Advanced Portrait Layout Formatting

Created by Lynne Darroch, Modified on Mon, 13 Oct at 11:23 AM by Lynne Darroch

Choose a portrait template style, which portrait option to use (for multi-portrait records), last row alignment, and custom spacing.

Layout styling options include:

The portrait template style to set the type of portrait + label combination
The portrait to include in the grid (standard, baby, graduate) if multiple portraits have been uploaded for each individual
The layout style: standard grid, column/row offset, zigzag, arc, or checkerboard.
Last row alignment: for standard layouts, how the last row is oriented - towards center, edge or gutter
Row and column spacing adjustments
Custom margins to inset your grid

Editing layout styling
Portrait template style	Portrait Source	Text Source
Layout style	Row and column spacing	Custom Margins

Editing layout styling

Launch a page in the section in the editor by hovering over it. Click the Edit button to launch the page in the editor.

Check out the book. Customizing portrait pages may cause structural changes to your book, so no one can be actively editing it.

Access Layout Styling under the Advanced tab. Click on the > button to open the drawer.

Portrait template style

Choose a portrait template style, which will set the style of portrait, label and decorative options. Special templates are available for two portrait options (eg. portrait + baby pic, graduation candid + standard portrait) and for memory & quote text.

If duo portraits or memories /quotes are selected, the portrait manager will need to contain the necessary photos and text. Consult the portrait manager article reviewing senior portrait special features for details.

Consult the portrait style look-book for full details on the options available as well as customization advice.

Portrait Source

By default, the grid will display the standard portrait image uploaded for each person. However, the portrait manager enables the upload of up to three portraits for each person: a baby photo, a standard portrait and a graduation image.

If the portrait grid should contain one of the alternate images, change the primary portrait source to the correct image.

Some portrait templates - labelled as "Duo" - include two images. When a Duo template is selected, then a second portrait source tab appears, allowing you to specify which portrait photo should be used in the second frame.

Text Source

Some portrait templates - labelled as "Highlight" -- include an extra text field to hold a memory or special quote. This extra text is pulled from info entered into the portrait manager.

Choose which of the fields to use for the text - quotes or memories.

Layout style Choose a grid style option to customize your portrait page section. Note: Use the Grid presets to quickly try out options for your portrait layouts.
Standard is the default option, arranging your portraits in an evenly-spaced arrangement of rows and columns. When this option is selected, a Last Row Alignment option is available
Column offsets your grid on a vertical alignment, for a subway-tile appearance.
Row offsets your grid on a horizontal alignment, for a subway-tile appearance.
Zigzag row provides an alternative arrangement, with the shorter row starting on the first line
Arc creates a gentle curve appearance to the grid. Access the arc curvature slider to change the degree of the curve.
Checkerboard staggers images, spacing out the portraits. This is useful for including custom decorations. Note that senior portrait grids with quotes/memories or additional photos are best handled using a duo and/or highlight portrait template, as shown above

For a more detailed review of portrait customization, consult the Portrait Grid Look-Book

Row and column spacing

Adjust the amount of space between the rows and/or columns of your grid.

Note that changing these values will affect the size of your portraits, since they need to accommodate the spacing within the available grid space.

The default row and column is 0.1 inches.

Increased row spacing will move the rows further apart, creating more space under each portrait.

Increased column spacing will spread the images closer to the side safe margins.

Custom Margins

Increase the padding between the safe margins and the portrait grid. This feature is useful if you wish to move the grid over to make room for decorative elements or candid images.

For example, add margin to create room for a banner.

Or clear space for a candids, text, and decorative elements.

Add custom margins on all sides to provide more negative space around the grid. In this example, a shape with a border and transparent fill was added to frame the grid.