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Snapfish Photos
Overview
Get Snapfish Photos on your mobile phone
Set up Snapfish Photos on your mobile phone
Use Snapfish Photos
  View demo pix
  Mobile picks
  Recent albums
  All Albums
  myPic of the day
  Preferences
  Share
  Order prints
Overview
Tired of carrying around wrinkled, torn images of your family and friends in your wallet? With Snapfish Photos, you can have instant access to all of your online Snapfish photos, right from your phone. In addition, you can:

  • Share photos with friends and family around the world -- right from your phone!
  • Use your favorite photos as wallpaper and caller-IDs on your phone (select models only).
  • Order high-quality prints and ship them anywhere in the U.S.
  • Take photos with your camera phone; then store and share them on Snapfish.

    In order to use Snapfish Photos, you must register for a Snapfish account.

    It's also helpful to have photos already in your Snapfish photo albums. To learn how to register, click here. To learn how to add photos, click here.

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    Get Snapfish Photos on your mobile phone
    To get Snapfish Photos on your phone, follow these steps:

    For Verizon Wireless:
    1. On your Get It Now-enabled phone, select Get It Now.
    2. Select the Shopping Cart to browse to Get it Now.
    3. Select Get Pix.
    4. Select Photo Viewers.
    5. Select and download Snapfish Photos.
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    Set up Snapfish Photos on your mobile phone
    1. On your phone, open the Snapfish Photos application.
    2. You'll see a splash screen image, with the Snapfish logo. Press the central function key on your phone ('OK,' 'Enter,' etc.) to get started.
    3. On the next screen, you have two choices: 'View demo pix' or 'Get started.' To view demo pix, skip to the 'View demo pix' section below. To set up Snapfish Photos, select 'Get started.'
    4. You'll be asked whether you're a new user, or whether you already have an account on the Snapfish website. 'New user' means that you've never registered at Snapfish. Select the appropriate answer.
    5. If you're a new user, you'll be asked to submit your mobile phone number; on the next screen, you'll be asked to confirm it. We need your mobile phone number so that we can associate your phone with your account and 'synch' the photos in both places.
    6. If you already have an account at Snapfish, you'll be asked to confirm your mobile phone number. If it's not correct, select 'Back' to correct it. If it is correct, select 'OK.'
    7. Once you have confirmed your mobile phone number, you'll be asked for a password. If you're a new user, create a password. This password will allow you to log in to your Snapfish account and to access your Snapfish photos from your mobile phone. Your password should be at least 5 characters.

      IMPORTANT: If you already have a Snapfish account, enter your Snapfish password. After you do, you'll be connected to your Snapfish account, and your phone will display the Snapfish Photos main menu. This completes set-up for you.

    8. On the next screen, you'll be asked to confirm your password. Use the 'Back' option to correct any errors. In addition, make sure to write your password down in a memorable place. Then select 'OK.'
    9. Finally, you'll see a screen confirming that you agree to the terms of use. To read the terms of use, go to http://www.snapfish.com/termsAndConditions. Once you have read and agreed to them, select 'OK.'
    10. Your phone will now connect to Snapfish Photos. Once it has connected, you'll see an animated graphic. Press 'OK' to get to a new menu. From this menu, you can add photos or view demo pix. For help with either of those actions, see below.
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    Using Snapfish Photos
    View demo pix

    Whether or not you've set up your Snapfish account, you can still view demo photos. The 'View demo pix' menu will appear when you first access the Snapfish Photos application (if you have not yet set up an account) and after you successfully set up an account.

    1. Select 'View demo pix.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu with the names of demo photo albums. Select the name of the album you'd like to see.
    3. Next, you'll see the photos in the album you opened. They'll appear in thumbnail versions, four per screen. Scroll down to see additional photos.
    4. From the album view, you can open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom of the screen to perform the following tasks:

      1. View photo: Open a particular photo, to display it full-screen on your phone. To read more about what you can do from this view, go to the next step.
      2. Save to wallpaper: Save the photo as wallpaper on your mobile phone.
      3. Save to picks: Save the photo to your mobile picks. (To read more about mobile picks, go to the 'mobile picks' section of Help.)
      4. Save to caller ID: Associate the photo with one of your contacts, to appear whenever they call.
      5. Set up account: This option will appear only if you have not yet set up an account.
      6. Show list: Change your album view to a list a photo names, instead of thumbnails. If you already show a list, this option will read 'Show thumbnails.'
      7. Help: This option will direct you to the url of this page.

