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Chapter 21

Creating Books

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To update a page with a changed master page design:

1

In the Pages pane, select the page whose master page design you want to update.

2

Choose Reapply Master from the Book Action pop-up menu.

Aperture applies the current master page design to the selected page.

Working with Custom Themes

If you need a book with dimensions different from those of the Small, Medium, and
Large format books, you can create a custom theme with the precise dimensions you
require. Setting the dimensions in a custom theme provides the precision demanded
by professional printers.

Creating Custom Themes

You create custom themes in the Themes dialog.

To create a custom theme:

1

In the Book Layout Editor, click the Theme button.

A dialog appears alerting you that you may lose text when you change themes.

2

Click OK.

3

In the dialog that appears, choose Custom from the Book Type pop-up menu.

4

Click the Theme button at the bottom of the dialog.

The New Custom Book dialog appears.

5

In the Theme Name field, enter a name for the custom theme.

6

Enter the book’s dimensions in the Page Size, Image Spacing, and Margins areas, then
click OK.

The new custom theme appears in the Themes list.