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Pages & layout
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Pages & layout
What does Picture Size do?Picture Size changes how large your photos are printed on the page: Small, Standard, Big or Very big. Bigger pictures ta…
Will my book be in date order? Can I change the order?Your book is always in date order, oldest first, grouped into chapters by month. That order cannot be changed — it is wh…
If I sort by likes, will my book print in that order?No. Sorting only changes the order you see posts in while you tick and untick them. The printed book is always in date o…
What is the Title page, and can I change its picture?The Title page is the opening page inside your book, with your name, the period and a picture. Open Edit content and sel…
Why are there tabs with months on them?Your book is divided into chapters, one per month, and each tab is one chapter. It is how the book reads as a journal: a…
Will comments and likes be printed?Comments from other people are not printed, for privacy reasons — we can only print content you posted yourself. Your ow…
Will dates, places and captions be printed with my photos?Yes — the caption you wrote and the date are printed with the post, which is what gives the book its journal feel, and p…
What happens to my videos?A video is printed as a still with a QR code beside it. Scan the code with a phone and it opens the original video on th…
Can I have bigger photos in my book?Yes — use Picture Size and choose Big or Very big. The same photos are printed larger, so fewer fit on a page and the bo…
Why are some photos tiny next to the big ones?When you upload several photos at once, your account groups them into a single post. We print each photo at a good size,…
Can I move photos around or change a page's layout?No — the inside pages are laid out for you and cannot be rearranged by hand. That is the point of My Social Book: the la…
Can I add stickers, frames or backgrounds?No — there are no stickers, frames or decorative elements. The design is deliberately clean so the photos and your own w…
Can I remove the table of contents or the chapter pages?No — the contents and the chapter openings are part of the book's structure and cannot be removed page by page. They are…
Will my photos be cut off in the middle or at the edges?The layout is designed to keep faces and subjects clear of the fold and the trimmed edges, so this is handled for you. T…
Why is my book laid out this way?The layout is generated to keep your posts in date order and to balance photo sizes and quality across the page, so a bo…
Which picture size looks best?Standard for most books — it balances how many photos fit a page against how large they print, and it is the default for…
