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Adding the option for parents to order a personalized custom name plate adds that special touch to make it uniquely theirs! Follow these steps to activate the option: Log into your account. On the left-hand side of the page, click on Sell. Next, click on Manage Sales. Then, click on Sales Settings. On the Product Type and Add Ons page, find the name
If you are an adviser with a yearbook in a storefront, you can monitor pre-order sales in a few different ways: 📊 Order Summary To see the total number of pre-orders placed: Log into Creator Studio. Navigate to the "Sell" tab. Click "Manage Sales" for the desired project. Once you are in the Sales Dashboard, you'll get an overview of all pre-orders
Cover Stamping is an optional feature that allows student names to be foil stamped on the bottom right corner of their yearbook cover, adding a personal and polished touch. How to Enable or Disable Cover Stamping Go to the "Sell" tab in Creator Studio. Click “Manage Sales” next to your yearbook project. Scroll to the "Product Type and Add-Ons" secti
Currently, advisers do not have the ability to control or set limits on how many personalized pages each student or parent chooses to use—up to the platform’s maximum of 12 pages per book. Each yearbook purchase includes the option for families to personalize a section of the book with their own photos, messages, and memories if the adviser turns on
As a yearbook adviser, you now have the option to sell Parent Ads. If you would like to offer Parent Ads, simply open your project and click "Parent Ads" from the left menu. You should then be redirected to Ad Settings (or you can click the Ad Settings button at any time). Here are the settings that can be changed at any time: Parent Ads URL: This i
What are Love Lines? Love Lines are text based dedications that can be written and purchased by parents to be printed in a school yearbook to honor and recognize a student's achievements. Enabling Love Lines If you are a yearbook adviser and would like to offer Love Lines, you will need to enable Parent Ads first. Open Parent Ad settings and scroll
What are Parent Ads? Parent Ads is a new feature that allows parents to celebrate a student's achievements while also supporting your school. Here are some articles to get you started and familiar with Parent Ads Articles for Advisers and Yearbook Team Parent Ad Settings Parent Ad Management Creating and Designing an Ad Section Parent Ad Sales Repor
To view a report of all Parent Ads that have been sold, click the "Parent Ads" button from the left menu of your project's dashboard. Then click the "View Purchased Ads" button in the top right corner. Now you will have access to all Parent Ads sold. You can also click the export button to export them in .csv format to view in any 3rd party spreadsh
Yes, absolutely! If your school or organization has made the yearbook available for order and has enabled the personalization feature, you can place your order now and complete your personalized pages at a later time—just be sure to do so before the final deadline. How It Works: When you place your yearbook order, you'll be directed to a confirmatio
What are Love Lines? Love Lines are text based dedications that can be written and purchased by parents to be printed in a school yearbook to honor and recognize a student's achievements. If your school or organization has decided to offer Love Lines, you have a couple different ways to purchase them. Your yearbook adviser will have a URL specific t
Creator Studio enables schools and organizations to sell yearbooks through personalized online storefronts. Each school or organization has a unique store URL, which is provided by the yearbook adviser. If you do not have this URL, please contact your school or yearbook adviser. 🛒 Pre-Ordering a Yearbook Pre-ordering allows you to purchase a yearboo
Yes – if you have an active ship‑to‑home pre‑order, you can update the shipping address at any time before the order ships. Once it’s shipped, the address cannot be changed. 🔄 How to change your shipping address Log in to your account. Click your name in the top-right corner. Go to Account to view your order history. Find the pre‑order you want to u
How to Enter a Military APO/FPO/DPO Shipping Address When shipping to a U.S. military address overseas, it's important to enter the address correctly to ensure smooth delivery through the Armed Forces postal system. Follow the guidelines below to properly format an APO, FPO, or DPO address during checkout. 📬 Address Line 1 Enter the following based
🏠 Parent Ads Home – For Parents This page helps you manage your parent ad—whether you’re designing, checking the status, or cancelling an ad. 🔍 Checking the Status of Your Parent Ad Once you’ve purchased and submitted your ad, you can check its status anytime by: Visiting the Parent Ad URL provided by your yearbook adviser Accessing it through your
🛒 Pre-Order Instructions (Bulk Delivery to School) Visit your school’s online yearbook storefront. If you're not sure where to find it, reach out to your school’s yearbook advisor or team. Locate the current school year’s yearbook and click the “+ Select” button beneath the cover image to begin your purchase. Enter the first and last name, grade, an
📘 How to Personalize Your Yearbook Pages Important: Personalized pages cannot be edited on mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets. You must use a desktop or laptop computer (Mac or PC) to access and complete your personalization. 🔗 Step 1: Access Your School’s Online Storefront To begin, visit your school’s online yearbook store. You can requ
At this time, advisers are not able to review or view the personalized sections of a book created by students or others. There are several reasons for this decision: Liability and Responsibility: Once an adviser gains access to review personalized sections, the adviser, and by extension the school or organization, would assume responsibility for the
Personalization allows parents and students to design up to 12 custom pages that will be located at the end of his/her yearbook. The first four pages are $6.95 and up to 8 additional pages can be added for $1.50 per page. Personalization is optional and only the yearbook adviser can decide whether personalization will be offered. If your school is o
Currently, advisers do not have the ability to control or set limits on how many personalized pages each student or parent chooses to use—up to the platform’s maximum of 12 pages per book. Each yearbook purchase includes the option for families to personalize a section of the book with their own photos, messages, and memories if the adviser turns on
How many pages can your yearbooks have? Hardcover yearbooks: Up to 400 pages Softcover yearbooks: Up to 200 pages What yearbook sizes do you offer? Size 9 – 9" x 12" Size 8 – 8.5" x 11" What materials are used in your yearbooks? Hardcovers: Feature a 1.5 mm glossy or satin laminated cover wrapped over a sturdy 2.5 mm acid-free board for durability.
