Are you looking for a new calendar for the toilet? Or do you want to avoid constantly checking Facebook to remember the birthdays of your family and friends? Then Profotonet has the perfect solution for you: creating your own online calendar. To make this as easy as possible, we’ve listed the steps for you.

Create an online calendar

Creating an online calendar is quick and easy. You choose your design, after which the product of your choice is loaded. Each page already comes with a layout that you can customize via the menu. For a great result, all you need to do is add your photos. Want to fully personalize your calendar? You can manually add events, so you no longer have to write them down yourself. Very handy if your handwriting isn’t the best. To complete it, you can even add a photo to each event, such as a picture of the birthday person.

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Create an online calendar: getting started

Have you already started your own calendar? Open your project here and continue right where you left off. This is only possible if you have saved your project and created an account. Once you have chosen a design, you will arrive at a screen with several options:

  • Start date: the month and year the calendar should begin
  • End date: the month and year the calendar ends. You cannot change this, as the calendar always consists of 12 months
  • First day of the week: the day on which the week starts
  • Calendar language: the language of the calendar

You can adjust these settings later. For some designs, certain options are preselected by default and cannot be changed.

Design options

On the left side of your screen, you’ll find a menu with options to customize the design of your calendar.

  • Add photos: To use your photos, you first need to upload them here. Click the button and select the images on your computer. The software will upload the files, and you’ll see a green progress bar appear below the photos. Once the photos are ready to use, the bar will disappear. Uploading many or large files may take some time, depending on your internet connection.
  • Photos: This is where all your uploaded photos will appear. To place a photo, simply drag it into the desired area of the calendar and release it.
  • Events: There are two options. With add events, you can manually add birthdays. Click on the date, enter the birthday, and save it. In addition, you can use event sets. There are two ready-made event lists available. When you click on a list, you can see which events it contains. Use the toggle switch to turn the event list on or off. The events will then automatically appear in the calendar.
  • Layouts: There are multiple page styles available for calendars. Click on the layout you like and choose to apply it to the current page or to the entire calendar.
  • Settings: Here you can adjust the settings from the start screen.

Create an online calendar: basic functions

At the top of the window, you’ll find several important functions of the Online Designer.

  • Save: Save your project. To do this, you first need to log in. You can use your offline Album Designer account. If you use our professional album software offline, please create a new account.
  • Preview: View a preview of your project.
  • Globe icon: Change the language of the application.
  • Log in: Sign in with your existing Album Designer account.
  • Order: Place your calendar order.
  • Magnifying glass (bottom right): Click this to zoom in or out on the page.

Adding events

As explained above under “Design options,” you can add events via the menu on the left. You can also do this by clicking directly on a date in the calendar. This allows you to insert text and adjust the text color. By clicking on “Add photo,” you can also add a photo that will appear in a small format, either by selecting an existing photo or uploading a new one.

Browsing through the calendar

You can browse through the calendar using the page thumbnails at the bottom of the window. The page that is currently displayed is highlighted with a green border.

Editing photos

When you click on a placed photo, a menu appears that allows you to edit the image.

  • Crop: Crop the photo or zoom in on a specific part of the image.
  • Rotate photo right / rotate photo left: Rotate the photo.
  • Clear photo frame: Remove the photo from the photo frame.

Ordering a calendar

Is your calendar completely finished? First, review it one more time using the Preview function in the top bar. If you’re satisfied, click the green “Order” button in the top right corner (if you’re not logged in yet).

Do you already have a Profotonet Album Designer account? You can simply log in with it. Are you using our PRO software? In that case, please create a new account. Once you’re logged in, your calendar will be checked for errors and empty photo frames. Then give your project a recognizable name. You will now be redirected to the online order form, where you can complete your order. Unfortunately, it is not possible to order multiple (different) calendars at the same time via this online software. To do so, you will need to place multiple orders.

Choose your design for your yearly calendar and get started right away