Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Adjusting metadata boxes
Some themes have special text fields that are linked to a particular image placeholder and display
that image's metadata. You cannot directly type in new metadata values for the image here (use
the Metadata Inspector if you wish to adjust an image's metadata), but you can change what
metadata is displayed in the box and link the metadata box to a different image.
To change the metadata box's metadata view, select the metadata box, click the Set Metadata
Field pop-up menu, and select the new metadata you want displayed. Note that this menu doesn't
provide access to the standard metadata views and isn't customizable. There is only a limited sub-
set of metadata that you can have automatically displayed in a metadata box.
To link a metadata box to a different image, follow these steps:
1. Select the metadata box.
2. Choose Book Actions
Unlink Metadata Box.
3. Select both the image you want to connect to the metadata box and the metadata
box by Ô +clicking on each.
4. Choose Book Actions
Link Metadata Box. The metadata box should now be display-
ing metadata values for the new image.
Configuring item options
Each photo and text box (including metadata boxes) has a number of configuration options
related to both style and how the box contents are placed into the box.
To start with, the Set Photo Filter menu provides a number of filters that you can quickly apply to
an image, including the page background image. To use them, select a photo and then select a
filter from this menu.
There are two ways to apply a different style to a text or metadata box. The first is to select the text
box and then click the Set Text Style menu. This menu, with an example shown in Figure 7.18, lists
all the preset styles from this book template. You can choose a different text style by picking one
from the menu.
Alternatively, if you highlight the text you want to style and choose Edit
Show Fonts, Aperture
opens the standard System Font dialog. Use this dialog to pick custom fonts, sizes, and colors for
your text.
 
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