    5. To view a particular photo, select the 'Actions' menu at the bottom of the screen. From there, select 'View photo.'
    6. From the individual photo view, you can open the 'Actions' menu to perform the following tasks:

      1. Save to wallpaper: Save the photo as wallpaper on your mobile phone.
      2. Save to picks: Save the photo to your mobile picks.
      3. Save to caller ID: Associate the photo with one of your contacts, to appear whenever they call.
      4. Set up account: This option will appear only if you have not yet set up an account.
      5. Turn captions on/off: This turns on and off photo captions.
    Mobile picks

    'Mobile picks' is a special album within your Snapfish account, stored both on the Web site and locally on your phone. It's a lot like having your favorite photos in your wallet, only without the extra weight or wear and tear.

    First, you select the photos you'd like to place in this album, either via your phone or on the Snapfish Web site. Then we synch up the album in both places, so you can view it on the site and on your phone -- without having to connect to the site.

    You can make changes to your mobile picks at any time. In addition, you can elect to have your mobile picks updated (that is, synchronized) daily, weekly, or whenever you make a change.

    To select your mobile picks on the Snapfish site, follow these steps:

    1. From your photo library, click 'mobile picks'.
    2. Next, select the album that contains the photo you'd like to add to your mobile picks. Click the button below the album, and then click 'open this album.'
    3. On the following screen, you'll see a large gray field. Beneath this field, the photos from the album you opened will be displayed.
    4. If you've opened the wrong album, or prefer to open another album, click 'choose another album.'
    5. To add a photo to your mobile picks, click 'add photo' beneath any photo. That photo will then appear in the gray field.
    6. Continue adding as many photos as you'd like, up to 20.
    7. When you've selected the photos you'd like to add, click 'save changes' at the bottom of the screen. Do NOT click 'choose another album' without saving your changes, or you will lose all added photos.
    8. If you'd like to add photos from another album, click 'choose another album' at the top and open another album.

    To select your mobile picks using your phone, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 'All albums.'
    2. On the next screen, select 'My albums.'
    3. On the following screen, you'll see a list of your albums. Select an album that contains a photo you'd like to designate as a 'mobile pick,' and press 'OK.'
    4. You'll see a thumbnail view of all of the photos in this album. Select the photo you prefer, and press 'OK.'
    5. Open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom of the screen and select 3, 'Save to picks.'
    6. Repeat for every photo you'd like to add. You can add up to 20 photos to your mobile picks.

    To set your preferences for mobile picks, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 'Mobile picks.'
    2. The following screen will invite you to set up your mobile picks. Select 'OK.'
    3. On the next screen, select whether you would like your mobile picks to be updated daily, weekly, or whenever you make a change. When making this choice, keep in mind that you can always manually update your mobile picks at any time. (For instructions, see 'Synch picks' below.)

      NOTE: The third option, 'Upon change,' requires SMS messages to be sent to your phone. If you select this option and are not already opted in for SMS, you will have to confirm that you are willing to accept it.

    4. If you selected 'Daily,' you'll see a screen with fields for you to enter the time of day you'd like to your mobile picks to update. If you selected 'Weekly,' you'll see a screen with fields for you to enter the day of the week and the time of day you would like your mobile picks to update. Enter the appropriate information, and select 'OK.'

      NOTE: If you selected 'Upon change,' you will not see either of these screens.

