Tested by Susan Dandurand, mom of Matthew, 6, Mia, 4, and Nathan, 2, Angus, Ont.
Price US$34.99 +shipping for a 20-page, 8x11-inch hardcover book
Features Shutterfly's All New Custom Path software allows you to design your own layout or use one of hundreds of pre-designed layouts. Photos can be used as backgrounds and you can feature up to 25 pics per page. Photo tools include: resize, rotate, crop, red-eye correction, effects, and a resolution check. Dozens of fonts are included, and you can adjust font size, colour, alignment, leading and line spacing. Smart Autofill automatically arranges pictures in the order they were taken, and Storyboard helps you organize your pictures. Books can be up to 101 pages and there are several cover options. An online help centre and email support are available.
Pros "The options were very well laid out - you could simply glance over the page and instantly know what to click on to create the page you wanted. There were loads of backgrounds and font options - great for those of us like me who are 'artistically challenged.'"
Cons "I didn't like the zoom/cropping feature - I had difficulty cropping pictures when I wanted to narrow them or stretch them out. But I was likely misusing the tools."
Rating 8/10
