Customizing picture package layouts

You can modify existing layouts or create new layouts using the Picture Package Edit Layout feature. Your custom layouts are saved as text files that are stored in the Layouts folder inside the Presets folder. These saved layouts can be reused. The Picture Package Edit Layout feature uses a graphic interface that eliminates the need to write text files to create or modify layouts.

To customize a picture package layout:

1. Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Automate > Picture Package.
• From the File Browser menu, choose Automate > Picture Package.
2. In the Picture Package dialog box, choose a layout from the Layout menu if you're creating a customizing an existing layout.
3. Click the Edit Layout button.
4. In the Picture Package Edit Layout dialog box, enter a name for the custom layout in the Name text box.
5. (Optional) In the Layout area of the Picture Package Edit Layout dialog box, choose a size from the Page Size menu or enter values in the Width and Height text boxes. You can use the Units menu to specify inches, centimeters, pixels, or millimeters.

Dragging a placeholder to a new location in the Picture Package layout
6. In the Grid area of the Picture Package Edit Layout dialog box, select the Snap To option to display a grid to help you position the elements in the custom layout. Enter a value in the Size text box to change the appearance of the grid.
7. To add or delete a placeholder, do one of the following:
• Click Add Zone to add a placeholder to the layout.
• Select a placeholder and click Delete Zone to delete it from the layout.
8. To modify a placeholder, select a placeholder and do one of the following:
• Enter values in the Width and Height text boxes to resize a placeholder.
• Click and drag a handle to resize a placeholder. If you resize a rectangle placeholder with an image in it, Picture Package will snap the image within the vertical or horizontal placeholder, depending on the way the zone is being resized.
• Enter values in the X and Y text boxes to move a placeholder.
• Enter values in the Position and Size text boxes for the positioning and sizing a placeholder.
• Click and drag a placeholder to the location you want in the layout.
9. Click Save.

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