Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step 21:
Before we actually buy our topic, I
wanted to let you know about one more
layout feature, even though I don't use it
(it makes things look too cluttered to me).
But, you might find it useful, and that's
turning on visual guides. You turn on
these non-printing guides in the Guides
panel in the right side Panels area. There
are four types of guides: (1) Page Bleed, so
you see the small area on the very outside
edge of your page that will be cropped
off if you choose to have a photo fill the
page. It's perfectly fine, and they only crop
off around 1⁄8", so you won't even notice
it. (2) The Text Safe Area guide shows the
area where you can add text without it
getting lost in the gutter between spreads
or being too close to the outside edges.
(3) The Photo Cells guide is the one that
appears when you click on a photo any-
way, so I leave that off for sure, and lastly,
(4) the Filler Text guide only appears if you
choose a layout with text, and it puts a
word(s) in place so you know where to start.
Step 22:
When everything looks just the way you
want it (make sure to check for typos),
it's time to either: (a) send the topic to
Blurb, or (b) save the topic as a PDF and
have it printed wherever you'd like. You
do all of this in the topmost panel—Book
Settings. At the top, you choose either
to print to Blurb or make a PDF. If you
choose Blurb, you then choose your Paper
Type and whether you mind them adding
a Blurb logo page to the end of the topic
(if you let them, they give you a discount).
Below that, it gives you the estimated
price for your book. If you choose PDF,
instead you choose the quality of the
photos (I use 80), the color profile (sRGB
is what many photo labs recommend),
the resolution (I set mine to 240 ppi),
the sharpening strength, and the type of
paper (I use High and Glossy).
