Operation Manual

The Image Scale HUD appears.
2 Drag the image to change the part that’s visible within the box.
Changing 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 image. For example, you can change a photo
box with a landscape orientation to one with a portrait orientation.
Aperture provides commands for creating photo boxes with the following aspect ratios:
• 4:3 landscape
• 3:2 landscape
• 2:3 portrait
• 3:4 portrait
• Square
• The aspect ratio of the current image
To change the aspect ratio of 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 Aspect Ratio from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon),
then choose an aspect ratio from the submenu.
• To change a photo box to a 4:3 landscape aspect ratio: Choose Landscape 4:3.
• To change a photo box to a 3:2 landscape aspect ratio: Choose Landscape 3:2.
• To change a photo box to a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio: Choose Portrait 2:3.
• To change a photo box to a 3:4 portrait aspect ratio: Choose Portrait 3:4.
• To change a photo box to a square aspect ratio: Choose Square.
• To create a photo box that fits the cropping of the current image in the box: Choose Photo
Aspect Ratio.
Arranging Images on the Page
You can resize and reposition photo boxes on a book page. First click the Edit Layout
button; you can then click photo boxes to select them. Once selected, photo boxes show
handles that you can drag to resize the box. You can also drag the content of the box to
move the photo box to a new position.
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