Layout Techniques
Laying out a calendar involves many of the same techniques behind book creation (pages 112–125). You can add photos by hand, dragging them from the Photos pane into specific months, or you can click the Autoflow button and have iPhoto sling the photos into your year as it sees fit. As with books, I prefer the manual layout technique for calendars.
How many photos in a month? iPhoto’s calendar themes, like its book themes, provide multiple page designs. Some designs provide for just one photo for a given month, while others allow for a half dozen or more.
I like to minimize the number of photos I use each month. Bigger photos have a more dramatic look, and they’re easier to see and appreciate when the calendar is hanging on a ...
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