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ifolor Designer for Windows

  • Click on “Start” in the bottom left corner of your screen (Windows key + S)
  • Enter the name of the photo book and press the Enter key
  • A new window will open with the search results
  • You can now see where your photo book is saved from the file path of your photo book file
  • Open this path and move the photo book files to the following path: Documents\ifolor\Photobooks
  • Your photo books will now reappear in the ifolor Designer as normal
  • Once you're in your project, click on the "Options" tab in the left navigation bar 
  • Now you can change the number of pages
  • Drag the corresponding double page with the mouse button pressed down
  • Move the double page to the desired position
  • Leave the mouse button
  • Watch our video tutorial on YouTube to see how to do this

Unfortunately, single pages cannot be moved

  • Once you're in your project, click on the "Options" tab in the left navigation bar 
  • Then select "Change photo book" 
  • Then select your desired format or photo book type 
  • Please note and read the instructions 
  • Then click on "Switch" 

Before you submit your order, please double-check the arrangement of the images and text using the preview option.

  • While in your project, click on the “Book” tab
  • Select “Edit properties”
  • You can now change the format. Finally, click on “Finish”
  • Click on the text field «Aa» to open the text editor
  • Write the desired text there and adjust it accordingly (size, type, colour, etc.)
  • Click on the + symbol “Create”
  • Click on the favorite font style and click on the star “Use as standard”
  • Now this font will be used for all new text boxes
  • The country of delivery is defined during installation and can only then be changed by reinstalling the software
  • Please reinstall the ifolor Designer and select the correct country of delivery
  • During reinstallation, only the program data will be overwritten. The photo books that you have already created will remain on your PC and can continue to be opened as usual afterwards
If no message appears when inserting your image, this means it is of sufficient resolution for the desired product. If the yellow message “Resolution acceptable” is displayed, your image just meets the requirements for image resolution, but an optimal print result cannot be guaranteed. If the red message “Resolution too low” is displayed, this means that the resolution is not sufficient for the desired product. In this case, please select a smaller product format or reduce the size of the image.
You can copy an entire book to another computer by transferring the entire folder marked “Name_of_book”. You will find the respective folder under Start/Documents/ifolor/Photobooks or in Windows Explorer under C:\Users\...Your username...\Documents\ifolor\Photobooks. Store the files in the same folder on your new computer. The folder will be created automatically when you install the ifolor Designer. When you start the newly installed ifolor Designer on your new computer, your books will be displayed on the start screen for you to open.
The display of text fields in the product selection and order windows depends on your display settings. If the resolution is set too low or the zoom is set too high, this often prevents the correct display of window contents. First, please close all open programs. Check the following setting in the display options under Windows. You will find the display options in the Control Panel via: Start - Control Panel - Appearance and Themes - Display
  • Open your photo book in ifolor Designer
  • Create a page or double page that you want to save as a template
  • Now right-click on the background of your template and select: Page layout > Save the page or Page Layout > Save the Double Page
  • Now you will get a message if you want to save the template with or without images
  • The saved templates are now stored under the tab "Layout" in "Own Pages"
  • Please note that the templates are always only visible with the same formats. e.g. a template in A4 portrait cannot be inserted into a photo book A4 landscape."
  • Open your photo book in ifolor Designer
  • Click on the settings at the top right (cogwheel icon)
  • Select "Positioning aid" in the left column
  • Now set the item to "Align according to elements"
  • Open your photo book in ifolor Designer
  • Click on the settings at the top right (cogwheel icon)
  • Select "Positioning aid" in the left column
  • Place a check mark next to "Show auxiliary grid"
  • Select the desired grid width and confirm everything with "OK"
The Image optimization is active by default in ifolor Designer. The Image optimization automatically improves the image quality for physical printing. Only switch it off if you have edited the images yourself.

If the photos have been edited by your photographer, such as wedding pictures (mostly color space, contrast, etc.), it is important that you switch off image optimization when designing one of our products. Otherwise, the activated image optimization would completely overflow the photographer's processing (images are too light/dark, color casts, etc.).

If you have "normal" unedited images, such as smartphone images, it is important that you leave image optimization active when designing one of our products.

Image optimization is active by default in ifolor Designer. There are two ways to switch image optimization on or off.

When you open your project in ifolor Designer, you can switch image optimization on and off individually for each inserted image by right-clicking --> Image optimization.

If you want to switch off image optimization completely, click on the settings at the top right (cogwheel symbol), then select "Images" in the left-hand column and remove the checkmark from "Activate general image optimization in the lab".

The aspect ratio of a photo file determines which paper sizes the photo can be developed in. This can result in different length pages of your prints.

To enable us to develop different photo formats without having to cut off protruding edges, ifolor photo prints are available with variable image lengths for the available paper formats.

You can easily calculate the exact dimensions of your prints.

Learn more about formats here

When designing photo canvas, it should be noted that part of the image is placed around the wooden frame. Therefore, it may happen that important elements of the image are too close to the edge and they are folded over. To prevent this, you can change the size of the picture.

If the dimensions of the image do not allow it, you can change the design of the photo canvas and choose a template with a frame.


*Valid until 06.05.2025:
15% off with a minimum order value of CHF 80.- with the code HEYMAYCH15 on all photo products.
20% off with a minimum order value of CHF 100.- with the code HEYMAYCH2X on all photo products.
25% off with a minimum order value of CHF 120.- with the code HEYMAYCH25 on all photo products.
Gift vouchers excluded.

On all digital photos, from 10 cm format: up to 35%.

All prices incl. VAT. Shipping costs apply. Shipping costs are not eligible for discount.