Operation Manual

Stage 8: Repositioning and Resizing Images
Reposition and resize images, adjusting individual page layouts if necessary.
Stage 9: Adding Text to Your Book
Add text to your pages and cover.
Stage 10: Proofing Your Book
Print a proof and carefully review the text and layout of the book.
Stage 11: Distributing Your Book
Send the book to the Apple print vendor, or create a PDF file that you can print or send
to a print vendor. If you create a PDF file, make sure to include all the fonts you used in
your book in the PDF file.
If you’re creating a larger, more complex book, contact your print vendor early in the
process to make sure you consider printing issues such as the choice of paper stock, the
use of inks and varnishes, and the review of bluelines, as well as other issues such as
binding, packaging, shipping, and pricing.
If you routinely produce printed albums, you can create a book album that you can copy
and reuse with each new project. After setting up master pages and individual page
layouts, you can copy the book album to another project and then substitute the new
images, increasing your publishing productivity greatly. You can then customize certain
pages, such as your cover, to provide any unique touches you like.
Creating a Book Album
You can create a book album in two ways:
• Select the images you want to include in the book and then create a new book album
containing the selected images.
• Create a new book album and then drag the images into it.
To create a book album from a selection of images
1 Select the images you want to use in the book, then do one of the following:
• Choose File > New > Book.
• Control-click the current project or album in the Library inspector, then choose New >
Book from the shortcut menu.
• Choose Book from the New pop-up menu in the toolbar.
2 In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the book album in the Book Name field, and
specify the following:
• Theme list: Select a theme in the list to see a preview of its design on the right.
• Book Type pop-up menu: Choose the physical size of the book.
747Chapter 23 Creating Books