Customizing the cover photo layout
Maybe this has been answered but I’ll ask anyway. Got a picture that will only work (it’s a bit grainy if it’s too big) if the photo space on the cover (book cover) is smaller. Is there any way I can manipulate Blurb’s cover page to make the photo layout smaller?
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Hello belairjeff; NO you can’t re-size the image pane - but you CAN "re-size" the image within an image pane… Click on the image within the pane, and use the "zoom-slider" at the top of the "edit" page, alongside the other image control tools… That should do it! Cheers; Lee
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Actually, you "CAN" resize the cover photo, or any photo, or any text box if you have some computer saavy and understanding of xml and are willing to experiment. However, I "WOULD NOT" recommend any of that for the average user just putting a book together. I’d classify the skills needed on the level of being a "power user" that understands BookSmart and how it works.
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Hello 200mphmedia; Yes, of course, technically, you are right, you COULD change the template profile, but it certainly isn’t advisable – as you say… Personally, I find that the selection of templates now, along with the image sizing & placement tools provide 95% of what I want… For the few occassions when I can’t make BookSmart do what I want, it’s a far easier bet to create the page layout in PhotoShop and import it as a flattened JPEG image into a full-bleed page… I suspect for the OP that my solution will do what he wants… Cheers; Lee
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