Hi @DavidW - I was hoping that the images at the top of this post were enough, but I have learned that there is a gotcha regarding the selection of an image: The path to the picture file cannot contain spaces, so you need to use a filename for the picture without any spaces, and place it in a location where none of the folders have spaces. e.g. “C:\Temp\cn01692B.jpg”. We hope to fix this bug/feature eventually, but so far the attempts have been futile.
Now for some images with some steps:
When the cover Wizard appears, fill in the details as needed, and select a picture for the front page:
When you 1st print the Cover, you will probably find that the picture is too large, so you need to visit the Styles settings to change the size of the “Background Picture” (BG…). To find the appropriate Style for the front cover, click on the blue Front Cover hyperlink (bottom right of Cover tab – see red arrow above). This will take you right to the cat:coverfront|esb style where you can adjust the settings as needed for the Borders… and BG… picture
Click on BG… to edit the background Picture (yes - a bit too cryptic, I know! but the Tooltip helps)
Scale the image as needed, and set the Transparency (?Alpha?) to 1.00; then click OK.
Similarly, feel free to adjust the Border… settings if needed.
When you return to the Cover tab, and click on 3. Print (Make Cover PDF) button there, the publication cover PDF should show up looking something like this:
Note that you can disable the spine (uncheck Include Spine at the top of the tab) if you need a simple cover with no crop marks.
You can also use the 2. Edit Cover Content button to refine or redefine the content of the cover. For example, here, I inserted some additional space (4.2 inches) between the Main Title and Subtitle:
I also changed the width and style of the Border (back in Styles), and this was the final result:
I realize that there are many different pieces all coming together in a way that isn’t the most logical or straightforward, but be assured that everything is tweakable. Hopefully the above steps give you enough hints to create exactly what you need.
