Book Ladder Overview

Sections divide your pages into thematic groupings to help keep your book organized. When your book is checked out, you will have access to tools to manage sections and pages: + icons to add pages and sections to your ladder, handles to move pages and sections, and menu icons to access additional management features.

Book Ladder View Options

By default, your ladder displays sections with small previews of the pages within them, as shown above. To see larger page previews, turn on the Book Preview tab at the bottom of the page.

Page numbers are automatically displayed over the pages for reference purposes. (They will not print in this manner in your book - customizable page numbering is offered in the Page editor.)  To turn off the page number display, access the book menu (bottom of the web page) and choose Hide Page Numbers.

Turn page number display back on from this same menu.

Book Check In / Check Out

To make any structural changes to your book ladder -- add/move/delete pages, add or reflow portrait pages. etc. -- your book needs to be checked out by an Editor or Editor-in-Chief. This prevents team members from working on the book while page order and page orientation might change.
 

Be sure to check in the book as soon as you have finished managing it, so that the other team members can continue to work on the book.

Section Management Basics

Adding a section

To Add a new section, click on the + icon above or below an existing section.

Give the section a name, then click Add Section.

The new section will appear, ready for pages to be added.

Moving a section

After the book has been checked out, switch on the Move Section button at the bottom of the screen. 

The sections will collapse to a flat list. Drag a section by its handle to a new position in the book. Turn the Move Sections switch off to access the full ladder again.
 

Renaming a section

After checking the book out, click on the menu icon in the upper right corner of the section, and choose Rename.

Enter the new name for the section and click Rename Section.

Deleting a section

Check out the book then click on the menu icon in the upper right corner of the section. Choose Delete to remove the section and every page contained within it.

Next, confirm the deletion of the section.   Important: ALL pages in the entire section will be permanently deleted!  

Page Management Basics

When the book is checked out, + signs appear on either side of pages: click these to add pages. Handles appear below the pages. Click and drag on a handle to move the page. Note that adjacent pages may be moved using the handle between the two pages.

Hover over an individual page to access the Edit button, which will launch the page in the editor. Click on the ... menu to access additional tools for the individual page. Assign the page to a team member View proofing comments Submit the page for review to an editor/editor-in-chief Save the page as a layout (images removed) Duplicate the page Delete the page View the page as a PDF

Pages are displayed as left-side or right-side pages. Adjoining pages are shown as touching each other. If a section starts with a right side page, a "ghost" preview of the adjacent left- side page appears next to it, to help visualize how the printed book will appear.

Adding pages

After checking the book out, decide the number of pages to add in your section. At the bottom of the book manager, change the number of pages to the number you want to insert (the default is 2). Click on the -/+ sign to decrease or increase the page count as desired, up to a maximum of 20 pages.

Click on the + sign in the pages area of your section to add the selected number of pages. The pages will appear after the + sign.

Moving pages

After checking out the book, handles will appear beneath candid pages. Move either a left or right side page by clicking on the handle underneath it, or both pages together by clicking on the handle between the two pages. Note that if you move a spread next to a left-side page, the pages will split apart.

Note that portrait pages will not show handles, because these may not be moved. You can, however, move a candid page between two portrait pages. Consult the Portrait Management & Page Design to learn about ordering portrait pages.

Duplicating a page

After checking out the book, hover over a page to access its menu icon, then choose duplicate. An exact copy of the page will appear next to it. Duplication is a quick way to create a layout to repurpose with new photos, particularly if you use the layout flipping tool to mirror pages horizontally or vertically.

In addition to duplication, you can save a page as a layout. Learn more about this feature.

Deleting a page

After checking out the book, hover over a page to access its menu icon, then choose delete.   Confirm the deletion of the selected page. 

Important: Deleted pages may not be restored - so be very careful when removing pages from your book!Adding a section