Aperture 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
In the Book Layout Editor, click the Edit Layout button, if it’s not already selected.
Select the photo box you want to change.
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Choose Photo Box Alignment from the Book Action pop-up menu
, then choose an alignment option from the submenu.
To scale the photo to fit the size of the box on the page: Choose Scale to Fill.
To center the photo in the box: Choose Scale to Fit Centered.
To align the photo on the left edge of the box: Choose Scale to Fit Left-Aligned.
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
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Double-click the photo.
The Image Scale HUD appears.
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
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Double-click the photo.
The Image Scale HUD appears.
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.
In the Book Layout Editor, click the Edit Layout button, if it’s not already selected.
Select the photo box you want to change.
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Choose Photo Box Aspect Ratio from the Book Action pop-up menu
, 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 photo in the box: Choose Photo Aspect Ratio.
Arrange photo boxes on the page
You can resize and reposition photo boxes on a book page.
In the Book Layout Editor, click the Edit Layout button, if it’s not already selected.
Select the photo box you want to move or resize.
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Drag the photo box to a new location, or drag a handle on the selected box to change the photo’s size.
As you drag a photo box, yellow guidelines appear that mark the important margins and image borders on your page. Using the guidelines, you can make sure that your photo boxes correctly align with other boxes on your pages.