Photo Album Content

Disc Cover can access your photo collection. You will be able to use the images and a list of image names for your design. Images can be taken from iPhoto, a folder on your hard disk or removable storage.

To access images from iPhoto or any folder, open the Photos tab on the Source panel (use the Window/Import/Photo menu command).

Opening Images from iPhoto

Open the drop-down list in the middle of the Source panel and select "Library" to import the whole library or one of the albums.

To pick up individual images from iPhoto and display them on the Source panel:

1. Click the iPhoto button to open the Import dialog.
2. The left box will show albums from iPhoto. Select one or more albums (use the Cmd or Shift buttons for multiple selection). Photos from the selected album will be shown to the right.
3. Select the images you want to import and click the Import button.

The Source panel will show thumbnails of the selected images and a list of their names. You can drag images and the list of image names to your document. If necessary, change the list format in the Format drop-down list.

To replace an existing image with a new one, select the image in your document and click on the new image on the Source panel.

You may use the images on your design as placeholders, which will be automatically replaced with the new images you import. The images will be cropped to the size of the placeholder images.

To turn an image into a placeholder:

1. Select an image (or several images) and enable the Replace Image at Import option in the Format/Image menu.
2. When you import new images using the Import dialog, enable the Automatically replace Text in Objects with imported data option.
3. Click the Import button. The images on your design will be replaced with those you have selected in the import dialog. They will be cropped to accommodate the size of the placeholder images.
   

Opening Images from a Folder

Click the Folder button to select a folder containing images. The Source panel will show image thumbnails and a list of file names.

To use images or the list of names in your document, drag them to the document.

You may use the images on your design as placeholders, which will be automatically replaced with the new images you import. The images will be cropped to the size of the placeholder images. See the procedure described above.

Note: If you drag text from the Source panel onto existing text, the new text will replace the old one. A blue frame indicates that text in the text box will be replaced.
If the Automatically replace Text in Objects with imported data checkbox is enabled in the Import dialog, the program will update data in your document automatically.