Is it easy to create custom funeral products?
How do I upload my own images?
From family portraits, to school photos, to snapshots of a loyal pet, you can upload your own personal images to create one-of-a-kind funeral products. Follow these steps to upload your own images:
Step 1
a. Select the product you want to customize.
Step 2
a. Select the Item Quantity you want to order from the drop-down menu.
b. Enter a name for your job (optional).
c. Click the CUSTOMIZE ORDER button.
Step 3
If the image field already exists:
a. In the interactive menu on the left-hand side of the product customization screen, click the Upload section (labeled "Upload Headshot" or "Choose/Upload Your Image Here") to select and expand it.
b. Choose to either:
- Click the Replace Image button (with the camera icon on it) and click Upload at the top of the window that pops up.
OR
- Click the upload icon in the row below the product preview.
c. A File Upload browser window will appear.
- Browse your files and navigate to the image you want to upload.
- Click once on the file to select it.
- Click the Open button.
To add your own image field:
a. Click the camera icon (Add Image) in the row above the product preview. A dashed rectangle will appear on top of the product that you can move to your desired location.
b. In the interactive menu on the left-hand side of the product customization screen, click the new Image ## section to select and expand it.
c. Choose to either:
- Click the Add Image button (with the camera icon on it) and click Upload at the top of the window that pops up.
OR
- Click the upload icon in the row below the product preview.
d. A File Upload browser window will appear.
- Browse your files and navigate to the image you want to upload.
- Click once on the file to select it.
- Click the Open button.
Step 4
Your image will open and you will have an opportunity to crop it. You also can rotate your image clockwise or counterclockwise, and adjust the Opacity. When satisfied, click the Finish Cropping button. This will insert your image into the product. You will be able to adjust the image size and placement on the product, if needed.
NOTE: You will receive an alert if your image quality is low and may look pixelated after printing.
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How do I use my own images to customize a Photo Display product?
You can use your own images to customize photo display products. Follow the directions above to upload your own images. Then once they are uploaded, it is easy to auto populate them into a 15-image or 18-image photo display.
Step 1
a. Hover over the thumbnails of the uploaded images and click to check the box that appears in the upper left corner of each thumbnail.
b. Repeat this step for any images you want to include in the photo display. We recommend using all 15 images for the 15-image photo display, and all 18 images for the 18-image photo display.
Step 2
a. Click the three vertical dots in the row above the thumbnails.
b. Click Auto Populate. This feature automatically places images into empty image fields.
Note: If in Step 1 you select less images than the number of image fields, some images will be repeated on the display to fill the number of fields.
c. Click the blue Place Images button.
Step 3
a. You will be given an opportunity to crop each image before it is placed. When satisfied with the crop, click the blue Finish Cropping button.
b. Repeat this step for all images.
Step 4
a. Adjust image placement as needed. Original placeholder size for photos is 5" x 7" (vertical) / 7" x 5" (horizontal).
Note: Board background color is customizable.
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Can I browse for stock images?
Yes! Funeral Card Creator integrates seamlessly with the massive online library of free-to-use stock images and royalty free images on Pixabay. By using Funeral Card Creator, you have searchable access to more than one million images, right in the product editor. Follow the below steps to browse for stock images.
Explore Pixabay
Note: By clicking the button above, you will be navigated away from the Funeral Card Creator website.
Step 1
a. Select the product you want to customize.
Step 2
a. Select the Item Quantity you want to order from the drop-down menu.
b. Enter a name for your job (optional).
c. Click the CUSTOMIZE ORDER button.
Step 3
If the image field already exists:
a. In the interactive menu on the left-hand side of the product customization screen, click the Upload section (labeled "Choose/Upload Your Image Here") to select and expand it.
b. Choose to either:
- Click the Add Image button (with the camera icon on it), hover over Assets at the top of the window that pops up, and click Image Library.
OR
- Hover over My Images in the row below the product preview and click Image Library.
c. In the Search bar to the right of Image Library:
- Type a keyword for an image for which you want to search.
- Click the magnifying glass icon. A selection of Pixabay images will appear in the search window.
- Click once on the image you want to use to select it.
To add your own image field:
a. Click the camera icon (Add Image) in the row across the top of the product customization screen. A dashed rectangle will appear on top of the product.
b. In the interactive menu on the left-hand side of the product customization screen, click the new Image ## section to select and expand it.
c. Choose to either:
- Click the Add Image button (with the camera icon on it) and click Upload at the top of the window that pops up.
OR
- Click the upload icon in the row below the product preview.
d. A File Upload browser window will appear.
- Browse your files to find the image you want to upload.
- Click once on the file to select it.
- Click the Open button.
