If the account creation window doesn’t open automatically, just click “sign up” in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.
Once you’ve logged into your account, most of Shutterfly’s functions can be accessed from your “My Shutterfly” page.
Shutterfly only accepts photographs in JPG or JPEG formats. If your photographs are saved as some other type of file, you will need to convert them. If you need to convert your pictures to JPEG format, even the most basic graphic creation programs will allow you to do this. For example, in Microsoft Paint, just open the picture you need to convert, then choose “Save as” and select the JPEG format. This creates a new copy of your picture in the desired format.
For example, if the pictures are from a trip to the Grand Canyon, you might call the album “Grand Canyon 2014. " If you’ve already created an album and wish to upload your photos into it, select “upload to an existing album” and choose the appropriate album from the dropdown menu below.
You can view your photos individually by clicking on them one at a time, or use the slideshow option to view them sequentially.
Sending your pictures via email is the simpler method, and may be easier for users who are less experienced with computers. The next few steps explain how to share pictures in this way.
The “Get started” button is for people who haven’t shared pictures before. Next time you want to email your pictures, you’ll be able to skip this.
To choose pictures individually, browse through your pictures, selecting the ones you wish to share. While browsing an album, you can choose to share all the pictures in it using the “Share this album” link in the top right-hand corner of your screen. You can share up to 250 pictures at a time.
After you share your pictures, you can choose to save the email addresses you sent them to for future use. If you often send photos to the same groups of people, you can also create groups within your Shutterfly address book using the “Add group” button.
If you want to set up a Share Site and are having problems navigating the process, Shutterfly also provides a document with detailed instructions.
Photo books are professionally printed albums. When you design one through Shutterfly, you can choose from a variety of sizes and styles. The Shutterfly website walks you through the process, but if you run into difficulties, they also provide detailed written instructions.
Creating these products is a little more complicated, but again, the website guides you through the steps of turning your photographs into many types of gifts and keepsakes.
