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BUBBLE Overlay (BubbleL / BubbleR) Instructions & Tips

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1. Select and begin to create an MMS or email message with your selected image.

Note: This function may work differently for every device. For example, your phone may require you to select the image BEFORE creating the message, or your phone may require you to attach the image AFTER creating the message. Please refer to your device manual for instructions.

2. You have two placement choices with this template - thought bubble on the right or the left of the image. Type the following template names as the first word in the body of an MMS or email message (not case sensitive) to receive your image back as follows:

BUBBLER - The bubble appears on the right of the image
BUBBLEL - The bubble appears on the left of the image

Note: Template names are not case sensitive.

3. Enter a space after typing either BubbleL or BubbleR.

4. After the space, type the text that you want to appear in the bubble. Alternatively, you can choose not to enter any additional text and leave the bubble empty for others to fill in later!

5. MMS or email the message with a photo attached to pic@ZINK.mobi.

6. You will receive a message back with the subject line "ZINK Mobile Extras." Attached to this message will be your photo, formatted and sized to be ready to print on any ZINK-enabled 2"x3" mobile printer.

Tips for Bubble

  • This template works best for images that are taken and viewed "horizontally" (landscape) - like the sample image shown. Images that are taken and viewed "vertically" (portrait) will be rotated clockwise into a horizontal position. The Bubble overlay may therefore not be placed in the best location for these images.
  • The bubble will expand to fit the text you type - up to a maximum, character dependent. The font size of the text will then be resized to fit within the overlay. The less text you type, the bigger and more legible your message may be on your image. The more text you type, the smaller and more illegible your message may be on your image.
  • You can write on any ZINK Photo with a marker. Consider leaving a template blank and filling in the bubble on your own.

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