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How do I exclude/remove photos from my book?

Learn how to exclude photos from your Monthbook, Monthly Mini, or Baby's First Year and add them back in the Chatbooks app or on the website Chatbooks.com

You can exclude photos you don't want printed in your book, in the Chatbooks app or on Chatbooks.com.

Good to know:

  • Excluded photos are saved in an Excluded folder for that book, so you can add them back anytime before it prints.

  • Deleting a photo from your excluded photos removes it permanently.

How do I exclude photos in the app? (iOS)

Several photos at once:

  • Sign in to your account in the Chatbooks app.

  • Tap your subscription from the Home page, then tap the book you want to edit.

  • Long-tap any photo to select more than one.

  • Tap the "x" on each photo you'd like to remove, or select several photos and tap "Exclude" in the bottom left.

  • Tap "Done Rearranging."

A single photo:

  • Tap the book you want to edit.

  • Tap the photo you'd like to exclude.

  • Tap the 3 dots in the upper right corner.

  • Tap "Exclude Page."

Add photos back:

  • Open the book you excluded photos from.

  • Tap the "+" icon to add photos.

  • Tap the "Excluded" folder button. It only appears once at least one photo has been excluded.

  • Select the photos you'd like to add back.

How do I exclude photos in the app? (Android)

Exclude photos:

  • Sign in to your account in the Chatbooks app.

  • Tap your subscription from the Home page, then tap the book you want to edit.

  • Press and hold the photo you'd like to exclude to select it.

  • Tap any other photos you'd like to exclude.

  • Tap "Exclude" at the bottom of the screen. You may need to scroll through the options to find it.

  • Tap "Exclude selected."

Add photos back:

  • Open the book you excluded photos from.

  • Tap the blue "+" icon to add photos.

  • Tap the "Excluded" folder button. It only appears once at least one photo has been excluded.

  • Select the photos you'd like to add back.

How do I exclude photos on the web?

  • Log in to Chatbooks.com.

  • Click "Home" at the top of the page, or click "Account" and then "My Books."

  • Click into the subscription and book you want to edit.

From the book:

  • Scroll to the photo you want to remove and click "Exclude" on the right side.

From Rearrange pages:

  • Click "Rearrange pages" at the top of the page.

  • Click the photos you want to exclude.

  • Click the trash icon at the bottom of the page.

From your photo list:

  • On the left side of the screen, open the "Included" drop-down.

  • Click a photo with a checkmark and click "Remove photo." It moves to "Excluded."

Add photos back:

  • Open the "Excluded" drop-down on the left side of the screen.

  • Select the photo you want to add back.

Watch how it works

iOS

Android

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