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Sizing layouts for different devices

You can use screen stencils, nonprinting guides that help you design layouts for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or computers with different screen resolutions. In Layout mode, screen stencils provide an estimated viewing area of a device’s display. You can show up to nine screen stencils at a time.

To show screen stencils:

1.	In Layout mode, click the arrow on Screen Stencil in the layout bar.

2.	Do one of the following:

 

To	Do this
Show a screen stencil	Choose a size from the drop-down list:  • Desktop: 640 x 480  • Desktop: 1024 x 768  • Desktop: 1280 x 960  • Desktop: 1600 x 1200  • iPhone 3.5-inch: 320 x 385 (portrait)  • iPhone 3.5-inch: 480 x 255 (landscape)  • iPhone 4-inch: 320 x 473 (portrait)  • iPhone 4-inch: 568 x 255 (landscape)  • iPad: 768 x 929 (portrait)  • iPad: 1024 x 673 (landscape)  • Custom Size
Set a custom screen stencil	Choose Custom Size. Enter values for Height and Width. Click OK.
Hide a screen stencil	Deselect a size.

Notes

•	If a screen stencil is visible in a database, it will be visible in all databases until the stencil is hidden.

•	You can only have one custom screen stencil at a time.

•	You can show or hide all visible screen stencils by clicking Screen Stencil in the layout bar.

•	If you’re working in a shared file, your screen stencils aren’t displayed to other users.