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Layout and design
Last updated 11/30/2015
STEP 1: Choose a target device and its corresponding dimension and orientation. Then create your primary layout for
all the pages.
STEP 2: Optionally, add Adobe Liquid Layout page rules to help adapt content to different aspect ratios and sizes.
Liquid page rules are useful if you're targeting multiple devices. Without Liquid page rules, you'll have to manually
create a unique layout for every possible size and orientation. See
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STEP 3: Use the Create Alternate Layout feature to create new pages in the same document. Depending on your
primary layout and the Liquid page rules, you may need to manually tune the layout. Repeat this step for each new size
and orientation. See
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Liquid layouts
Liquid layouts make it easier to design content for multiple page sizes, orientations, or devices. Apply liquid page rules
to determine how objects on a page are adapted when you create alternate layouts and change the size, orientation, or
aspect ratio.
You can apply different rules to different pages, depending on the layout and the goals; only one liquid page rule can be
applied to a page at a time. Liquid Layout is a general term that covers a set of specific liquid page rules: scale, re-center,
guide-based, and object-based page rules.
Use Liquid page rules to adapt content for output sizes.
• To adapt layouts when creating new pages in the same document using alternate layouts.
• To adapt layouts when changing existing page sizes. This is more efficient than the previous Layout Adjustment
feature.
To apply a liquid page rule, select the Page tool and click a page. Then choose a liquid page rule from the control
bar. You can also use the Layout > Liquid Layouts.
To preview the effects of the applied rule, use the Page tool to drag the page handles to resize the page. The page snaps
back to original size when you release it.
To resize the page, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and then drag. Using the mouse, however, to resize the page
could result in pages that are slightly off the intended size. Its more accurate to resize the page with the Height and Width
widgets in the control bar.