HOW TO USE IDEABOOKS (OLD)

On Houzz.comSaving photos. Browse through photos on Houzz. When you find something you like, click the Save button at the bottom of the photo, as shown in this kitchen photo (top left; click on the image to enlarge it). Saving professionals. When you find a home service professional on Houzz you’d like to save for future reference, click the Save button beneath the pro’s profile photo (top right). Saving discussions. The Advice section offers a plethora of questions and answers uploaded and continuously updated by the Houzz community. Save a discussion to one of your ideabooks by clicking the Save button beneath the discussion title and its author (bottom right).Saving stories. Houzz Tours, remodeling and decorating guides, and other Houzz stories can also be saved to your ideabooks. To save a Houzz story, click the Save button that appears at the top of the story (bottom left).After you click the Save button, a new screen will pop up, allowing you to add the photo, professional profile, discussion or story to an existing ideabook. You also can create a new ideabook by clicking the title field, then selecting Create New Ideabook.You can add a comment about the item you saved at thi...

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Viewing your ideabooks. When you’re done adding to your ideabook, you can look at it by clicking Your Ideabooks from the drop-down menu beneath your profile photo at the top of your screen.

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In the web version, your ideabooks page will look like this. Click the title of the ideabook you‘d like to see to open it completely.

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Privacy, sharing and collaborating. Once you’ve put the finishing touches on your ideabook, you can share it with friends, family or your home design professional. Click the Invite button underneath your ideabook title, as shown here in the web version.You can add additional viewers or editors by typing their Houzz username or email address into the search field; you can allow each person to edit or just view the ideabook.Select the Can View option, for example, to show someone the private ideabook of tile backsplashes you’re considering. Or select Can Edit to give someone the ability to add photos and make comments underneath your own.After you’ve added your collaborators, click Save Settings. Your collaborators will receive a notification email, so they can help you start making your home design dreams a reality.

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You can also make your ideabook private or public. Click “…” next to More in the top-right corner of your ideabook. Click Edit and then drag the toggle next to Make Ideabook Private so that the background is green and the circle is on the right side of the toggle. Click Save to update your settings.

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Making changes. On the web you can add new items, delete or email items, and make changes to your notes. Delete or email anything in your ideabook by simply clicking “…” in the upper-right-hand corner of the thumbnail you’d like to remove or send.

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Click Email or Delete in the drop-down menu that appears. You can also save the item into another ideabook by clicking Save.To add text or notes, place your cursor in the box that says Add Notes that appears when you hover over each photo, and type.

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On the Houzz AppSaving to your ideabooks. Clockwise from top left, here’s how saving a photo, professional profile, discussion and story might look on the Apple mobile app. The Save button has been highlighted on all four pages.

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Viewing your ideabooks. When you’re done adding to your ideabook, you can look at it by clicking the Ideabooks folder at the top of your screen.

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In the app, you’ll find yourself on a page like this. To completely open the ideabook you just created or saved a photo to, click the title of the ideabook.

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Privacy, sharing and collaborating. Here’s what you might see in the app version. Again, the Invite button, which allows you to collaborate with others, is beneath the ideabook title.

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You can add additional viewers or editors to your ideabooks on the app as well.

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You can also make your ideabook private or public. Click “…” in the top-right corner of your ideabook. Click Edit and then drag the toggle next to Make Ideabook Private so that the background is green and the circle is on the right side of the toggle. Click Done to update your settings.

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Making changes. You can add new items, delete items and make changes to your notes. To delete something in your ideabook, click “…” in the upper-right-hand corner of the thumbnail you’d like to remove.

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Then click Delete to remove the item.To add text or notes, place your cursor in the box that says Add Comment, which appears when you hover over each photo, and type.

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