How to Add a Photo to your Photocard template using Templett - Part 2 in Templett Tutorial Series

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The holidays are coming which means photocard season is upon us. So many options to choose from…you can find some from my shop or other shops from ETSY. Either way it may help those with a do-it-yourself mentality to trim down the cost from purchasing directly from specialty stores. Read on for a step by step tutorial on how to add a photo to your photocard template using the Templett app, part 2 in my Templett tutorial series.

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I sell Photoshop templates for Photographers or creatives who have Photoshop here as well as Templett templates found here.

Photoshop templates are for professional photographers OR creatives comfortable with AND have Photoshop. Because of it’s power, you can get multiple photos easily within your template, so if you have lots of photos to show off, that would be the best way to go.

For those who only want to feature a single image, Templett is an awesome online app you can use right in your browser without downloading ANYTHING!

If you can use Microsoft PowerPoint, you can easily use Templett. I’ve tried lots of programs and I think it is really user friendly.

This post is for anyone wanting to insert a photo into their Templett template in easy steps. I’ve included lots of pictures to help!

First off, you can purchase so many template options in the ETSY marketplace. I have a shop for holiday photocards here…all things wedding related here like Photo save the dates or Photo thank you cards here.

Of course, there are so many shops that sell templates you can choose from. The only requirement is you have to edit using your desktop computer or laptop. At the time of the writing, you aren’t able to use your phone or tablet to edit your information. Sorry. Maybe things will change in the near future. Hopefully. J

Once you purchase the template, you will be sent a login from Templett. Sometimes it ends up in your spam or junk folder so be sure to look there. If you don’t have the original link, you can still access your templates using the ETSY order number and the email associated with ETSY.

Step 1

Once login is successful, you will need to click on the “templates” icon to access your purchased templates…see below.

Step 2

You can now see all the templates you purchased appear. Simply click on the one you want to edit first.

Step 3

Now you can add the photo you’d like to feature. Start by clicking on “elements” on the left side of your window. To the left of the search bar, you need to click on the lined icon which will give you a drop down menu… select “new element”.

Step 4

Add a tag to your photo so you can find it easily…use your name or whatever tag you’d like. Then click on the big “upload element files here”. Once you find the images, click “add”.

Step 5

Now that you’ve added your image, you can now find it by clicking on “elements” to the left side for the element options. Click on your desired image and it will show up in your template…see below.

It may be too big so you’ll need to resize it. To resize the image, use the CORNER button while holding the command button (mac) or control button (pc). This way you will maintain the correct proportion without a weird skew or stretch of the image.

Step 6

Next up, click on the text box. The text box should have blue squares at each corner and along the midpoints. Resize by adjusting using the corner square while holding down “command” for mac users or “control” for pc users on your keyboard. Be sure to use the combination to get a scaled proportion adjustment.

You can add a text box, by clicking on the “text” icon and typing within the text box.

*Be sure to check out my Part 1 Templett tutorial to walk you though all the ways you can change text…change the font…play with glyph for styling purposes…change font sizes…font colors…alignment…copy text…adjust styling to show all caps or all lowercase…change the space between lines of text…or change space between letters.

Step 7

Once all editing is complete and you’ve checked the spelling, date, event location, etc. you will need to download the file. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING AS THERE IS NOT A SPELLCHECK in the Templett system at the time of this writing.

When you’re ready to download, click “download” which will prompt you to select from the dropdown menu…pdf, jpeg, and png options.

If you plan on using a professional printer, most prefer a print ready formatted pdf with bleed all around. To download that option, see below…you need to select the “show bleed” then “create pdf”.

Templett will think for a few minutes while it prepares the file. Once it’s ready, it will show the prompt in the upper right hand side of your window…see below. Click on “download now”. You will be able to find it in your download folder. If you don’t see it, you can search for “templett” among your downloaded files and it will appear.

If you plan to use a professional printer, I recommend Prints of Love. My shop has partnered with them to offer fast, high quality yet affordable printing. Plus free 2-3 day U.S. shipping and free envelopes!

If you plan on printing at home and saving paper with a 2 per page format that you trim yourself, you will need to select, “download”, “pdf” then make sure “show bleed”, “show trim marks”, and “save paper” have been selected before you select “create pdf”.

Once the download is ready, click “download now”. You will see the 2 per page format…see my part 1 Templett tutorial here for examples here. When printing yourself, use white card stock paper and use the front trim marks as a guide to trim the invitation down to the finished size. I recommend using A7 envelopes like these for the 5” x 7” photo cards. You can also further personalize the envelopes with your return address here, see the tutorial here.

If you plan on posting to your social media, or emailing, or texting, downloading in a jpeg format is what you’ll want to select. I would select the 300 dpi for high resolution.