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Send personalized greeting cards
using your own photos!
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When you create a Picture Greeting Card in |
Picture Greeting Cards improve upon traditional paper cards in many ways. Since you can create
them quickly and easily, you can send as many as you want - without spending any money.
Sending Picture Greeting Cards Through
To send a personalized greeting card, just follow these simple steps:
Prepare Your Photo
You can use any type of graphic or photo,
such as something from your digital camera or scanner.
You can edit your photo, adding things such as text and talk bubbles. Be sure to save your finished artwork where you can easily find it. |
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Start the Picture Greeting Card Feature
--> | Select the artwork you would like to appear on the front page of the greeting card, and select Send Picture Greeting Card from the File menu, or from the right click menu. Keyboard shortcut: use "ALT+G". |
Enter Your Captions
In the Picture Greeting Card dialog window, you will first be prompted to
enter captions for the front and inside of the card. Enter any text that you would like to appear
above the image on the front page of the card into the caption field for the front.
If you would like a line of text to appear above the image on the inside of the card, enter that text into the caption field for the inside of the card. |
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Enter the To and From Information
--> | Next you need to specify who the card is going to, and who it is from. In the To (Name): field, enter the name of the person you are sending the card to, and enter their e-mail address in the To (E-Mail): field. In the From fields, enter your name and e-mail address. |
Customize the Signature
You can add a custom signature line, or leave the signature at the default. The signature line will appear above your name on the inside of the card. To change the signature line, simply change the text appearing in the Signature field. |
Enter Your Personal Message
Finally, you can enter a custom message for the inside of the card in the
Message text area. |
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Send the Card
Once you have entered all the information, you're ready to send the card. Be sure that you have an open connection to the internet. If you need to connect to your ISP using a modem, do so now. Once your connection is open, simply click the 'Send Card' button. |
What Happens After I Send the Card?
After you click the 'Send Card' button,
The person you sent the card to will receive an e-mail telling them that you have sent them a card, and provide instructions on how to pick up the card. They will then be able to view their card on the web using their web browser.
You will be notified via e-mail when the card is picked up.
Common Questions Q. What kind of computer / software do you need to view a card?
A. Any internet-compatible system with a 3.0 version web browser or higher should be able to view the card. This includes PCs, Macintosh computers, and WebTV users. No special software is required - only a web browser (and e-mail so that they can receive the pick-up notice).Q. Is there any charge for sending a card?
A. Registered users ofQ. Will my personal card be accessible by other people?can send any number of cards with no charge.
A. No. The card you send requires a username and password to be viewed, which are automatically created and included in the e-mail send to the recipient.Q. What if the card isn't picked up?
A. If the card is not picked up within 30 days, it will be removed from the system.
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