- First, activate the customization of the product by selecting the relevant option.
- In the Instructions field you can specify an instruction text that helps the customer to customize the product.
- Under Display preview image you can select whether you and, subsequently, the customer, will see a preview of the product and the areas that can be customized by the customer. If you select the option No here, the customer will not be able to position the texts and images desired by him on the product. This makes sense for products by which the customer already knows the areas to be customized, as is the case with ballpoint pens, for example. If you select the option Yes you can specify under Customizable areas which areas of the product can be customized by the customer.
- These steps apply only if, under Display preview image, you selected the option Yes:
- Adding an image: If you have not yet uploaded an image for this product, click on the button Upload file. Otherwise at this point the image is displayed that you find on the Images tab under Magnified view. Ensure that the image is a suitable customization template.
- Specify customizable areas: Customizable areas are those areas of the product that the customer can customize. To add a new customizable area, drag & drop one of the grey squares onto the preview image. You can now move this area using drag & drop or make it larger or smaller by dragging the edges using the mouse. You can define up to five customizable areas.
- Customization options: Under Possible operations for text fields and image selection you specify whether the customer can position, scale and rotate the texts and images.
- Now add text fields and/or image selections. For a product to be customizable, there must be at least one text field or one image selection. There can be a maximum of five text fields and image selections. Under Name specify the description of the text field or image selection. For text fields you can specify whether these are on one or two lines. Under Length limit you specify the number of characters the customer may enter in this text field. For image selections you can determine the minimum size of the image. Please note that small images are often not suitable as a print template. For text fields, click on Define fonts or, for image selections, on Define file formats, to modify the relevant options for the entire product type.
- Click Save.