The software is absolutely free. All you will pay for is the printed books (plus taxes and shipping if applicable). Please contact your account manager for any questions on pricing.
For best results, Creator Studio recommends using the sRGB color space when uploading images. This ensures optimal color accuracy across both digital and printed versions of your project. While Creator Studio may accept other RGB formats, results can vary: Adobe RGB: Minor differences in color rendering may occur, but they are usually subtle. ProPho
While we do not currently use paper made from post-consumer recycled materials in our yearbooks, all paper used by our print partners is FSC-certified by the Forest Stewardship Council—a globally recognized organization that promotes responsible forest management. What Does FSC Certification Mean? FSC-certified paper is sourced from forests that are
The choice between glossy or matte covers is chosen by the adviser when they set up the storefront. You can ask the yearbook adviser about which option they have selected, and you can also see this in the item description, when you add a copy of the book you wish to purchase to your cart.
If you have any projects that were created before 2017, there is a good chance that these projects were created in our legacy editor based on the now defunct Adobe Flash Player. These legacy projects cannot be edited, and starting on 3/10/22, you will no longer be able to sell or order these Flash projects. However, we have created a tool that will
This short video will show you how to order a test print using Creator Studio:
📘 Introduction Before submitting your book for production, you must complete all final steps, including submitting your covers, locking your book, generating a final proof, and completing the production checklist. This ensures your book is print-ready and prevents errors during manufacturing. ⚠️ Prerequisites Before Submission Before proceeding, con
Follow these steps to finalize and submit your yearbook order for production: Step 1: Lock Your Pages and Review the Proof Section Book Before submitting your yearbook: ✅ Make sure all pages are locked in Creator Studio. ✅ Once you click Lock All Sections, select Continue to Lock All Sections and then select Lock Section and Send Proof to send a req
If you'd like your yearbook orders to be shipped directly to each student's home, you can enable Published Ordering in Creator Studio. This option becomes available once your project is completed, all pages are locked, and the final proof is approved. What is Published Ordering? Published Ordering allows you to sell your yearbook after it’s finalize
Once your yearbook order has been submitted and approved for production, shipping timelines will vary depending on your selected delivery method: 📦 Standard Delivery Timeline: Your books will arrive within 15 business days from the date you submit your book to production. Add an extra 5 business days for books with personalization pages. Tracking: Y
When it comes to receiving your yearbook, there are two main shipping options: Ship to Home and Bulk Shipping. Each option is available based on how the yearbook is offered for sale—either through immediate published ordering or pre-orders. 📦 Ship to Home Ship to Home is available only when the adviser enables immediate published ordering. This opti
As your yearbook delivery date approaches, here is some information that will help you get a head start on your yearbook distribution. Your books will arrive packed in sturdy double-wall boxes sealed with fiber tape. Each box will be labeled to indicate which box it is in the total quantity (i.e. 1 of 3) and the total number of books inside. Box
All prices shown in U.S. dollars. Prices are determined by shipping vendors and subject to change. Continental U.S. Economy Standard Ground Expedited Expedited + (fastest) Delivery Time (in business days) Within 25 business days (includes production time) Within 15 business days (includes production time) 13 Business Days (includes production tim
As your yearbook delivery date approaches, here is some information that help get a head start on your yearbook distribution. Your books will arrive packed in sturdy kraft boxes sealed with reinforced tape. Each box will be labeled to indicate which box it is in the total quantity (i.e. 1 of 3) and the total number of books inside. Boxes that cont
Create a New Store Follow these steps to set up a new store in Creator Studio to sell your yearbooks. 1. Start from the Home Screen From Creator Studio’s home screen, click the “Sell” tab. Then, click the “New Store” button located in the lower right corner. 2. Fill in Store Details You'll be prompted to enter the following information: Store Name
Once your yearbook project is complete or in progress, you can publish it in your online store for customers to purchase. Follow the steps below to publish your book using either Pre-Order or Published Ordering options. Step 1: Access Your Store From Creator Studio’s home screen, click the Sell tab. You’ll see a list of your created stores. If your
If you have a store that you no longer need and would like to delete it, you can do so by navigating to the "Sell" tab while logged into Creator Studio. Then you will see an option to "Delete Store". After clicking the "Delete Store" button, you will see a confirmation screen to confirm you want to delete the store. Click "OK" WARNING: Deleting a s
The optional storefront password will add an additional layer of security for schools that want to ensure that only persons invited by the school can purchase a book. 1) Click on “Store Settings” next to your store name in Creator Studio. 2) In the "Store Details" section you will see an option for “Passcode” 3) Enter the passcode you want to use.
