Note - Mac users; Control-click on a Mac is similar to a right-click on a Windows computer. Press and hold the Control key while you click an item.

 

AUTO CENTER

The Auto Center tool is used to automatically center trim when applying a new trim size to a component. Please note the Auto Center tool only adjusts the trim size, no scaling is applied.

To view how to use the Auto Scaling tool, read this article by clicking here.

To access the Auto Center tool:

While in thumbnail view, right-click on a page and select 'Crop' from the contextual menu - or - while in proof mode, click on the 'Scale/Crop' tab in the top-right corner of the window.

  • First, enter the target width and/or height.
    • In the example below, the page width is being adjusted from an original trim size of 8.25 x 11 inches to a new trim size of 8 x 10 inches.

  • Click the Center button.
    • This will begin the process to apply the new trim size to the page.

A popup message will appear as seen below. This will give the user a chance to verify width and height are correct before applying the changes. Click the Crop button to approve the changes.

 

Lakeside Scout will direct the user back to the thumbnails view during this process as trim/centering changes are being applied.
NOTE: Only the page that was adjusted will be processed at this time.

Once this is finished processing, a new thumbnail will be generated at the new trim size.
NOTE: At this point, only that page has had the adjustment applied. The adjustment will need to be applied to all pages if this component contains more than 1 page.

 

Use the Measure tool to check margins or confirm adjustment. See the Measure Tool article for details.

 

DOWNLOAD LOW-RES OR HIGH-RES (optional)

Optionally, a copy of the adjusted page can be downloaded. Right-click on the page and choose Low-res or High-res download. This could be used to measure margins or confirm adjustment is applied as intended.

 

APPLY ADJUSTMENT TO ALL PAGES

After applying the crop to 1 page and confirming the changes are as intended, the adjustment may need to be applied to all pages depending on component type (text for example will require all pages to have the same trim dimensions).

This screen grab indicates auto centering has already been applied. Notice the original size and new size but NO scaling has been applied.

 

To apply the trim settings to all pages, double-click on the thumbnail of the page that already had the adjustment applied. At the bottom right of the scale/crop tab, there are options to apply these settings to:

All - Adjusts all pages in the container to this trim
Even - Adjusts only even pages in the container to this trim
Odd - Adjust only odd pages in the container to this trim

RESET TRIM (Undo)

If the results are not as desired, clicking the reset trim button will undo the adjustment and return the trim box back to the original size of the file.

NUDGE/MOVE TRIM BOX

If auto centering the trim isn't the desired result based on page layout, auto center of the trim can still be used. A manual movement of the trim box may be required after applying.

Use the arrow buttons to move the trim box by 1 pt. per click. This will shift the entire trim box in the direction of the arrow.

In this example, the trim box was adjusted to move .125" (9 points) to the right.

NOTE: The change will not take effect until "Apply these settings to:" Current, All, Even, or Odd has been clicked.