    5. Next, your phone will connect with the Snapfish Web site to update your preferences.

    To use mobile picks (after you have selected your photos), follow these steps:

    1. From the main Snapfish Photos menu, select 'Mobile picks.'
    2. You'll see your mobile picks album, with the pictures displayed in a thumbnail view. If you select 'Actions' at the bottom of the screen, you'll see a list of actions you can perform:

      1. Synch picks: If you have changed your mobile picks on the Snapfish Web site or on your phone, this will synchronize your changes in both places.
      2. View photo: You can view a single photo in full size on your screen.
      3. Save to wallpaper: Save the photo as wallpaper on your phone.
      4. Share photo: Share the photo with friends and family.
      5. Save to caller ID: Associate the photo with one of your contacts, to appear whenever they call.
      6. View slideshow: See a slideshow of your mobile picks.
      7. Order print: Order a print of your photo.
      8. Delete photo: Delete the photo from your mobile picks.
      9. Show list: View the photos as a list rather than as thumbnails.

    3. You can also perform actions when you are in a full-photo view. From the album view, select a photo and press 'OK.' From the photo view, select 'Actions,' and you'll see a similar list of actions.
    To change your preferences, see the 'Preferences' section.
    Recent albums
    With Snapfish Photos, you always have access to your Snapfish albums, via your mobile phone. To view your most recent Snapfish albums on your phone, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 'Recent albums.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a list of your most recently viewed albums.
    3. Select the album that you'd like to view and press 'OK.'

      NOTE: If you'd like to share an album, you can do so from this view. Open the 'Actions' menu and select 2, 'Share album.' Follow the prompts from there, or see instructions for how to share below.

    4. You'll see a thumbnail view of the photos in the album you selected (scroll down to reveal all). To view a particular photo, you can highlight it and press 'OK.' Or you can open the 'Actions' menu and select 1, 'View photo.'
    5. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see an 'Actions' menu. Open this menu to performs the following actions:

      1. View photo: View a single photo full-size on your screen.
      2. Save to wallpaper: Save the photo as wallpaper on your phone.
      3. Share photo: Share the photo with friends and family.
      4. Save to picks: Save the photo as one of your mobile picks.
      5. Save to caller ID: Associate the photo with one of your contacts, to appear whenever they call.
      6. Order print: Order a print of your photo.
      7. Show list: View the photos as a list rather than as thumbnails.
      8. Help: This option will direct you to the url of this page.

    6. From an individual photo view, you can perform many of the above actions by selecting the 'Actions' menu. You can also turn captions on or off.
    All albums
    The 'All albums' allows you to view all of your Snapfish albums, as well as the albums of your friends. To view all of your albums, follow these steps:
    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 'All albums.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu with three options: 'My albums,' 'Friends' albums,' and 'Demo pix.' Whichever your selection, the instructions are essentially the same. For the purposes of these instructions, we'll assume that you selected 'My albums.'
    3. On the next screen, you'll see a list of your albums.
    4. Select the album that you'd like to view and press 'OK.'

      NOTE: If you'd like to share an album, you can do so from this menu. Open the 'Actions' menu and select 2, 'Share album.' Follow the prompts from there, or see instructions for how to share below.

    5. You'll see a thumbnail view of the photos in the album you selected (scroll down to reveal all). To view a particular photo, you can highlight it and press 'OK.' Or you can open the 'Actions' menu and select 1, 'View photo.'
    6. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see an 'Actions' menu. Open this menu to performs the following actions:

      1. View photo: View a single photo in full-size on your screen.
      2. Share photo: Share the photo with friends and family.
      3. Save to picks: Save the photo as one of your mobile picks.
      4. Save to wallpaper: Save the photo as wallpaper on your phone.
      5. Save to caller ID: Associate the photo with one of your contacts, to appear whenever they call.
      6. Order print: Order a print of your photo.
      7. Show list: View the photos as a list rather than as thumbnails.
      8. Help: This option will direct you to the url of this page.

    7. From an individual photo view, you can perform many of the above actions by selecting the 'Actions' menu. You can also turn captions on or off.
    MyPic of the day
    With myPic of the day, you can elect to receive a single photo from any of your albums every day or once a week.

    NOTE: Your myPic of the day schedule is the same as your mobile picks update schedule. Setting one sets the other, just as changing one changes the other.

