The Display Boxes Inspector allows precise control over the different display boxes defined by the PDF standard. It shows the settings for the current page in the content view.
shows the bounds of the Media Box. Changing the X and Y values will change the alignment of the content on the page. Changing the Width and Height values will resize the page. When a page is resized its contents will by default not scale to the new size, so you may wish to activate the Scale Content check box. The Proportionately check box ensures the scaling maintains the proportions of the original size so that the contents do not get warped. When the scaling is proportionate, you can choose how the contents are aligned to the new page size with the [Alignment] popup button. The [Apply to selection] button applies the current values to all pages selected in the page list. The Scaling feedback area indicates the page’s current size, relative to its original size. The Anamorphic Index is a factor of the horizontal and vertical scaling proportions, thus providing a numerical reflection of the amount by which the current size’s proportion deviates from the original size’s proportion.
The action button hosts the resizing templates menu for the media
box. This menu lists the currently defined resizing templates and
provides access to the template editor. It also allows resetting the
media box to its original value. To quickly resize a page to a
predefined size, click the action button and select a template from
the menu (or press the number or letter shortcut listed at the far
right of the desired menu item). To define new templates or to remove
existing templates, select the Edit Media Box Templates
menu
item. This brings up the template editor:
The editor is very straightforward: click the [+] button to add a new template; click the [–] button to remove any selected templates. To rename a template, double click its name in the list. Enter the desired page dimensions and specify whether and how the contents are scaled.
The [Popup] Button allows you to choose which display box’s values to consult or edit. You can individually set the top, left, bottom and right margins, by specifying a distance from the edge of the page. The [Apply settings to selected pages] button takes the settings for the currently displayed display box and applies it to all selected pages.
if this option is checked when applying a box to selected pages then the left and right margins are swapped on pages that are conceptually on the opposite side (i.e. odd vs even pages).
The action button hosts the resizing templates menu for the
display boxes. This menu lists the currently defined resizing
templates and provides access to the template editor. To quickly
resize a display box to a predefined size, click the action button and
select a template from the menu (or press the number or letter
shortcut listed at the far right of the desired menu item). To define
new templates or to remove existing templates, select the Edit
Display Box Templates
menu item. This brings up the template
editor:
Click the [+] button to add a new template; click the [–] button to remove any selected templates. To rename a template double click its name in the list. Select the display box affected by this template and enter the desired insets from the media box.
This option, when set, will force the page at hand to be rendered with that particular box in imposed layouts. It has no effect on non-imposed layouts.