Your first layout

iPhone

Start with the steps below. Editing tools appear beneath the canvas; tap the active tool to hide or show its controls.

iPad

Use the same task steps. The sidebar gives you access to Layout Builder, Templates, and Projects. In a wide editor window, controls can sit alongside the canvas; narrower windows use the compact panel. A missing control may be inside a collapsed section or the page’s options.

Choose a starting layout

1. Open Layout Builder. Choose One Photo, Two Photos, a collage, Panorama, Strip, Contact Sheet, or another starting layout.
2. Choose your photos first. Swipe through their previews as you adjust the design.
3. Choose a size, background, and frame. Use This Page or All Pages to control which pages change.
4. Add optional camera details, then tap Create Project. You can fine-tune everything in the editor.

Two-photo arrangements

1. After selecting photos, choose Side by Side or Stacked on the size screen.
2. Your chosen arrangement stays selected when you change page shape or go Back and Next. In the editor, open Layout to change it later.

Arrange your starting layouts

1. Hold a layout card on Home, then drag it into your preferred position. Decks remembers that order.
2. Tap the ⓘ beside Start for a quick reminder of the walkthrough options.

Mac

Use File → Import Photos and Videos… to create a project from files, or open Templates to begin with a saved design. In the editor, use Layout in the inspector to set the shape and arrangement. Mac uses its own workspace; the phone’s step-by-step Layout Builder screens are not the Mac import flow.