What are Coupon Codes? Coupon codes allow yearbook advisers to offer discounts to customers at checkout. These codes provide a specific dollar amount off the purchase price and can be customized with a start date, expiration date, code, usage limits, and more. ⚠️ Important: Coupon discounts are deducted from your store’s profit. If you are not selli
What is date based pricing? Date based pricing gives the yearbook adviser the ability to schedule price changes in advance. For example, you may want to sell your yearbook at a discount as an "early bird special" to incentivize your customers to purchase a book early at a lower rate (before the price goes up at a specified date). How to setup a date
Did you sell ALL of your yearbooks via in-school payments? Or do you provide a yearbook to all students as part of tuition? If so, please follow the steps below to complete your yearbook order. STEP 1: Lock all sections and request a digital proof Click "Lock" from the sections panel in your project's dashboard. Follow the prompts and click the "Con
📦 How to Add In-School Sales to Your Yearbook Pre-Order Queue If you sold yearbooks both in school and through online pre-orders, please note that your order is not complete until the total number of books sold in person has been added to your pre-order queue. This must be completed before you submit your project to production. Follow the steps belo
This scenario applies when your organization sells yearbooks from an online storefront AND takes in-person payments. This is a two step process. You must follow the second step of releasing your pre-order queue to send all books to the printer. STEP 1: Add in-school orders to your queue. Make sure all sections of your yearbook are locked. Next, go t
📘 How to Place a Yearbook Order To make sure you receive your yearbooks on time, choose the option below that matches how your school handled yearbook sales. Then follow the instructions linked for that option. Did you pre-sell all of your yearbooks via the online Storefront? If yes, click here. Did you pre-sell yearbooks via in-school payment only
Make a mistake on your order? Forget to Personalize your pages? Not a problem! As long as the pre-order queue hasn't yet been ordered by the adviser, canceling your order is quick and easy. Once the pre-order has been placed, you'll automatically receive an email confirmation with the order number. From this email, you'll notice a line that says “
If you want to allow your customers to purchase a yearbook to be donated, you can enable this option in "Sales Settings" (assuming you already have your book available in a store for pre-order). Please note: Donate a book is only available for pre-orders that are shipping to one location (not shipped to customer) and the book price is not being subs
eYearbooks are digital copies of a yearbook that may be offered by the school for purchase in their online yearbook store. Once the eYearbook order has been placed, the purchaser will receive a confirmation email. If ordering as a pre-order, the purchaser will NOT receive an email with the download link for the eYearbook until the date the yearbook
Selling a yearbook in an online storefront gives the adviser the option to subsidize the cost of the yearbook .This means that the purchaser of the yearbook will pay less than the actual cost of the yearbook. The school or organization must then pay that difference before the books are submitted to production. Note: Subsidization is only available f
How to Change the eYearbook Email Send Date If you're the yearbook adviser and have sold eYearbooks in your store, you have the ability to choose when those eYearbook access emails are sent to your customers. ✏️ When Can You Edit the Send Date? After you submit your pre-order queue to production, it may take a few hours for the system to process. On
On this page 📝 Pre-Order 📦 Published Ordering 📝 Pre-Order If your book is setup for Preorders in your online storefront, use this guide. Log into Creator Studio After creating a store and adding your project for pre-order, click Sell in the left panel. Select Manage Sales Click on Manage Sales for the project you want to adjust the pricing for. Go t
Invoicing Process The school collects yearbook payments and keeps a record of who has purchased a yearbook. (Online Storefront orders do not apply to this list.) At least three weeks prior to the ordering date, the adviser requests an invoice request form from their Customer Account Manager. An invoice is generated and is emailed to the adviser with
While difficult, invoicing can work with a price change to the book on the store available for pre-orders. Occasionally schools want to increase the price of the book as the school year progresses to encourage students/parents to buy the book early on in the school year. In this case invoicing gets more difficult because the price of the book fluctu
To delete an existing project, you will go to the "Create" tab and click on the green dots under the desired project. You can then select "Delete". *NOTE - This cannot be undone without the assistance of customer support
There are several reasons to transfer project and store ownership to another account. We understand the role of an adviser can move from one person to the next year after year. Creator Studio helps to make transferring projects as easy as possible. Below are some tips on how to transfer ownership. Use a shared email address When possible, your organ
