First Quick Steps

These 4 steps will help get your guidebook set-up fast. Don’t feel you have to create the perfect guidebook right from the start, just be sure to get the essentials done and then you can refine and add to your content over time. For a more detailed walkthrough, read our 10 essential steps to get a basic guidebook live.

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1: Add your own cover photo

Go to Guides and click guide name to open the Guide details page. Click 'Edit desktop photo'. Your cover photo must be a jpg or png format in landscape orientation that's a minimum of 1920 pixels wide. This photo will automatically be resized to fit the mobile view, but you can upload another portrait orientation photo for the mobile view if you wish.

2: Add guide contact details and logo

Go to Settings > Branding. Click 'Edit' on 'Guide contact details' to add the contact details you want displayed on your guide.

Click 'Edit' on 'Logo & icons'. Here you can upload your choice of guide logo and guide favicon. The logo is the image that is shown in the top left corner of your guide. The favicon is the image that is used when your guide is saved to a person's phone.

3: Add guide colours and fonts

Go to Settings > Branding. Click 'Edit' on 'Fonts & colours' to change colour scheme and fonts used in your guide. (Ignore the 'Reset all guides to use these values' option for now. This isn't relevant until you have multiple guides and might want to change the colours and fonts on all your guides in bulk).

4: Content & photos

Speed to the 1.22 mark on the Getting Started video below to see how to add your own content and photos, including adding Google Places instead of having to add recommended restaurants and activities manually.

If you prefer written instructions, check out these articles for further guidance on adding and editing content: