Picture Book Studio is a workspace optimized for image-heavy projects such as children’s books, portfolios, cookbooks, and magazines.
What you will learn
- How to access the studio
- Spread list and adding visual pages
- Format and export shortcuts
When does it appear?
The Picture Book tab in the sidebar appears for these categories:
- Children’s Book
- Illustrated Book (Portfolio)
- Cookbook / Recipe
- Magazine / Zine
For these types, the project opens directly in Picture Book Studio on first launch.
Interface
Location: Sidebar → Picture Book
- Left list: All visual pages (spreads) with thumbnails.
- Center: Full editor for the selected page — add or replace images.
- Right: Live book preview (device modes).
Adding a visual page
- Use Add visual page or + to create a new
visual-page. - Click the image area, drag and drop, or use the ▢ button.
- Each page exports as an independent full-page image.
Visual page settings
In Format → Advanced:
- Visual page title: Show or hide title on visual pages
- Image fit: cover (crop) / contain (fit)
- Bleed: Edge margin for print bleed
Export
With Illustrated format, full-page images are preserved in EPUB and PDF. For Kindle KDP use Kindle export; page order matters for fixed-layout children’s books.
Next steps