Manual

Welcome to Christmas Lifecards! The special Christmas edition of Lifecards.

1. Creating a card

Start by selecting "Create new card" from the main menu,

select a category from the list of themes,

and select a template. You can easily change template and theme later.

Once a template has been selected you can tap on the "Add Photo" and "add text" areas to insert photos from your photo-album and enter long and short text messages.

Tip: When you rotate your device Christmas Lifecards will automatically adjust to the new orientation.

2. Photos

Photos can be positioned by dragging them on the screen with a single finger, and they can also be scaled and rotated with two fingers.

Filters

To apply a filter to a photo tap the "Filter" button. If more than one filter is applied and Lifecards will attempt to apply each filter succesively.

All filters can be adjusted. Applying many filters can slow down Lifecards. Select a filter and tap "remove" to remove it.

Borders

You can change the border of a photo by tapping "Border" and selecting a border.

3. Text

Once you have added text, you may select font, alignment, size, and color for text.

To edit the text tap on the text again. Once you are done changing text properties simply tap "Done". You can change text properties at any given time by tapping on the text. Tap again to edit the written words.

4. Zoom and Pan

You can freely zoom and pan while you are creating your postcard. Simply tap the "Pan/Zoom" button. Now you can pan by dragging the card with one finger and zoom by pinching with two fingers.

When you are done zooming, tap the zoom and pan button again to leave zoom and pan mode.

Tip: If you hold a third finger on the "Zoom and pan" while you are panning, the button will automatically "release" once you are done.

5. Saving

To save the card simply tap "Save", and a preview screen will appear where you can get a detailed look of the final card. On this screen you can zoom and pan by dragging and pinching as in the main screen. To change the card tap "Back".

When you are satisfied with the card, you may tap "Save" to save the card to your photo-album, "For later editing", which will allow you to reuse or edit the card at a later time, or "More ..." to reveal a set of additional options.

6. Loading a saved card

If you wish to load a card you have previously saved for later editing, simply bring up the main menu by tapping the main menu button, and select "Load card" to see a list of saved cards.

7. Emailing

To email the card to a friend, select "Email" from the save menu. This will reveal an email composition screen where you can choose recipient and write text to accompany the card.

Note: Lifecards enqueues the email in Mail's outbox, so in some cases your email will not be send until you open the Mail app.

You may also want to email the card in higher resolution or in PDF format (currently experimental). To use either of these two options choose "More options" from the save menu.

8. Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter

Select "More Options" to upload the card to Facebook, Flickr, or Twitter.

• Facebook Use the login screen to login to Facebook, and remember to grant permissions to allow Lifecards to upload your photos.
• Flickr Flickr upload requires that you use the login screen to log in to your account.
• Twitter Lifecards uses Twitpic to publish photos on Twitter. Use your standard Twitter username and password.

9. Inserting speech balloons

Tap on the "Add" button on the bottom of the screen to add a speech balloon. Simply drag the balloon you wish to insert onto the screen.

You can alter the bubble later. You may also select font, alignment, size, and colors. The "More" button reveals more options.

To edit the text, double tap on the text. Tap "Done" once you are done changing balloon properties.

To change the balloon at a later time, tap on the ballon. Drag the balloon to move it. Drag one of the three green control points to change its size. Drag the orange control point to change its connection. Drag the yellow rotation symbol to rotate it. Tap the delete sign to delete it. Double tap again to edit the written words.

10. Changing a template

To change the template you have selected, simply tap on the "Template" button. At this point you can swipe the screen left and right to change the template within the current theme, and swipe up and down to change theme. Tap "Theme" to see a list of all templates and categories.

Once you are satisfied with the selected template, tap "Done" to leave template selection.

Tip: You can change the template of a card without having to reenter text and reinsert photos.

11. Personal backgrounds

The "Open Background" template category will allow you to insert your own background. Tap on the background to insert a photo.

12. Comic strips and Lifecards

If you like Christmas Lifecards check out the real Lifecards and our Comic Strip Designer on the app store.

• See Lifecards on the app store: (Tap here).
• See Strip Designer on the app store: (Tap here).

14. Thank you

Thank you for purchasing Christmas Lifecards. Please do not hesitate to leave comments in our support forum at www.mexircus.com/iphoneforum or simply email us at lifecards@mexircus.com to help us improve Lifecards.