The Advanced Options menu contains tools for editing objects, managing page layouts, configuring alignment aids, and applying consistent formatting throughout your project.

🧰 Open Advanced Options

In the page editor, hover over Advanced in the upper-right corner.

The menu displays the available tools and their keyboard shortcuts.

✂️ Manage Selected Objects

Select an object on the page, then open Advanced to use the following commands:

• Copy: Copies the selected object.
• Paste: Adds a copied object to the page.
• Cut: Removes the object while keeping it available to paste.
• Paste in Place: Pastes the object in its original position.
• Delete: Removes the selected object from the page.
• Clear Image: Removes the photo while keeping its image frame.
• Undo: Reverses the previous action.

📖 Convert a Page to a Spread

Use this option to convert a single page into a two-page spread or convert a spread back into separate pages.

1. Open Advanced.
2. Select Convert Page to Spread or the available conversion option.
3. Remove existing page backgrounds if necessary.
4. Select a background to apply across the spread.

Objects and images can also be resized or repositioned so they extend across both pages.

📐 Configure Rulers, Grids, and Guides

Open Advanced, then select Rulers, Grids & Guides.

Use these settings to show or hide:

• Crop zone
• Margins
• Guidelines
• Rulers
• Columns
• Grid lines

You can also:

• Display 8, 10, or 12 columns.
• Change ruler measurements between picas and inches.
• Enable grid lines for more precise object placement.

Click Done to apply your settings.

🧲 Adjust Snap Alignment

Snap Alignment automatically aligns objects with selected page references.

1. Open Advanced.
2. Select Snap Alignment.
3. Choose which references objects should snap to, including:
   • Page center
   • Other objects
   • Margins
   • Guidelines
   • Grid lines
   • Columns
4. Click Done.

Grid lines, columns, or guidelines must be enabled before they can be used for snapping.

📏 Create and Remove Guidelines

Guidelines provide custom horizontal and vertical alignment references.

To create a guideline:

1. Click and drag from the top ruler to create a horizontal guideline.
2. Click and drag from the side ruler to create a vertical guideline.
3. Move objects near the guideline to snap them into position.

To remove all guidelines:

1. Open Rulers, Grids & Guides.
2. Click Clear All.
3. Click Done.

For complete instructions, see Adding and Removing Guidelines.

🔢 Configure Page Numbers

Use Page Number Settings to control how page numbers appear throughout the project.

1. Open Advanced.
2. Select Page Number Settings.
3. Configure the available options, including:
   • Showing or hiding page numbers
   • Displaying a page number on the first page
   • Font
   • Style
   • Size
   • Color
   • Placement
4. Click Save.

The selected formatting and placement are applied throughout the document.

📝 Create and Apply Text Styles

Text Styles allow you to save reusable formatting for headings, captions, and body text.

Create a Text Style

1. Open Advanced.
2. Select Text Styles.
3. Create a new style.
4. Enter a style name.
5. Configure the font, size, formatting, and color.
6. Click Save.

Apply a Text Style

1. Select a text box.
2. Open Text Styles.
3. Click Apply Text Style.
4. Select the saved style.
5. Choose where to apply it:
   • All text boxes on the page
   • All text boxes on the spread
   • Only the selected text box

The selected text updates to match the saved style.

For complete instructions, see Using Text Styles.