The PSPA importer is only compatible with .JPEG image files, and will not work with any other image format such as .TIFF. If you need to import a PSPA CD that contains images in any file format except .JPEG, it would be necessary to convert them first. The steps below will guide you through converting the images on your CD: Copy the entire PSPA CD t
The Media Tray is the horizontal tray located below the page(s) being worked on. It displays either imported photos or the pages of the section you are working on. In a Section Based Project: To toggle between photos and pages, simply click on the Photos/Pages tabs located in the bottom left corner In the Photos tab, you can click on Manage Photos t
How to Crowdsource Photos for Your Yearbook Project ✨ Why Crowdsourcing MattersThe best yearbooks are built from the moments your community captures. Crowdsourcing photos lets you gather candid images from classrooms, events, sports, and daily campus life—helping you create a richer, more complete story of the school year. Whether you’re coordinatin
Portrait settings can be accessed by clicking the "Advanced" button in the top right corner of the editor and clicking the "Portrait Settings" option From this menu, you will be able to adjust the display of names, casing of names, and the sorting of names. Display of Names: These options will allow you to choose how you want portrait names displaye
How do I add a non-portrait photo to my portrait layout? Choose a layout from the “Layouts” panel that already has non-portrait photo wells included. Then upload and drop in your photo into these placeholders, like you normally would on regular pages OR Upload your photo to the section like you normally would on a regular page and drop it anywhere o
As you may have noticed, the portraits added in a portrait section are sorted alphabetically. This can be a bit confusing when you see a teacher's portrait image in the middle of the page, but there is a very quick solution for moving this image so that it is the first portrait for the section. To do so, open the desired portrait section. Find the t
Creator Studio + MyYearbookPhoto is a self-service school portrait tool which allows yearbook advisers to request school portraits from students and families and flow them right onto the pages of the yearbook. Importing Names into Creator Studio 1) Prepare a CSV file with a list of students and staff. The CSV file should have at least the following
You can design yearbook pages using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign or Canva. Adobe InDesign users Templates for InDesign are available for download here. Please make note of the bleed line, crop zone/wrap zone, safe margin zone, and spine area (for cover). Page Template: Cover Template: If using Adobe InDesign, export as PNG files at 300 dpi. Uploa
Adding Spine Text to Your Yearbook Yearbook advisers have the option to include text on the spine of their yearbook. Common choices include the yearbook title, school name, or a memorable slogan. How to Add Spine Text: Open your cover in Creator Studio. In the left-hand column, click on the “Spine Text” tab to access the spine text editor. Use the a
🔣 Using Special Characters (Alt Symbols) in Your Yearbook Design Creating professional-looking text in your yearbook involves more than just letters and numbers. Special characters—such as smart quotes, em dashes, or accented letters—can add polish and personality to your writing. ❓ What Are Special Characters (Alt Symbols)? Special characters, also
Art is embellishments you can add to decorate a page. To access the library of art, click on the "ART" tab on the left hand toolbar. To add art to your page, simply drag and drop. Just like backgrounds, you can either search for art by keyword or browse by categories by clicking on "Advanced Search". You can always add your own art by uploading the
Our development team at Creator Studio has been working hard to enhance your yearbook design experience by adding fresh, modern fonts and updating our existing library. To stay aligned with current design trends, we’ve retired some older fonts due to expiring licenses. In their place, you'll find a wide variety of new, exciting typefaces that offer
🅰️ Using Text Styles in Your Yearbook Project Text Styles help ensure your headlines, captions, and other text elements stay consistent throughout your yearbook. Rather than manually formatting each text box, you can create and apply predefined styles for a cleaner, more efficient design process. ✏️ Creating Text Styles To define your own Text Style
Crop, Resize, and Rotate Once a photo has been added to a page, you can begin to make adjustments to that photo including cropping and resizing. Below is a selected photo on a page. The blue squares are called “handles”. Each handle has a function: Click and drag the top most center handle to rotate the photo left or right. Click and drag any of the
Adding a Caption Box Click on the "Elements" tab located in the left navigation bar. Look for the "Text" icon and drag and drop to the desired location on your page. Click inside the caption box to add or edit text. Editing a Caption Box The caption tools allow you to edit the font style, size, color, alignment and text formatting just as in a word
If you plan to sell your yearbook via an online storefront, then you can offer your customers a chance to personalize four pages for $8.95. Parents also have the ability to add up to an additional 8 pages for $1.50 per page. See below on how to enable the personalization option. Login to your Creator Studio account and click on "Manage Sales" in the