Full Page Image

Print Layout Controls

You can use the Layout Controls to choose how you want your image to appear in print:

Page Span specifies whether the image takes up a single page or spans an entire two-page spread.

Print Extent determines how much of the page is filled by the image:

Adding an Image

To add your image, click the image widget to choose an image from your files, or drag an image from the Finder:

Ideal Size

As you adjust layout controls, Vellum will display the Ideal Size for your image. An image at this Ideal Size will match the layout you’ve configured and meet resolution requirements for printing.

If you are working with full bleed, the image you add should match these dimensions exactly.

Image Scale

When you add a full bleed image that doesn’t exactly match the Ideal Size for your print edition, Vellum will display a control for Image Scale:

In this example, the provided image is wider than the page. You can guide how Vellum should compensate by choosing from these options:

	Fit to Page Entire image fits into available space, with whitespace filling the remainder
	Fill Page Image fills all available space, with extra content cropped

Vellum defaults to Fit to Page for a new image.

For more precise control, you can use an image editing program to resize and crop your image exactly to the Ideal Size recommended by Vellum.

Creating an Image Template

If you need help getting an image to the exact size recommended by Vellum, click the button to create a template:

You can use this template as a guide in image editing software, or send it to a designer. If you need a template before you begin formatting, you can also make use of pre-made Full Bleed Image Templates.

Low Resolution Images

After you add your image, Vellum will check that it meets guidelines for high resolution printing:

You’ll see a green check if your image meets these guidelines. Otherwise, you’ll see a warning like the following:

To address this warning, replace the image with one that matches the provided Ideal Size.

Accessibility Description

An Accessibility Description is text that is included with the image in your ebook edition, and used in situations when the image can’t be viewed, such as when the ebook is read aloud to someone with a visual impairment.

By default, Vellum will use the element’s title for descriptive text. If you’d like to provide your own description, including specifics about what is shown in the image, you can use the Custom option: