Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 199)

Chapter 20 Creating Books 199
Resizing and Aligning Images on a Page
When you add images to a page, either manually or automatically, you can have an
image appear at its current size or have Aperture scale the image to fill the image
frame. You can also change the alignment of the image in a frame, making it appear
centered or aligned on the right or left edge.
To scale the image to fit the size of the frame:
m Select the image on the page, choose Photo Box Alignment from the Book Action
pop-up menu, then choose Scale to Fill from the submenu.
To choose an alignment for the image in the frame:
m Select the image on the page, choose Photo Box Alignment from the Book Action
pop-up menu, then choose an alignment option from the submenu.
Adding Text to Pages
You may find that you want to add captions or narrative text to some or all of the
pages in your book. You can easily do this using text boxes, resizing the boxes to suit
your needs.
To add a text box to a page:
1 In the Pages panel, select the page to which you want to add text.
2 Click the Edit Layout button.
3 Click the Add Text Box button.
A new text box appears on the page.
4 Drag the new text box to the location you want.
You can resize a text box by dragging its resize handles.
5 Click the Edit Content button, then type the text within the text box.
Click the Edit Layout
button to add or move a
text box on the page.
Add Text Box button
Click the Edit Content
button to enter text in
the text box.