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The Main Toolbar

The Main Toolbar provides access to the main features for working with your yearbook.

Move your mouse over any of the tool icons to see a description of the tool.

 Undo

  • Click the Undo icon to reverse the previous action. You can undo up to 5 previous actions in a row.

Redo

  • Click the Redo icon to reapply an action that has been reversed. You can redo up to 5 actions in a row.

 Enlarge

  • Click the Enlarge Layout icon to enlarge or reduce the preview area to the optimum size for your screen. Clicking the button will provide a dropdown menu, with 5 different size options: Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, and Maximum – Layout Only. Select the size that best fits the layout area on your monitor. Your selection will be saved and automatically used for future sessions with the software. Once you have chosen a size, we recommend you click the Refresh button on your browser, as this is often required for the browser to fully update to the new size. For more on alignment and viewing tools, please read this article.
  • IMPORTANT! The Maximum – Layout Only size option may take time to load depending on the speed of your Internet connection. Maximum size is intended to be used only for detailed layout and alignment tasks, and does not provide full editing functionality, or show edge effects that have been applied to a photo.

 Add Image Frame

  • Click the Add Image Frame icon to add a new image frame to the page. You can then drag and drop a photo from the Photos tab into the new frame.

Add Text Frame

  • Click the Add Text Frame icon to add a new text frame to the page. You can then click the T icon on the Text toolbar to add text to the frame.

 Add Digital Link

  • Click the Add Digital Link icon to add a link in your printed yearbook to digital content, such as a web site or an online video, using HP technology. When you click the Add Digital Link button, the Add Digital Link dialog will appear. Type in a name for your link, and the URL to link it to. Click OK. You will see a new QR Code link on your page. Position it anywhere you’d like. For more on this tool, see this article.

 Previous & Next

  • Click the Previous Page and Next Page icons to move forward and backward through the section.

 Grid

  • Click the Grid Settings icon to turn on and adjust the grid. The grid will help in aligning text, images and other floating design elements. Clicking the button will provide a dropdown menu. Select Show Grid to display a grid overlay on the page. Select 1/8”, 1/4” or 1/2” from the Grid menu to choose the spacing between the grid lines. Items will automatically snap to the grid as you move them. Select 1/8” or 1/4” from the Snap menu to determine the grid increments to which the items will align. Note that the snap increment you choose may be different than the grid spacing. When in the Extra Large layout view, you will have an additional option of 1/16” in the Snap menu. When in the Maximum – Layout Only view, you will have additional options of 1/16” and 1/32” in the Snap menu. For more on alignment and viewing tools, please see this article.

 Flip Layout

  • Click the Flip Layout icon to flip the current layout horizontally. Clicking the icon will provide a dialog, with the option to flip only the Left page, only the Right page, or Both pages together. Select your preference, click OK, then the layout will be flipped.

Save Layout

  • Click the Save Layout icon to save the current layout as a new layout. This will allow you to design your own layouts and use them on other pages in your yearbook. Your saved layouts will be available on the Saved Layouts tab. You can drag and drop a custom layout to the page, just like a standard layout. For more on custom layouts, please see this article.

 Adjust Background

  • Click the Adjust Background icon to clear the page background, or adjust the lightness. Clicking the icon will provide a dropdown menu. Select Clear to remove the background. Select Lightness, and then choose the desired setting, to make the background lighter or darker. Choose Reset to remove all adjustments and set the page background to the original.

 Preview

  • Click the Preview icon to see an animated on-screen preview of your book.
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