    To set up myPic of the day, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 4, 'myPic of the day.'
    2. Depending on your phone model, you may see a screen asking you whether you would like to automatically save your myPic of the day as wallpaper. Select 'Yes' or 'No.'
    3. On the following screen, you'll see a photo. This may be a demo photo, or it may be one of your photos. If it's a demo photo, you will still be able to set your myPic of the day preferences.
    4. Open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom of the screen, and select 7, 'myPic of the day prefs.'
    5. On the following screen, you will see the menu for your 'myPic of the day' preferences.

      1. Set frequency. Here, you can set the frequency with which you receive your myPic and designate the exact time and/or day that you would like to receive it. Please note that this schedule will also apply to your mobile picks update schedule.
      2. Set prompt. With this feature, you can opt to be prompted whenever your myPic of the day is updated.
      3. Autosave-wallpaper. Have your myPic of the day automatically saved as wallpaper.
      4. Autosave-picks. Have your myPic of the day automatically saved to your mobile picks.

    6. 6. The only step you must take to enable your myPic of the day is to set the frequency. The other steps are optional.
    Preferences
    You can change your Snapfish Photos preferences both on the Snapfish website and on your mobile phone.

    Change your preferences using the website:

    1. Click on the 'Account' tab at the top of the page.
    2. You'll find a 'mobile phone' category there. Click 'edit mobile phone'
    3. In the 'Snapfish Photos' section, click 'edit preferences'.
    4. The following page contains three categories of preferences:

        a. Photo display
        b. myPic of the day
        c. Mobile picks

    5. To set your photo display options, check or uncheck the boxes in the 'photo display' section. When you check the first box, your photos will automatically be rotated to best fit your phone screen. When you check the second box, your photos will automatically be cropped to best fit your phone screen.
    6. In the 'myPic of the day' section, you set your preferences for receiving your myPic of the day. Checking the first box means that you'll get a fresh photo selected from your collection on the schedule that you specify. Checking the second box means that Snapfish Photos will prompt you when your new myPic has arrived. In the schedule section, you can set the schedule by which you'd like to get fresh myPic photos.
    7. In the 'mobile picks' section, checking the box means that, when you make changes to your mobile picks on the website, your phone will automatically be updated with the changes.
    Change your preferences using your phone:

    In the 'preferences' section of Snapfish Photos, you can set your preferences for every feature of Snapfish Photos, including the 'default view' (how your photos are displayed when you open an album), the frequency of updates for mobile picks and myPic of the day, alerts, and more.

    To change your preferences for the default view, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 5, 'Preferences.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu of preferences. Select 1, 'Default view.'
    3. When you open an album, you can view your photos in two ways: in thumbnails or as a list (of photo titles). Select 1 to view photos in a list and 2 to view thumbnails.
    4. You can also decide whether or not you would like to enable auto-crop and auto-rotate. Auto-crop automatically crops your photos to best fit the screen. Auto-rotate automatically rotates your photos to best fit the screen. Select 3 for auto-crop and 4 for auto-rotate.
    To change your preferences for your mobile picks, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 5, 'Preferences.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu of preferences. Select 1, 'Default view.'
    3. When you open an album, you can view your photos in two ways: in thumbnails or as a list (of photo titles). Select 1 to view photos in a list and 2 to view thumbnails.
    4. You can also decide whether or not you would like to enable auto-crop and auto-rotate. Auto-crop automatically crops your photos to best fit the screen. Auto-rotate automatically rotates your photos to best fit the screen. Select 3 for auto-crop and 4 for auto-rotate.

    To change your preferences for your mobile picks, follow these steps:

    NOTE: Changing the frequency of your mobile picks updates also changes the frequency of your myPic of the day.

