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I Love You album tips

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Jot down a list of prominent and positive traits about your recipient - these become the highlighted text in the message. Take a few minutes to really think of the characteristics that make your loved one so special to you:

Do they have a special talent?

How do they make you and others feel?

What do you admire about them?

What is it about them that makes you want to be around them?

Why are you glad they're in your life?

How have they made your life better?

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For each trait, think how or why that trait has improved your life or the life of others - this becomes the descriptive text in the message.   [top]

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I Wish for You album tips

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Concentrate on your recipient for a bit. What is your reason for sending them your love and best wishes? What is it you think they most need in order to live their happiest, most fulfilling life? Write down each point - this becomes the highlighted text of the message.

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For each point, try to articulate the reason why you think this quality is so important - this becomes the descriptive text.   [top]

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Custom album tips

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The custom album lets you decide the theme of your scrapbook. You write all your own messages.

Browse the provided messages for inspiration - just switch to another Album Theme.

If multiple people are contributing messages, provide them your guidelines for the messages including the theme and the message format (such as our standard format of highlighted and descriptive text).

Or, order the album with blank message pages to let others handwrite their own message on "their" page.   [top]

How to choose messages
You choose the messages on the Choose Your Messages screens for the I Love You album and the I Wish for You album themes.

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Select the Page Number.

The page number drop-down selection automatically increments to the next available page each time you Submit (save) a message.

You can choose a specific page number at any time to assign or reassign a particular page's message.

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Click the button to the left of the message you want to use. The message text appears in the boxes at the top of the page.

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Click the Submit button.   [top]

How to choose closing quotes
You choose the quotes on the Choose Your Closing Message screen for any album theme.

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Your closing quote will automatically appear on the last page of your album.

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Click the button to the left of the quote you want to use. The quote text appears in the box at the top of the page.

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Click the Submit button.   [top]

How to change, or use parts of, our messages or quotes

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Start with an existing message or quote

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Click the button to the left of the message/quote you'd like to start with. The text appears in the box(es) at the top of the page.

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Use any standard editing technique to change/add/delete text as desired (highlight and delete, click and type, etc.).

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Click the Submit button.

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Use parts of messages (drag and drop technique)

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Click the left mouse button at the beginning of the desired text.

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Hold the mouse button down as you slide the mouse to extend the highlight to the end of the desired text.

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Release the mouse button.

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Click and hold the left mouse button in the highlighted area.

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Drag (move the mouse) to the appropriate text box.

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Release the mouse button to insert your copied text.

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Use any standard editing technique to change/add/delete the text as desired (highlight and delete, click and type, etc.).

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Click the Submit button.   [top]

How to enter your own message
You choose the quotes on the Choose Your Closing Message screen for any album theme.

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Click in each text box.

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Type the message.

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When you're finished, click Submit.   [top]

Seeing what you've done

The My Album column on the right displays all of your choices as you make them. Review this column to see which messages you've assigned and which pages are still blank.

Choose Review Album on the left to easily see all of your choices, including complete message text. It may be helpful to print this page.

Click the View Album button to visually see your messages on your chosen design. Remember this is a computer simulation. Your printed page text will be nicely centered within the boxes.   [top]