IPhoto book page layout

I used a 3 photo page layout with a caption but only want one photo to print. I placed the photo and left the other spaces blank. Will the page print white where I didn't place the photos, or with gray boxes as shown on the layout? I don't a full page photo as shown with the 1 photo layout, so I'm using this as a workaround.

You must have photos placed in all positions to order a book - you can to a page in other software (pages, MS word, Pagemaker, etc) and do a print to PDF using the send PDF to iPhoto option to make a full page image exactly like you want for your book - see Old Toad's tutorial #19 for details - http://web.me.com/toad.hall/NewTutorials/main19.html
And always preview your book - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - before ordering and save the resulting PDF.
For examples of all of the pay layouts for each theme see Liz Castro's site - http://www.lizcastro.com/iphotobookthemes/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage
LN

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Iphoto book page layout changes with the addition of a photo problem.

I'm making a photo book of a recent road trip. There are times when I select a page,,, perhaps a page with 6 photos. The layout appears as the grey squares with a large vertical one on the left, 4 small ones in the upper right and a larger square in the bottom left (in the 'picture book theme).,,,,,, a really nice 6 photo page. I get 4 photos in on the page and when I add the 5th photo the page flips and puts the large photo on the right side while at the same time changes the photo with one of the smaller ones.
Is this a software bug? It doesn't do it on all the pages only at times.
It's driving me a bit nutz. Is there something i'm missing?
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.9)
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.9)

As a first step I save the “wrong page” as a PDF from the print dialogue. That gives me a template for positioning guide lines in Photoshop that match the sizes and margins in the book layout.
Then I open that PDF in PS. You will be prompted for a resolution and colour mode, use 300 pixels per inch and RGB mode. (If you've ended up with a multi-page PDF in the first step, PS allows you to select a specific page to open.)
When PS has rasterised the page, press Apple + R and position your guide lines by pulling them out from the page rulers – you might want to increase the magnification to 200%. Align the guide lines with the edges of your images.
Now you can delete the dummy layout image and fill the canvas with white. (At this point you might want to save the image as a template for future use.)
One by one you can now precisely place your images and crop them along the guide lines – Snap to Guides needs to be enabled for that. Once you’re satisfied, flatten the image and make sure it’s in the sRGB colour space. If not, go to Image > Adjust > Convert to Profile... to change it.
I save mine as JPEGs at maximum quality, but for instance Tiff would work fine, too.

IPhoto Book Page Resolution?

When making 13 x 10 photo book in iPhoto, what does the page size equate to in resolution? In other words, if I wanted to add a photo I created in Photoshop to my iPhoto book, how large should I make it?

If the photos is less than 180 DPI you will get a warning message - you can choose to continue or abort and use a different photo or place in a smaller frame
Since 13 * 180 = 2340 and 10 * 180 = 1800 your image must be a minimum of 1800 x 2340 pixels to avoid a warning message (and for good quality printing)
However why not use the full resolution that you have - reducing it guys you nothing and may reduce final quality
LN

HT5525 Help adding text to the bottom of iPhoto book pages?

Hi -
I am working on a deadline (of course) to get an iPhoto book done for my parents' anniversary.
I have my photos placed, and have planned well to know how many characters can fit into each space below and next to photos in the text boxes provided.
I just tried my first page... it's a 6-photo page, with a little box at the bottom for a blurb.
When I click on it, it lights up blue, suggesting the space I have to work in.
Now, the frustrating part: As I start to type, it starts on the left side of the bottom of the page, but I only get about half-way across, and some invisible TAB seems to be in the text box. It starts my next word on the next line. I tried to use the align button, but even if I center the text, it stays on the far right side of the page, and significantly limits the number of words/characters I can use. Even if it causes me to be brief, which I can do, these tabs cause the look of the page to be out of balance.
Do you have any idea how I can get rid of tabs??
Thanks so much!
In a panic!

What version of iPhoto and book theme are you using?
OT

Deleting IPhoto book pages

How do I delete extra pages from my IPhoto book? I've tried "remove page" repeatedly and nothing happens.

How many pages have you? You must have a minimum of 20.
Regards
TD

IPhoto Book, Page Formats

Anyone have any suggestions on how to do a custom format in creating an IPhoto book that allows more text and pictures added where you want them and smaller than the formatted pages provided?

You can "adjust" a photo frame or text box size on a page with the following key combinations:
Command + Option +⬆arrow: increase frame height.
Command + Option +⬇arrow: decrease frame height.
Command + Option + ➜ arrow: increase frame width.
Command + Option + ⬅ arrow: decrease frame width.
To adjust its position on the page use these key combinations:
Command + Control + ➜ arrow: move frame to right.
Command + Control + ⬅ arrow: move frame to left.
Command + Control + ⬆ arrow: rotate frame counter clockwise.
Command + Control + ⬇ arrow: rotate frame clockwise.
You can conver the standard frame (on the left) to this one (on the right)
However, this tutorial describes you you can create a custom page for am iPhoto book: iP11 - Creating a Custom Page, with the Theme's Background for an iPhoto Book. If you have Pages from the iWork suite of applications use it. It's very easy to do what's described in the tutorial with it.
If you don't have the Save PDF to iPhoto menu option mentioned in step 2 then
Note: If you don't have any of those options go to Toad's Cellar and download these two files:
Save PDF to iPhoto 200 DPI.workflow.zip
Save PDF to iPhoto 200 DPI.workflow.zip
Unzip the files and place in the HD/Library/PDF Services folder and reboot.
4 - select either of the files above (300 dip is used for photos to be included in a book that will be ordered).
5 - in the window that comes up enter an album name or select an existing album and hit the Continue button.
That will create a 200 or 300 dpi jpeg file of the item being printed and import it into iPhoto.
OT

IPhoto Book pages

How do I find out how many pages I can put in an iPhoto book to print?

Minimum 20
Maximum 100
LN

Going past the iphoto book page limit

I have just hit the 100 page limit on the iphoto book I am making. Is there any way of getting past the limit or getting a custom book made?

No and no. Perhaps if you try other book makers...
Regards
TD

How to view iPhoto book pages full screen

I have made a book in the latest version of Aperture. Now I want to view the pages of my book in full screen view - the book, not the individual pics. It would be great if I could make the book pages into a slideshow too. I can't work it out - HELP!!!

Welcome to the forum.
It's a bit of round robin, but you can make it a slide show. Go to File >> Print Book. In the print dialog click the PDF button in the lower left corner and choose "Save PDF to Aperture". This will bring up the import PDF Import dialog. Choose either Tiff or JPEG, and either chose a project or create a new one to save it in. Voila! You now have images of the pages to make a slideshow with. You still may want to crop the borders off the pages.
DLS
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Editing iPhoto book pages

I'm making a book in iphoto11. Why can't I select an individual page for editing? Double click does nothing. Thanx for your help

Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos, create a book and check to see if the same problem persists. If the problem doesn't persist then you current library is the culprit.
In that case make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
If the problem persists in the test library make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and try the following:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home()/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
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3 - launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
OT

IPhoto book page formatting

If I pick a 5 photo page with a black background but only put 2 photos on the page, will the rest of the page print black? I am trying to make a "guestbook" for a party and want black pages with 1 or 2 photos per page to leave room for people to sign.

To see exactly how your final book will be preview it -
Before ordering your book preview it using this method - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - and save the resulting PDF for reference - the delivered book will match it.
LN

Change iphoto book page

Would like to change an introduction page to a photo page - found how to modify the intro page to a different format, but do not want an intro in the book...

the options you have are listed in the right hand pane when you select a page for editing and click design
LN

The page layouts for a book created in iPhoto are blank. How do I get the original book back?

I have a MacBook Pro, Mac OS X, version 10.7.5, Memory 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3, Processor 2.53GHz, Intel Core 15. iPhoto '11 version 9.4.3.
I created an iPhoto book using iPhoto '9 in 2010. I bought the book and now want to buy another book. When I went to iPhoto, I discovered that all of the pages are blank. In the thumbnail for photos in project, the photos that I used are checked. Now I see that other photos for different books also show in the "photos in project" panel. Should I delete these foreign photos? How do I get the original book pages/layout back? Help! Patnd

Do you have a back up?
If not you're into using file recovery software like File Salvage - you can download a free trial and it will scan the disk for you and tell you with might be recoverable. Actual recovery will require that you purchase the app. There may be many files with the same or similar names. Always recover the largest file size.
There are other such apps. Search on Macupdate or the App Store

How to place a single photo, centered on page in iPhoto book layout, without it filling entire page layout?

how to place a single photo, centered on page, in and iPhoto book layout?

unless you can find a page layout like that you can not - you can create a custom page in Pages or word or other program and use it - Old Toad rebularry posts instructions as well as links to the tools necessary to to it
LN

Choosing page layouts for books in iPhoto 6

Hello -
I am trying to create my first book in iPhoto version 6.0.6. I think I pretty much have a handle on how to do it, except for choosing the page layouts. I am using the picture book theme. When I am on a certain page, if I want to change the page layout, when I click on the "page layout" button, I only have the option of with or without text. I cannot choose to change this page to have one picture or to have three pictures; only to have what is already showing, with or without text.
Do only newer versions have this option?
Also, I cannot find anywhere the option of changing the background color from white. I have seen the suggestions about scanning in other images to make backgrounds, but shouldn't there be at least another option besides white?
thanks
- jillian

I am having the same dilemma. Have you found an answer yet? Thanks.
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