Using the Change Layout controls
Using the Change Layout controls
About the Change Layout controls describes the Change Layout control (
).
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To insert the first box, do one of these steps:
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To insert a box for a picture, click
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To insert a box for words, click
.
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To insert another box, click the plus sign that is where you want the new box to appear:
or 
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If the box is in the wrong location, click
to delete it. -
Click
to make the new box to hold a picture. -
Click
to make a new box to hold a video. -
Click
to make the new box hold words. -
Click
to add a box that holds an HTML Widget.
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To change heights of boxes, move your mouse pointer over the horizontal edges of adjacent boxes. The mouse pointer changes to be a double-headed arrow (
) and the splitter line (
) appears. Click and drag that line. -
To change widths of boxes, move your mouse pointer over the vertical edges of adjacent boxes. The mouse pointer changes to be a double-headed arrow (
) and the splitter line (
) appears. Click and drag that line. -
To change the language or languages that the text box can use, click the gear button (
). Use the Text Box Properties dialog box. -
When the boxes you want are in the desired positions, hide the controls.
Then you can type words, change formatting and change pictures and so on.
Tip
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About the smart splitter:
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You can double-click the splitter to make it snap into the position used by the previous page (if the same layout).
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The splitter can snap into these common locations:
the position used by the previous page,
the position that matches the proportions of the image,
1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and so on,
square.
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The splitter moves only by full percentage points.
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If you need more precision, hold down the CTRL key to move by tenths of a percent, ignoring the snap points.
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Custom template page example discusses the red line that appears when a text box has too many words.
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https://vimeo.com/album/3146452/video/116868148 is a video that can help you learn about custom templates.