Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 418)

Chapter 11 Create books 418
3 Choose Add Photo Box from the Add Box pop-up menu (+) next to the Edit Layout button.
When the photo box appears, you can drag it to a new position and resize it.
Remove photo boxes from a page
After creating a book page and applying a master page design, you may want to remove one or
more photo boxes from the page. You can choose a different master page design that has fewer
photo boxes, or you can manually remove photo boxes from the page.
m Click the Edit Layout button, select a photo box or boxes, then choose Edit > Cut (or press Delete).
Modify photo boxes
Aperture is preset to scale photos to fill a photo box on a book page. You can change the
position of a photo within a photo box, making it appear centered or aligned on the right or
left edge. You can also adjust the scaling of a photo within a box. If a photo is scaled so that
only part of the photo is visible within the photo box, you can change the portion of the photo
that’s visible.
Change the position of a photo in a photo box
1 In the Book Layout Editor, click the Edit Layout button, if it’s not already selected.
2 Select the photo box you want to change.
3 Choose Photo Box Alignment from the Book Action pop-up menu , then choose an
alignment option from the submenu.
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To scale the photo to fit the size of the box on the page: Choose Scale to Fill.
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To center the photo in the box: Choose Scale to Fit Centered.
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To align the photo on the left edge of the box: Choose Scale to Fit Left-Aligned.
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To align the photo on the right edge of the box: Choose Scale to Fit Right-Aligned.
Change the scale of a photo in a photo box
1 Double-click the photo.
The Image Scale HUD appears.
2 Drag the slider to adjust the size of the photo within the photo box.
Click outside the photo box to hide the Image Scale HUD.
Change the part of the photo that appears in a photo box
1 Double-click the photo.
The Image Scale HUD appears.
2 Drag the photo to change the part that’s visible within the box.
Change the aspect ratio of a photo box
Book pages hold photo boxes with specific sizes and aspect ratios. You can select a photo box
and change the aspect ratio to fit the photo. For example, you can change a photo box with a
landscape orientation to one with a portrait orientation.
1 In the Book Layout Editor, click the Edit Layout button, if it’s not already selected.
2 Select the photo box you want to change.
3 Choose Photo Box Aspect Ratio from the Book Action pop-up menu , then choose an aspect
ratio from the submenu.
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To change a photo box to a 4:3 landscape aspect ratio: Choose Landscape 4:3.
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To change a photo box to a 3:2 landscape aspect ratio: Choose Landscape 3:2.
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