Color of dust jacket in photo book

can i change color of dust jacket in photo book using aperture. its default is white but i would like it black.
thanks
pauline ottawa

The color of the dust jacket depend on the theme you are using. Some themes let you select the color of the dust jacket and the background of the images.
With "Art Collection" the only background available is white, but with the "Modern Lines" theme you can make the dust jacket black, like this:
Select the front cover page, switch to "Edit Layout", and select the background color.
If you need to use theme that does not allow to set the background color, you could try to add a photos box to the cover, drag the resize handle to make it fill the front page and set the border to a large value. Make the border black, then send this photos box to the background behind the title text and the title image. Do the same for the backside page of the dust jacket.
Regards
Léonie

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