How to view albums and pictures
Getting started
Let’s explore some of the new ways to view albums and
pictures in your Shutterfly account.
When you sign in and select the “My Pictures” tab, you’ll
notice that the main work area defaults to the folder view –
that means you’ll see the contents of the primary folder, “My
Albums”. The albums are listed on the left-hand side of the
page. They also appear in the main work area, which is a
great way to view a folder’s albums at a glance.
Double-clicking on any of the albums from either part of the
page will change the main work area to the album view, so
that you’re then seeing the contents of the album – in other
words, the pictures.
How to view albums and pictures
On My Pictures you can view up to 50 pictures per page in
the main work area by using the scroll bar on the right. If you
have more than 50 pictures in any album, navigate through
the multiple pages by using the pull-down menu in the upper
right corner.
Change thumbnail size
The standard album view features five picture thumbnails
on each row. Perhaps you’ve taken a couple shots that are
similar to one another and want to compare them side-byside. In that case, you can adjust the picture thumbnail
size by clicking the large thumbnail icon in the bottom-right
corner. Then you’ll see two thumbnail images per row.
On the other hand, perhaps you want to see as many of
your album’s pictures in the main work area as possible,
for quicker scanning and faster arranging. The best way to
accomplish this is by making the picture thumbnails smaller.
Simply click on the small thumbnail icon in the bottom-right
corner and you’ll be able to view eight images per row.
How to view albums and pictures
Use picture view
We’ve explained what folder views and album views are, but
there’s also something called picture view. Simply doubleclick on any picture thumbnail to get a close look at that
single image. From here, you can make edits to the picture
by clicking the “Enhance” button. All the other pictures in the
album are still accessible – they’re in the picture strip that
appears below the picture at the bottom of the page. Doubleclick on any of those images and you’ll see them in picture
view.
View full-size pictures
If you’d like to see how your pictures look when displayed at
full-size on your monitor, simply click the “Play Slideshow”
button at the top of the page. You’ll get to view all the
selected pictures in your album like that. Move your mouse
to the top center part of the page to control the slideshow –
click the center button to play and pause, click the left button
to view the previous image and click the right button to view
the next image.
How to view albums and pictures
Rotate a picture
Sometimes you’ll notice that the orientation of a picture isn’t
the way you’d like it to appear. Fixing this is no problem. Look
for two icons in the upper-right corner, next to the Favorites
button. These icons allow you to rotate any picture clockwise
(the icon on the right) or counterclockwise (the icon on the
left). Select the image you’d like to adjust, choose one of the
two icons, and the picture automatically gets rotated.
Mark favorites and album covers
Maybe you’ve just uploaded an album full of family pictures
and want to make a note of which ones look the best. The
“Favorite” pull-down menu at the top of the main work area
allows you to do that. First, click on the picture or pictures
you’d like to mark as favorites. Then select “Mark” from the
Favorite pull-down menu. You’ll see that a star has appeared
on the image thumbnail. To undo this action, select “Unmark”
from the pull-down menu. To show all the items that have
been marked as favorites, select “Show all” from the Favorite
pull-down menu.
When viewing albums, you’ll want to select a picture to use
as the “cover” so it can be easily differentiated from other
albums. There are two ways to choose an album cover. The
first way is to select an image and click on the small arrow in
the lower-right of the image box. A pulldown menu appears;
select “Use for album cover.”
How to view albums and pictures
If you’re in picture view, select the “Use as album cover” link
in the upper-right corner of the image. The cover icon will
then appear on the picture thumbnail. To change the album
cover, simply double-click on another picture thumbnail and
repeat the process.
Change names and descriptions
To help keep track of your folders, albums and pictures, it’s
important to give them the proper names and descriptions,
so you can identify things at a glance, regardless of what
view mode you’re in.
To rename folders, simply click on the folder name on the
left-hand side of the page. Type the new name in the dialog
box, then click “OK.”
How to view albums and pictures
To rename albums, either click on the album name on the left
of the page or in the main work area. Again, type the new
name in the dialog box, then click “OK.”
To rename pictures, click on the picture name right below
its thumbnail in the main work area. Enter the new name in
the dialog box, and add a picture description if you’d like.
You may also access this dialog box from the picture view by
clicking the picture name and description. If you’ve selected
more than one picture, you have the option of applying one
name and description to all the selected images. Just enter
the information in the “Apply to all pictures” box at the top of
the dialog box, then click “Apply”.
How to view albums and pictures
View projects
You can view more than pictures and albums. If you have
projects completed, such as calendars or photo books, you
can navigate to those as well. On the left-hand side of the
page, near the bottom, is “My projects”. Select the “View
projects” link; the main work area will display all existing
product types in which you’ve created and saved a project.
Select one of those links to access your projects and edit,
share or order them.