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 5, 'Preferences.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu of preferences. Select 2, 'Mobile picks.'
    3. On the following screen, you can elect whether to update your mobile picks daily, weekly, or whenever you make a change.
    4. If you select 'Daily,' you will see a screen asking you to enter the time of day you'd like your mobile picks to be updated.
    5. If you select 'Weekly,' you will see a screen asking you to enter the day of the week, as well as the time of day, that you'd like your mobile picks to be updated.
    6. If you select 'Upon change,' you may see a screen asking you to opt in for SMS, a carrier language required by this feature. If you already have SMS, you will not see this screen.
    To change your preferences for myPic of the day, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 5, 'Preferences.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu of preferences. Select 3, 'myPic of the day.'
    3. On the following screen, you'll see a menu with four options:

      1. Disable. This disables 'myPic of the day,' so you no longer receive a daily or weekly photo.
      2. Set prompt. With this feature, you can opt to be prompted whenever your myPic of the day is updated.
      3. Autosave picks. Have your myPic of the day automatically saved to your mobile picks.
      4. Set frequency. Here, you can reset the frequency with which you receive your myPic -- or simply change the day and/or time that you receive it. Please note that these changes will also apply to your mobile picks update schedule.

    To change your preferences for alerts, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 5, 'Preferences.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu of preferences. Select 4, 'Alerts.'
    3. The following screen contains two options: 1, for 'Alerts on,' and 2, for 'Alerts off.'
    4. If you select 'Alerts on,' you will be notified whenever your friends share albums with you or comment on your albums. You'll also be notified whenever a roll of film you've sent in has been developed.
    5. If you select 'Alerts off,' you will not be notified of any of the above.
    To change items in your account info, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 5, 'Preferences.'
    2. On the next screen, you'll see a menu of preferences. Select 5, 'Account info.'
    3. On the following screen, you'll see a menu containing items in your personal info:

      1. First name
      2. Last name
      3. Mobile #
      4. Password
      5. Ship address 1
      6. Ship address 2
      7. City
      8. State
      9. Zip

    4. To change any of the above items, select it and follow the prompts.
    Share
    Snapfish Photos allows you to share albums and photos with your friends and family, exactly as you do on the Snapfish website. To share, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 3, 'All albums.'
    2. On the following screen, select 1, 'My albums.'
    3. Next you'll see a menu of all of your albums. If you'd like to share an album, select that album and open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom. Select 2, 'Share album.' Then skip to step 5.
    4. If you'd like to share a photo, select the album that contains that photo. Then select the photo and open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom. Select 2, 'Share photo.'
    5. Next, you'll see a screen showing your Addresses. You can 'Select all,' to share with all of your contacts, or you can highlight one or more of your contacts in your Addresses.
    6. If you'd like to add an address, press # to 'Add new.'
    7. Once you have selected your recipients, select 'OK.'
    8. You'll see a screen confirming that your album or photo has been shared.
    Order Prints
    With Snapfish Photos, you can order prints of any photos in your Snapfish account, just as you would on the Snapfish website. To order prints, follow these steps:

    1. From the Snapfish Photos main menu, select 3, 'All albums.'
    2. On the following screen, select 1, 'My albums.'
    3. Next, you'll see a screen listing your albums. Select the album that contains the photo you would like to make prints of, and press 'OK.'
    4. From the album view, select the photo you would like to make prints of, and open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom of the screen.
    5. Select 6, 'Order print.'
    6. On the following screen, you'll see a list of available print sizes, with prices alongside each. Enter the quantity of each size that you'd like, and select 'Continue.'
    7. You'll be taken to your shopping cart, with a list of its contents. At this stage, you have four options, available when you open the 'Actions' menu at the bottom of the page:

      1. Add photos. Select this to add prints to your order.
      2. Remove photo. Select this to delete a photo from your order.
      3. Check out. Select this to pay and complete your order.
      4. Help. This will direct you to the url for this Help page.

    8. To check out, select 3, 'Check out,' from the 'Actions' menu.
    9. If you do not already have a shipping address and a credit card in your online account, you must now log in to your Snapfish account to add these items.
    10. Your shipping information will appear on the screen. If everything is correct, select 'Continue' at the bottom of the screen. If anything is incorrect, select the line on which it appears and press 'OK.' You will then see a dialogue box where you can change the information.
    11. On the next screen, review your order. If you need to make changes, select 'Back' and make your changes in the previous screens. If everything is correct, select 'Buy' at the bottom right.
    12. You'll see a screen confirming your order.
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