How can I make a calendar?

Modified on Sat, 12 Nov 2022 at 06:28 PM

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dotphoto's calendar maker...

NEW! Autofill builds calendars fast
NEW! Choose from 30 pre-built calendar designs
NEW! Choose your holidays and add your own events
NEW! Add photos to dates like birthdays, anniversaries or planned vacations
NEW! Extensive Holiday clipart
NEW! Choose from many Borders and Backgrounds
NEW! Build special pages fast with instant Layouts
Start in any month!
Creates traditional 8.5" x 11" 12-month calendars with photos on top and calendars below
Add photos from your dotphoto albums
Add multiple photos in any size to the photo page
Add text boxes, choose fonts, and outline text
Spiral bound with paper that is easy to write on
Save a calendar as a project while you work on it
Save and sell calendars online.

OVERVIEW

IMPORTANT: Calendars default to a starting month of January or 45 days from now. To select a starting month different from the default, click here: Choose a Starting Month

1. Select the theme you want

Scroll up and down, and choose the theme you want

2. Select photos from your dotphoto account
Tap PHOTOS and then the dotphoto icon.

Then choose the dotphoto album you prefer. If you do not see the album (an older album may be far down in your album stack,) create a new album and copy the photos you want to that album.

3. Autofill your calendar.

For the fastest way to create a calendar, collect the photos you want to use in an album, choose PHOTO, then Autofill, and then choose that album. You can always change and edit the photos after autofilling.

4. Add events and photos

Choose EVENTS in the left column. You can add your own events, remove an event (trash can icon), and edit an event by tapping on the pencil icon. When editing, you can also add a photo, which is great for birthdays, anniversaries and other important events.

5. Save your calendar to your cart (even if you're not finished.)
You can open your calendar from your cart and finish it later.

To select photos

Choose the photo icon in the upper left, and then choose My Device to upload from your phone or computer or the dotphoto icon to use your photos on dotphoto.

How to add photos from your dotphoto albums or from your phone or computer

Your most recent albums will display. If you just created a My Calendar album, you will see that first. Tap on an album.

Tap on a photo. It should jump to the calendar page on the right. If not, tap on the photo box on the right first, and then tap on the photo again.

To make the photo occupy the entire page or to change its shape, tap the photo and then tap the Transform button.

Grab a corner of the photo, and drag it to the bottom of the page.

To add another photo to a page
Tap the Add Empty Photo Box at the bottom of the image column. An empty photo box will appear on the photo page. Tap the empty box, and then tap a new photo.

To add and change text boxes

Tap the TEXT icon. Change the font, size, color and style of the text.
To make text stand out against a photo background, choose an Outline. (See the year text above.)
To add another text box, tap the Add Empty Text Box button at the bottom left.

To move to another page

Tap the controls at the bottom of the display. Photos are on the top; calendar pages are on the bottom.

To add an event to a page

Tap a calendar page, and tap the Events button at the bottom

Tap on a date, enter or delete text, and then tap the DONE button in the upper right.

Your text will appear at the bottom of a calendar date like this: