Designing with Layouts

Candid layouts add arrangements of empty image and text frames to candid pages. Candid layouts may be completely customized – add images and text, and tweak the size and arrangement of frames on your page  You can try out new layouts on the same page, even after adding photos & text to the page.

Access the Candid Layouts section on the right side pane. The Global Layouts area will offer some general designs to add to your page – simply drag and drop to apply them.

Create a grid of empty frames on a page to use a a template.

First, drag an empty image frame to your page from the right side pane's Design Elements area.

Resize the image frame to fit the area where you would like the grid to appear.

Click on the Split into parts button on the image frame toolbar.

Customize your grid by selecting the number of rows, columns and spacing. The image frame will break apart as your selections are made.

Quickly add many images to a full-page layout with this feature.

1) Access the Candid Layouts > Global Layouts folder on the right-side pane.

2) Drag the collage layout to your page (1st layout from the top).

3) Confirm that you would like to replace the current candid page

The collage window will open.

4a) Choose the folder of images to use in the collage.

4b) Optionally choose a random assortment of images within the folder.

4c) Hide used images so they will not be included in the collage.

4d) Optionally choose all images within the folder.

Make choices on how your collage will be styled.

5a) Configure the spacing between images (padding) and the page outside margins.
b) Enable the images to be cropped (recommended).
c) Optionally turn on page number space to avoid overlapping the page number.
d) Leave a space for a page title using the Has Title toggle.
e) Apply a stroke (border) color around your images, and set the stroke thickness.
f) Apply a drop shadow color your images, and adjust the shadow depth and intensity.

6) Click OK to generate the collage. The number of images included in the collage is displayed on the button.

Collages may be adjusted after their creation. Drag on the edge of any image frame to resize the width or height of all images aligned to the selected image or select an individual image to access its cropping tool, to reposition an image within its frames.

Related tools are available in the page settings menu: 

Click Collage to redo the current collage arrangement with new images and/or settings.

Click Shuffle Collage to reconfigure the arrangement.

Click Unlock Collage to select individual images reposition images within the grid.

To remove all images, text and shape frames from a candid page, access the Candid Layouts > Global Layouts folder on the right-side pane

Drag the empty page layout (2nd layout from the top) to your page.

Confirm that you would like to replace the current candid page.

All content will be removed from the page.

If you have created a custom page design that you would like to reuse on other pages of your book, you may save the layout.

Click on the page settings gear in the top outside of the page.

Choose Save Layout.
Give a name to your new layout.

Choose to save the layout with or without candid images retained.

Click Ok.

Your layout will now appear under the Your Layouts option of the left-side pane's layout menu.

To manage saved layouts from the editor, click on the top right burger menu, then choose Dashboard. Review saved content in your category folders.

In the Dashboard, click on the Layouts option on the left-side menu. 

1. Add and remove categories.

2. Edit category names.

3. Create new candid layouts in a special layout editor.

4. Edit saved candid layouts in a special layout editor.

5. Settings: move, duplicate or delete saved layouts.

The layout editor provides a simplified interface with all options provided on the left side of the pane.

Any changes made to the saved layout will only apply to new uses, not update pages currently using the layout.