Step 4
Your image will open and you will have an opportunity to crop it. You also can rotate your image clockwise or counterclockwise, and adjust the Opacity. When satisfied, click the Finish Cropping button. This will insert your image into the product. You will be able to adjust the image size and placement on the product, if needed.
NOTE: You will receive an alert if your image quality is low and may look pixelated after printing.
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How do I use stock images in Funeral Card Creator?
We also offer a number of stock images to customize your funeral products. Our library of images already is preloaded into the product editor for your convenience and ease of use. Follow these steps to use Funeral Card Creator's stock images.
Step 1
Select the product you want to customize.
Step 2
a. Select the Item Quantity you want to order from the drop-down menu.
b. Enter a name for your job (optional).
c. Click the CUSTOMIZE ORDER button.
Step 3
If the image field already exists:
a. In the interactive menu on the left-hand side of the product customization screen, click the Upload section (labeled "Choose/Upload Your Image Here") to select and expand it.
b. Click the Add Image button (with the camera icon on it). Assets will open by default in the window that pops up.
c. Click once on the image you want to use to select it. Click the labels on the left to explore the different stock image categories.
To add your own image field:
a. Click the camera icon (Add Image) in the row across the top of the product customization screen. A dashed rectangle will appear on top of the product.
b. In the interactive menu on the left-hand side of the product customization screen, click the new Image ## section to select and expand it.
c. Click the Add Image button (with the camera icon on it). Assets will open by default in the window that pops up.
d. Click once on the image you want to use to select it. Click the labels on the left to explore the different stock image categories.
Step 4
Your image will open and you will have an opportunity to crop it. You also can rotate your image clockwise or counterclockwise, and adjust the Opacity. When satisfied, click the Finish Cropping button. This will insert your image into the product. You will be able to adjust the image size and placement on the product, if needed.
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Follow these steps if you create a product and want to duplicate it without recreating it in the product editor (for example, if you want to create a second memorial card with identical information, but a different image on the front).
Step 1
Add a customized product to your shopping cart. On the Shopping Cart screen, you will see a blue box outline around the product details.
Step 2
To duplicate the product, click the DUPLICATE button. This will duplicate the entire product, including the quantity and all customized content.
Step 3
Click the EDIT button for the duplicated product. You will be redirected back to the initial product screen.
Step 4
Adjust the Item Quantity if needed and click the CUSTOMIZE ORDER button. You will be redirected to the product customization screen, where you can upload a new image on Page 2, or make any other necessary changes to the duplicated product.
Step 5
When done, click the green Finished Editing button, check the box to accept the conditions, and click the blue Continue button to return to the Shopping Cart screen. Your duplicated and edited product will be displayed there.
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Why is it important to name each job?
Before customizing a product, you will be given the option to Name Your Job. While this step is optional, we highly recommended doing so. Naming each individual job makes it easier to identify jobs for reordering from your History in the future. We suggest naming each job with the last name of the person honored on the product ordered.
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Can I adjust the line spacing of my custom prayer/poem?
Yes! Simply enter the text for your custom prayer/poem in the available field, and click the drop-down arrow below to adjust Line Space. The larger the number, the larger the space between lines. This option works well for shorter prayers/poems that need to fill space on the custom product.
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What if I need to adjust the fields on a product template?
To avoid errors during printing, we do not recommend moving fields on product templates. However, you are able to move fields up and down to adjust spacing as needed using the arrow keys on your keyboard. Moving fields left and right is discouraged to maintain necessary margins and specific cut line measurements for each product.
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What does Low Quality Image mean?
If you upload your own image and see a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it, your image has been flagged as being low quality. While the image still will print, we recommend using images that are at least 300 DPI to avoid looking pixelated after printing.
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Simply click the red Cancel button in the lower right corner of the pop-up review window.
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Can I download a proof of my customized product before ordering?
Yes! After clicking the green Finished Editing button, a review window will pop up. Click the gray Download Proof button to download an actual-size PDF proof of your custom product. Some funeral directors prefer to do this to share with families before ordering.
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Duplicate
Click to duplicate the product. Note that all customized information, including image(s), will be duplicated. This is helpful for ordering multiple versions of a product with different image(s).
Save for Later
Click to remove the product from your shopping cart. The product will instead be added to the Saved for Later area of the website. You will be able to re-add the product to your shopping cart at your convenience.
Edit
Click to continue editing the product, or to change the image(s) if it is a product you duplicated. You will be directed to the product information screen, where you can edit quantity and shipping address, or name your job. Click the blue Customize Order button to continue editing the product.
Remove
Click to remove the product from your shopping cart. The product will be permanently deleted and no information will be saved.
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