Smart Album Builder

Tips

Project opens project actions. Canvas opens exact spread setup and build-setting defaults. The canvas-edge Background/Border/Gutter toolbar is for quick live per-spread Appearance edits.
Browse loads a photo folder. Resync reconnects linked photos to the original folder when the browser loses file access.
Use Save As for a dependable project file. Save can update the same file in browsers that allow it; browser draft memory is convenient but depends on this browser keeping its local data.

Single Page builds one collage across the whole page. Split Page builds separate page collages; Side-by-side uses left and right pages, and Stacked uses top and bottom pages.
Manual Build uses the column or row count you enter, including numeric counts for tapered layouts.
Auto Build can change layout choices. When Auto Build uses Tapered, the count is forced to Auto because tapered layouts look better when the app solves the count.
Use Build Settings for exact control. Use Auto Build Options to choose which settings Auto Build is allowed to change.

For Split Page Fold Placement, Toward Fold pulls page collages toward the fold, Centered balances them, and Toward Outside moves them toward the outer edge.
Top, Center, and Bottom control position for Single Page and side-by-side Split Page layouts. Left, Center, and Right control position for stacked Split Page layouts.
Fit recenters the workspace and resets canvas panning. Use the hand button in the top toolbar to drag the canvas around the work area.

Clear removes photos from the Photo Library but can leave existing spreads dependent on image files the browser may not be able to reread later.
Auto Album Build uses unused photos and keeps existing spreads. Use Delete All first when you want a completely fresh automatic album.
Opening or clicking a floating window brings it to the front, like Finder windows.

Use PNG or JPEG for individual spread images, zipped export for batches, separate PDFs for print handoff, or one multi-spread PDF for proofing.
For print albums, inches at 300 ppi and a matching spread preset are the safest starting point.