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Everything you need to know about using the Swift Galleries Designer
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  • Uploading a Room Photo

    Uploading a Room From the Rooms panel click on "Upload a Room Photo" to begin the process of uploading your client's room photo. Taking the Room Photo This first step gives you some instructions ...
  • Choosing and Applying a Room Image

    So, you're in the Designer (you either went through a Client then clicked Design, or you're in a built-in sales meeting workflow). All you need to do is click the rooms tab To apply a room, click ...
  • Calibrating a Room Photo

    Newly Added Room Photo After you upload a room photo, you'll see it at the top of the Rooms tab. Calibrating the Room Photo To begin the process, click on the room slide that you've upload and cho...
  • Applying a Template to the Wall

    When Designing for a client, the Designer begins in the Templates panel. Creating Templates Swift Galleries creates a handful of templates for you automatically when you create a new product type....
  • Exporting to Your Device or Computer

    From any of the four panels, click on the share icon: Then choose the "Download" option: The Designer will create the image for you and present you with a download option. You may save the file t...
  • Working with Galleries

    A gallery is the collection of products on the wall within the Designer. To see information about the gallery, click and drag over all products in the gallery, or type Command + A. You'll notice t...
  • Sharing on Pinterest and Facebook

    Click on the sharing icon from any of the four panels: Click on either the Facebook or Pinterest icon: Swift Galleries will prepare the image for you and then pop open a new window for sharing (t...
  • Disabling the Low Resolution Warning in the Designer

    Want to disable the little red Low Resolution warning inside an In-Person Sales Opportunity? Here's how... There are Two Ways to Disable this Warning: Disable it on a case-by-case basis at the Sa...
  • Uploading Additional Client Photos

    If you realized that you need to add a photo for a client while in the Designer, click on "Upload a New Photo" in the Photos panel: A file selector will appear. Choose the photo you'd like to uplo...
  • Seeing Suggestions on the Wall

    The Suggestions panel shows you all of the suggestions that you've created for this client. These are the saved room photos with galleries filled with client image photos or empty products that you...
  • Managing Suggestions

    Saving a Suggestion Saving suggestions is only available in the Designer when you are preparing for a client (when you go to Manage Client > Open Designer). In the in-person sales meeting you will ...
  • Cropping a Photo for a Product

    The cropping tool allows you to zoom in on a photo and create it around the product. To access the crop tool, select a product (click once on the product). Then either click the Crop Photo button ...
  • Working with Products on the Wall

    To modify an existing product, click once on the product to choose the specific product you want to edit. The product you chose will be the only product in the gallery with a red border: Note that...
  • Why can't I access more product sizes in the Designer?

    Note: If you just added a product to the wall in the designer, it will automatically choose the largest size you have in that product. You'll need to apply that product to the wall, THEN resize (vi...
  • Adding a Product to the Wall

    To add a product to the wall, click the "Add Product" button from any of the four panels or type "a": This will take you to the add product screen where you can collapse and open product categorie...
  • Resizing a Product

    To resize a product, you must choose the individual product to resize. Click once on the product to select the entire gallery; click a second time to select the single product. You can now click "r...
  • Choosing a Photo for a Product

    For the product that you would like to add a photo to, click "Choose Photo". The Designer will update to look like this: Click on the photo that you'd like to apply. You'll be taken to the crop t...
  • In-Person Sales Designer View

    The In-Person Sales Designer is a blend of client and photographer designers (see both sets of bullet points below): You can add items to the cart and go through the checkout process, which includ...
  • Photographers' Designer View

    Your view, when designing galleries, is fully featured. A few highlights worth noting: This Designer is accessed when you are in Manage Client then Design. This is the only time you can create/sav...
  • Online Client Designer View

    Online clients have the following key differences within the Designer (compared to the Photographers' Designer View): Client can upload their own room photos and calibrate them Client cannot creat...
  • Keyboard Shortcuts

    The following keyboard shortcuts are available within the Designer: Arrow keys - when you have the gallery or a product picked the arrow keys move gallery/product with a fine level of control (thi...
  • Double-Click Actions in the Designer

    Double clicking on a product without a picture - chooses a picture Double clicking on a product with a picture - starts the crop tool Double clicking on a resizing product - applies the resize Dou...
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