RGB images in JPG or PNG format can be fully edited as long as their size does not exceed 2,880 x 2,880 pixels; if the pixel size is higher, you can just crop and rotate the images. The following can be cropped and rotated: CMYK images in JPG or PNG format; images that are in PDF, EPS, or SVG format; and images that came from an image gallery.
● If the product comes with a rectangle or circle, click it to see if you can change the border or fill color, or move, re-size, rotate, or delete the rectangle or circle.
● If the product comes with a line, click it to see if you can change its color or width, or move, re-size, rotate, or delete the line.
Notes
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When a product comes with text, images, or shapes, what you can do to
these objects depends on the product you selected.
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Some objects can be grouped, and
then all the objects in the group can be moved, rotated, or lined up at
the same time.
● If a toolbar is displayed in the bottom left, use it to add your own objects: text, images, rectangles, lines, or circles. Depending on the product, not all the buttons may be available. For example, if the product does not allow images to be added, the button for adding images will not be displayed.
Tips
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You can overlap objects and then move
them to the back or front.
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After you add an object, you can make copies of it. Right-click the object,
select Copy Item, right-click
again, and select Paste Item.
You can then drag the copied object where you want it.
● If the product has more than one page, display each page and personalize it as necessary.
Some products may include a choice of finishing options such as media, binding, or lamination. In this case, a Finishing Options pane is displayed on the left side of the window.
Notes
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If the Finishing Options pane
is closed and the Quick Help pane
is open, just click Finishing Options
to open the pane.
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If you are ordering a download version of the product, you will receive
the PDF file that forms the basis of the product. If you are ordering
print copies together with the download version of the product, the downloaded
PDF will not reflect tabs, media size or color, orientation, or other
print options that you may be able to select for your printed copies.
The print options apply only to the print version of the product.
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Some of your finishing option selections may result in messages about
incompatibilities with previously selected options, recommendations for
other or alternative options you should consider, or notifications that
your selection resulted in another option being automatically enforced
(selected for the product).
Note Finishing options are not part of the preview, but you can see a summary of your selections by clicking Review My Job at the top of the window.
1. In the Finishing Options pane, click an option, for example, Media or Binding. (The options that are available to you depend on the product you selected.)
2. Make further selections as necessary. For example, after clicking Media you need to select a type of media.
Note Some of your finishing option selections may result in messages about incompatibilities with previously selected options, recommendations for other or alternative options you should consider, or notifications that your selection resulted in another finishing option being automatically enforced (selected for the product).
3. For a summary of your selected options, click Review My Job at the top of the window. The Job Summary window opens with information about the options you selected.
Tip To see more pricing details, move the pointer over the Unit Price area at the bottom of the window. If you are ordering both a print and download version of the product, the pricing summary provides a breakdown. (A pricing summary is not available for all products.)
1. If the Download PDF button is available (next to Add to Cart), and you want to preview the PDF (or give it to someone else for approval), click Download PDF.
2. When the product looks the way you want, click Add to Cart.
Note If the product is part of a kit, a Finish button is displayed instead of Add to Cart. Click Finish to continue with the process of ordering the kit.
3. If asked, click I Agree to indicate that you have proofed the product.
4. Proceed with the checkout process when you are ready.
● Design Studio requirements for images
● Colors in Design Studio products
● Changing the opacity of objects
● Moving, re-sizing, rotating, or deleting objects
● Grouping and ungrouping objects
● Moving objects to the back or front