Custom Pages for Rethink Yearbook: A Parent's Simple Guide
- RY Team
- Jan 31, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 6
Rethink Yearbooks makes it easy to get a personalized yearbook that actually reflect your child’s year — at school and beyond. Most of the personalization happens automatically. Here’s how everything works.
What’s Included in the Personalization Upgrade
1. Personalized Cover (Automatic)
Your child’s full name and photo appear on the front or back cover, based on the design selected by your school’s yearbook team.
✔ No action required from families
✔ Created automatically
2. myClass / myGrade Pages (Automatic)
These are some of the most meaningful pages in the book. Using photos uploaded by teachers, room parents, or volunteers, our technology automatically creates and adds 4–6 personalized pages featuring your child’s classroom or grade.
Instead of just a few class photos, these pages typically include 35–95 real classroom moments (depending on photo availability for that classroom or grade).
✔ No design work needed
✔ Built automatically from photos provided by yearbook team
Tip: If you took photos at class events or field trips, share them with your yearbook team so they can be potentially included.
3. (optional) Custom Pages (Parent-uploaded)
Custom Pages let you add memories from outside school. Great for:
Family trips
Holidays & celebrations
Sports, hobbies, or milestones
Notes or anecdotes you want your child to remember
How many pages can I add?
Elementary schools: up to 2 pages
Preschools: up to 6 pages
Two easy ways to add Custom Pages
Option 1: Design them yourself using CANVA template
Use the provided CANVA template to create your custom pages and upload a single high-resolution 8.5 × 11 PDF. This option offers the most flexibility—CANVA supports a wide range of image formats (including HEIC) and larger file sizes. You can also include more than 20 photos per page and customize backgrounds, layouts, and embellishments to your liking.
Option 2 (New this year!!): No time to design?
Just upload up to 20 photos, and our system will instantly generate 2 beautifully designed custom pages. Preview them, and if you’re happy with the result, click ‘Submit’ or ‘Overwrite’ to save the PDF as your child’s custom pages in the yearbook.
You can preview your pages before they’re added, making the process fast, easy, and stress-free. Make sure to check your confirmation email to verify that your original upload or overwrite was successful.
How-to Video of creating and uploading your optional Custom Pages
⏰ Custom Pages must be uploaded by your school’s yearbook order deadline. If you are not sure what it is, please ask your school's yearbook team since they set it.
Please note that we understand life gets busy—this is clear from the small number of families who upload custom pages, since it takes extra time and effort. That’s exactly why our personalization options, like cover personalization and myClass/myGrade pages, let your child feel special without any extra work, giving them a more personalized yearbook than a traditional school-wide edition.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know my Custom Pages uploaded correctly?
Log in and click Custom Pages. Select your child’s name to view the current version attached to their order. You should also have received an email confirming the PDF you submitted or overwrote.
Please note that uploading a new PDF automatically replaces the previous one.
When is the last day to upload Custom Pages?
The deadline is the same as your school’s yearbook ordering deadline.
This date is different for each school, so follow your school’s messages or ask your yearbook team
Can I re-upload if I made a mistake?
Yes.
You can re-upload as many times as you want before the deadline. Be sure to click the "Overwrite button" if you want to replace your previous submission.
How do I upload two Custom Pages?
If you are using option 1 of uploading a PDF, both pages must be uploaded together as one PDF file. Please use the template we provide to begin with since it is formatted to the correct dimensions our platform expects.
Can I add more than 2 Custom Pages for elementary school?
Not at this time.
However, you can fit as many photos as you’d like within the two pages by adjusting the template layout in CANVA.
We also run occasional promotions with extra pages or free upgrades — follow us on Instagram or Facebook to stay updated.
How are myClass pages chosen?
Classes usually collect many photos throughout the year, but traditional yearbooks can only include a small number. myClass/myGrade pages allow us to include more of those everyday classroom moments — so each child sees the people and experiences that mattered most to them.
Will the book still include school-wide events and other grades?
Yes. Every child receives the same school-wide content.
The only differences between books are:
the personalized cover
the 4-6 myClass/myGrade pages showing more photos from class or grade rather than school-wide daily life
your child’s optional Custom Pages
Personalization vs. Customization (Quick Explanation)
Personalization
Our technology automatically creates pages like myClass or myGrade using the most relevant classroom photos and moments — no extra work required from families.
Customization
You add memories from home by either:
designing your own pages, or
uploading photos and letting our system create the pages for you
At Rethink Yearbooks, we focus on automatic personalization first, so every child receives a meaningful, complete yearbook — even if families don’t have time to do anything extra.
Customization is simply an option (included in the price) for families who want to include more of their child’s story beyond school.
Need help?
Email us at support@rethinkyearbooks.com and include your order number.
We’re here to help you create a yearbook your child will love opening — now and years from now. 💛
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